"Haverford College, Records Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Swarthmore College."
"This guide to the records in the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and the Quaker Collection of Haverford College lists the minutes ... and other types of records"--P. v.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-268) and index.
Summary
Guide to the records of the Society of Friends from the beginings of the Quaker settlement in the Delaware River Valley in 1676 to present held in the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and the Quaker Collection of Haverford College.
Register of federal United States military records : a guide to manuscript sources available at the Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City and the National Archives in Washington, DC
Chapters: The liberal tradition -- The English jurisprudential tradition -- The literature of political economy and improvement -- The civic humanist tradition -- The literature of enlightenment -- The Scottish moral and historical tradition -- American voices
Summary
This publication shows the importance of "The Library Company" in Philadelphia and its books during the formation of the United States. The books were used by the men who gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 to create a constitution for the nation. The library held books of all political theories of the time,as well as books about law, history, etc. This book describes the various bodies of knowledge available there to the founders.
