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Title: Bache, Sarah Franklin to Benjamin Franklin, 1783 June 01; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:11915
Description: Sarah Franklin Bache writes about her family to her father. She informs Benjamin Franklin about her eldest daughter's, Elizabeth, education. The letter includes a delightful vignette about playing with children and rabbits.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Family life--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Children; Child care--18th century
Date: 1783-06-01; 2022

Title: Yeates, Jasper to Sarah Yeates, 1774; Yeates, Jasper to Sarah Yeates
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16902
Description: 4 letters from Jasper Yeates to Sarah Yeates. Discusses the state of his health and spirits. Jasper mentions shared family and states that "I should be very happy to hear that his whooping cough is not as troublesome to him as when I left you". Jasper mentions his anxiety in a letter.; Jasper Yeates frequently refers to his wife Sarah Yeates, born Sarah Burd, as "Sally".; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Health and Hygiene; Mental health; Family life--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Children; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; War and families--United States--History--18th century
Date: 1774; 2022

Title: Bache, Richard to Benjamin Franklin, 1782 January 09; Bache, Richard, 1737-1811. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:10931
Description: Richard Bache updates Benjamin Franklin on family matters. He writes that "Little Debby" (Deborah Franklin Bache) was inoculated against smallpox successfully.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Family life--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Children; Child care--18th century; Duane, Deborah Franklin Bache, 1781-1863
Date: 1782-01-09; 2022

Title: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Supreme Executive Council to all concerned, 1779 November 23; No. 2408 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Supreme Executive Council (Joseph Reed, president) to all concerned
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:629
Description: Permission for Mrs. Mary Cassan and her four children to go into New York City and not return; attested by T[imothy] Matlack, secretary, 10 May 1780; [on verso]: Gen. Jedediah Huntington to the commanding officer at Elizabethtown, [N. J.], 10 May 1780: certification that Mrs. Cassan has permission for an interview with her husband.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785et al; Pennsylvania. Supreme Executive Councilet al
Subject: Lived experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Children; Identification--United States; Passports--United States--History; Cassan, Mary; Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818
Date: 1779-11-23; 2021

Title: Yeates, Jasper to Sarah Yeates, 1776; Yeates, Jasper to Sarah Yeates
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16874
Description: 3 letters from Jasper Yeates to Sarah Yeates. One letter discusses shared family. Jasper recounts a journey to York in the rain, but remarks that they were kept dry by their carriage. In one letter Jasper also mentions having "no wine since I left you".; Jasper Yeates frequently refers to his wife Sarah Yeates, born Sarah Burd, as "Sally".; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Health and Hygiene; Mental health; Family life--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Children; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; Weather; War and families--United States--History--18th century; Alcohol
Date: 1776; 2022

Title: Shippen, Edward to Jasper Yeates, 1780 April 23; General business correspondence
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:17018
Description: Letter from Edward Shippen IV to Jasper Yeates. States that he is has just visited Jasper's family and that they are in good health and spirits.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Health and Hygiene; Mental health; Family life--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Children; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; War and families--United States--History--18th century
Date: 1780-04-23; 2022

Title: Lee, Richard Henry to [Thomas Jefferson], 1776 November 3; B J35.x10. Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794. Letter to [Thomas Jefferson]
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16751
Description: A transcription of a letter from Richard Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson informing him that he had heard the Jefferson had declined a seat in Congress. Lee describes the current happenings in the War including his thoughts on the Battle of Valcour Island where Benedict Arnold and the United States Navy were defeated as well as Alexander McDougall's brigade. Lee writes that he believes that the "quarrel" between Spain and Portugal and Russian Naval moments will benefit the United States in their war with Britain. He writes about the gossip in Congress, presumably, about him. Lee describes his ideas and concerns about the need for ships and sailors. He suggests the conscription of "Orphan and poor Children" ("bound to the Sea"). He moves on to describe creating safe ports and increasing the protection of ports. He also describes access to timber and making cannons. He concludes by writing, "[l]et us have Cannon, Small Arms, gun powder, and industry; we shall be secure—But it is in vain to have good systems of Government and good Laws, if we are exposed to the ravage of the Sword, without means of resisting. [...] I do not think our armed Vessels can be so well [em]ployed in any other business as in m[aking] two or three trips to the French and Dutch Islands for these necessaries, carrying Tobacco and fine flour to purchase them."; Recipient's copy at the Library of Congress, this is a transcription.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Child labor; Child labor--United States; Impressment--United States--History--18th century; Draft--United States; United States. Navy--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Valcour Island, Battle of, N.Y., 1776; West Indies--Commerce--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Children; Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801; McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786
Date: 1776-11-03; 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