Abstracts of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1815-1819


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These wills were abstracted under the auspices of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania in the early 1900s. Every name mentioned in the will is abstracted, as well as land tract names, residence, and occupation of the deceased when given. Entries may




Heritage Quest


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Footprints


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Shortest and Most Convenient Route


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Based on papers delivered at the Bicentennial Conference for Lewis & Clark, held in Philadelphia in Aug. 2003, these essays grapple in different ways with the motives underlying the Corps of Discovery & the impact on American culture. The question of failure is used by the authors as a means of interrogating the intellectual & cultural context in which the expedition was framed & in which its results were distributed. Contributors include Robert S. Cox (also the Ed. of the vol.), Domenic Vitiello, S.D. Kimmel, John W. Jengo, Brett Mizelle, & Andrew J. Lewis. Illus.