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Creator McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Contributor Barney, Joshua, 1759-1818
Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888
Carey & Hart
Ernst, John Frederick, d. 1805
Frost, John, 1800-1859
Sergeant, John, 1779-1852
Sefton, John, 1805-1868.
Wager, Philip, 1748-1813.
Scott, Winfield, |d 1786-1866, correspondent.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, correspondent.
Tingey, Thomas, 1750-1829 correspondent.,
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868, correspondent.
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889, correspondent.
Brackenridge, H. M. (Henry Marie), 1786-1871, correspondent.
Inman, Henry, 1801-1846, correspondent.
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879, correspondent.
Cooper, William, 1754-1809, correspondent.
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, correspondent.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864, correspondent.
Ingraham, Edward D. (Edward Duncan), 1793-1854, correspondent.
Tilghman, Benjamin, 1785-1850 correspondent.,
Blodget, Rebecca, 1772-1837 correspondent.,
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, former owner.
Title McAllister Small Manuscript Collections, 1781-1857 (inclusive).
Physical Description 2 boxes .84 linear ft.
Description McAllister Small Manuscript Collections consists of sixteen small groups of papers that were isolated from the McAllister Miscellaneous Manuscripts because of their cohesive content. Most of the material is the papers of merchants and businessmen in Philadelphia, but also included are letters related to the theatre, law, politics, religion, and literary publishing. The collection, too, holds a small group of early nineteenth century requests for water service in the city of Philadelphia.
Notes 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 (1822-1896) was an antiquarian collector in Philadelphia. During his lifetime, he acquired all sorts of Americana, ranging from printed books and pamphlets to ephemera and manuscripts. The latter material includes substantial records groups such as family papers and business records, as well as the smaller groups of papers as found here: they are each not extensive enough to stand alone as a collection, yet are too cohesive in content to remain filed within the McAllister Miscellaneous Manuscripts.
Subject Hairdressing.
Hairwork.
Insurance, Marine.
Water supply -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Archives.
Koch, Jacob Gerhard.
Geographic subject United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce.
Genre Bills of lading.
Letters.
Receipts (financial records).
Invoices.
Certificates.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, former owner.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| MSS | McA MSS 002
Accession number (McAllister)