Contemporary Writings:

• Charter for the Province of Pennsylvania : King Charles II (1681) (Source: Yale Univ.)

• 1682 Land Grants Made by William Penn (Source: Rootsweb)

• Some Fruits of Solitude : By William Penn (1693).

• A narrative of the capitivity and sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and his family: who were surprised by the Indians and taken from their farms on the frontiers of Pennsylvania in the spring, 1780 : By Benjamin Gilbert (Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1784).

• Report of the proceedings of a meeting held at Concert hall, Philadelphia, on Teusday evening, November 3, 1863, to take into consideration the condition of the freed people of the South : By Pennsylvania Freedmen's Relief Association (Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, 1863).

• The Lenâpé and their legends: with the complete text and symbols of the Walum Olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticity : By Daniel G. Brinton (Philadelphia: D.G. Brinton, 1885).

Letters, Diaries & Journals:

• Diary of Joseph Beaman Oviatt (1847-1848, Keating Township, McKean County)

• The Civil War Diary of  Bingham F. Junkin : 100th Pa. Volunteer Infantry (1864-1865)

• Diary of Rev. Clay MacCauley : 126th Pa. Infantry (1863)

• Diary of Samuel Cormany : Chambersburg, Franklin County (1863)

• Diary of Rachel Cormany : Chambersburg, Franklin County (1863)

• Diary of Abraham Essick (1849-1864; 1883; 1888)

• Diary of William Heyser : Chambersburg, Franklin County (1862-1863)

• Diary of Anna Mellinger : Franklin County (1864)

• Diary of Franklin R. Rankin : 21st Pa. Cavalry.  Franklin County (1864)

• Diary of David W. Wagner : 107th Pa. Regiment. (1864)

• Diary of Jonah Yoder : 16th Pa. Regiment. (1863)
    

• Civil War Letters from Franklin County (1861-1865)

Philadelphia History:

• Watson's Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania (1857): (Source: Rootsweb)
       Vol. I:  (Intro)  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)  (6)  (7)  (8)  (9)  (10)
           (11)  (12)  (13)  (14)  (15)  (16)  (17)  (18)  (19)
       Vol. II:  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)  (6)  (7)  (8)  (9)  (10)
           (11)  (12)  (13)  (14)  (15)  (16)  (17)  (18)  (19)  (20)  (21)

• Broad Street, Penn Square and the Park : (1871)

• Philadelphia and its Environs : (1873)

• Fairmount Park: Sketches of its Scenery, Waters and History : By Charles Shearer Keyser (1872).

• American in 1876 (Excerpt on Philadelphia) : By John Leng (1876).

• A History of Philsdelphia's University City : By Leon S. Rosenthal (1963).

• The Public Ledger Building, Philadelphia: with an Account of the Proceedings Connected with its Opening, June 20, 1867 : (1868).

• Why Colored People in Philadelphia are Excluded from the Street Cars : By B.P.Hunt (1866).

• Report of the Philadelphia relief committee, appointed to collect funds for the sufferers by yellow fever, at
  Norfolk & Portsmouth, Va., 1855 : By Philadelphia Relief Committee (1856).

• A Guidebook to Historic Germantown (1902) (Source: Rootsweb)
    

• A Background to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : A variety of historical tidbits about Philadelphia; from UShistory.org.  Includes a Timeline and Philadelphia Firsts. (Nice site)

Pittsburgh History:

• Pittsburgh; its industry & commerce, embracing statistics of the coal, iron, glass, steel, copper, petroleum, and other manufacturing interests of Pittsburgh : (1870).

Religion:

• The Evangelical Universalist : Information about Universalism, compiled by Scott Wells.  [Universalist documents]

• Orthodox Christians in North America, 1794-1994 : By Mark Stokoe, in collaboration with Leonid Kishkovsky (1995).

• People Set Apart: Pennsylvania's Maverick Religious Sects : Excerpted from the Pennsylvania Handbook, by Joanne Miller.

• Quakers in Brief, or, Quakerism Made Easy : An Overview of the Quaker Movement from 1650 to 1990.  By David M. Murray-Rust (Birkenhead Meeting, Merseyside, UK 1995).

• The Religious Society of Friends : Published by the Friends.

Local History:

Beaver County:

• The History of Beaver County : By Joseph Henderson Bausman (1904).  (Vol. I)  (Vol. II)  (Source: U.Pitt. Digital Research Library)

Bedford County:

• Mother Bedford : About the history of Old Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  Maintained by Larry D. Smith.

Berks County:

• A Brief History of Mohnton, Pennsylvania : By George M. Meisler (1983). (Source: Mohnton, PA Home Page)

Blair County:

• History of Catharine Township : By Annie Whitman.(Source: PA GenExchange)

• History of Frankstown Township : By Annie Whitman. (Source: PA GenExchange)

• History of Freedom Township : By Annie Whitman. (Source: PA GenExchange)

• History of Juniata Township : By Annie Whitman. (Source: PA GenExchange)

Bradford County:

• History of Bradford County, 1770-1878 : By Rev. Mr. David Croft. (Source: Rootsweb)

• History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania : By H.C. Bradsby (1891). (Source: Rootsweb)

• Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania : By Clemet F. Heverly (1913 & 1915). (Source: Rootsweb)

• History and Geography of Bradford County : By Clement F. Heverly (1923). (Source: Rootsweb)

Butler County:

• A Short History of the City of Butler (Source: Butler County Historical Society)

Lancaster County:

• Lancaster County: Diversity of Peoples, Ideas and Economy : By John Ward Willson Loose. (Source: Lancaster County Historical Society)

• Historical Manheim : (Source: Manheim Historical Society)

Lebanon County:

• Historical Annals of Lebanon County : (Source: Lebanon County Historical Society)

McKean County:

• Early History of Ceres, NY - PA By Dan Maxson. (Source: Enchanted Mountains Genealogy Society)

• McKean, the Governor's County (Source: Enchanted Mountains Genealogy Society)

Mifflin County:

• History of Lewistown : By Nancy Hacker. (Source: PA GenExchange)

Schuylkill County:

• History of Frackville : Excerpts from History of Schuylkill County 1881, Frackville Borough, W.W. Munsell.  (Source: Frackville Area Historical Society)

Diaries & Journals:

• Diary of Maryett Howland, 1859-1860 : Columbia Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. (Source: Rootsweb)

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