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Title: State of Pennsylvania, Assembly to the Supreme Executive Council, 1781 December 15; No. 2481 State of Pennsylvania, Assembly to the Supreme Executive Council
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:886
Description: Resolution that the petition of David McKee, executor of Samuel McKee, deceased, be transmitted to the Council; docket: notes that the petition was read in Council, 15 Dec.1781, which declined to settle accounts alluded to therein.; "Extract from the Minutes." Signed by Peter Z. Lloyd, clerk; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Pennsylvania. General Assemblyet al
Subject: Politics and Causes of Revolution; Petitions; Pennsylvania--Politics and government; McKee, David; McKee Samuel
Date: 1781-12-15; 2021

Title: Quincy, Edmund to Dorothy Quincy Hancock, 1776 May 25; No. 2043 Edmund Quincy to Dorothy Quincy Hancock
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:880
Description: Mentions the danger from smallpox; remarks: "I am now become so much a Citizen of the world, that places and circumstances grow more indifferent"; mentions the evacuation of Boston by the British and reports that a large British force is being sent to America; reassures her that Philadelphia is not endangered; remarks that he is at a great loss because of the state of America and of Massachusetts in particular; expresses hope for "the introduction of diverse useful manufactures" in Boston; comments that "the present quarrel must inevitably issue in a Separation & mutual independence of the old & new country."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Politics and Causes of Revolution; Smallpox; War and families--United States--History--18th century
Date: 1776-05-25; 2021

Title: United States, Continental Congress resolution regarding leaden spouts; No. 1437 United States, Continental Congress resolution regarding leaden spouts
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:938
Description: Resolution in compliance with a Congressional resolution of 26 Aug. that appoints specified individuals to take down leaden spouts in Philadelphia for the use of the laboratory.; "Extract from the Minutes." Signed by T[imothy] Matlack, secretary.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829et al; Pennsylvania. Supreme Executive Councilet al
Subject: Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects
Date: 1777-08-27; 2021

Title: Peabody, Nathaniel to Henry Laurens, 1779 December 17
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:125
Description: Mentions a visit by "the truly Patriotic and Heroic" Col. [John] Laurens, expresses concern because Laurens resigned his appointment as secretary [to the minister plenipotentiary] to the Court of Versailles, remarks that there is "a Storm Gathering" over nominations for the post, and mentions that [James] Lovell, G[ouverneur] Morris, and Lt. Col. [Alexander] Hamilton are the nominees; informs him about appointments to the Board of Treasury, the Board of Admiralty, and the Board of War.; Partly illegible; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Peabody, Nathaniel, 1741-1823
Source: The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s (Mss.B.F327); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F327-ead.xml
Subject: Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; ; Laurens, John, 1754-1782; United States. Congress
Date: 1779-12-17; 2021

Title: No. 1080 Nathaniel Peabody to Henry Laurens
Identifier(s): text:321037
Description: Mentions a visit by "the truly Patriotic and Heroic" Col. [John] Laurens, expresses concern because Laurens resigned his appointment as secretary [to the minister plenipotentiary] to the Court of Versailles, remarks that there is "a Storm Gathering" over nominations for the post, and mentions that [James] Lovell, G[ouverneur] Morris, and Lt. Col. [Alexander] Hamilton are the nominees; informs him about appointments to the Board of Treasury, the Board of Admiralty, and the Board of War.; Partly illegible; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Peabody, Nathaniel, 1741-1823et al
Subject: Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Laurens, John, 1754-1782; United States. Congress
Date: 1779-12-17; 2021

Title: Biddle, Clement to George Washington, 1780 May 28; No. 2330 Clement Biddle to George Washington
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:865
Description: Acknowledges his approbation of Biddle's past service and informs him that because of the prospect of assistance from France, Biddle will continue in the service; informs him that Biddle will deliver Washington's letter to the Board of Treasury in Philadelphia.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814et al
Subject: Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; United States. Board of Treasury
Date: 1780-05-28; 2021

Title: United States, Continental Congress resolutions; No. 1363 United States, Continental Congress (Charles Thomson, secretary)
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:632
Description: Two resolutions regarding the states paying into the Continental treasury specified quotas of million and submitting returns for same; includes the notation: "Georgia being invaded is hereafter to raise the Proportion."; "Extract from the Minutes."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance--Congresses; United States. Continental Congress
Date: 1779-10-06; 2021

Title: Franklin, Benjamin to Ebenezer Hazard, 1775 September 25; 5. Letter to Ebenezer Hazard
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:1388
Description: Regarding the necessity and urgency of establishing a Post to Albany, "as we have an Army on your Frontiers." Benjamin Franklin mentions Goddard through whom he will send instructions.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Declaring Independence; Politics and Causes of Revolution; Employment--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Date: 1775-09-25; 2021

Title: Jay, John to Anne-Cesar, chevalier de La Luzerne, 1779 January 22; No. 627 John Jay to Anne-Cesar, chevalier de La Luzerne
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:966
Description: Informs him that Congress directed the Marine Committee to register the commission of [Joseph de Valnais] and to introduce the latter to Massachusetts as consul of France for the state; mentions that Jay desires to converse with La Luzerne "on several interesting Subjects."; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Jay, John, 1745-1829et al
Subject: Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Diplomacy; Valnais, Joseph de, 1748-1826; United States. Continental Congress. Marine Committee
Date: 1779-01-22; 2021

