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Title: Walker, T. to Elizabeth Coleman Sellers, 1775 June 23; Walker, T.. Letter to Elizabeth Coleman [Sellers], Philadelphia
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8213
Description: Letter from T. Walker to Elisabeth Coleman Sellers about their disappointment with the lack of correspondence from her.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social life and customs--18th century
Date: 1775-06-23; 2022

Title: Wright, Hannah to [Elizabeth Coleman Sellers], 1776 November 24; Wright, Hannah. Letter to [Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman Sellers]
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8229
Description: Letter from Hannah Wright to Elizabeth Coleman Sellers. Her letter includes descriptions of traveling in Pennsylvania including observations on its topography.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; ; Women--History--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Female friendship
Date: 1776-11-24; 2022

Title: Hutchinson, James to Mary Stanbury Pemberton, 1776 June 13
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7273
Description: Letter from James Hutchinson to his aunt, Mary Pemberton about his education and family.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Medical education--England; Education--America--History--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Family life--18th century; Fothergill, John, 1712-1780
Date: 1776-06-13; 2022

Title: Franklin, William to Benjamin Franklin, 1774 December 24; Franklin, William, 1731-1813. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9572
Description: William Franklin writes to his Father about Deborah Read Franklin death and funeral. He expresses desire that Benjamin Franklin had returned to Philadelphia in the fall as he felt it would have made Deborah happy. He then encourages Franklin to leave England as the goals of his visit have not been achieved and are putting him in danger.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Women--History--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions
Date: 1774-12-24; 2022

Title: Lancase, James to Gouverneur Morris, 1782 August 12; James Lacase to Gouverneur Morris
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:15959
Description: Letter from James Lancase to Gouverneur Morris. Mentions some sort of legal motion, and James wanted to protect the character of a young lady.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Correspondence; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Law--United States--History; Lancase, James; Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816
Date: 1783-07-31; 2022

Title: Sellers, Elizabeth Coleman to Nathan Sellers, 1779-1780; Sellers, Elizabeth Coleman, 1751-1832. Letter to Nathan Sellers, Philadelphia
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8913
Description: A partial letter written by Elizabeth Coleman Sellers to Nathan Sellers.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--History--18th century; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century
Date: 1779 - 1780; 2022

Title: Sellers, Ann Gibson to Nathan Sellers, 1783; Sellers, Ann Gibson, 1730-. Letter to Nathan Sellers
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8815
Description: Letter from Ann Gibson Sellers to her son Nathan Sellers. She express her desire to know how Elizabeth Coleman Sellers and her grandchild are fairing. She then describes an illness of someone (it is not clear who she is referring to) and writes that Sally can come home.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Family life--18th century
Date: 1783; 2022

Title: Bache, Richard to Benjamin Franklin, 1774 December 24; Bache, Richard, 1737-1811 to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9266
Description: Letter to Benjamin Franklin informing him of Deborah Read Franklin's death. Richard Bache relays that Deborah had a stroke and died a few days later. Bache describes the days after her death. Sally Franklin is mentioned in the letter.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Women--History--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions
Date: 1774-12-24; 2022

Title: Wistar, Margaret to Catharine Haines, 1774 January 6 - 1789 July 04; From: Margaret Wistar Haines to David Rittenhouse
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7831
Description: Letters written by Margaret Wistar to her daughter Catherine Haines between 1774 and 1789. The topics of the letters are mainly on family life, including other family members' activities and health. There is also a letter addressed to a cousin, presumably Catherine Wistar.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Family life--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Hartshorne, Catherine Haines, 1761-1808; Wistar, Catherine
Date: 1774-1789; 2022

Title: Account by Lowry Wister, [1781]; Account by Wister, Lowry
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7649
Description: Lowrey Wister's account of her son's life and death. She writes of William Wister's birth and her concern of having too much attachment to him as she had previously experienced the death of an infant son. She continues to describe him as clever and discusses her attachment to him. Lowrey describes his illness. Lowrey carefully details his illness and her administrations.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Family life--18th century; Households--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century; Motherhood; Women--History--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Child care--18th century; Child care--18th century; Wister, William, 1778-1781
Date: [1781]; 2022

Title: Haines, Hannah Marshall collected poetry, 1781; Hannah Marshall Haines: Notebook; poetry collected by HMH
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7781
Description: Hannah Marshall Haines' book of poetry, including "An Elegiac Poem on the Death of an only Daughter, who died aged 11 years", "On General Washington", "On reading Robert Barclay's Apology for the true Christian Divinity", "Elegy to the Memory of M Wakefield", "A Moral Reflection Written on the Last Day of the Year 1780", "On Benjamin Trotter", "By Elisabeth Carter, in her eighteenth year", "Beauty's a fair but fading flower, or, the Rose", "On the Death of Mary Mayberry" amongst others.; Blank pages were not scanned.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Family life--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Poetry; Poetry
Date: 1781; 2022

