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Title: Rawle, Peggy to Sarah Wister, 1776 July 28; Rawle, Peggy. ALS to Sally (Sarah) Wister
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7381
Description: Peggy Rawle responds to Sarah (Sally) Wister. She discusses her longing to be in Germantown instead of "the town" and her feelings of loneliness. Peggy also describes her home life including locking the library door "to keep my troublesom[e] little Brother out". Peggy also discusses a mutual friend, namely Polly Fishbourne, who she describes as not "a girl of her word" as she has not been writing her. She also references a "D N", likely Deborah Norris (Logan).; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Children--America--History--18th century; Family life--18th century; 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; Fishbourne, Polly
Date: 1776-07-28; 2022

Title: Collins, Stephen to Nathanael Greene, 1779 February 16; Collins, Stephen, ca. 1758-179 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21058
Description: Letter from Stephen Collins to Nathanael Greene. Philadelphia - Setting forth the case of Sarah Whitbread who, having obtained a pass to New York, was on her way back with sundry goods, which were taken from her by an American officer who gave her a receipt for them. Most of the articles intended as presents for Mrs. Collins. Ask for some redress.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; 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; Collins, Stephen, 1758-; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-02-16; 2022

Title: Haines, Catharine medicinal and household recipe notebook, 1776; Reuben Haines I : Notebook re cures for various ills
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7717
Description: The recipe book of Catherine Haines. Contains recipes for maladies including flux, colic, hives, red sore eyes, jaundice (which is crossed out), rheumatism, cough, hiccups, gout, asthma, Sydenham's chorea (referred to as St Vitus' dance) etc. Some recipes include references to the original recipe maker including Edward Tartill's Salve and Deborah Morris's Cholick Drops. Book also contains recipes for preserving foods including peaches and strawberries, pickling walnuts, cherries, and beef, raspberry jam, calf feet jelly, etc.; Many blank pages that 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; Formulas, recipes, etc.; Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions; Medicine; Medicine--Practice--Pennsylvania; Medicine--United States--History--18th century
Date: 1776; 2022