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Title: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Order to pay Mr. William McDowell 1779 December 21; Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee for fitting up assembly room. Order to pay Mr. William McDowell
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9097
Description: The Pennsylvania General Assembly orders that William McDowell be paid for part of the expenses of "work done on the Stat[] House."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Hollinshead, William, 1748-1817; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827; Schreiner, Jacob
Date: 1779-12-21; 2022

Title: Address to King George (Stamp Act); 2. Virginia. Council and House of Burgesses. Address to King George
Identifier(s): text:352147
Description: A petition to King George to repeal Stamp Act.
Subject: Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765); Great Britain. Sovereign (1760-1820 : George III); Great Britain. Parliament; Great Britain. Sovereign (1760-1820 : George III)
Date: [1765]; 2022

Title: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Order to David Rittenhouse to pay Thomas Fitzgerald, 1780 March 9; Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee for fitting up assembly room. Order to David Rittenhouse to pay Thomas Fitzgerald
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8919
Description: The Pennsylvania General Assembly orders David Rittenhouse to pay Thomas Fitzgerald for "covering the Tables in the assembly Room."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Hollinshead, William, 1748-1817; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827; Schreiner, Jacob
Date: 1780-03-09; 2022

Title: Abeel, James to Robert Forsyth, 1779 January 23; Abeel, James, 1733-1825 to Robert Forsyth
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:19951
Description: Letter from James Abeel to Robert Forsyth. Will send a number of sleds, more on Monday; also Lord Stirling's carry-all and one of the same kind for General Greene, if he wishes it. Will forward the glass and an invoice of goods sent.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Quartermasters; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; Commerce; Invoices; Abeel, James, 1733-1825; Forsyth, Robert; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-01-23; 2022

Title: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Order to David Rittenhouse to pay Messrs. Allison & Smith, 1780 January 26; Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Order to David Rittenhouse to pay £720 to Messrs. Allison & Smith for lumber in connection with the public stables
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8818
Description: The Pennsylvania General Assembly orders David Rittenhouse pay Messrs Allison and Smith for work related to the public stables.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Hollinshead, William, 1748-1817; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827; Schreiner, Jacob
Date: 1780-01-26; 2022

Title: Lee, Charles to Richard Henry Lee, 1775 December 12; Lee, Charles, 1731-1782. ALS to Richard Henry Lee
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16485
Description: Letter from Charles Lee to Richard Henry Lee. Proposes seizing the estates of all opponents of liberty and banishing them to internal exile; fortify and garrison New York or destroy it. References Canadian Invasion and John Murray, Lord of Dunmore.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Political Philosophy; Politics and Causes of Revolution; Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; American loyalists; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776; Canada--History--1775-1783; ; Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809
Date: 1775-12-12; 2021

Title: Gratz, Michael to Salomon Mayer, 1772 August 10; Cohen, Solomon Myers
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:14066
Description: Correspondence from Solomon Meyers-Cohen to Michael and Bernard Gratz. Meyers-Cohen's correspondence is rich with details about life in Philadelphia. He references going to "the Coffee House", updates them on the price of goods, discusses and wishes well Michael Gratz's wife, references to chocolate, some letters are written from New York.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; Colonial companies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Correspondence; Jews--United States--History; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Mayer, Salomon, -1811; Gratz, Michael, 1740-1811; Gratz, Barnard, 1738-1801
Date: 1772-08-10; 2021

Title: Washington, George to Richard Henry Lee, 1775 November 27; Washington, George (1732-1799). ALS to Richard Henry Lee
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16294
Description: Letter from George Washington to Richard Henry Lee. State of the army and ships available. "For God Sake hurry the signers of money that our want may be supplied."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; United States. Continental Army--Military life; Military uniforms; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic conditions; United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers; Indians of North America--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Date: 1775-11-27; 2021

Title: Menzies, Thomas to Nathanael Greene, 1779 January 16; Menzies, Thomas to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22054
Description: Letter from Thomas Menzies to Nathanael Greene. Fredericksburg - Setting forth the amount of fencing, rails and green timber destroyed on his farm by General Wayne's division, Colonel Clark's and Nixon's brigades. Sends the appraisement by the bearer, not doubting that the General will think it just to pay it.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Quartermasters; Menzies, Thomas; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-01-16; 2022

Title: Hiltzheimer, Jacob diary, 1779-1780
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:1312
Description: Volume 9 of Jacob Hiltzheimer's diaries, with entries dated from 1779 February 21 to 1780 March 5. This diary documents Hiltzheimer’s daily life and activities as a livery stable owner, livestock dealer, and as a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly, including business transactions, personal details about his family and friends, and observations on events happening within Philadelphia. Hiltzheimer notes the names of friends, dignitaries, and political acquaintances with whom he socializes frequently. He also records the weather conditions in Philadelphia on nearly a daily basis.; Portions of these diaries were edited and published by Jacob Cox Parsons, "Extracts From the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer of Philadelphia 1765-1798" (Philadelphia, 1893).; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Social networks--History--18th century; Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; German Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--18th century; Horses; Horse trading; Livestock; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; Meteorology--Observations; Smallpox; Naglee, John, 1724?-1780; Walker, Hannah, 1741-1790; Republican Society (Pa.); United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department; United States. War Office; United States. Board of Treasury
Date: 1779-1780; 2021