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Collection

The collection includes original manuscripts of histories of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, and other literary works by Robert Proud; official papers and letters gathered from various sources pertaining to the colonial government of Pennsylvania; and some of Proud's papers; "The History of Pennsylvania in North America from the original Institutions and Settlement of that Province in 1681-1742"; "The History of the original Institution and Settlement of the Province of Pennsylvania in North America under the First Proprietor, and Governor William Penn, between 1760-1770"; "The History of Pennsylvania, 1680-1708"; "A View of the Province of Pennsylvania, between 1760-1770"; "Observation on the Increase of the Population, Commerce and Improvements of Pennsylvania before the Revolution," 1776; Proud's notes on the history of Pennsylvania, 1800-1807; "Historical memoranda of the rise and progress of the city of Philadelphia, 1682-1789"; The Municipal Rights and Privileges of Philadelphia," 1801.

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