Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title Darlington Autograph Files Creator
Darlington family
Collection Number DAR.1925.07 Extent
3.17 Linear Feet
(8 boxes, 6 oversize folders)
Date 1610-1914 Abstract The Darlington Autograph Files contain an array of documents authored or signed by various historical figures between 1610 and 1914. Some of the documents are related to one another through specific historical events, while others were collected by the Darlington family for their rarity. The documents include correspondence, receipts, wills, warrants, depositions, indentures, land surveys, and speeches, among other forms of documentation. Many of the items are from such notable individuals as Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon Bonaparte, William Penn, Robert Fulton, Robert R. Livingston, King George III, and Patrick Henry. Prominent citizens of the Pittsburgh area are also represented in the collection, with letters and other documents from Mary Croghan Schenley, James O'Hara, William Wilkins, and Richard Butler. The collection is arranged in alphabetical order. Digital reproductions of the collection are available online. Language
English
. Author Kate Colligan, Kristin Justham and Nicole Mader. Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of this collection are available online.
Scope and Content Notes The Darlington Autograph Files comprise an array of documents authored or signed by various historical figures between 1610 and 1914. It consists of 601 documents, some related to one another through specific historical events while others were collected by the Darlington family for their rarity. The Darlington family had an interest in collecting and preserving the history of western Pennsylvania and purportedly amassed the largest private library west of the Allegheny Mountains.
This collection broadly displays the historical interests of William Darlington and his wife, Mary Carson O'Hara Darlington. The colonial period, French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, Whiskey Rebellion, westward expansion, and other topics were of particular interest to the family. Many of these items are clearly in the realm of interest of the Darlington family who collected rare books and manuscripts related to geography, literature, and the history of western Pennsylvania.
Many of the items are from such notable figures as Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon Bonaparte, William Penn, Robert Fulton, Robert R. Livingston, and Patrick Henry. Prominent citizens of the Pittsburgh area are also represented in the collection, with letters and other documents from Mary Croghan Schenley, James O'Hara, William Wilkins, Presley Neville, and Richard Butler, among others.
Some of the earliest items within the collection document the personal and business correspondence of the Penn family fromas early as 1641, including the division of land between Lord Baltimore and William Penn in 1685. Many of the assembled records describe events in western Pennsylvania. Letters and other items from George Croghan, a seventeenth century settler, fur trader, and Indian agent stationed at Fort Pitt, and his extended family are part of the collection. Among these items is a bill of sale to William Croghan, Jr. for four slaves. Later Croghan family letters include those between his infamous granddaughter, Mary Croghan Schenley, who eloped with the much older Captain Edward Schenley. Additionally, there are letters to Mary's father from Captain Schenley and others written during the time of the scandal, which garnered a worldwide audience in the early 1840s. Other items include letters from General Edward Braddock and Brigadier General Edward Hand written while he was stationed at Fort Pitt.
Many pieces in the collection are from renowned military and political figures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They include Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, Henry Knox, William McKinley, Jr., Alexander Hamilton, Arthur St. Clair, Andrew Jackson, Gouverner Morris, and Albert Gallatin among others. Foreign leaders represented in the collection are the Marquis de Lafayette, King George III, and Napoleon Bonaparte.
Quite a few of the documents' authors have backgrounds in artistic and scholarly professions. They include John Ormsby (1829-1895), a British translator known for his translation of Don Quixote de la Mancha; Henry Wickham Steed (1871-1956), a British journalist and historian; and famed British stage actor, Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905).
While most of the documents are original, a small number are photocopies, handwritten copies, typed transcripts, or other forms of surrogate records, all of which are noted as such. A number of the handwritten copies were made for business purposes at the time the original was created and, in some cases, years or decades later. These items are denoted by the bracketed term [duplicate]. Modern hand-written copies are denoted by the bracketed term [copy]. Additionally, some items have accompanying transcripts.
In some instances the year of an undated item may be known due to references to events in the document, as with some of the Croghan family letters, the date is indicated in brackets. Other information enclosed in brackets include comments about the item being described, such as the language in which it is written or, in one case, a note about an exceptional watermark. Many individuals represented in the collection had one or more military titles during their lifetime. However, in the contents list a military title is only used when the title and last name are the only types of identification used in a document. Although it is not documented in the inventory, occasionally a note, news clipping, or paper describing an event or person has been included with the item, presumably accumulated by library staff. Item level description is not provided, only the names of the correspondents, signatories, and dates are given.
A volume created by William Darlington, which contains letters and engraving of William Penn and his family, is found within the collection. Oversize materials are found in box 8; please note that they may be related to other materials of interest in the collection.
Arrangement
The Darlington Autograph Files are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name. In the instance that more than one piece of correspondence from an author exists, those letters have been arranged chronologically. If the document was created by a city, state, institution, and so on, and has no author, it is filed alphabetically under the name of the creator.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Part of the original donation of William M. Darlington's family library to the University of Pittsburgh in 1918 and 1925 by his daughters, Edith Darlington Ammon and Mary Carson Darlington.
Custodial History
This collection was located in the Darlington Memorial Library in the University's Cathedral of Learning until 2007 when it was moved to the ULS Archives Service Center for processing, storage, preservation and service. However, it remains in the custodianship of the ULS Special Collections Department.
Preferred Citation
Darlington Autograph Files, 1610-1914, DAR.1925.07, Darlington Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Previous Citation
Darlington Autograph Files, 1610-1914, DAR.1925.07, Darlington Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Kristin Justham in March 2007.
Copyright
No copyright restrictions.
Subjects Personal Names George, King of Great Britain, III Penn, William Hand, Edward Napoleon, Emperor of the French, I Hamilton, Alexander Jefferson, Thomas Schenley, Mary Croghan Croghan, George Geographic Names United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 United States -- Territorial expansion Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- History Fort Pitt (Pa.) Pennsylvania -- History Genres Personal correspondence Autographs (Manuscripts) Legal correspondence Commercial correspondence Property records Land surveys Speeches Other Subjects Whiskey Rebellion, Pa., 1794 Politics Government Personal papers
