![Banking House of Cronise & Co., ...1857. We annex rates for SPECIE [opening lines of circular]....](/pictures/thumb/3725200_1.jpg?v=1534362303)
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 about Banking House of Cronise & Co., ...1857. We annex rates for SPECIE [opening lines of circular
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 about The Government of the Edwin Forrest Home, Comprising the List of Officers, Will Of Edwin Forrest,...
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 about Saving the Union. Address of Honorable George Wharton Pepper, Former United States Senator. The...
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 about 1804 Autograph Letter Signed by “Woche” (or “Wocke”) in Philadelphia to John H....
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 about The Lord’s Prayer Composed by J. G. May. the Words by the Revd. C. E. [Engraved Philadelphia...
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 about Estate of British Admiral Sir Peter Warren - Four Legal Manuscript Documents ca. 1780 pertaining...
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 about Addresses delivered at the Meeting of the Philadelphia Bar, held December 11, 1880 upon the...
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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 about “Compliments of Alonzo B. Jones Archts. [Architects]” [Inscribed photograph of an...
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 about International Exhibition of 1876. Opening Ceremonies. Order of Exercises, Fairmount Park,...
![Sales at John Chaloner’s Auction, on Account of Mr [in manuscript:] John Fairbairn. [Two...](/pictures/thumb/145155_1.jpg?v=1565731844)
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 about Sales at John Chaloner’s Auction, on Account of Mr [in manuscript:] John Fairbairn. [Two...
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 about 1837–1845 Manuscript Correspondence of William P. Cresson Company of Philadelphia
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 about Caldwell Family Manuscript Heraldic Achievement with Calligraphy Decoration, likely 18th-Century,...
