[Philadelphia (1305 Locust St., Philadelphia 19107-5405)
Publisher
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1999]
Physical Description
11 v. ; 28 cm.
Series
Collections of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania ;
Notes
Originally published: Philadelphia : Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1893-1904.
Vol. 7 lacks t.p.
The text is a photoreproduction of the original ms.
Includes indexes.
Contents
[1] Books A, B, C, D 1682-1726 -- [2] 1726-1747 -- pt. 3. 1747-1763 -- v. 4. 1763-1784, will books N, O, P, Q -- v. 5. 1777-1793, will books R, S, T, U & abstracts of some other counties filed in Philadelphia County -- v. 6. Boosk [sic] W, X, Y (index is in volume 7), 1790-1802 -- [7] Index to Phila. wills, 1790-1802 -- v. 8. Books 1, 2, partial 3, 1802-1809 -- v. 9. 1810-1815 -- v. 10. Books 5 (concl.), 6, partial 7, 1815-1819 -- v. 11. Books 7 (concl.), 8, 1820-1825.
"[Steven Rosswurm] writes a fascinating history of the American Revolution from the perspective of Philadelphia's 'Lower Sort' within the overlapping context of power,class relations, and wartime service in the patriot militia. He posits a transformation in consciousness of the lower sort attributable in large part to the revolutionary experience, a short term politicization of a previously excluded lower class constituency, and an unsuccessful effort to realize a true social revolution within the confines of the political revolt against Great Britain." [from a review of this book by Thomas P. Slaughter of Rutgers University in the "American Historical Review"]