Title: Commission appointing Ebenezer Hazard surveyor of the post roads; 7. Commission appointing Ebenezer Hazard surveyor of the post roads
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:1391
Description: By authority of Congress, Post-master General Richard Bache appoints and authorizes Hazard as the surveyor of the post roads. There are notes presumably by Hazard on the back of the document, speculating about the actual date of the commission, affirming that it occurred in 1777 rather than in 1776.; Presumably, the person who wrote about the inaccurate date is Hazard as it is written, "My commission..."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Influence--Congresses; United States--Politics and government--18th century
Date: 1776-01-06; 2021

Title: Washington, George to the Pennsylvania Council of Safety, 1776 December 18; No. 1541 George Washington to the Pennsylvania Council of Safety
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:925
Description: Requests that John Vandyke, "a most dangerous and inimical person" who was captured in New Jersey and escaped several times, be kept at Philadelphia, and suggests that the latter be exchanged for a patriot prisoner.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799et al
Subject: Waging the War; Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Escaped prisoners of war; Van Dyke, John, 1747-1811
Date: 1776-12-18; 2021

Title: Franklin, Benjamin to Ebenezer Hazard, 1775 August 3; 3. Letter to Ebenezer Hazard
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:1405
Description: Concerning Ebenezer Hazard's application to be appointed Postmaster of New York; Benjamin Franklin affirms Hazard's role as the new Postmaster in light of his appointment by Provincial Congress.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Political Philosophy; Politics and Causes of Revolution; Employment--History--18th century; United States--Politics and government--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Date: 1775-08-03; 2021

Title: Journal of Congress excerpts; No. 626 Journal of Congress excerpts
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:897
Description: Proofs that cite excerpts from the Journal of Congress in order to refute the "ungenerous & groundless charge of their aiming at Independence, or a total Separation from G[reat] Britain."; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Jay, John, 1745-1829et al
Subject: Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; United States. Congress
Date: 1775-12-11; 2021

Title: United States, Continental Congress resolutions; No. 1364 United States, Continental Congress resolutions
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:651
Description: Two resolutions regarding the states supplying specified quotas of men to fill deficiencies for the ensuing campaign and the commander-in-chief [George Washington] submitting to the states returns of troops now in service, and regarding adjusting accounts for states that raised more than their proportion of troops.; "Extract from the Minutes."; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824et al; United States. Continental Congresset al
Subject: Waging the War; Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; Recruiting and enlistment; Washington, George, 1732-1799; United States. Continental Army
Date: 1780-02-09; 2021

Title: Paine, Thomas to David Rittenhouse, 1779 November 27; "Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. ADS to David Rittenhouse, 1732-1796"
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12704
Description: Letter from Thomas Paine to David Rittenhouse. Order to David Rittenhouse to pay John Bayard for his "Service as Speaker of the House of Assembly."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--Politics and government--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Public opinion; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809; Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796
Date: 1779-11-27; 2022

Title: Peale, Charles Willson to Edmund Jennings, 1775 August 29; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Letter to Edmund Jennings
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9182
Description: Letter from Charles Willson Peale to Edmund Jennings about his current business and personal finance. He explains that his trip to Philadelphia and Annapolis did not make him money, although his creditors thought it should. Peale explains that the goal of going to Philadelphia was "to establish a name there." He also describes spending time repainting pictures that "my friends at Annapolis [...]" complained had "faded". He then describes traveling to Virginia and remarks on the "difference of disposition between the Southern and Northern colonies Pennsylvania and Virginia being a perfect contrast." These trips, Peale claimed, allowed him to get out of debt. "I rejoice that the times have allowed me to do so much. But alas, I fear I shall have no more to paint and that I will remember your once telling me that when my brush should fail that I must take the musket." Peale continues by discussing the forthcoming war. He describes loyalists arriving in England and Scotland and describes George Washington. Peale concludes the letter by discussing more specifics about unrest in America and writes about Thomas Gage.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes; Social networks--18th century; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Finance, Personal--United States; Portrait painting--18th century; Painting, Modern--18th century--History
Date: 1775-08-29; 2022

Title: United States Continental Congress to Lord Mayor, 1775 May 01; United States. Continental Congress. ADf to London (England). Lord Mayor
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16493
Description: Letter from the United States Continental Congress to Lord Mayor.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Political Philosophy; Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Influence--Congresses; George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820; United States. Continental Congress; City of London (England). Lord Mayor; Great Britain. Sovereign (1760-1820 : George III)
Date: 1775-05-01; 2021

Title: Lee, Richard Henry to Gouverneur Morris, 1775 May 28; Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794. ADfS to Gouverneur Morris
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16246
Description: Letter from Richard Henry Lee to Gouverneur Morris.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Political Philosophy; Politics and Causes of Revolution; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Date: 1775-05-28; 2021

Title: Philopatria to Richard Henry Lee, 1775 June 01; Philopatria. ALS to Richard Henry Lee
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16586
Description: Letter from an unknown sender to Richard Henry Lee. Discusses Philadelphia and the British Parliament.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Political Philosophy; Politics and Causes of Revolution; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers; England. Parliament; Great Britain. Parliament
Date: 1775-06-01; 2021

Title: Franklin, William to William Temple Franklin, 1776 March 14; Franklin, William, 1731-1813. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24643
Description: Letter from William Franklin to William Temple Franklin. Is greatly concerned about his father's proposed journey to Canada. Thinks it ill-advised and dangerous. Requests his son to send him several political pamphlets. Advises him not to neglect his studies in Latin and French.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Politics and Causes of Revolution; Social networks--18th century; Family life--18th century; Education--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Franklin, William, 1731-1813; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1776-03-14; 2022