Colonial Records of Pennsylvania : 1664 - 1852.
Call Number: | HIL-MICL FC LPR .A4P8C6P4 |
Category: | United States |
Creator: | America. Public Records. |
Description: | 17 microfilm textual records (3 titles) ; 35 mm |
Background: | Research Publications has assembled and microfilmed the most important published colonial and state records of the original Thirteen Colonies, Maine, and Vermont. The series is comprised of sixty-seven titles which span the years from the earliest available records for each colony until approximately 1800. |
Contents: | Note: Some or all of this material is available online; see Finding Aid section. The Colonial Records of Pennsylvania have been microfilmed on seventeen reels and contain thirty seven volumes of material. CR 46. Charter to William Penn and Laws of the Province of Pennsylvania Passed Between the Years 1682 and 1700, Preceded by the Duke of York's Laws in Force from the Year 1676 to the Year 1682, with an Appendix and Index to Historical Notes. CR 47. Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania from the Organization to the Termination of the Proprietary Government, 1683-1790. 16 vols. Volume 1, 10 March 1683-27 November 1700; Volume 2, 18 December 1700-16 May 1717; Volume 3, 31 May 1717-23 January 1735; Volume 4, 7 February 1756-15 October 1745; Volume 5, 17 December 1745-20 March 1754; Volume 6, 2 April 1754-29 January 1756; Volume 7, 29 January 1756-11 January 1758; Volume 8, 18 January 1757-4 October 1762; Volume 9, 15 October 1762-17 October 1771; Volume 10, 18 October 1771-27 September 1775, together with the Minutes of the Council of Safety, from 30 June 1775 to 12 November 1776. There is a table of contents at the beginning of each volume. Volume 11, Minutes of the Supreme Executive of Pennsylvania from its Organization to the Termination of the Revolution, containing the Proceedings of the Council of Safety from 13 November 1776 to 17 March 1777; together with a Memorandum, from 31 December 1776 to March 1777; also the Minutes of the Supreme Executive Council, from 4 March 1777 to 20 May 1779; Volume 12, 21 May 1779-12 July 1781; Volume 13, 13 July 1781-31 December 1783; Volume 14, 1 January 1784-3 April 1786; Volume 15, 4 July 1786-6 February 1789; Volume 16, 7 February 1789-20 December 1790. There is a table of contents at the beginning of each volume. The Index to the Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, Volumes 1-16, inclusive are located at the end of Volume 16. CR 48. Index to Pennsylvania Archives. Volumes 1-12, inclusive, a cumulative index to the 12 volumes that follow. CR 48. Pennsylvania Archives : Series 1, 1664-1790. 12 vols. Selected and Arranged from Original Documents in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth Conforming to Acts of the General Assembly. Volume 1, 1664-1747; Volume 2, 1748-1756. There are Indian auto-graphs from 1682-1785 at the end of Volume 1, and maps and plans of forts at the end of Volume 2. Volume 3, 1756-1760; Volume 4, 1760-1776, with maps at the end of the volume; Volume 5, 1776-1777; Volume 6, 1777-1778; Volume 7, 1778-1779; Volume 8, 1779-1781; Volume 9, 1781-1783; Volume 10, 1783-1786; Volume 11, 1786-1790; Volume 12, 1790, with an appendix, maps, plans, and diagrams of forts. There is an index at the end of each volume. CR 48. Pennsylvania Archives : Series 8, 1682-1776. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania Volume 1, 4 December 1682-11 June 1707 (1691 is missing); Volume 2, 14 October 1707-6 August 1726; Volume 3, 14 October 1726-22 September 1741; Volume 4, 14 October 1741-11 September 1753; Volume 5, 15 October 1753-24 September 1756; Volume 6, 14 October 1756-3 January 1764; Volume 7, 4 January 1764-19 October 1770; Volume 8, 7 January 1771-26 September 1776. An index of votes of the Pennsylvania Assembly, with page references to daily sessions and other details, is located at the end of the last volume. A subject/name index follows The Index of Votes. |
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Archival Ref. No.: | CR 46 - CR 48. |
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Electronic Finding Aid Record: |
Public Records Colonial Records of Pennsylvania Shelf List.pdf |
Notes: |
Online Related Pennsylvania Records: Land Records Indices via Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. |
Part Of: | Published American Colonial Records |
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