Container List James Abercromby to William Denny , April 13, 1758 Containers box 1 , folder 1 Original account given by a Mohawk who came out of the French camp and handwritten transcription , September 11, 1684 Containers box 1 , folder 2 Messrs. Adair & Co., Overpayment notice , ca. 1777 Containers box 1 , folder 3 Dr. William Addison to William Croghan Jr. , March 29, 1842 Containers box 1 , folder 4 Dr. William Addison to William Croghan Jr. , September 16, 1842 Containers box 1 , folder 5 Ann Aitken to Mr. A. Ritchie , April 11, 1842 Containers box 1 , folder 6 William and Margaret Allen, Indenture to Jeremiah Langhorn , March 7, 1738/9 Containers box 1 , folder 7 Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst to Colonel Bradstreet , July 29, 1759 Containers box 1 , folder 8 Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst to Colonel Byrd , August 20, 1761 Containers box 1 , folder 9 Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst to Sir William Johnson , August 22, 1762 Containers box 1 , folder 10 Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst to Sir George Yonge , August 22, 1790 Containers box 1 , folder 11 John Armstrong to Rebeckah Armstrong , June 21, 1779 Containers box 1 , folder 12 Benedict Arnold permit to pass for John Anderson, Lithograph created by Louis N. Rosenthal , undated Containers box 1 , folder 13 Henry Graham Ashmead to C. Henry Kain , June 15, 1901 Containers box 1 , folder 14 Henry Graham Ashmead to Prof. C. Henry Kain , April 24, 1902 Containers box 1 , folder 15 Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet to A. W. Donald , August 15, 1811 Containers box 1 , folder 16 Joel Barlow to his wife , July 8, 1796 Containers box 1 , folder 17 Joshua Barney to -- , June 7, 1791 Containers box 1 , folder 18 William Barrington, 2nd Viscount to Lord Henry Earl of Lincoln, Warrant for payment , April 24, 1761 Containers box 1 , folder 19 -- Bayard to Mr. Bowman , November 18, 1778 Containers box 1 , folder 20 -- Bayard to John Nicholson , May 13, 1784 Containers box 1 , folder 21 Karl Bernard, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach to Messrs. Leroy, Bayard & Co. [in French] , January 6, 1826 Containers box 1 , folder 22 Richard Biddle to C. W. Hasselitz , September 25, 1839 Containers box 1 , folder 23 Soloman Billings, Connecticut militia commission from Jonathan Trumbull , October 17, 1804 Containers box 1 , folder 24 Isaac Blackford to William Croghan Jr. , December 26, 1827 and Jan. 26, 1828 Containers box 1 , folder 25 J. C. Blackford to William Cochran , September 4, 1821 Containers box 1 , folder 26 John Blackwell to William Penn , November 20, 1688 Containers box 1 , folder 27 John Blackwell, Account of salary for William Penn, May 15, 1690 Containers box 1 , folder 28 Thomas Bladen to Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly Containers box 1 , folder 29 Lord William Blair to John Covode , August 14, 1864 Containers box 1 , folder 30 William Blakeley to John Covode , October 28, 1867 Containers box 1 , folder 31 Gabriel Bolong, Deposition , October 17, 1795 Containers box 1 , folder 32 Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte to Edward Prince , December 26, 1849 Containers box 1 , folder 33 Jerome Bonaparte to -- [in French] , August 27, 1851 Containers box 1 , folder 34 John J. Born, Affidavit , August 16, 1817 Containers box 1 , folder 35 Bouquet Papers, Handwritten copies of papers held by the British Museum commissioned by William M. Darlington , undated Containers box 1 , folder 36 Henry Bouquet to John Penn , August 16, 1764 Containers box 1 , folder 37 Henry Bouquet, Certificate of discharge from regiment for John O' Neil , May 2, 1765 Containers box 1 , folder 38 Abner Boyd, Articles of agreement , March 29, 1828 Containers box 1 , folder 39 Abner Boyd to William Croghan Jr. , October 3, 1829 Containers box 1 , folder 40 Edward Braddock, Great Britain army indenture for arms , October 12, 1745 Containers box 1 , folder 41 Edward Braddock, Will [copy] , November 25, 1754 Containers box 1 , folder 42 Edward Braddock to -- , April 15, 1755 Containers box 1 , folder 43 Edward Braddock to Governor Morris , May 4, 1755 Containers box 1 , folder 44 John Bradstreet to Sir William Johnson , January 12, 1763 Containers box 1 , folder 45 John Bradstreet to Sir William Johnson , August 10, 1769 Containers box 1 , folder 46 John Brady, agent for Michael McKewan, Notice of money due Robert Cochran , October 24, 1801 Containers box 1 , folder 47 Joseph Brant to -- , December 23, 1794 Containers box 1 , folder 48 Joseph Brant to Israel Chapin , May 13, 1796 Containers box 1 , folder 49 Alexander Scott Bullitt to Henry Lee , March 2, 1784 Containers box 1 , folder 50 Ralph Burton to Sir William Johnson , August 16, 1765 Containers box 1 , folder 51 Maria Smith Butler to Samuel Smith , November 2, 1793 Containers box 1 , folder 52 Richard Butler to James Wilson , August 23, 1775 Containers box 1 , folder 53 Richard Butler to Benjamin Lincoln , May 24, 1777 Containers box 1 , folder 54 Richard Butler to Thomas Mifflin , April 1, 1789 Containers box 1 , folder 55 Richard Butler, Receipt signed by John Trumbull , June 20, 1790 Containers box 1 , folder 56 Richard Butler to John Davidson , April 28, 1791 Containers box 1 , folder 57 William Butler, Continental army report signed by Butler , April 10, 1777 Containers box 1 , folder 58 William Butler to Board of War , May 1, 1777 Containers box 1 , folder 59 William Butler to Your Excellency , April 26, 1786 Containers box 1 , folder 60 William Butler to His Excellency the President and Supreme Executive Council of the State of Pennsylvania , June 2, 1788 Containers box 1 , folder 61 William Butler to David Reddick , September 14, 1788 Containers box 1 , folder 62 John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, Power of Attorney to William Wilkinson , May 17, 1744 Containers box 1 , folder 63 John Campbell to [Baynton, Wharton & Morgan] , November 17, 1767 Containers box 1 , folder 64 John Campbell to Messrs. Baynton, Wharton & Morgan , December 31, 1767 and January 6, 1768 Containers box 1 , folder 65 John Campbell to Edward Hand , July 1, 1777 Containers box 1 , folder 66 Robert Campbell, Partial receipt , October 19, 1785 Containers box 1 , folder 67 Robert Campbell, Warrant and survey documents, October 17, 1785, November 22, 1833, September 20, 1836, and July 11, 1900 Containers box 1 , folder 68 Christopher Carleton and Jacob Jordan, Certification of pay , September 13, 1780 Containers box 1 , folder 69 Sir Guy Carleton, Memoranda relating to pay , undated Containers box 1 , folder 70 Sir Guy Carleton to -- Rumsey , September 24, 1774 Containers box 1 , folder 71 Sir Guy Carleton, List of his secretary and aids de camp , November 2, 1782 Containers box 1 , folder 72 Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester Account of Lord Dorchester, aids de Camp, and secretary pay , ca. 1787 Containers box 1 , folder 73 Charles Carroll to Louis McLane , June 19, 1829 Containers box 1 , folder 74 William Carruthers, Jr., Deposition , March 12, 1768 Containers box 1 , folder 75 Henry Sweitzer Chalfant to John Covode,November 21, 1860 Containers box 2 , folder 1 Thomas Chambers, Indenture , April 12, 1786 Containers box 2 , folder 2 Benjamin Chew to Honored Sir , July 15, 1751 Containers box 2 , folder 3 Benjamin Chew to Thomas Penn , November 14, 1763 Containers box 2 , folder 4 Benjamin Chew to Joseph Thomas , May 21, 1798 Containers box 2 , folder 5 -- Christie to Matthew Leslie , March 25, 1768 Containers box 2 , folder 6 George Rogers Clark to James O'Hara , April 6, 1787 Containers box 2 , folder 7 George Rogers Clark to James O'Hara , August 25, 1787 Containers box 2 , folder 8 Henry Clay to Major James Fairlie , February 7, 1828 Containers box 2 , folder 9 Henry Clay to Messr. Rapp , April 24, 1829 Containers