The diary of Henry Drinker describes his voyage to England after the death of his first wife, Ann Swett. The volume also includes family reminiscences by Albert Gardner Clark, great-grandson of Henry Drinker, including genealogical information,…
Library Company copy inscribed: Vaughan [i.e., Henry Vaughan]; includes one page of manuscript note on blank leaf following text. This copy also contains Grube’s Analysis mali citrei compendiosa (Copenhagen, 1668) inserted following Bartholin’s De…
Membership certificate for the relief society, later the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, organized in Philadelphia in 1771. A large central oval contains an allegorical scene showing the classical figures of Hope, Columbia, and Concordia near a column…
This is an artificial collection created by HSP staff, containing manuscript materials from many sources. The collection is arranged alphabetically and primarily by individual, but unlike the "flat" collection, is far smaller in extent. Within this…
The collection contains an extensive collection of 19th-century trade cards from Philadelphia and surrounding region, the majority of which are arranged alphabetically by name. This is an artificial collection that has been put together by the…
The collection contains an extensive collection of 19th-century trade cards from Philadelphia and surrounding region, the majority of which are arranged alphabetically by name. This is an artificial collection that has been put together by the…
The collection contains an extensive collection of 19th-century trade cards from Philadelphia and surrounding region, the majority of which are arranged alphabetically by name. This is an artificial collection that has been put together by the…