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Title: Hughes, John to John Swift, Alexander Barclay and Thomas Graeme, 1765 November 05; 10. Hughes, John. to John Swift, Alexander Barclay and Thomas Graeme
Identifier(s): text:352061
Description: Letter from John Hughes to John Swift, Alexander Barclay and Thomas Graeme. Further account of protests: "The State House and Christ Church Bells were run, muffled and two Negroe Drummers (one of whom belonged to Alderman Saml. Mifflin) beat thro' all parts of the City, with muffled Drums -- thereby alarming the Inhabitants. In consequence whereof, a large Number of People was raised and assembled at the State House, where it was publickly declared, as I am informed, That if I did not immediately resign my Office, my House should be pulled down and my Substance destroyed..."
Creator: Hughes, Johnet al
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765); Hughes, John; Swift, John, 1720-1802
Date: 1765-11-05; 2022

Title: Confirmation of the appointment of Frederick Smyth as chief justice of New Jersey
Identifier(s): text:275362
Description: London, D.S.: [George Montagu] Dunk, Halifax. 2p.and add.: To...William Franklin..." end. (see Frederick Smyth papers.) Film 54-Family Frame 88. General physical description: 12x7-3/4
Subject: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820; Great Britain--Colonies; New Jersey--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Date: 1764-06-06

Title: Sons of Liberty of New York Committee to Sons of Liberty of Philadelphia, 1766 February 21; 15. Sons of Liberty of New York. Committee. to Sons of Liberty of Philadelphia
Identifier(s): text:352155
Description: Letter from the Sons of Liberty of New York Committee to Sons of Liberty of Philadelphia. "As you have expressed yourselves so warmly in the Glorious Cause of Liberty, we cannot help mentioning our Surprise at your suffering even the least Appearance of such an odious thing of a Stamp Distributor, to exist in your Province, and therefore, presume we may claim to know, from you, the reasons thereof."
Creator: Society of the Sons of Libertyet al
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765); Society of the Sons of Liberty
Date: 1766-02-21; 2022

Title: Sons of Liberty of New York Committee to William Bradford, 1766 February 13; 14. Sons of Liberty of New York. Committee. to William Bradford
Identifier(s): text:352140
Description: Letter from the Sons of Liberty of New York Committee to William Bradford. Proposes forming an Association "in order to form an Union of the Colonies, in imitation of our brethren in Connecticut, Boston, etc... and you may be assured it is the deliberate and determined resolution of our Brethren to the eastward, as well as here, not to be enslaved by any power on Earth, without opposing force, to force."
Creator: Society of the Sons of Libertyet al
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765); Bradford, William, 1719-1791; Society of the Sons of Liberty
Date: 1766-02-13; 2022

Title: The Natural History of Edward Lear
Identifier(s): video:1464
Description: Peck gives a lecture based on his work for his most recent book of the same title.; Natura History of Edward Lear. (David R. Godine, Publisher: 2016)
Subject: History of Science; Natural history illustrators, Great Britain, Biography; Natural history illustration; Artists, Great Britain, Biography; Poets, English, 19th century, Biography; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2017-11-11

Title: Wharton, Thomas and Isaac, James and Drinker, Jonathan Browne to George Clymer et al., 1773 December 2; 25. Philadelphia (Pa.). Tea Commissioners (Thomas and Isaac Wharton, James and Drinker, Jonathan Browne). ALS to George Clymer, John Allen, John Wilcocks, Peter Knight, Jeremiah Warder, Lambert Cadwalader, William Moulder, Abraham Bickley, Benjamin Loxley, Thomas Barclay, and Thomas Penrose
Identifier(s): text:352176
Description: Letter from the Philadelphia Tea Commissioners. Notice of impending arrival of a tea ship, the Polly, subject to the tea tax.
Creator: Wharton, Isaacet al; Wharton, Thomas, 1730-1782et al; Browne, Jonathanet al
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Merchants--Great Britain--18th century; East India Company; James and Drinker
Date: 1773-12-02; 2022

Title: Committee of Merchants of Philadelphia resolution regarding Samuel Purviance; 10. Philadelphia (Pa.). Committee of Merchants. Resolution regarding Samuel Purviance
Identifier(s): text:352088
Description: A resolution regarding Samuel Purviance from the Philadelphia Committee of Merchants. Public notice that Samuel Purviance Sr. has violated his agreement not to import British goods.
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765); Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Purviance, Samuel, Jr., active 1774-1788
Date: [1770-04]; 2022