box 2 , folder 10 Dewitt Clinton to Sachems, Chiefs and Warriors of the Seneca , February 9, 1820 Containers box 2 , folder 11 Sir Henry Clinton to -- , October 8, 1755 Containers box 2 , folder 12 David Cochran to William Croghan Jr. , October 12, 1821 Containers box 2 , folder 13 Peter Collinson to Thomas Penn , April 16, 1761 Containers box 2 , folder 14 Committee on Foreign and Domestic Correspondence, Pittsburgh Sanitary Fair Catalogue of autographic letters, autographs, and photographs to be auctioned, June 16, 1864 [typed copy] Containers box 2 , folder 15 Continental Army, Return of troops 11th Virginia Regiment by Christian Febiger , May 3, 1777 Containers box 2 , folder 16 Continental Army, Report of the main and different guards by Josiah Harmar , May 12, 1777 Containers box 2 , folder 17 Continental Army, Report of the guards by William Heth , May 15, 1777 Containers box 2 , folder 18 Edward Cook to Edward Hand , May 4, 1778 Containers box 2 , folder 19 Edward Cook to Edward Hand , received May 6, 1778 Containers box 2 , folder 20 Gilbert Cope, Ancestral Chart , ca. 1879 Containers box 2 , folder 21 John Singleton Copley, Baron of Lyndhurst, to -- , November 28, 1834 Containers box 2 , folder 22 Lord Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis to Sir Charles Burbury , December 12, 1800 Containers box 2 , folder 23 George H. Covode to John Covode , November 22, 1863 Containers box 2 , folder 24 Howard [Covode] to John [Covode] , January 30, 1861 Containers box 2 , folder 25 John Covode, Military commission admittance card , May 20, 1865 Containers box 2 , folder 26 Neville B. Craig to Edward D. Ingraham , August 3, 1853 Containers box 2 , folder 27 William Crawford and John Gibson to Archibald Lochry , June 20, 1778 Containers box 2 , folder 28 William Crawford to Archibald Lochry , September 15, 1778 Containers box 2 , folder 29 Thomas Cresap, Sr., Declaration and attachment signed by William Trent III , December 10, 1753 Containers box 2 , folder 30 Charles Croghan to William Croghan Jr. , undated Containers box 2 , folder 31 Charles Croghan to William Croghan Jr. , undated Containers box 2 , folder 32 George Croghan, Power of Attorney to Peter Tostee , August 5, 1747 Containers box 2 , folder 33 George Croghan, Permit for John Bard , May 1, 1762 Containers box 2 , folder 34 George Croghan to James Harris , July 26, 1762 Containers box 2 , folder 35 George Croghan to John Jennings , June 1, 1767 Containers box 2 , folder 36 George Croghan to W. Barnard , ca. 1770 Containers box 2 , folder 37 George Croghan to Alexander McKee , January 10, 1770 Containers box 2 , folder 38 George Croghan to Major Funda , May 3, 1770 Containers box 2 , folder 39 George Croghan to Major Funda , May 19, 1770 Containers box 2 , folder 40 George Croghan to Barnard Gratz , February 15, 1773 Containers box 2 , folder 41 George Croghan to Michael Gratz , April 3, 1780 Containers box 2 , folder 42 George Croghan to Lucy Croghan , July 19, 1829 Containers box 2 , folder 43 George Croghan Captain White Eyes in Account with George Croghan , 1773 Containers box 2 , folder 44 Mary Croghan to William Croghan Jr. , January 23, 1842 Containers box 2 , folder 45 Mary Croghan Schenley to Francis Torrance , February 26, 1876 Containers box 2 , folder 46 Mary Croghan Schenley to William Croghan Jr. , September 3, 1842 Containers box 2 , folder 47 Mary Croghan Schenley to William Croghan Jr. Containers box 2 , folder 48 William Croghan and George Rogers Clark et al., Indenture with Illinois Land Commission , August 31, 1789 Containers box 2 , folder 49 William Croghan, Land warrant with later note , September 13, 1797 and April 9, 1813 Containers box 2 , folder 50 William Croghan Jr., Bill of sale for four Negroes , October 1, 1826 Containers box 2 , folder 51 William Croghan Jr. to Frederick Rapp Jr. , January 8, 1831 Containers box 2 , folder 52 Mrs. Croghan, Account from December 11 to March 31 , undated Containers box 2 , folder 53 Thomas Dagsworthy to Caesar Rodney , September 24, 1777 Containers box 2 , folder 54 J. Davidson, Andrew Potts' monthly university notice , June 1, 1794 Containers box 2 , folder 55 Henry Delafield to William Croghan Jr. , February 2, 1842 Containers box 2 , folder 56 Henry Delafield to William Croghan Jr. , February 8, 1842 Containers box 2 , folder 57 Delaware (Colony), Order of Appropriation [duplicate] , March 27, 1758 Containers box 2 , folder 58 William Denny to Conrad Weiser , April 23, 1757 Containers box 2 , folder 59 William Denny to James Abercrombie, Letter with petition by John Martin , April 7, 1758 Containers box 2 , folder 60 William Denny to Jacob Shoemaker, Pennsylvania Land patent , September 8, 1758 Containers box 2 , folder 61 Robert Dinwiddie to Board of Trade, Handwritten copies of papers held by the British Museum commissioned by William M. Darlington , November 17, 1753, Containers box 2 , folder 62 Robert Dinwiddie to Governor James DeLancey , January 14, 1755 Containers box 2 , folder 63 Robert Dinwiddie to Governor Robert Hunter Morris , February 21, 1756 Containers box 2 , folder 64 Robert Dinwiddie to Governor Horatio Sharpe , August 25, 1753 Containers box 2 , folder 65 Robert Dinwiddie to Governor Horatio Sharpe , October 7, 1754 Containers box 2 , folder 66 Robert Dinwiddie to Governor Morris , February 14, 1755 Containers box 2 , folder 67 Arthur Dobbs to Governor Robert Hunter Morris , March 31, 1755 Containers box 2 , folder 68 Lyman C. Draper to Isaac Craig , September 23, 1881 Containers box 2 , folder 69 William Dunning, Indenture , October 17, 1791 Containers box 2 , folder 70 Pierre-Etienne Du Ponceau [signed Peter Du Ponceau], Affidavit , November 25, 1791 Containers box 2 , folder 71 Ange Duquesne de Manneville, Marquis Duquesne Document [in French] , October 2, 1753 Containers box 2 , folder 72 George Eager, Survey [duplicate] , February 9, 1786 Containers box 2 , folder 73 Earl of Egremont to Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania [duplicate] , November 27, 1762 Containers box 2 , folder 74 Earl of Egremont to Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania , February 18, 1763 Containers box 2 , folder 75 Nathaniel Ellmaker to John Covode , December 4, 1862 Containers box 2 , folder 76 Richard Elvans et al. Indenture to George W. Haller , February 17, 1829 Containers box 2 , folder 77 John Ettwein to -- , May 5, 1788 Containers box 2 , folder 78 J. Ewing to Archibald Lochry , August 8, 1777 Containers box 2 , folder 79 James Ewing Survey [duplicate] , May 27, 1785 Containers box 2 , folder 80 James Ewing, Land patent [duplicate] , April 16, 1788 Containers box 2 , folder 81 Bryan Fairfax to Mrs. Cabot , June 4, 1757 Containers box 2 , folder 82 Christian Febiger to John Nicholson , March 1790 Containers box 2 , folder 83 Christian Febiger to John Nicholson , December 17, 1791 Containers box 2 , folder 84 Christian Febiger to Cashier of the Bank of Pennsylvania , ca. 1794 Containers box 2 , folder 85 Christian Febiger to John Nicholson , January 7, 1794 Containers box 2 , folder 86 Robert Edward Fell to Benjamin Chew , February 20, 1772 Containers box 2 , folder 87 William Findley to John Nicholson,August , 3, 1793 Containers box 2 , folder 88 William Floyd to George Redington , October 30, 1835 Containers box 2 , folder 89 Eleanor Forman, Agreement with undated handwritten transcript , November 10, 1698 Containers box 2 , folder 90 Meeting at Fort Pitt , July 6, 1776 Containers box 2 , folder 91 Josiah Foster to Enoch Evans , February 25, 1805 Containers box 2 , folder 92 John Foutch to Soloman Fair, Deed , December 9, 1835 Containers box 2 , folder 93 Samuel Foutch to Solomon Fair, Deed , December 15, 1835 Containers box 2 , folder 94 A. Fowler and William Amberson to William Moore , February 10, 1782 Containers box 2 , folder 95 France, National Convention Extrait du registre des aretes [in French] , May 12, 1795 Containers box 2 , folder 96 Benjamin Franklin to Rev. Mr. Ewing , April 4, 1783 Containers box 2 , folder 97 William Franklin to