Pennsylvania State Archives Collection

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Pennsylvania State Archives collections contain digital representations of materials in the Archives including records of state government departments from the late 1600s to the present. This project is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Library Access funds administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services or the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Hosted by HSLC
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Bonds of Marque, 1777
Bonds of Marque, 1777
Licensing and Certifications, Politics and Government, Pennsylvania History- 1775-1790, Revolutionary Period
Images of a record of the contracts for men commissioned as privateers to capture British ships and cargos for the Continental Congress. Each contract is preprinted with appropriate information filled in. This kind of information includes, date of contract, names of the privateer commissioned, name of the commander of the vessel, type of vessel, name of vessel, name of the owner of the vessel and from where he originated, what kind of guns the vessel carried, number of crew members and the penalty charge to the privateer if the contract were broken. Also contained with this record are a few handwritten applications by persons wishing to be commissioned by the Continental Congress as privateers, followed by their printed contract.
Marriage Bonds for Philadelphia County, 1784-1786
Marriage Bonds for Philadelphia County, 1784-1786
Financial, Licensing and Certifications, Politics and Government, Pennsylvania History- 1775-1790, Revolutionary Period
Entries usually give the name and residence of the married couple, the date and amount of bond paid, and the name of any co-bonder.
Oaths of Allegiance, 1777-1790
Oaths of Allegiance, 1777-1790
Licensing and Certifications, Politics and Government, Social Movements, ennsylvania History- 1775-1790, Revolutionary Period
A record of Oaths of Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, renouncing allegiance to the British Crown or her armies. Included within this record are lists of men who took the Oath of Allegiance, listed in order by date. Also included are individual oaths, personally written or in a pre-printed form, signed, witnessed and sealed. The record also contains large charts of people who had taken the Oath of Allegiance. These charts provide information on the name of allegiance takers, their age, occupation, place of nativity, place of residence, and the names of their parents.
Register of Letters of Marque, 1778-1782
Register of Letters of Marque, 1778-1782
Licensing and Certifications, Politics and Government, Pennsylvania History- 1775-1790, Revolutionary Period
Images of a record of the written authority granted private persons, by the Supreme Executive Council, to fit out an armed ship to plunder the goods of the British. Each page is set up in a chart, listing information in columns. Entries date from July 31, 1778- August 12, 1782, and some pages are incorrectly dated. Listed is information pertaining to dates of commission, name of person receiving the commission, number of carriage guns, swivels and tons on ship, number of men on ship, what commander the commissioned man was under and on what vessel he was assigned. By November 1780, columns were added dealing with the description of the captain or master, the commissioned man and a description of the lieutenant or mate.