Title: Morris, Robert to John Bradford, 1777 February 27; No. 964 Robert Morris to John Bradford
Identifier(s): text:353347
Description: Discusses business matters and mentions a report that British warships left Chesapeake Bay and are likely to visit [Delaware Bay].; Fragment
Creator: Morris, Robert, 1734-1806et al
Subject: Warships; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; Admiralty--Great Britain
Date: 1777-02-27; 2023

Title: Lovell, James to Richard Henry Lee, 1779 August 17; Lovell, James, 1737-1814. ALS to Richard Henry Lee
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16330
Description: Letter from James Lovell to Richard Henry Lee.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Political Philosophy; Media; Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers
Date: 1779-08-17; 2021

Title: Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell, 1838 September 13
Identifier(s): text:170145
Source: An Annotated Calendar of the Letters of Charles Darwin in the Library of the American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.D25-ead.xml
Subject: Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875; Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882; Royal Society (Great Britain)
Date: 1838-09-13

Title: Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, Wilmot Vaughan Lord Lisburne, and Sir Hugh Palliser to Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland, 1776 November 04; No. 414 John Montagu Lord Sandwich, Wilmot Vaughan Lord Lisburne, and Sir Hugh Palliser to Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland
Identifier(s): text:347570
Description: Instruct him to comply with the King's [George III's] Order in Council of 25 Oct. that placed an embargo on vessels laden with enumerated commodities, which included the thirteen rebellious American colonies.
Creator: Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792et al; Palliser, Hugh, Sir, 1723-1796et al
Subject: Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817; George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Date: 1776-11-04; 2022

Title: Jones, William to Benjamin Franklin, 1782 March 05; Jones, W.. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:10856
Description: American Philosophical Society
Subject: Political Philosophy; Lived Experience; George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820; England. Parliament
Date: 1782-03-05; 2022

Title: Clinton, Sir Henry to David Thomas, 1781 March 19; No. 175 Sir Henry Clinton to David Thomas
Identifier(s): text:325902
Description: Warrant to pay subsistence money to Ensigns Richard Hawkins and Charles Parke of the Twenty-seventh Regiment of Foot.; Bound in Sparks, Life of Washington, vol. 3
Creator: Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795et al
Subject: Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 27th; Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795
Date: 1781-03-19; 2021

Title: Carlile, Richard, "To The King"
Description: Letter written from jail "To the King". "My counsel to you for this week is, that, you assist the wise men of this day, in working suitable reforms in the legislature of the country."
Creator: Carlile, Richard, 1790-1843
Subject: Carlile, Richard, 1790-1843; George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Date: 1824-12-27

Title: Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce to Benjamin Franklin, June 15, 1761.
Identifier(s): text:140108
Description: Notice of meeting of committees.
Subject: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce (Great Britain)
Date: June 15, 1761.

Title: To the members of the constitutional associations in Great Britain. Letter II.
Identifier(s): : Paine 73 R34t.2
Description: Attack on the publications and activities of reformist organizations in Great Britain and their attitudes towards events and ideas of the American and French revolutions.
Creator: Rheno, pseud.
Subject: France--Revolution, 1792-1795; Constitution. Great Britain; Constitution. France; American Revolution, 1775-1783

Title: Bee Book, cover.
Identifier(s): graphics:4520; APSdigobj3112
Creator: Benbow, John, Jr.
Source: The Bee Book (Mss.630.4.B43);
Subject: Biological Sciences; Covers (Illustration); Pen works; Bee culture--Great Britain; Apiculture
Date: 1846-1854

Title: The Times - or a View of the Old House in Little Brittain - with Nobody going to Hannover
Identifier(s): : Paine 75 R79t; graphics:7615
Description: King George drives away in a coach, leaving the "Old House" in the hands of the "robbers", or members of the Coalition. Among them is Fox, depicted as a fox seated on a stone.; George: 6384
Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Subject: Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806; George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Date: 1784-01-23

Title: Hughes, John to John Penn, 1765 October 3; 7. Hughes, John. to John Penn
Identifier(s): text:352093
Description: Letter from John Hughes to John Penn. Relays word that the stamped paper may be met with violence.
Creator: Hughes, Johnet al
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Hughes, John; Penn, John, 1729-1795; Dowell, William
Date: 1765-10-03; 2022

Title: Hawker, James to John Penn, 1765 October 3; 6. Hawker, James. to John Penn
Identifier(s): text:352143
Description: Letter from James Hawker to John Penn. Hawker writes that he will accept the stamped paper, but advises Penn to find a place to store them for the winter.
Creator: Hawker, Jameset al
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Hawker, James; Penn, John, 1729-1795
Date: 1765-10-03; 2022