Text of a lecture delivered by Dr. Jesse R. Burden, Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics at the Philadelphia College of Medicine. Burden urged the... Read More
Letter from Philadelphia reformer Roberts Vaux (1786–1836) touching on two concerns: education and temperance. Vaux writes briefly here “to the President, and Members, of the..... Read More
This collection consists of 12 items, by chronology: 1. 1808 manuscript receipt attesting Abigail Physick has bought a share of the Frankford Turnpike Stock for... Read More
Three manuscripts pertaining to the estate of Benjamin Morgan (?–1826), Philadelphia merchant and sugar planter, later President of the Bank of Orleans at New Orleans... Read More
The Germania Theater in Philadelphia was founded in 1877 by Gottlob Hammer and Heinrich Oberkirsch. The theater served a thriving German-speaking community until 1895 — a remarkable... Read More
It always seems amazing how one’s surname is often so closely aligned to one’s occupation (Dr. Foot, the podiatrist, etc.). Here we have Charles W...... Read More
Communications to the County Commissioners, City Councils, and County Board, on the Subject of New Public Buildings for the City of Philadelphia is a rare... Read More
After the California Gold Rush of 1848–1855, gold bullion was minted in San Francisco into official United States coins. Some of these coins and gold... Read More
Original unpublished manuscript for a one-act play by Philadelphia author and historian, Joseph F. A. Jackson. Written at the age of 19, Jackson’s farce satirizes..... Read More
Unrecorded 1902 sewn pamphlet describing the function and purpose of the Edwin Forrest Home in Philadelphia located at 4849 Parkside avenue. The Home was established... Read More
Constitution Day speech by former U. S. Senator from Pennsylvania, George Wharton Pepper (1867–1961), critical of president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal:” Now I make..... Read More
In this two page letter written in Philadelphia on September 12, 1804, to John H. Christopher Heineken (?–1808) — a consul-general from the United Provinces... Read More
Interesting Philadelphia engraved sheet music, possibly composed by a woman, with English and German-language lyrics. The latter is printed in English and German typeface; an... Read More
Four legal manuscript documents ca. 1780 concerning the sale of a “plantation in Oxford Township,” in the County of Philadelphia, part of the estate of..... Read More
This pamphlet collected the remarks delivered at the December 11, 1880 meeting of the Philadelphia Bar on the occasion of the death of Union officer... Read More
A rendering of the proposed exterior submitted by nineteenth century Philadelphia architect Alonzo B. Jones, for the building design competition for a new structure to... Read More
Almost like being there —not souvenirs or recollections— but five primary and immediate artifacts from the United States’ first world’s fair and its celebration of..... Read More
These modest forms are survivals of the auctioneering of John Chaloner who was appointed the city of Philadelphia’s auctioneer in August, 1791. On these forms..... Read More
William P. Cresson Co. of Philadelphia was actively engaged in the hardware commission business in the 1830’s and 1840’s. The company offered a variety of..... Read More
This unusual artifact came to us from an old Philadelphia estate a good number of years ago where a number of 18th and 19th century... Read More
![[Abigail Physick and Physick Family of Philadelphia, 1808 to 1849, Small Manuscript Archive]. Abigail Physick.](/images/noimage-req.png)
![Banking House of Cronise & Co., ...1857. We annex rates for SPECIE [opening lines of circular]. Cronise, Co.](/pictures/thumb/3725200_1.jpg?v=1534362303)
![Saving the Union. Address of Honorable George Wharton Pepper, Former United States Senator. The Union League of Philadelphia, September 17, 1936 [cover title]. George Wharton Pepper, 1867–1961.](/pictures/thumb/3724793_1.jpg?v=1534362294)
![[1804 Autograph Letter Signed by “Woche” (or “Wocke”) in Philadelphia to John H. Christopher Heineken, a consul-general from the United Provinces of Netherlands, in nearby Germantown]. “Woche” or “Wocke”.](/pictures/thumb/371928_1.jpg?v=1534362285)
![[Estate of British Admiral Sir Peter Warren - Four Legal Manuscript Documents ca. 1780 pertaining to Land in Philadelphia and References the British plundering of Philadelphia during the American Revolution]. Sir Peter Warren, Samuel Morris, 1703–1759, 1734–1812.](/pictures/thumb/146104_1.jpg?v=1534362283)
![“Compliments of Alonzo B. Jones Archts. [Architects]” [Inscribed photograph of an Architect’s Proposed Design for Library of Congress]. Alonzo B. Jones, ca. 1847–1907.](/pictures/thumb/145896_1.jpg?v=1547593627)
![International Exhibition of 1876. Opening Ceremonies. Order of Exercises, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, May 10th, 1876 [with:] United States Centennial Commission Invitation [with ticket:] Admit to the Opening Ceremonies of the International Exhibition 1876. [with two tickets:] United States International Exhibition…Package Ticket. John Greenleaf Whittier, Sidney Lanier, Richard Wagner.](/pictures/thumb/145289_1.jpg?v=1534362274)
