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The life, experience, and Gospel labours of the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen : To which is annexed the rise and progress of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Containing a narrative of the yellow fever in the year of Our Lord, 1793 : with an address to the people of colour in the United States / Written by himself, and published by his request.
Includes a narrative of the proceedings of the coloured people during the awful calamity in Philadelphia, in the year 1793 ... By Absalom Jones and Richard Allen (p. 29-44) which is an abridgement of their A narrative of the proceedings of the Black…
Cataloger’s aid for dating items published by the American Sunday-School Union according to street addresses in various cities.
The American Sunday-School Union generally did not include dates in the imprints on the books they published and kept titles in print for long spans of time. This cataloger’s aid was developed by Holly Phelps from information in the Union’s…
William Cobbett papers [Folder 17, 1823-1825]
William Cobbett emigrated to Philadelphia in 1792. He taught English to French refugees. He became very active in bookselling and publishing and eventually, as a pamphleteer, became a factor in American politics. In 1796, he began The Censor, a…
William Cobbett papers [Folder 18, 1826-1828]
William Cobbett emigrated to Philadelphia in 1792. He taught English to French refugees. He became very active in bookselling and publishing and eventually, as a pamphleteer, became a factor in American politics. In 1796, he began The Censor, a…
William Cobbett papers [Folder 19, 1829-1831]
William Cobbett emigrated to Philadelphia in 1792. He taught English to French refugees. He became very active in bookselling and publishing and eventually, as a pamphleteer, became a factor in American politics. In 1796, he began The Censor, a…
William Cobbett papers [Folder 20, 1831-1835]
William Cobbett emigrated to Philadelphia in 1792. He taught English to French refugees. He became very active in bookselling and publishing and eventually, as a pamphleteer, became a factor in American politics. In 1796, he began The Censor, a…
Cropley Rose letterbook
Letters of Cropley Rose, a British wine merchant, relate chiefly to his business affairs in Madiera and the West Indies.
Pemberton family papers [Vol. 47, Box 2, p. 146]
This collection consists of letters, memoranda, and notes of members of the Society of Friends, chiefly from the Pemberton and Parrish families of Philadelphia. Letters are of personal and religious matters. Among correspondents are John and Ann…
Pemberton family papers [Vol. 52, Box 1, p. 35]
This collection consists of letters, memoranda, and notes of members of the Society of Friends, chiefly from the Pemberton and Parrish families of Philadelphia. Letters are of personal and religious matters. Among correspondents are John and Ann…