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Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles
Paper on the ‘Life of Col. Samuel Miles’ in his own handwriting covering his life from 1739 – 1802. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business entrepreneur, and public servant) made his …
Chester County History Center – John Hill Brinton Reminiscences Collection
The digitized reminiscences recorded by John Hill Brinton consist of five volumes (three original and two typed transcripts) and date from 1856 to 1868. Found within the collection are descriptions …
Chester County History Center – John Townsend Diary Collection
John Townsend kept this diary during a trip on horseback from his home in Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, to North Carolina and back home in February through early April 1752. …
Chester County History Center – Walter Finney Diary Collection
The digitized diaries of Walter Finney consist of three volumes with accompanying typed transcripts and date from 1778 to 1786. The diaries document Walter Finney’s observations and notes during his …
College of Physicians of Philadelphia – Colonial Formularies Collection
This collection provides access to two rare dispensatories and receptures that illuminate the therapeutic practices and medical orientation of two dispensing physicians in the multilingual colonial medical market of rural …