Elizabeth "Betsy" Graeme , May 23, 1757 Containers box 2 , folder 98 Robert Fulton to James Madison , July 8, 1813 Containers box 2 , folder 99 Thomas Gage to John Bradstreet,June 10, 1765 Containers box 3 , folder 1 Thomas Gage to Sir William Johnson , July 25, 1765 Containers box 3 , folder 2 Thomas Gage, Return of a detachment of the 42nd Regiment , June 15, 1766 Containers box 3 , folder 3 Thomas Gage to Sir William Johnson , October 13, 1766 Containers box 3 , folder 4 Thomas Gage to Sir William Johnson , October 4, 1769 Containers box 3 , folder 5 Thomas Gage to Sir William Johnson , July 28, 1772 Containers box 3 , folder 6 Edmund Gaines Pendleton to Judge Harry Toulmin, Extract of May 18, 1897 letter , June 22, 1807 Containers box 3 , folder 7 Albert Gallatin to Edward Carrington , May 30, 1804 Containers box 3 , folder 8 Albert Gallatin to Erastus Granger , July 29, 1807 Containers box 3 , folder 9 Albert Gallatin to -- , September 11, 1816 Containers box 3 , folder 10 Albert Gallatin to Mr. Skinnor [two notes pasted down] , [December 12, 1810] and July 21, 1827 Containers box 3 , folder 11 Governor John White Geary to John Covode, Signed resolution , March 9, 1868 Containers box 3 , folder 12 John Gebhart to Robert Peter, Deed , February 27, 1783 Containers box 3 , folder 13 King George III and Montagu Dunk, George 2nd Earl of Halifax, to James GranMarch 22, 1764 Containers box 3 , folder 14 King George III, Pardon for Samuel Russell , January 9, 1798 Containers box 3 , folder 15 George Gibson to John Nicholson , April 30, 1787 Containers box 3 , folder 16 John Gibson to Edward Hand , August 1, 1777 Containers box 3 , folder 17 John Gibson, Receipt , October 1, 1778 Containers box 3 , folder 18 John Gibson to Thomas Mifflin , October 5, 1793 Containers box 3 , folder 19 John Gibson to Thomas Mifflin , July 18, 1794 Containers box 3 , folder 20 Gist Family Tree , undated Containers box 3 , folder 21 Mordecai Gist to John Dorsey [Fine Watermark] , September 1, 1776 Containers box 3 , folder 22 Henry Gladwin to [Sir William Johnson] , November 16, 1762 Containers box 3 , folder 23 Sir William Gooch to Anthony Palmer , June 30, 1747 Containers box 3 , folder 24 George H. Gordon to William Croghan Jr. , August 22, 1827 Containers box 3 , folder 25 George H. Gordon to William Croghan Jr. , September 29, 1829 Containers box 3 , folder 26 Great Britain, Order to Pay William Turner, accompanied by handwritten transcript , June 26, 1648 Containers box 3 , folder 27 Great Britain, Order of Council for cannons for forts on the Ohio, Handwritten copies of papers held by the British Museum commissioned by William M. Darlington, August 10, 1753 Containers box 3 , folder 28 Great Britain, Lord Justices Warrant , June 4, 1755 Containers box 3 , folder 29 Great Britain army, Return of an allowance in lieu of island pay from October 1, 1800 to December 31, 1800 Containers box 3 , folder 30 Great Britain Privy Council, Royal order repealing two acts of assembly of Pennsylvania , July 7, 1756 Containers box 3 , folder 31 Nathaniel Greene to John Sanford Dort , June 30, 1783 Containers box 3 , folder 32 Thomas Grey to Hannah Penn , November 30, 1713 Containers box 3 , folder 33 Thomas Grey to Hannah Penn , January 15, 1713/14 Containers box 3 , folder 34 Miller Hageman to George K. Turner, Letter and articles , March 4, 1907 Containers box 3 , folder 35 Basil Hall to William E. Parry , May 1824 Containers box 3 , folder 36 Alexander Hamilton to Henry Jackson , August 19, 1794 Containers box 3 , folder 37 James Hamilton to George Clinton , May 10, 1753 Containers box 3 , folder 38 James Hamilton to Robert Hunter Morris , July 25, 1756 Containers box 3 , folder 39 Moses Hampton to John Covode , March 31, 1858 Containers box 3 , folder 40 H. Hamtranck to -- , April 26, 1784 Containers box 3 , folder 41 Daniel Hanagan to James O'Hara , October 20, 1802 Containers box 3 , folder 42 George W. Hancock to William Croghan Jr. , March 25, 1827 Containers box 3 , folder 43 George W. Hancock to William Croghan Jr. , December 15, 1828 Containers box 3 , folder 44 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , June 2, 1777 Containers box 3 , folder 45 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , June 4, 1777 Containers box 3 , folder 46 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , July 6, 1777 Containers box 3 , folder 47 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , July 29, 1777 Containers box 3 , folder 48 Edward Hand to James Perry , August 6, 1777 Containers box 3 , folder 49 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , August 22, 1777 Containers box 3 , folder 50 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , October 13, 1777 Containers box 3 , folder 51 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , October 18, 1777 Containers box 3 , folder 52 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , November 5, 1777 Containers box 3 , folder 53 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry and Daniel McFarland , January 14, 1778 Containers box 3 , folder 54 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , March 22, 1778 Containers box 3 , folder 55 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , May 14, 1778 Containers box 3 , folder 56 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , June 14, 1778 Containers box 3 , folder 57 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , July 9, 1778 Containers box 3 , folder 58 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , July 10, 1778 Containers box 3 , folder 59 Edward Hand to Archibald Lochry , July 27, 1778 Containers box 3 , folder 60 Edward Hand to Colonel Dayton , December 29, 1785 Containers box 3 , folder 61 Richard Harison, Receipt of payment , ca. April 1790 Containers box 3 , folder 62 Josiah Harmar, United States Army monthly return signed by Harmar , March 1, 1785 Containers box 3 , folder 63 Josiah Harmar to Ensign Armstrong , June 6, 1785 Containers box 3 , folder 64 Josiah Harmar to Henry Lee , May 18, 1790 Containers box 3 , folder 65 Mary Harris to [Hannah Penn] , December 1, 1712 or 1713 Containers box 3 , folder 66 W. D. Harris to Dr. A. N. McDomu , September 28, 1829 Containers box 3 , folder 67 Francis Rawdon Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira, Promise to pay , June 9, 1809 Containers box 3 , folder 68 Francis Rawdon Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira, to Washington Shirley , August 1, 1810 Containers box 3 , folder 69 Francis Rawdon Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira, to C. B. Brampton , January 19, 1813 Containers box 3 , folder 70 Francis Rawdon Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira, to Sir Hudson Lowe , November 9, 1817 Containers box 3 , folder 71 Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon to Henry Laurens , May 6, 1784 Containers box 3 , folder 72 John Hay to David Thompson Watson , November 10, 1903 Containers box 3 , folder 73 Robert Young Hayne to Robert Gilmor , October 23, 1827 Containers box 3 , folder 74 John Heckewelder to Polly Heckewelder [in German] , May 14, 1806 Containers box 3 , folder 75 Daniel Henchman, Account with Thomas Hancock , June 30, 1758 Containers box 3 , folder 76 James Hendricks, Land survey of Turkey Hill for John Semple , October 30, 1769 Containers box 3 , folder 77 Alexander Henry to John V. Henry , January 4, 1801 Containers box 3 , folder 78 Patrick Henry to --[brother-in-law] , May 15, 1786 Containers box 3 , folder 79 A. Herring to William Croghan Jr. , October 16, 1827 Containers box 3 , folder 80 Elbert Herring to William Wilkins , May 15, 1832 Containers box 3 , folder 81 John Heth, Promissory note to William Fowler, on the reverse Fowler forwards payment to Robert Paris , April 1 and May 17, 1762 Containers box 3 , folder 82 William Heth to Thomas Nelson , May 5, 1801 Containers box 3 , folder 83 Thomas Heyden to -- , August 12, 1850 Containers box 3 , folder 84 Anthony Higgins to John Covode , August 11, 1868 Containers box 3 , folder 85 Wills Hill, 