The life of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin / written by himself ; together with a number of his humorous, moral, and literary essays, chiefly in the manner of the Spectator
Memoirs of Martha Laurens Ramsay, who died in Charleston, S.C., on the tenth of June, 1811, in the fifty-second year of her age : with extracts from her diary, letters, and other private papers, and also from letters written to her, by her father, Henry Laurens, 1771-1776
"A member of a distinguished South Carolina family, Martha Laurens Ramsay was one of few eighteenth-century Southern women whose written records provide a window into her life, her experiences, convictions, and ambivalences during the crucial epoch of the nation's founding decades. Ramsay's spiritual diary and correspondence reveal her views on patriotism, daughterly duty, household management, wifely affection, motherly aspiration, and personal autonomy." [from WorldCat.org]
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v.103, 1979.
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Summary
"On how Senator Simon Cameron and the Pennsylvania Railroad were able to dominate a legislature where turnover was high and most lawmakers were primarily concerned with passing laws to cater to local interests." [from ExploreHistory.com]
Early land marks and names of old Pittsburgh; an address delivered before the Pittsburgh chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at Carnegie Institute, November 30, 1923
The rooms described in this book are at the Winterthur Museum.
Contents
Chapters: The SEVENTEENTH CENTURY / the WILLIAM AND MARY PERIOD / theQUEEN ANN PERIOD / the CHIPPENDALE PERIOD / the FEDERAL PERIOD / the EMPIRE STYLE / SPECIAL COLLECTIONS / RURAL PENNSYLVANIA ARTS.
Summary
The interiors of American rooms in the Winterthur Museum are photographed and organized by period, with information on the original rooms. The furniture pieces shown are from the home of Henry Francis Dupont.
