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Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1668-1996

Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges
Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges
Petition to [John Adams] President of the United States from sundry female inhabitants of Philadelphia...
Petition to [John Adams] President of the United States from sundry female inhabitants of Philadelphia...
From sundry female inhabitants of Philadelphia, asking that prisoners of Fries rebellion be released; [1800]. D.S.by Susannah S. Woodrow and 71 others.
Philadelphia Bar Association to General Lafayette, 1824
Philadelphia Bar Association to General Lafayette, 1824
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce to the President of the United States, 1826 November 4
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce to the President of the United States, 1826 November 4
Signed: Rob[ert] Ralston. Memorial concerning seizure of brig Delight at Sisal, Mexico. Difficulties caused by Mexican laws.
Table of contents for "Ahtna Texts Recorded in Copper Center, Alaska"
Table of contents for "Ahtna Texts Recorded in Copper Center, Alaska"
Table of contents for audio collection, "Ahtna Texts Recorded in Copper Center, Alaska," which were made with Catherine McClellan and numerous Ahtna consultants in 1958. Includes listings of songs and interviews on tapes, including names of singers and speakers, as well as frequent additional detailed information on the nature of each recording. See recording collection "Ahtna Texts Recorded in Copper Center, Alaska" (Mss.Rec.31) for the audio material.
Tesla, Nikola to Paul Dana, 1895 January 16
Tesla, Nikola to Paul Dana, 1895 January 16
Sorry they missed each other but is kept from the laboratory; appreciates Dana's father's remarks about him in Cornell speech.
Tesla, Nikola to Paul Dana, 1901 February 14
Tesla, Nikola to Paul Dana, 1901 February 14
Thanks for previous support; has trained himself for "this great task."
Tesla, Nikola to Paul Dana, 1903 May 23
Tesla, Nikola to Paul Dana, 1903 May 23
Informs correspondent when he will be available for lecturing.
Tesla, Nikola to Paul Dana, 1903 May 27
Tesla, Nikola to Paul Dana, 1903 May 27
To the public. ...Conditions...upon which said annual [Magellanic] premiums will be awarded. ...Published by order of the society, at Philadelphia, the 19th day of November, 1786
To the public. ...Conditions...upon which said annual [Magellanic] premiums will be awarded. ...Published by order of the society, at Philadelphia, the 19th day of November, 1786
Signed in type by James Hutchinson, Robert Patterson, Samuel Magaw, and John Foulke, secretaries of the American Philosophical Society. Originally enclosed in letter from Samuel Vaughan to [Jean] Hermann, professor of medicine at the University of Strasbourg, March 20, 1788. The Magellanic premium was begun in 1786 with a 200-guinea donation from John Hyacinth Magellan, a Portuguese member of the Royal Society, and was awarded periodically to "the author of the best discovery, or most useful improvement relating to navigation, astronomy or natural philosophy, mere natural history only excepted.", Located in folder: 1788 March 20. Samuel Vaughan to Professor Hermann.
Tyndall, John to Mrs. Faraday, 1868 February 6
Tyndall, John to Mrs. Faraday, 1868 February 6
A.L.S. 2p. Sends proofs for "Faraday as a Discoverer." Wishes for her good heath.
United States Senate[,] March 5, 1863. Sir, A bill to incorporate the "National Academy of Sciences" has been introduced by me in the Senate
United States Senate[,] March 5, 1863. Sir, A bill to incorporate the "National Academy of Sciences" has been introduced by me in the Senate
Circular letter from Senator Henry Wilson announcing passage of legislation incorporating the National Academy of Sciences and requesting the best date for the letter's recipient, named as one of the corporators of the academy, to join in a meeting of the newly-formed body. Sent by Wilson to J. P. Lesley, March 5, 1863 and signed by Wilson., Located in folder: 1863 Mar 5. Henry Wilson to J. P. Lesley.