2nd Viscount Hillsborough, to Sir William Johnson (Duplicate No. 17) , December 4, 1771 Containers box 3 , folder 86 Peter Hog to ----- , September 22, 1757 Containers box 3 , folder 87 Thomas Holme, Instructions from William Penn , ca. 1682 Containers box 3 , folder 88 Thomas Holme to William Penn [duplicate] , January 10, 1693 Containers box 3 , folder 89 Thomas Holme to William Penn [duplicate] , December 20, 1693 Containers box 3 , folder 90 Thomas Holme to William Penn [duplicate] , June 9, 1694 Containers box 3 , folder 91 Belle Horne to her sister , 1889 Containers box 3 , folder 92 George Hosmer to Henry O'Reilly, Indian speeches from November 1816,May 5, 1837 Containers box 4 , folder 1 John Hughes, Statement of account , 1795 Containers box 4 , folder 2 Joseph Hunter to John Wainwright , July 9, 1822 Containers box 4 , folder 3 Thomas Hutchins to George Morgan , January 31, 1769 Containers box 4 , folder 4 Thomas Hutchins to John Baynton , February 8, 1772 Containers box 4 , folder 5 Harry Innes to John Coburn , November 24, 1809 Containers box 4 , folder 6 Enoch Innis Deposition , December 20, 1768 Containers box 4 , folder 7 William Irvine to The President of the State of Penna. [William Moore]with typed transcript , December 3, 1781 Containers box 4 , folder 8 William Irvine to William Moore , May 2, 1782 Containers box 4 , folder 9 William Irvine to William Moore , July 25, 1782 Containers box 4 , folder 10 William Irvine to William Moore , October 8, 1782 Containers box 4 , folder 11 William Irvine to John Dickinson , June 3, 1783 Containers box 4 , folder 12 William Irvine to John Dickinson , August 16, 1783 Containers box 4 , folder 13 William Irvine to John Nicholson , October 26, 1783 Containers box 4 , folder 14 William Irvine to Joseph Clay , December 28, 1802 Containers box 4 , folder 15 William Irvine to -- , July 24, 1804 Containers box 4 , folder 16 Sir Henry Irving to -- Jones , January 21, 1902 Containers box 4 , folder 17 Andrew Jackson to Governor John Sevier , May 13, 1797 Containers box 4 , folder 18 Andrew Jackson, Provision return for flour , March 31, 1813 Containers box 4 , folder 19 William Jack to Edward Hand , March 18, 1778 Containers box 4 , folder 20 William Jack to Edward Hand , April 8, 1778 Containers box 4 , folder 21 Thomas Jefferson, Blank military commission signed by Jefferson , undated Containers box 4 , folder 22 Thomas Jefferson to Harrison Hall , April 3, 1818 Containers box 4 , folder 23 William Jessup to William Croghan Jr. , February 12, 1842 Containers box 4 , folder 24 William Jessup to William Croghan Jr. , February 14, 1842 Containers box 4 , folder 25 William Jessup to William Croghan Jr. , April 30, 1842 Containers box 4 , folder 26 Sir William Johnson to Governor Delancey , June 27, 1755 Containers box 4 , folder 27 Sir William Johnson to Henry Van Schaak , April 24, 1772 Containers box 4 , folder 28 Francis Johnston to James Wilson , May 27, 1777 Containers box 4 , folder 29 David Jones to the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , April 18, 1787 Containers box 4 , folder 30 Simon Kenton, Article of agreement , May 10, 1804 Containers box 4 , folder 31 Isaac C. Ketler to James C. McFarland , August 3, 1894 Containers box 4 , folder 32 David Tenney Kimball Jr. to John Rogers Kimball , November 17, 1836 Containers box 4 , folder 33 Rufus King to Benjamin Walker , February 15, 1795 Containers box 4 , folder 34 Henry Knox to Henry Jackson , August 31, 1796 Containers box 4 , folder 35 H. W. Kriebel to Alfred P. Lee , January 7, 1909 Containers box 4 , folder 36 Jacob Kruyter, Authorization by Thomas Penn for the surveyal of land , August 2, 1738 Containers box 4 , folder 37 David Kurtz to George W. Haller, Indenture , April 19, 1825 Containers box 4 , folder 38 Mary L'Amy to Mrs. General O'Hara , August 27, 1824 Containers box 4 , folder 39 Marquis de Lafayette to Monsieur Baradere [in French] , undated Containers box 4 , folder 40 Marquis de Lafayette, Fragment of a letter with his signature , July 8, 1778 Containers box 4 , folder 41 Caleb Lamb memorial from March 25, 1757, Handwritten copies of papers held by the British Museum commissioned by William M. Darlington Containers box 4 , folder 42 William Larimer, Jr. to John Covode , November 25, 1861 Containers box 4 , folder 43 Charles Lebrun to -- [in French] , February 7, 1802 Containers box 4 , folder 44 Charles Lefebvre-Desnoettes, Count to Jean-Gerard Lacuee, Comte de Cessac , January 29, 1813 Containers box 4 , folder 45 Letter to the inhabitants along the frontier , July 14, 1763 Containers box 4 , folder 46 Andrew Lewis to William Preston , August 27, 1757 Containers box 4 , folder 47 Thomas Lewis to -- , August 20, 1757 Containers box 4 , folder 48 Earl John Ligonier to Charles Townshend , March 31, 1761 Containers box 4 , folder 49 Julius Lippert to A. G. Keller [in German] , October 23, 1907 Containers box 4 , folder 50 Lawrence Litchfield to P. C. Knox , March 3, 1905 Containers box 4 , folder 51 Lawrence Litchfield to P. C. Knox , April 14, 1910 Containers box 4 , folder 52 John R. Livingston to William Croghan Jr. , July 17, 1827 Containers box 4 , folder 53 Robert R. Livingston to -- , March 10, 1809 Containers box 4 , folder 54 Archibald Lochry to Edward Hand , March 30, 1778 Containers box 4 , folder 55 James Logan to James Steel , March 23, 1719 Containers box 4 , folder 56 The Lords of the Committee, Report for repealing two acts passed in Pennsylvania in August and November 1755 and Objections to Supply Act [duplicates] , June 24, 1756 and June 1764 Containers box 4 , folder 57 John Lukens, Surveyal contract [duplicate with Lukens' signature] , April 11, 1789 Containers box 4 , folder 58 P. Lyman to Reverend Eleazer Wheelock , September 26, 1767 Containers box 4 , folder 59 Aulay Babington Macaulay, Account of Jamaican earthquake , January 14, 1907 Containers box 4 , folder 60 Aeneas Mackay to Messrs Barnard and Michael Gratz , June 23, 1760 Containers box 4 , folder 61 Aeneas Mackay to Messrs Barnard and Michael Gratz , June 9, 1769 Containers box 4 , folder 62 Aeneas Mackay to James Wilson , April 9, 1774 Containers box 4 , folder 63 Aeneas Mackay, Queries to the Commissioners , October 10, 1776 Containers box 4 , folder 64 Richmond M. MacLeod to William Croghan Jr. , January 31, 1842 Containers box 4 , folder 65 Richmond M. MacLeod to William Croghan Jr. , February 3, 1842 Containers box 4 , folder 66 William Markham to William Penn, First four pages with a transcript of the remainder of letter held by the PA Historical Society , March 27, 1684 Containers box 4 , folder 67 William Markham to [William Penn] , October 8, 1686 Containers box 4 , folder 68 Luther Martin to -- , July 13, 1807 Containers box 4 , folder 69 George Mason to Arthur Lee , March 24, 1784 Containers box 4 , folder 70 William B. McBride to Alabama McBride , November 29, 1862 Containers box 4 , folder 71 Benjamin McCans et al. to Gentlemen , April 28, 1798 Containers box 4 , folder 72 James Howard McHenry to Mrs. James P. Boyd , October 5, 1832 Containers box 4 , folder 73 James Howard McHenry to Mrs. James P. Boyd , July 8, 1833 Containers box 4 , folder 74 Lachlan McIntosh to Archibald Lochry , September 6, 1778 Containers box 4 , folder 75 Lachlan McIntosh to Archibald Lochry , October 30, 1778 Containers box 4 , folder 76 Lachlan McIntosh to Archibald Lochry , March 9, 1779 Containers box 4 , folder 77 Lachlan McIntosh to Alexander Hamilton [duplicate], October 7, 1791 Containers box 4 , folder 78 Alexander McKee to Sir William Johnson , September 1, 1773 Containers box 4 , folder 79 Alexander McKee to Barnard Gratz , January 16, 1775 Containers box 4 , folder 80 McKewan & O'Hara, Statement of accounts payable to McKewan & O'Hara1788 Containers box 4 , folder 81 Michael McKewan to James O'Hara , May 16, 1789 Containers box 4 , folder 82 William McKinley, Jr. to Friend Case and family , June 21, 1861 Containers box 4 , folder 83 Thomas McKean and William Irvine to Governor Thomas Mifflin , August 22, 1794 Containers