1733

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: Act...paying off..South Sea annuities...for establishing the colony of Georgia

Act of Parliament that pays off one million South Sea annuities, and using money for various purposes, including "Marriage Portion of the Princess Royal," in establishing the colony of Georgia, and paying debt. Act also makes reference to building of new churches within cities of London and Westminster.

GLC03498

1739

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: An Act for naturalizing such foreign Protestants... in... America

12. George II.

GLC03562.06

8 August 1699

Penn, William, 1644-1718

Document signed

Title: [Partially-printed Quaker marriage certificate between Richard Richardson and Elizabeth Collard]

Marriage certificate signed by 67 other Quakers. William Penn's is the first signature. A separate section of signatures is designated: "relations." Document is dirty around edges.

GLC04055

18 November 1784

Pemberton, James, 1723-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Phillips

Discusses the anti-slavery activities of Quakers in the U.S. and a dispute over admission of blacks to Quaker church due to fears of intermarriage. He requests a copy of Bishop Wilson's bible be sent to him. He mentions other correspondence and the marriage of his second daughter.

GLC04237

circa 1860

Engraving

Title: Translators of the Bible

One engraving of Translators of the Bible dated circa 1860.

GLC08878.1877

circa 1860

Engraving

Title: [Scenes from the bible]

One engraving featuring scenes from the bible dated circa 1860.

GLC08878.1895

circa 1865

Engraving

Title: [Russian Cross]

One engraving of a Russian Cross dated circa 1865. Depicts a cross with Christian imagery. At the bottom of the image is a caption that reads "Russian Cross, Taken From A House In The Rear Of the Redan Sebastopola."

GLC08878.1956

circa 1664

Pate, W., fl. 1840

Engraving

Title: Engraving of religious figure

One engraving of an unidentified religious figure dated circa 1664. Bust portrait of a high religious figure. There is Latin text reading, "Pavlvs S Mariae De Scalal Diaconvs Card Sabellvs Perrettvs Romanvs" under the image.

GLC08878.0436

1698

Salvatierra, Juan María de, 1648-1717

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Antonio Abarea [in Spanish]

Addresses the audience of Guadalajara on the day of the birth of Our Lady of [Loreto]. Discusses the English threat, the weakness of the Spanish crown, and the general situation of the Catholic religion in Mexico.

GLC06292

14 June 1723

Wall Street Real Estate

Manuscript document

Title: [Sale of land near Dutch Reformed Church abutting Wall Street]

Signed by Samuel Waldron and countersigned on back by Simon Pasco and Thomas Thong. Sale of land to Abraham Gouverneur, Isaac Gouverneur, Isaac De Riemer, Jr., and Henry Coerten. The sheets are joined at the bottom with ribbon.

GLC06059

3 July 1695

Penn, William, 1644-1718

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Friends, Bretheren and Sisters.

In a sermon-like letter quoting the words of the apostle Paul, Penn instructs his flock: "You see by wh[ich] way God began his election. It was by tryals, yea great tryals, but promesses accompanied you, & strong faith." Written from Worminghurst, his estate in England.

GLC05806

16 March 1755

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Franklin

Writes to his brother regarding an unscrupulous blackmith and the ensuing trouble from his shoddy handiwork. Asks his brother to tarnish the smith's name. Franklin ends with a pun on the smith's supposed regard for the 8th Commandment: "Thou shalt not Steel."

GLC05267

1699-1980 ca.

Header Record

Title: [Collection of documents relating to religion and spirituality. See decimalized entries.]

GLC05508

14 September 1699

Cotton, John, 1640-1699

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Lord

Cotton writes from Charleston, South Carolina, where he had been called in 1698, to Joseph Lord, a minister at Dorchester, South Carolina. Lord had sailed to South Carolina with Cotton in November 1698. Speaks of mutual acquaintances in Charleston and touches on various issues, most significantly the proper procedure of the church when members, baptized as infants, renounce their baptism. Mentions the funeral of a Rev. Marshall, and the pending baptism of a slave owned by Madam Blake. Cotton died of yellow fever on 18 September 1699, four days after this letter was written. Contains…

GLC05508.002

21 July 1743

Pepperrell, William, 1696-1759

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard Waldron

Pepperell reports his daughter and grandson very ill. He also mentions business matters.

GLC05508.009

30 June 1744

Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758

Magazine

Title: The Christian history. [Vol. 2, no. 70]

Contains accounts of the current religious revival in Great Britain and the American colonies.

GLC08819

1682

Various

Header Record

Title: Collection of 5 letters relating to Elizabeth Woodhouse. [Decimalized .01-.05]

GLC00391

March 29, 1682

Penn, William, 1644-1718

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dr. Woodhouse

Penn gives advice to the father of Elizabeth Woodhouse, who had the choice of going to America or staying with her lover. This letter mentions her wish to come to America, and Penn does not discourage the idea, mentioning that he will be going this summer (for the first time). Penn suggests practical protection with which to face the new continent. Dated in the old style.

GLC00391.01

May 11, 1682

Woodhouse, Elizabeth, fl. 1682

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Harvey, Jr.

Elizabeth Woodhouse writes a love letter to John Harvey, Jr. Woodhouse was considering going to America at the time.

GLC00391.02

June 5, 1682

Woodhouse, Elizabeth, fl. 1682

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Harvey, Jr.

Elizabeth Woodhouse writes a love letter to John Harvey, Jr. Woodhouse was considering going to America at the time.

GLC00391.03

July 11, 1682

Harvey, John, Jr., fl. 1682

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Elizabeth Woodhouse

John Harvey Jr. writes a love letter to Elizabeth Woodhouse. He is devoted to her. Woodhouse was considering going to America at the time.

GLC00391.04

circa 1682

Harvey, John, Jr., fl. 1682

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Elizabeth Woodhouse

John Harvey Jr. writes a love letter to Elizabeth Woodhouse. Harvey apologizes for his "bouldness." Addressed to "My Dear friend E.W."

GLC00391.05

1675

Penn, William, 1644-1718

Pamphlet

Title: England's present interest discovered, with honour to the prince, and safety to the people.

Advocates religious freedom in England. With heraldic bookplate of Robert Cony. Published seven years before Penn's founding of Pennsylvania.

GLC01672

1682

Penn, William, 1644-1718

Pamphlet

Title: William Penn's last farewell to England.

Title continues: "being an epistle containing a salutation to all faithful friends, a reproof to the unfaithful, and a visitation to the enquiring, in a solemn farewell to them all in the land of my nativity." Printed for Thomas Cook.

GLC01673

July 5, 1699

Penn, William, 1644-1718

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Pike

Penn writes about preparations for his last trip to America. Accompanied by a separate leaf signed "M. Jacob" stating that the letter is "to my great great great grandfather Joseph Pike." A merchant in Cork, Ireland, Pike was an old Quaker friend.

GLC01577