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Title: Wister, Sarah to William Wister, 1904 November 15; Wister, Sarah, 1761-1804. ALS to William Wister
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7444
Description: Sarah Wister writes about the death of her brother William Wister in 1781.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Family life--18th century; Households--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century; Motherhood; Children--America--History--18th century; Wister, William, 1778-1781
Date: 1781; 2022

Title: Vaux, Richard to James Vaux, 1777 November 5
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12770
Description: Letter from Richard Vaux to his brother James discussing his return home to London from Philadelphia. Richard describes his departure as sudden, unexpected, and clandestine. Richard writes that General Washington's position nearing the city of Philadelphia has made it unsafe for him, a loyalist, to travel to Vaux Hill to visit before departing. Richard also shares news of family from Aunt Sparrow, and other developments between Washington and British forces.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; American loyalists--Pennsylvania; Transatlantic voyages; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Family life--18th century; Households--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century; Vaux, Richard, 1751-1790; Vaux, James, 1748-1842; Vaux family
Date: 1777-11-05; 2022

Title: Account by Lowry Wister, [1781]; Account by Wister, Lowry
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7649
Description: Lowrey Wister's account of her son's life and death. She writes of William Wister's birth and her concern of having too much attachment to him as she had previously experienced the death of an infant son. She continues to describe him as clever and discusses her attachment to him. Lowrey describes his illness. Lowrey carefully details his illness and her administrations.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Family life--18th century; Households--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century; Motherhood; Women--History--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Child care--18th century; Child care--18th century; Wister, William, 1778-1781
Date: [1781]; 2022

Title: Brother to Samuel Morris, 1778 January 5
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12484
Description: Letter written to Samuel Morris from his brother discussing his troubles living in Philadelphia with British soldiers quartered in his home. He mentions having trouble getting materials such as wood and described the situation as a miserable state of business.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Households--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Military occupation damages; Soldiers--Billeting; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; Family life--18th century; Morris, Samuel, 1711-1782
Date: 1778-01-05; 2022

Title: Wister, John Sr. to Wister Grandchildren, 1777 December 22; Wister, John Sr.. ALS to Wister Grandchildren
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7678
Description: John Wister, Sr writes to his grandchildren in Germantown. He notes that he cannot send the goods they desire as "the merchants will not sell their good, but for hard money, and hard money I have but very little". He also describes that they (presumably the British Army) have "quartered a [Cornl] and his wife and one white man and a Negro" and that they have "taken the 3 best Rooms in my house." Wister complains about the ill treatment, especially in his old age.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Family life--18th century; Households--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces
Date: 1777-12-22; 2022

Title: Rush, Julia Stockton to Benjamin Rush, 1783 July 19
Identifier(s): text:302196
Description: A personal letter from Julia Rush, in her family's estate Morven, to Benjamin Rush, in Philadelphia. Julia writes of her household and caregiving responsibilities, stating she “has her hands full I assure you.” Julia writes of her and Benjamin’s children's health, describing a home remedy she made to heal a toothache, and requests that Benjamin delegate some housekeeping chores in Philadelphia, giving him detailed instructions for this work such as pickling "morella" cherries. She also mentions the "adjournment of Congress” and spending an "afternoon in company with Mr. Jacob Read."
Subject: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Children; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; War and families--United States--History--18th century; Women--History--18th century; Child care--18th century; Motherhood; Households--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century; Traditional medicine--United States--History--18th century; Formulas, recipes, etc; Philadelphia (Pa.); Princeton (N.J.); Read, Jacob, 1752-1816
Date: 1783-07-19