box 4 , folder 84 Return Jonathan Meigs to Joanna Hand , May 22, 1795 Containers box 4 , folder 85 Charles Fenton Mercer to John C. Herbert , January 2, 1826 Containers box 4 , folder 86 George Mercer to [Bouquet] , December 27, 1760 Containers box 4 , folder 87 Hugh Mercer to Governor Denny,September 15, 1759 Containers box 5 , folder 1 Hugh Mercer to -- , December 8, 1760 Containers box 5 , folder 2 Hugh Mercer, Account with Adam Stephen , November 17, 1766 Containers box 5 , folder 3 Hugh Mercer, Statement of account for 1762 and 1763 , July 30, 1768 Containers box 5 , folder 4 Thomas Mifflin to Jacob Reed , December 21, 1784 Containers box 5 , folder 5 Benjamin Miller to General Forbes, Bill , November 27, 1758 Containers box 5 , folder 6 Charles Mitchell to Joseph C. Yates , May 18, 1823 Containers box 5 , folder 7 Robert Monckton to Gates , undated Containers box 5 , folder 8 Robert Monckton to -- , October 30, 1760 Containers box 5 , folder 9 Samuel Moorhead to Edward Hand , January 14, 1778 Containers box 5 , folder 10 Mrs. H. Moreau to M. Cottinueau [in French] , undated Containers box 5 , folder 11 Jean Victor Marie Moreau to the minister of war [in French] , February 9, 1796 Containers box 5 , folder 12 Jean Victor Marie Moreau to Mrs. Moreau [in French] , March 28, 1809 Containers box 5 , folder 13 Daniel Morgan to Benjamin Biggs , April 2, 1795 Containers box 5 , folder 14 Daniel Morgan to Alexander Addison , June 8, 1795 Containers box 5 , folder 15 George Morgan to Edward Hand , August 27, 1777 Containers box 5 , folder 16 Zackwell Morgan, Council of War Resolutions signed by Morgan , April 10, 1777 Containers box 5 , folder 17 Gouverneur Morris to Richard Varick , January 20, 1800 Containers box 5 , folder 18 Robert Hunter Morris to Mr. Lawrence , March 14, 1745 Containers box 5 , folder 19 Robert Hunter Morris, et al., Order for the sum of 2,000 pounds granted for his Majesty's use [duplicate] , June 6, 1756 Containers box 5 , folder 20 James Morrison to Samuel Smith , April 10, 1820 Containers box 5 , folder 21 Thomas Morrison to David Thompson Watson , November 10, 1903 Containers box 5 , folder 22 Thomas Morrison to David Thompson Watson , December 22, 1903 Containers box 5 , folder 23 Robert Moyer to John Hall , April 7, 1770 Containers box 5 , folder 24 Shedrick Muchmore, Survey [duplicate] , November 5, 1770 Containers box 5 , folder 25 Joachim Napoleon Murat [in French] , March 3, 1811 Containers box 5 , folder 26 John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore to Colonel Martin , April 25, 1774 Containers box 5 , folder 27 John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Certification of James Hamilton's military service , September 30, 1784 Containers box 5 , folder 28 John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore to George Chalmers , August 19, 1795 Containers box 5 , folder 29 William Murray et al., Articles of agreement , November 7, 1770 Containers box 5 , folder 30 Napoleon I to the minister of war [in French] , February 12, 1800 Containers box 5 , folder 31 Louisa Neal, Elegy , April 12, 1816 Containers box 5 , folder 32 Joseph Neilson, Account of losses due to French encroachment , April 7, 1762 Containers box 5 , folder 33 Presley Neville to Colonel -- , April 1778 Containers box 5 , folder 34 Presley Neville, Receipt , September 29, 1789 Containers box 5 , folder 35 Daniel Newman, Receipt signed by Newman , October 17, 1778 Containers box 5 , folder 36 Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford to -- , December 3, 1783 Containers box 5 , folder 37 Joseph Nourse to McKewan & O'Hara , May 19, 1789 Containers box 5 , folder 38 John Ormsby to James Willson , March 29, 1773 Containers box 5 , folder 39 George Ott, Specifications for four Green Street tenement houses , undated Containers box 5 , folder 40 John Owens, Deposition , April 1769 Containers box 5 , folder 41 William Hemans Paddock to John Covode , March 8, 1864 Containers box 5 , folder 42 William Hemans Paddock to John Covode , December 18, 1869 Containers box 5 , folder 43 Hugh Parker vs. George Croghan Writ of attachment for debt , April 26, 1750 Containers box 5 , folder 44 Samuel H. Parsons to Henry Laurens , January 20, 1778 Containers box 5 , folder 45 Henry Pearson, Certification of oath of allegiance to King , December 12, 1776 Containers box 5 , folder 46 James Pemberton to Robert Morris , November 14, 1777 Containers box 5 , folder 47 Hannah Penn to William Lickfold , February 2, 1714 Containers box 5 , folder 48 [John Penn to --] , undated Containers box 5 , folder 49 John Penn to [Peter Collinson] , July 5, 1737 Containers box 5 , folder 50 John Penn to Peter Collinson , January 13, 1738 Containers box 5 , folder 51 John Penn to Peter Collinson , December 14, 1738 Containers box 5 , folder 52 John Penn to Peter Collinson , December 24, 1738 Containers box 5 , folder 53 John Penn to Peter Collinson , February 22, 1738/39 Containers box 5 , folder 54 John Penn to [Peter Collinson] , March 8, 1738/9 Containers box 5 , folder 55 John Penn to [Peter Collinson] , April 3, 1739 Containers box 5 , folder 56 John Penn to Peter Collinson , June 6, 1739 Containers box 5 , folder 57 John Penn to Peter Collinson , June 10, 1739 Containers box 5 , folder 58 John Penn, Jr., Indenture between John Penn Jr., John Penn and George Clark , April 2, 1785 Containers box 5 , folder 59 Richard Penn to the Assembly , February 5, 1773 Containers box 5 , folder 60 Thomas Penn to Ferdinand John Paris , June 3, 1731 Containers box 5 , folder 61 Thomas Penn to William Penn , September 30, 1732 Containers box 5 , folder 62 Thomas Penn to [John Penn] , July 21, 1733 Containers box 5 , folder 63 Thomas Penn to [John Penn] , October 11, 1733 Containers box 5 , folder 64 Thomas Penn to John Penn , March 27, 1734 Containers box 5 , folder 65 Thomas Penn to William Penn , March 20, 1735 Containers box 5 , folder 66 Thomas Penn to a cousin , November 25, 1736 [duplicate] and December 8, 1736 Containers box 5 , folder 67 Thomas Penn to a cousin , December 8, 1736 [duplicate] and March 25, 1737 Containers box 5 , folder 68 Thomas Penn, Extracts of letters to and from Colonel Thomas and John Penn , August 8, 1744, February 27, 1745, and Nov 27, 1745 Containers box 5 , folder 69 Thomas Penn to Ferdinand John Paris , December 19, 1754 Containers box 5 , folder 70 Thomas Penn to Benjamin Chew , September 10, 1762 Containers box 5 , folder 71 Thomas Penn to Sir William Johnson , April 14, 1764 [duplicate] and May 12, 1764 Containers box 5 , folder 72 Thomas Penn to Benjamin Chew , December 7, 1764 [duplicate] and January 11, 1765 Containers box 5 , folder 73 Thomas Penn and Richard Penn to the Mayor of Commonality of Philadelphia , July 20, 1765 Containers box 5 , folder 74 Thomas Penn to Sir William Johnson , August 9, 1766 Containers box 5 , folder 75 Thomas Penn to Benjamin Chew , August 15, 1766 Containers box 5 , folder 76 Thomas Penn to [Richard] Hockley , November 20, 1766 Containers box 5 , folder 77 Thomas Penn to Sir William Johnson , March 3, 1770 Containers box 5 , folder 78 Thomas Penn to Benjamin Chew , February 18, 1772 Containers box 5 , folder 79 William Penn to Jack [John Penn] , September 17, 1734 Containers box 5 , folder 80 William Penn, Instructions to William Markham , ca. 1683 Containers box 5 , folder 81 William Penn, Privy Council Order by his Majesty dividing land between Lord Baltimore and Penn , September 7, 1685 Containers box 5 , folder 82 William Penn Letters , 1666-1787 Containers box 5 , volume 1 Pennsylvania Commissioners of Property, Order for a survey and division of land , December 30, 1720 Containers box 5 , folder 83 Pennsylvania militia, Pay roll for the militia at Pittsburgh for September and October , 1776 Containers box 5 , folder 84 Pennsylvania petition for relief [duplicate] , March 3, 1756 Containers box 5 , folder 85 Peters Township Advertisement for loyal volunteers , May 25, 1765 Containers box 5 , folder 86 Pennsylvania Historical Commission, Transcript of text Honoring