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Contributor Pennsylvania. General Assembly.
Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800.
Cornplanter, Seneca chief, 1732?-1836.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, former owner.
Title Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, General Assembly Records, 1783-1859 (bulk 1790-1838).
Physical Description 25 boxes 11.35 linear ft.
Description A small collection of records of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania holds late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century correspondence, reports, petitions, and maps filed with the Assembly by government officials, politicians, corporations, and citizens. Among the documents are letters sent to the Senate by Governor Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800), and the Seneca Indian Chief Cornplanter (1732?-1836) who appeared before the legislators in 1790.
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.
Geographic subject Pennsylvania -- Politics and government.
Genre Letters.
Maps -- Pennsylvania.
Petitions.
Speeches.
State government records.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, former owner.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| MSS | McA MSS 017
Accession number (McAllister)