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22 December 1930
Lindsey, Ben B., 1869 - 1943
to Benetta
GLC00379.159.31
circa 1780
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
[Notes from the Pennsylvania Executive Council regarding pardons, appointments, and appropriations of funds].
Wayne notes that on 6 January 1780, the Executive Council pardoned William Cassidy and Peter Swope, both of whom were "convicted of high treason--on condition that he serve as a soldier during the present war in one of the regiments of this State..."...
GLC08497
17 January 1774
Dunlap, John, 1747-1812
Pennsylvania Packet or the general advertiser. [Vol. 3, no. 117 (January 17, 1774)]
Prints on page two an account on the manumission of slaves calculating what the estimated costs would be to pay for the manumission of all slaves in the Colony. Also includes news from New York, Boston, and Philadelphia and public postings.
GLC08689
24 January 1778
Wilkie, J., fl. 1757-1823
The London chronicle. [Vol. 43, no. 3298 (January 24, 1778)]
Contains new of the Revolutionary War, debates in the House of Commons, the House of Lords, literary essays, and local London news.
GLC08690
30 November 1782
Pennsylvania packet or the general advertiser. [Vol. 11, no. 970 (November 30, 1782)]
Prints a proclamation made by the President and Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania concerning keeping Sunday as a holy day, the "Lord's Day." Reports on new regulations for the Quartermaster's department on p. 2 including...
GLC08691
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