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Creator McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Contributor Mitchell, John Kearsley, 1793-1858, correspondent.
Dohrman, Arnold Henry, 1749-1813 correspondent.,
Kneass, William, 1780-1840, correspondent.
Montgomery, James, 1771-1854, correspondent.
Campbell, Quintin, 1774-1863, correspondent.
Caraccioli, Louis-Antoine, marquis, 1719-1803, correspondent.
Smollett, Tobias George, 1721-1771, correspondent.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, former owner.
Title McAllister Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1683-1872 (inclusive).
Physical Description 10 boxes 5.75 linear ft.
Description A collection of miscellaneous and individual papers including letters, deeds, indentures, invoices, depositions, wills, certificates, passports, summons, and other government, legal and financial documents, most of which bear no relation to each other. Among the documents is a memoir by Scottish immigrant Quintin Campbell, three songs by Scottish hymnist James Montgomery, a letter from Dr. J.K. Mitchell, papers relating to A.H. Dohrmann and William Kneass, and a letter from Louis-Antoine Caraccioli to Tobias Smollett..
Notes Several hundred clipped signatures were filed throughout the pre-2005 McAllister Manuscript Collection; they were extracted and assembled into their own alphabetically arranged McAllister Autograph Collection (McA MSS 022).
On deposit at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. For service, please contact the Historical Society at 215-732-6200 or http://www.hsp.org.
Biographical / historical note John A. McAllister was an antiquarian collector living in Philadelphia.
Subject Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.
Genre Letters.
Bills of lading.
Bonds (legal records).
Family papers.
Indentures.
Inventories.
Invoices.
Passports.
Certificates.
Legal documents.
Bank notes.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, former owner.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| MSS | McA MSS 025
Accession number (McAllister)