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Title: Phonograph Sorry Song
Identifier(s): audio:6820; APSdigrec_1675; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 02
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska
Date: 1960-08-25

Title: Sorry Song for Chief Peter
Identifier(s): audio:6749; APSdigrec_1629; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 17
Description: This song later re-recorded due to poor current to recording machine. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska; Ahtena language
Date: 1960-08-14

Title: Paul Joe's Sorry Song for Chief Peter
Identifier(s): audio:6802; APSdigrec_1677; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 04
Description: Made for the Potlatch of Chief Peter Tetlin, September 1958. Re-recording of song recorded earlier in the month. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska
Date: 1960-08-25

Title: Gulkana River Sorry Song and Dance Song
Identifier(s): audio:6785; APSdigrec_1660; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 06
Description: "Gulkana River some lady pull sled by the neck. She go after something. She drown."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska
Date: 1960-08-27

Title: Phonograph Sorry Song
Identifier(s): audio:6760; APSdigrec_1627; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 15
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska; Ahtena language
Date: 1960-08-14

Title: Ring Charley's Sorry Song
Identifier(s): audio:6812; APSdigrec_1666; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 12
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska; Ahtena language
Date: 1960-08-27

Title: Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de to William Temple Franklin, 1780 January 5; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24693
Description: Letter from Louis Laneuville to William Temple Franklin. Invitation to a ball.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Upper class women; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1780-01-05; 2022

Title: Poncelin de La Roche-Tilhac, Jean-Charles to William Temple Franklin, 1783 January 25; Poncelin de La Roche-Tilhac, Jean-Charles, 1746-1828. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:27294
Description: Letter from Poncelin de La Roche-Tilhac, Jean-Charles to William Temple Franklin. Thanking him for sending his "little American almanac" to the United States. Is going to publish a second edition.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Foreign opinion, French; Poncelin de La Roche-Tilhac, Jean-Charles, 1746-1828; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1783-01-25; 2022

Title: Williams, Jonathan to William Temple Franklin, 1781 June 10; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25851
Description: Letter from Jonathan Williams to William Temple Franklin. The letter to Mme. John Holker was delivered to her personally. Thinks the Williams who claims to be a nephew of Dr. Franklin is an impostor; heard of him being in a hotel at Havre; will endeavor to stop the imposition.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-06-10; 2022

Title: Society of Friends receipt book; Receipt book (4)
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16194
Description: Bills and receipts from various persons associated with Samuel Wetherill. Also contains other unknown financial information.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Quakers--Pennsylvania--History--18th century; Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social life and customs--18th century; Quaker businesspeople; Quaker church buildings; Society of Friends; Finance, Personal--United States
Date: 1781-1826;1783-1786; 2022

Title: Fox, George to William Temple Franklin, 1780 August 29; Fox, George, 1759-1828. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25020
Description: Letter from George Fox to William Temple Franklin. Tells of his lack of success in making love.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Upper class women; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Fox, George, 1759-1828; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1780-08-29; 2022

Title: Page, Mann, Jr. to George Weedon, 1777 April 22
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:1598
Description: Letter from Mann Page, Jr. to General Weedon, including a note about smallpox inoculation.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Soldiers--Pennsylvania--History--18th century; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778; Smallpox; Vaccination; Inoculation (Founding); Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
Date: 1777-04-22; 2021

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: Kéralio, Agathon Guynement, Chevalier de to William Temple Franklin, 1783 April 14; Kéralio, Agathon Guynement, Chevalier de, 1723-1788. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26910
Description: Letter from Agathon Guynement, Chevalier de Kéralio to William Temple Franklin. Asks if it is true that Port Louis and L'Orient are going to be made free ports for goods from the United States.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; Finance, Personal--United States; Commerce; International trade--18th century; Merchant ships--France--History--18th century; Kéralio, Agathon Guynement, Chevalier de, 1723-1788; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1783-04-14; 2022

Title: Hutchinson, James to Israel Pemberton, 1776 June 12
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7288
Description: Letter from James Hutchinson to Israel Pemberton about his medical education.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Medical education--England; Education--America--History--18th century; Physicians; Medicine--Study and teaching--Pennsylvania; Fothergill, John, 1712-1780; Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date: 1776-06-12; 2022

Title: Alexander, William to William Temple Franklin, 1779 August 9; Alexander, William, 1729-1819. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25418
Description: Letter from William Alexander to William Temple Franklin. Advising him that the ball to be given by Mme. de Merville has been postponed.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Upper class women; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Alexander, William, 1729-1819; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-08-09; 2022

Title: Practice singing of Thunderbird Origin Song
Identifier(s): audio:6839; APSdigrec_0599; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 01
Description: "Prompted by F de Laguna, Minnie Johnson explains the machine to Frank Italio. Whistle at 1:04 minutes. Frank Italio starts to explain in Tlingit about gò.snA', the little boy who was lost and rescued by the Thunderbirds, when he is interrupted at 1:20 to 1:25 minutes by the entrance of Mrs. Annie Johnson. Begins singing mourning song for gosnA' at 2:30 minutes, and is interrupted by Minnie at 3:40 to 3:45 minutes. Ends singing at 4:22 minutes. Frank and Minnie and Annie talk. There is a reference to the Tlingit language; laughter at 5:00 minutes; reference to yatqwan XEnaX (old people's language); an argument from 6 to 6:30 minutes. At 6:50 Minnie Johnson tells F de Laguna 'Shut it off.' Machine is stopped."; Frank Italio also identified as "CAnkukedi (or dakAstina) 'Thunderbird Clan.')"
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Eyak language; Athapascan languages; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Arguments; Thunderbird (Legendary character)--Legends; Tlingit Indians--Folklore; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska; Indians of North America--Alaska; Tlingit mythology
Date: 1952-07-30

Title: Franks, David Salisbury to William Temple Franklin, 1781 December 23; Franks, David Salisbury. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26205
Description: Letter from David Salisbury Franks to William Temple Franklin. With great difficulty, got a pass for Capt. Smedley to go to l'Orient to embark in the "St. James." Complains that the authorities at Brest are not friendly towards Americans; has been treated with suspicion. Inquires about Count William de Deux-Ponts; mentions "the lovely Countess and Lady Nicholson.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; Economics--History--18th century; Finance, Public--United States--History--To 1789; Upper class women; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Franks, David Salisbury, approximately 1740-1793; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-12-23; 2022

Title: Peale, Charles Willson diary, 1777-1778; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Diaries
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8955
Description: Charles Willson Peale's diary from 1777-1778. The diary covers a wide range of topics, including Peale's painting career, his family, the Revolutionary War and other events. The diary also includes sketches with a variety of subjects--landscapes and portraits of George Washington as well as Saint George Peale.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Portrait painting--18th century; Family life--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Drawing
Date: 1777 - 1778; 2022

Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to William Temple Franklin, 1781 July 17; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to William Temple Franklin.
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:27220
Description: Letter from Sarah Franklin Bache to William Temple Franklin. Sends her letter by Mrs. McCarty whom his grandfather was well acquainted with in Canada. Mrs. Dorcas Montgomery is going in the same vessel, but she is not on good terms with her now. Old Dr. William Shippen has just called with a letter for Dr. Franklin; tells a wonderful story about his son's house being struck by lightning. Mr. Bryson is still in the post office.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Family life--18th century; Canada--History--1775-1783; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-07-17; 2022