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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: 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: 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: Pole, A. to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1795 March 13
Identifier(s): text:320682
Description: Letter from A. Pole to Sally Bache concerning family and friends.
Creator: Pole, A.et al
Subject: Women--History--18th century; Female friendship; Social networks--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808; Hoppner, Phoebe, 1761-1827; Bache, William, 1773-1818
Date: 1795-03-13; 2021

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: Lloyd, Richard Bennett to William Temple Franklin, 1779 December 10; Lloyd, Richard Bennett. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25538
Description: Letter from Richard Bennett Lloyd to William Temple Franklin. Has learned that William Temple Franklin has been married to one of the Miss Alexanders. Offers his congratulations. Hears that Mr. Jonathan Williams, Jr. has married into the same family. Wishes to know which of the young ladies is now Mrs. Franklin and which one Mrs. Williams. Encloses a letter to be delivered to Mr. William Carmichael as soon as he arrives in Europe.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Lloyd, Richard Bennett (American patron, 1750-1787); Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-12-10; 2022

Title: Gibbon, John to Jasper Yeates, 1775 April 29; Gibbon, John to Jasper Yeates
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16946
Description: Letter from John Gibbon to Jasper Yeates. John writes from Philadelphia, and is updating Jasper on the state of affairs in the city and in Boston. John mentions wanting to get his family out of town as soon as possible.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Economy; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects; Family life--18th century; War and families--United States--History--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century
Date: 1775-04-29; 2022

Title: Hewson, Mary Stevenson to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1768 February 24
Identifier(s): text:320670
Description: Letter from Mary Stevenson to Sally Bache. Mary (Benjamin Franklin's confidante and landlady in London) mentions Sally's desire to marry Richard Bache against her father's wishes.
Creator: Hewson, M. S. (Mary Stevenson)et al
Subject: Marriage; Women--History--18th century; Female friendship; Social networks--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808; Bache, Richard, 1737-1811; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Date: 1768-02-24; 2021

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: Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de to William Temple Franklin, 1780 February 01; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24659
Description: Letter from Louis Laneuville to William Temple Franklin. An invitation to a ball and a dinner on the 7th; also an invitation from some ladies for the 6th.; 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: 1780-02-01; 2022

Title: Fain, F. to William Temple Franklin, 1779 February 9; Fain, F. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24868
Description: Letter from F. Fain to William Temple Franklin. Requests him to pay his initiation fee to the Masonic Lodge of the Nine Sisters.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Fain, F.; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-02-09; 2022

Title: Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de to William Temple Franklin, 1780 January 24; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25474
Description: Letter from Louis Laneuville to William Temple Franklin. Owing to illness, the ball is postponed until the 31st; invites him to dinner on that date.; 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: 1780-01-24; 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: Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de to William Temple Franklin, 1780 January 8; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24864
Description: Letter from Louis Laneuville to William Temple Franklin. The ball has been postponed to Sunday. Asks for news of the arrival of Mr. John Adams.; 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: 1780-01-08; 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: "Lenox" to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1800 April 1
Identifier(s): text:320697
Description: Letter from Lenox (likely Rachel Lenox) to Sally Bache.
Creator: Lenox, Rachel Carmer, 1763-1843et al
Subject: Women--History--18th century; Female friendship; Social networks--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Marriage; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808; Hewson, Thomas T.; Harwood, Elizabeth (Eliza) Franklin Bache, 1777-1820
Date: 1800-04-01; 2021

Title: Watson, Elkanah to William Temple Franklin, 1783 July 11; Watson, Elkanah, 1758-1842. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26057
Description: Letter from Elkana Watson to William Temple Franklin. Request to have a miniature of Dr. Franklin executed by a good artist, for a lady who wishes to wear it in a bracelet, and to send him a lady's watch.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; Upper class women; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Women--History--18th century; Watson, Elkanah, 1758-1842; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1783-07-11; 2022

Title: Watson, Elkanah to William Temple Franklin, 1782 December 25; Watson, Elkanah, 1758-1842. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26093
Description: Letter from Elkana Watson to William Temple Franklin. Soliciting aid for Captain Hardy. Request a suit of old clothes of Benjamin Franklin's with which to dress a wax figure of him made by Madame Patience Wright and to be set up in his study.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; Finance, Personal--United States; Upper class women; Women--History--18th century; Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Watson, Elkanah, 1758-1842; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1782-12-25; 2022