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Title: Lawson, Benjamin to George Gray, 1778 December 31; Lawson, Benjamin to George Gray
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21816
Description: Letter from Benjamin Lawson to George Gray. Order to shoe Mr. Carny's horse.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Finance, Personal--United States; Lawson, Benjamin; Gray, George; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1778-12-31; 2022

Title: Vaughan, John to William Temple Franklin, 1781 October 1; Vaughan, John, 1756-1841. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25948
Description: Letter from John Vaughan to William Temple Franklin. Introducing Major David Salisbury Franks whose mission to Europe is known to him. Saw a lightning conductor upon a powder magazine at Segovia.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Vaughan, John, 1756-1841; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-10-01; 2022

Title: Richard Neave and Son to William Temple Franklin, 1781 March 26; Richard Neave and Son. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24761
Description: Letter from Richard Neave and Son to William Temple Franklin. Bornier. Blame Samuel Wharton for their embarrassing situation owing to lack of ready money. Ask if Dr. Franklin will help them to procure some cash on good security.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; International Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Finance, Personal--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Neave, Richard; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-03-26; 2022

Title: Hubbard, Nehemiah to Nathanael Greene, 1779 November 30; Hubbard, Nehemiah to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:20960
Description: Letter from Nehemiah Hubbard to Nathanael Greene. Hartford - Questions concerning the Quartermaster's department, asked General Greene by Nehemiah Hubbard, and General Greene's replies.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Finance, Personal--United States; Construction; Hubbard, Nehemiah; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-11-30; 2022

Title: Records Relating to the Court Questions_3
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:23960
Description: Questions to Mr. Bancker put by Colonel Hay and answered in the course of the proceedings.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Bancker, John; Hay, Udny
Date: undated; 2022

Title: von Heer, Bartholomew to Nathanael Greene, 1779 January 24; von Heer, Bartholomew to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22640
Description: Letter from Bartholomew von Heer to Nathanael Greene. Millstone - Asking for a blacksmith's cart, to enable him to get the horses in his troop shod, as they need it badly.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Finance, Personal--United States; von Heer, Bartholomew; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-01-24; 2022

Title: Peale, Charles Willson diary, 1779-1780; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Diaries
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8519
Description: Charles Willson Peale's diary from 1779 to July 31, 1780. The diary covers a wide range of topics, but a significant portion of the writing is accounts and other personal finance notes. A sketch, possibly a portrait, of a woman in an oval frame is also in this diary.; 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; Finance, Personal--United States
Date: 1779 - 1780; 2022

Title: Pryor, J. to Henry Knox, 1779 February 20; Pryor, J. to Henry Knox
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22774
Description: Letter from J. Pryor to Henry Knox. Notwithstanding General Knox's order respecting forage for Colonel Harrison's horse, the forage-master has refused of late to issue it, the reasons for this are contained in the enclosed letter; desires him to repeat the order.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Finance, Personal--United States; Forage; Horses; Pryor, J.; Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Date: 1779-02-20; 2022

Title: Deane, Silas to William Temple Franklin, 1781 November 25; Deane, Silas, 1737-1789. to William Temple Franklin.
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:27098
Description: Letter from Silas Deane to William Temple Franklin. Sends copy of a letter from Capt. John Cochran, of Philadelphia, relating to payment of his son's tuition in a school at Paris.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Finance, Personal--United States; Education--18th century; Deane, Silas, 1737-1789; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-11-25; 2022

Title: Lawrence, John to Nathanael Greene, 1780 February 26; Lawrence, John to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21693
Description: Letter from John Lawrence to Nathanael Greene. Morristown - Enclosing a summons for Mr. Clark to attend a general court-martial on Monday next at Morristown, on the case of Colonel Howard.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry; Lawrence, John, ca. 1739-1801; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1780-02-26; 2022

Title: Chaumont, Jacques-Donatien Leray de (James Le Ray) to William Temple Franklin, 1780 September 30; Chaumont, Jacques-Donatien Leray de (James Le Ray), 1760-1841. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24983
Description: Letter from Jacques-Donatien Leray de Chaumont to William Temple Franklin. Describes his life in the country.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Chaumont, Jacques-Donatien Leray de (James Le Ray), 1760-1841; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1780-09-30; 2022

Title: Jay, John to William Temple Franklin, 1781 June 4; Jay, John, 1745-1829. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26763
Description: Letter from John Jay to William Temple Franklin. Mrs. John Jay satisfied with reasons for having a watch made for her. Has left 50 louis in Dr. Franklin's hands to pay for purchases made for them in Paris.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Finance, Personal--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Jay, John, 1745-1829; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-06-04; 2022

Title: Jay, John to William Temple Franklin, 1781 May 2; Jay, John, 1745-1829. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26914
Description: Letter from John Jay to William Temple Franklin. Is pleased with the articles purchased for him and Mrs. Jay. Requests him to send Mrs. Jay a pair of shoe buckles and to forward letters brought by Col. John Laurens.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; International Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Finance, Personal--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Jay, John, 1745-1829; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-05-02; 2022

Title: Galloway, Eliza to William Temple Franklin, 1781 May 28; Galloway, Eliza. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26000
Description: Letter from Eliza Galloway to William Temple Franklin. Dr. Franklin's will was committed to her father's care, when in America; is with the latter's papers in a trunk at New York; otherwise it would have been returned as requested.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Finance, Personal--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Health and Hygiene; Galloway, Eliza; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-05-28; 2022

Title: Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de to William Temple Franklin, 1781 November 9; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26926
Description: Letter from Louis Laneuville to William Temple Franklin. Encloses a letter from his brother, which he wishes to have certified by Dr. Franklin.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Economics--History--18th century; Family life--18th century; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-11-09; 2022

Title: Peale, Charles Willson letter book, 1782-1795; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Letterbooks
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8540
Description: Charles Willson Peale's letterbook from 1782-1795. The letters, written by Charles Willson Peale, cover a variety of topics including his art production, the war, and family.; 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; Finance, Personal--United States
Date: 1782 - 1795; 2022

Title: Williams, Jonathan to William Temple Franklin, 1781 February 12; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25354
Description: Letter from Jonathan William to William Temple Franklin. Giving directions about the shipment of his printing machine and refers to the case of a "poor fellow" he is interested in.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Finance, Personal--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-02-12; 2022

Title: Posey, Thomas to George Gray, 1779 March 13; Posey, Thomas to Gray, George
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22986
Description: Letter from Thomas Posey from George Gray. Asking that one of his men will put a plate in his saddle.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Finance, Personal--United States; Posey, Thomas; Gray, George
Date: 1779-03-13; 2022

Title: Vaughan, John to William Temple Franklin, 1781 March 10; Vaughan, John, 1756-1841. to William Temple Franklin.
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24740
Description: Letter from John Vaughan to William Temple Franklin. Is anxious to become an American citizen, but not prepared to go through the formalities at Bordeaux. Intends to go to Madrid first to learn Spanish. Asks his opinion and advice in the matter.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Finance, Personal--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Education--18th century; Vaughan, John, 1756-1841; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-03-10; 2022

Title: Jay, Sarah Livingston to William Temple Franklin, 1781 October 3; Jay, Sarah Livingston, 1756-1802. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26906
Description: Letter from Sarah Livingston Jay to William Temple Franklin. Requesting him to purchase and send her by Major David Salisbury Franks, two pairs of paste shoe buckles, etc.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Finance, Personal--United States; Jay, Sarah Livingston, 1756-1802; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-10-03; 2022