Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Miscellaneous manuscripts

Authors

• Wetherill, Samuel, 1736-1816
• Beatty, William
• Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824
• Eves, Joseph Bennett
• Hallowell, Israel, 1863-1949
• Harvey, Jacob
• Heysham, Robert, active 17th century-18th century
• Nicholson, John, 1757-1800
• Pollard, William
• Sellers, Nathan, 1751-1830
• Stiles, Joseph
• Wood, Thomas
• Scharf, J. Thomas 1843-1898
• Westcott, Thompson, 1820-1888
• Pennsylvania Society for the Encouragement of Manufactures and the Useful Arts. Manufacturing Committee
• Pennsylvania Society for Promoting Manufactures & the Useful Arts. Board of Managers
• Pennsylvania Society for Promoting Manufactures & the Useful Arts. Committee for Manufactures
• Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of American Manufactures
• Society of Artists and Manufacturers of Philadelphia
• United Company of Philadelphia for Promoting American Manufactures
• Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Call number

Misc Mss Box 19 Folder 57 Box 19 Folder 57
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania, Special Collections)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9913871353503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155886972

Publisher

Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania

Origin

Date

1775-1803, n.d

Summary

Collection of documents pertaining to commercial societies and partnerships in Philadelphia, particularly the United Company of Philadelphia for Promoting American Manufactures and the Pennsylvania Society for the Encouragement of Manufactures and the Useful Arts.

Extent

12 items (16 leaves)

Subjects topical

• Manufacturing processes
• Manufacturing processes
• Industries--United States--18th century
• Industries
• Textile industry
• United States
• Industries--United States--19th century
• Partnership
• Partnership
• Stock companies--United States--Finance--18th century
• Stock companies
• Finance
• Stock companies--United States--Finance--19th century
• Textile industry--United States--18th century
• Textile industry--United States--19th century
• Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--18th century
• Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century

Genres

• Accounts
• Receipts
• Reports
• Stock certificates

Licenses

• Text

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  URL

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• Text

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Table of contents

• fol. 1r — Typescript description of collection
• fol. 4r — Receipts
• fol. 7r — Certificate
• fol. 8r — To the Board of Managers of the Pennsylvania Society for promoting Manufactures & the useful arts
• fol. 10r — Estimate of the Cost of Machinery for 1000 Spindles for spinning Cotton Yarn
• fol. 13r — Accounts of the Manufacturing Committee, 21 Decwember 1787 to 30 July 1788
• fol. 19r — Manufacturing Committee accounts 30 July 1788 to 19 January 1789
• fol. 21r — Extract from minutes of the Manufacturing Committee 2 May 1803
• fol. 21v — Letter to Wetherill 2 June 1803