Gen. John Armstrong Containers box 5 , folder 87 Pennsylvania, Militia list of returned provisions in store at Pittsburgh signed by Hugh Mercer,April 4, 1759 Containers box 6 , folder 1 Pennsylvania Packet Index 1785, 1791, July-December 1801, 1806 Containers box 6 , folder 2 Pennsylvania Republican Party, People's State Committee to John Covode, Request to speak , August 6, 1860 Containers box 6 , folder 3 Richard Peters to Council of Safety , November 8, 1776 Containers box 6 , folder 4 Bernard Peyton to George Hancock , March 4, 1824 Containers box 6 , folder 5 Timothy Pickering, Speech to Indians , November 22, 1790 Containers box 6 , folder 6 John Pitcher to Samuel Walker , June 18, 1846 Containers box 6 , folder 7 Pittsburgh and Erie Rail Road Company Stock Certificates (2) , September 5, 1855 Containers box 6 , folder 8 Benjamin Rush Plumly to John Covode , December 2, 1862 Containers box 6 , folder 9 Mrs. Potts, Receipt of payment for tuition and supplies to John Wigton , 1790 Containers box 6 , folder 10 Thomas Pownall to Sir William Johnson , October 13, 1755 Containers box 6 , folder 11 Thomas Pownall to [Joshua Thorpe] , September 25, 1785 Containers box 6 , folder 12 Francis Preston to -- , March 11, 1824 Containers box 6 , folder 13 Augustine Prevost to -- , March 17, 1771 Containers box 6 , folder 14 Augustine Prevost, Receipt for Robert McCulloh , January 19, 1780 Containers box 6 , folder 15 Thomas Price, Petition to Robert Dinwiddie , March 10, 1756 Containers box 6 , folder 16 Thomas Priest, Petition to the representatives of the freemen of Pennsylvania , November 15, 1787 Containers box 6 , folder 17 Prince William County, Virginia Petition of clerks to Lieutenant Governor Francis Fauquier , ca. 1762 Containers box 6 , folder 18 Thomas Procter to Owen Biddle , June 8, 1776 Containers box 6 , folder 19 Thomas Procter to Owen Biddle , March 1, 1777 Containers box 6 , folder 20 John Randolph to [St. George Tucker] , May 16, 1803 Containers box 6 , folder 21 Thomas Read, Opinion on a deed , March 8, 1798 Containers box 6 , folder 22 Red Jacket's Speech delivered at Washington as interpreted by Jasper Parish , February 11, 1801 Containers box 6 , folder 23 Colonel Reid to Thomas Gage, Extract of a letter , June 1, 1765 Containers box 6 , folder 24 Daniel Roberdeau to Mark Alexander , December 26, 1780 Containers box 6 , folder 25 Jonathan Roberts to William Jones , January 22, 1817 Containers box 6 , folder 26 Andrew Robertson, Authorization by Charles Biddle for the surveyal of land , October 17, 1785 Containers box 6 , folder 27 Henry B. Robertson, Deed of Trust [duplicate] , May 12, 1826 Containers box 6 , folder 28 M. Robinson to -- , November 26, 1864 Containers box 6 , folder 29 John Rodgers to Oliver Wolcott , June 28, 1817 Containers box 6 , folder 30 John Rogers Kimball to Reverend David Tenney Kimball and family , November 10, 1839 Containers box 6 , folder 31 I. G. Rosengarten to Charles W. Dahlinger , September 4, 1907 Containers box 6 , folder 32 Alexander Ross to Dear Lads , September 14, 1774 Containers box 6 , folder 33 James Ross, Title pages of John Reeves' 1787 History of the English Law signed by Ross , undated Containers box 6 , folder 34 James Ross to Lawrence Lewis , July 1, 1801 Containers box 6 , folder 35 James Ross to Jonathan Smith , July 29, 1803 Containers box 6 , folder 36 James Ross Indenture , November 13, 1829 Containers box 6 , folder 37 Samuel Ross to Lawrence Lewis , October 18, 1800 Containers box 6 , folder 38 Mary Russell to [Hannah Penn] , October 4, 1713 Containers box 6 , folder 39 A S. to Thomas Evered , January 19, 1641 Containers box 6 , folder 40 St. Clair heirs vs. Shale and Kennedy, Depositions for lawsuit over land , undated Containers box 6 , folder 41 Arthur St. Clair to Elias Boudinot , October 7, 1778 Containers box 6 , folder 42 Arthur St. Clair vs. Timothy Turnout [duplicate], 1775-1779 Containers box 6 , folder 43 Arthur St. Clair to Mordecai Gist , December 7, 1781 Containers box 6 , folder 44 Arthur St. Clair Land Survey [duplicate], October 21-23, 1783 Containers box 6 , folder 45 Arthur St. Clair to John Nicholson , June 21, 1789 Containers box 6 , folder 46 Arthur St. Clair to Captain Armstrong , December 2, 1791 Containers box 6 , folder 47 Arthur St. Clair to George Simpson , June 27, 1798 Containers box 6 , folder 48 John St. Clair to [Elizabeth] Betsy Graeme , July 28, 1757 Containers box 6 , folder 49 W. Sargent to County Lieutenants [duplicate] , February 12, 1791 Containers box 6 , folder 50 Edward W. Schenley to William Croghan Jr. Containers box 6 , folder 51 Edward W. Schenley to William Croghan Jr. Containers box 6 , folder 52 Edward W. Schenley to Mr. Lynch Containers box 6 , folder 53 Melchior Scholtze to Jan Enscheede [in German] , March 9, 1737 Containers box 6 , folder 54 Philip John Schuyler to Captain -- , August 3, 1773 Containers box 6 , folder 55 Pieter Schuyler et al. to Albany , February 6, 1696/7 Containers box 6 , folder 56 Charles Scott to Frederick Ridgeley , October 2, 1794 Containers box 6 , folder 57 John Scott, Bond of Conveyance , July 30, 1827 Containers box 6 , folder 58 John Scott to George W. Haller, Indenture , July 30, 1829 Containers box 6 , folder 59 Benjamin Sebastian to William Croghan , June 22, 1802 Containers box 6 , folder 60 George O. Seilhamer to Fred G. Berger , November 16, 1889 Containers box 6 , folder 61 Antoine Selin to Edward Hand , March 14, 1779 Containers box 6 , folder 62 Horatio Sharpe to Philip Sharpe , November 3, 1758 Containers box 6 , folder 63 Horatio Sharpe to the commissioners of the paper currency office , June 3, 1762 Containers box 6 , folder 64 Edward Shippen to William Bradford , February 26, 1765 Containers box 6 , folder 65 William Shirley to Robert Hunter Morris , May 21, 1755 Containers box 6 , folder 66 Peyton Short to William Croghan , August 4, 1824 Containers box 6 , folder 67 Charles Simms, Bond signed by James O'Hara , February 15, 1777 Containers box 6 , folder 68 J. S. Skinner to William Croghan Jr. , August 18, 1827 Containers box 6 , folder 69 Joshua Slocum, Souvenir booklet with piece of mainsail autographed by Slocum , 1901 Containers box 6 , folder 70 Hester Smith to Hannah Penn , July 2, 1714 Containers box 6 , folder 71 Hester Smith to William Penn , February 6, 1715 Containers box 6 , folder 72 Samuel F. Smith, Elegy , undated Containers box 6 , folder 73 Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith to Thomas Richard Underwood [in French] , 1834 Containers box 6 , folder 74 Soldiers of the Revolution, List of those buried at the 1st Presbyterian Church , undated Containers box 6 , folder 75 B. V. Spooner to -- Spooner [brother] , January 31, 1830 Containers box 6 , folder 76 John Stanwix to Governor William Denny , July 25, 1757 Containers box 6 , folder 77 John Stanwix to Gentlemen , July 13, 1758 Containers box 6 , folder 78 John Stanwix to Governor William Denny, September 7, 1758 Containers box 6 , folder 79 John Stanwix to Governor James Hamilton , March 17, 1760 Containers box 6 , folder 80 Henry Wickham Steed to Dr. Plimmer , February 15, 1910 Containers box 6 , folder 81 Henry Wickham Steed to Mrs. Plimmer , November 2, 1913 Containers box 6 , folder 82 Henry Wickham Steed to Lady Frazer , December 9, 1914 Containers box 6 , folder 83 Adam Stephen to Hugh Mercer , January 31, 1765 Containers box 6 , folder 84 Adam Stephen to Hugh Mercer , August 10, 1765 Containers box 6 , folder 85 Adam Stephen to Hugh Mercer , November 17, 1766 Containers box 6 , folder 86 Adam Stephen to David Brown , July 23, 1769 Containers box 6 , folder 87 Baron Friedrich von Steuben to Edward Hand , August 10, 1782 Containers box 6 , folder 88 Robert H. Stewart, List of residents of Allegheny and vicinity between 1812 and 1820 , undated Containers box 6 , folder 89 Robert F. Stobo to Isaac Craig , May 7, 1872 Containers box 6 , folder 90 Reverend Joseph Stockton, Sermon notes , undated Containers box 6 , folder 91 Reverend Joseph Stockton to David Page , July 16, 1819 Containers