Title: Rawle, Peggy to Sarah Wister, 1776 September 07; Rawle, Peggy. ALS to Sally (Sarah) Wister
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7627
Description: Peggy Rawle writes to Sarah (Sally) Wister. She expresses longing for living in the country and also declines to allow Sally to show her letters to Deborah Norris (Logan). Peggy wants her letters to be kept private as "D N who writes so well herself [...] mine must appear very silly." Peggy continues and mentions other friends by their initials.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Female friendship; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Logan, Deborah Norris, 1761-1839
Date: 1776-09-07; 2022

Title: Wister, Elizabeth to Sarah Wister, 1784; Wister, Elizabeth, 1764-1812. ALS to Sally (Sarah) Wister
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7515
Description: Elizabeth Wister sends Sarah Wister a poem and describes her current experiences.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Female friendship; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Fishbourne, Polly; Jones, Sarah (Sally), 1760-
Date: 1784; 2022

Title: Correspondence to Margaret Wistar Haines, 1756 August 25 - 1783 October 22; Morris Birkbeck To: Margaret Wistar Haines
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7902
Description: Letters written to Margaret Wistar in 1576 and 1783 from Samuel Fathergill and Morris Birkbeck.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Family life--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Fothergill, Samuel, 1715-1772; Birkbeck, Morris
Date: 1756-1783; 2022

Title: Wistar, Margaret to Yearly Meeting of Women Friends; From: Margaret Wistar Haines to Yearly Meeting of Women Friends
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7755
Description: Miscellaneous notes and letters written by Margaret Wistar Haines to various individuals, including her daughter Catherine Haines, the Yearly Meeting of Women Friends, and her children.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Family life--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Hartshorne, Catherine Haines, 1761-1808; Haines, Caspar Wistar, 1762-1801
Date: undated; 2022

Title: Haines, Catharine cypher book, 1776; Catharine Haines Hart shorne : "Cypher Book"
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7937
Description: Catherine Haines' cypher book which shows her education in mathematics including various forms of addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication as well as mathematical tables, weights, measurements, etc. The book shows Catharine working through word problems such as calculating the number of quarts and pints in 17 gallons. Additionally, a number of mathematical rules are written out such as the golden rule and a description of Inverse Proportion. At the end of the volume isa day book, perhaps Reuben Haines', that includes purchases made as well as other transactions as well as a ledger all dated in 1775.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Family life--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Mathematics; Women--Education--History; Education--18th century; Education--America--History--18th century; Haines, Reuben, 1727-1793
Date: 1776; 2022

Title: Sellers, Elizabeth Coleman and Nathan Sellers correspondence, [1776]; Sellers, Elizabeth Coleman, 1751-1832. Letter to Nathan Sellers
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8628
Description: A series of letters written between Elizabeth Coleman Sellers and Nathan Sellers while they were courting. Letters were likely written between 1776 and 1779. Both letter writers cover a wide range of topics and sign their letters "Eugenius" and "Harriott" to disguise their identities. Nathan Sellers, who had joined the Pennsylvania Militia, was disowned by the Darby Society of Friends, which meant that their courting was done in secret. Included in the letters is poetry written by them as well as others, their mutual Quaker faith, their affection for each other, and their families.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Courtship; Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Religious aspects--Society of Friends; War and families; Women--History--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Family life--18th century
Date: [1776]; 2022

Title: Cox, John to Nathanael Greene, 1779 February 16; Cox, John, 1731-1793 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:20564
Description: Letter from John Cox to Nathanael Greene. Bloomsbury - Will inquire into the prices of pack-saddles, and if they can be had at 3 pounds will order 500 of them. Dispatched an express to Colonel Patterson and will accompany him to camp on his arrival. Mrs. Cox and family send compliments to Mrs. Greene.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Finance, Personal--United States; Military camps; Cox, John, 1731-1793; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-02-16; 2022

Title: Wistar, Margaret correspondence; From: Margaret Wistar Haines
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7689
Description: Letters written by Margaret Wister to her daughter, Catherine Haines, her son-Caspar Wistar Haines, her sister, and her daughter-in-law, Hannah Marshall Haines. Wistar's subjects range from family matters, to neighbors' activities, the health of individuals, medicinal recipes, to purchases.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Family life--18th century; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Hartshorne, Catherine Haines, 1761-1808; Haines, Caspar Wistar, 1762-1801; Haines, Hannah Marshall, 1765-1828
Date: undated; 2022

Title: Cotton, John to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 4; Cotton, John to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:20805
Description: Letter from John Cotton to Nathanael Greene. Croton River - Desiring to know the duties and privileges attached to the office of Brigade Quartermaster, in order to settle on or two disputed points.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions; Finance, Personal--United States; Cotton, John; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-05-04; 2022