Executive Correspondence, 1790-1969

About This Collection

Images of executive correspondence of the governors of Pennsylvania maintained by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Subject matter is wide ranging and covers all aspects of official gubernatorial activity. In addition to the loose documents, the correspondence covering 1861-1866 includes the Curtin Letterbooks, two volumes of gubernatorial correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, focusing on military matters. Correspondents include Simon Cameron, Edwin Stanton, and Abraham Lincoln. An unpublished descriptive inventory and index for the Curtin Letterbooks are available in the Pennsylvania State Archives Search Room. Disclaimer: The Pennsylvania State Archives provides digital access to a wide variety of historical documents, some of which may be considered offensive by current standards. The Archives does not endorse views expressed in these historical collections, but presents these collections to aid in scholarly research.

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Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, Curtin Administration, Volume 1, March 1861-September 1864, and Volume 2, October 1864-April 1, 1866
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, December 22, 1790-May 13, 1791
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, May 13 Continued-October 3, 1791
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, October 7, 1791-March 26, 1792
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, March 26 Continued-August 20, 1792
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, August 20, 1792 Continued-February 11, 1793
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, February 11 Continued-July 7, 1793
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, July 8-October 21, 1793
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, October 22, 1793-February 14, 1794
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, February 17-June 13, 1794
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, June 14-September 4, 1794
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, September 5, 1794-January 30, 1795
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, February 4-September 25, 1795
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, September 26, 1795-June 23, 1796
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, June 23, 1796 Continued-February 1797
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, March 7-September 25, 1797
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, October 2, 1797-August 12, 1798. Also, this roll of microfilm contains four items not previously filmed: Letter to Thomas Mifflin from Amos Gregg, June 22, 1791; a bill of sale for 3 town lots and 9 out lots at the mouth of Beaver Creek, November 11, 1797; a warrant signed by John Smilie, Albert Gallatin and Sam Jackson, January 4, 1798; and a letter to Hilary Baker, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, from James Trimble, Deputy Secretary, May 4, 1798
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, August 15, 1798-December 30, 1799
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, Undated Mifflin Administration, 1790-1799 (5 folders)
Pennsylvania. Department of State, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Correspondence, Executive departments--United States--Records and correspondence, Governors
Pennsylvania Department of State, Executive Correspondence, January-November 1800