box 6 , folder 92 Jacob Strowd to Edward Hand,April 1, 1779 Containers box 7 , folder 1 Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co. to B. L. -- & Co. , January 17, 1871 Containers box 7 , folder 2 D. B. Sturgeon to John Covode , May 20, 1863 Containers box 7 , folder 3 W. H. Sutton to John Covode , December 17, 1859 Containers box 7 , folder 4 Hancock Taylor to William Croghan Jr. , January 5, 1828 Containers box 7 , folder 5 Lorenzo Thomas to J. B. Calder , November 23, 1868 Containers box 7 , folder 6 Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, to Messrs. Cadel & Davies , June 14, 1797 Containers box 7 , folder 7 William Thompson to Able James , August 20, 1772 Containers box 7 , folder 8 William Thompson to the Committee of Safety , March 16, 1776 Containers box 7 , folder 9 Francis Newton Thorpe, Typescript notes of A History of the American People , undated Containers box 7 , folder 10 Charles Mynn Thruston Articles of agreement with John Nevill , March 28, 1774 Containers box 7 , folder 11 Alexander Tolson et al. to George W. Haller, Indentures , January 1, 1829 and February 17, 1829 Containers box 7 , folder 12 William Townsend to Henry Phillips Jr. , June 10, 1863 Containers box 7 , folder 13 William Townsend to Henry Phillips Jr. , June 29, 1863 Containers box 7 , folder 14 William Trent to James Burd , October 4, 1755 Containers box 7 , folder 15 William Trent to George Morgan , July 28, 1775 Containers box 7 , folder 16 George Truitt to William Hill Wells , May 28, 1804 Containers box 7 , folder 17 Thomas Truxtun, Receipt of expenses paid by the secretary of war , April 7, 1798 Containers box 7 , folder 18 Tryon County [N.Y.] Andries Degross vs. Amos Bennett , March 8, 1774 Containers box 7 , folder 19 William Tryon to Sir William Johnson , June 15, 1766 Containers box 7 , folder 20 United States 27th Congress House Committee on Revolutionary pensions, Report on petition of Betsey Vreeland , undated Containers box 7 , folder 21 James Veech et al. to John Covode , November 17, 1860 Containers box 7 , folder 22 Virginia, Proceedings of William Fairfax with Indian Chiefs in 1753, copies of papers held by the British Museum commissioned by William M. Darlington , undated Containers box 7 , folder 23 Virginia Regiment, Survey of distribution of land to the regiment [duplicate] , November 6, 1772 Containers box 7 , folder 24 John Walker to David Preece Indenture , July 31, 1738 Containers box 7 , folder 25 Thomas M. Walker to John Covode , November 20, 1869 Containers box 7 , folder 26 Edward Ward, Deposition May 7, 1754, copies of papers held by the British Museum commissioned by William M. Darlington , undated Containers box 7 , folder 27 Edward Ward to James Wilson , March 9, 1777 Containers box 7 , folder 28 Samuel Warden and John Poyntz, Articles of agreement , April 29, 1815 Containers box 7 , folder 29 Samuel Warren to W. Walker , July 31, 1847 Containers box 7 , folder 30 L-- Washington to Mrs. Roberts Containers box 7 , folder 31 David Thompson Watson, Uncataloged materials Alaskan Boundary case , 1903 Containers box 7 , folder 32 David Thompson Watson, Typescript notes of Alaskan boundary case speeech, February 16, 1912 Containers box 7 , folder 33 William Watson, Assignment of a pew in Presbyterian Church , December 5, 1817 Containers box 7 , folder 34 Anthony Wayne to Jacob Slough , February 12, 1793 Containers box 7 , folder 35 Anthony Wayne to Major M. Rudolph [with undated typed transcript] , March 13, 1793 Containers box 7 , folder 36 Anthony Wayne to Francisco Luis Hector, baron de Carondelet , October 15, 1796 Containers box 7 , folder 37 Anthony Wayne to Alexander McKee , October 22, 1796 Containers box 7 , folder 38 Daniel Webster to Harmer Denny , March 5, 1844 Containers box 7 , folder 39 Johann Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters , June 18, 1749 Containers box 7 , folder 40 Johann Conrad Weiser to William Allen , October 30, 1756 Containers box 7 , folder 41 Johann Conrad Weiser, Incomplete account of an interview with an Indian chiefNovember 10, 1756 Containers box 7 , folder 42 Johann Conrad Weiser to Timothy Horsefield , March 26, 1758 Containers box 7 , folder 43 Johann Conrad Weiser to Timothy Horsefield , May 3, 1760 Containers box 7 , folder 44 Samuel Wharton to -- , July 1, 1770 Containers box 7 , folder 45 William Whetten to William Croghan Jr. , March 5, 1842 Containers box 7 , folder 46 William Whetten to Dr. William Addison , June 18, 1842 Containers box 7 , folder 47 William Wilkin, Deposition , April 24, 1783 Containers box 7 , folder 48 John Wilkins to -- , undated Containers box 7 , folder 49 John Wilkins, Biographical sketch , undated Containers box 7 , folder 50 John Wilkins to George Morgan , January 30, 1769 Containers box 7 , folder 51 John Williams to Stephen Williams , October 20, 1709 Containers box 7 , folder 52 Rufus Williams, Authorization by Thomas Mifflin for the surveyal of landAugust 13, 1792 Containers box 7 , folder 53 Aaron Wills, Paper giving up rights to Weeping Plantation [duplicate] , undated Containers box 7 , folder 54 Henry Wilmot to --, Returns of state line surveys [copies] , June 2, 1768 Containers box 7 , folder 55 P. Wilson to William Croghan , September 23, 1821 Containers box 7 , folder 56 John Wood to John Covode , July 29, 1861 Containers box 7 , folder 57 John P. Wyllys to John Armstrong , April 29, 1786 Containers box 7 , folder 58 Alshouse, Henry. Land Grant , undated Containers box 8 , folder 1 Appointment of M.I. Magee , 1818 Containers box 8 , folder 2 Appointment of M.I. Magee , 1818 Containers box 8 , folder 3 Carlin, Wesley Indenture , 1826 Containers box 8 , folder 4 Duquesne College Application for a Charter , August 12, 1843 Containers box 8 , folder 5 Fitch, John, Articles of Argreement , March 16, 1791 Containers box 8 , folder 6 King George I of England, Document [vellum] , 1717 Containers box 8 , folder 7 Guerierre U.S. Frigate , undated Containers box 8 , folder 8 Illinois Land Commission Indenture , April 8, 1789 Containers box 8 , folder 9 James Biddle to the Freeholders , 1765 Containers box 8 , folder 10 Land patent to Robert Morris(copy) , 1794 Containers box 8 , folder 11 Nicholas Watson letter , February 2, 1822 Containers box 8 , folder 12 Nicholas Watson letter , March 12,1826 Containers box 8 , folder 13 Pennsylvania Land Grant to Robert Morris and John Nicholson , 1794 Containers box 8 , folder 14 Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council Grant to Robert Gordon , 1787 Containers box 8 , folder 15 William Potter, Bill to Daniel Hartt , 1745-1746 Containers box 8 , folder 16 Virginia Court Record, Charles City , February 4, 1680 Containers box 8 , folder 17 George Washington, Order of the Cincinnati , undated Containers box 8 , folder 18 J. Wilkins, Muster roll, Allegheny County militia , June - July 1794 Containers box 8 , folder 19 J. Wilkins, Muster roll, Allegheny County militia, Handwritten copy , June - July 1794 Containers box 8 , folder 20 Wilkinson Papers, U.S. Army Morning Report , undated Containers box 8 , folder 21 William Butler to Thomas Bowers , March 10, 1785 Containers box 8 , folder 22 U.S. Continental Congress Appointment, signed by John Hancock , 1775 Containers box 8 , folder 23 U.S. Department of State Passport for David Thompson Watson , June 14, 1907 Containers box 8 , folder 24 U.S. War Department appointment of Thomas Harrison , February 1, 1815 Containers box 8 , folder 25 U.S. Continental Army Five Muster Rolls , 1776-1780 Containers box 8 , folder 26 Indian Thoroughfares of Ohio , undated Containers box 8 , folder 27 Our National Domain , undated Containers box 8 , folder 28 Margaret Froyley, Indenture , 1723 Containers box 8 , folder 29 John Hills, Sketch of the Suprise of German Town , undated John Hills, Plan of the attack of the Forts Clinton and Montgomery , undated Plan of Fort Ligonier [with photostats] , undated U.S. Army Two Muster Rolls , 1864 William Faden, Battle of Brandywine , undated Belvedere Shipping Articles , undated