Colonial Times

The Colonial Times Collection explores the people, events, and everyday affairs that shaped America before independence through original letters, land records, legal documents, financial papers, military records, and other historic artifacts. From the founding and growth of the colonies to the mounting tensions that led to revolution, each carefully selected piece offers a tangible connection to the individuals and institutions that laid the foundations of the United States.

Colonial Times

The Colonial Times Collection explores the people, events, and everyday affairs that shaped America before independence through original letters, land records, legal documents, financial papers, military records, and other historic artifacts. From the founding and growth of the colonies to the mounting tensions that led to revolution, each carefully selected piece offers a tangible connection to the individuals and institutions that laid the foundations of the United States.

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Add 1734 Philadelphia Will Signed by Joseph Breintnall — Ben Franklin’s Junto & Library Company Associate to the cart
1734 Philadelphia Will Signed by Joseph Breintnall — Ben Franklin’s Junto & Library Company Associate
$3,431.00
Add 1741 Philadelphia Merchant’s Manuscript — Deadly Epidemic, Atlantic Trade, Silver Watches & Schoolbooks to the cart
1741 Philadelphia Merchant’s Manuscript — Deadly Epidemic, Atlantic Trade, Silver Watches & Schoolbooks
$2,142.00
Add 1739/40 Philadelphia–Newport Merchant’s Letter — Salt, Molasses, Flour & Indigo Philadelphia, February 5, 1739/40 [1740] to the cart
1739/40 Philadelphia–Newport Merchant’s Letter — Salt, Molasses, Flour & Indigo Philadelphia, February 5, 1739/40 [1740]
$1,218.00
Add 1739 Colonial Philadelphia Merchant’s Correspondence — Fur Trade, Shipping & a Disputed Legal Release to the cart
1739 Colonial Philadelphia Merchant’s Correspondence — Fur Trade, Shipping & a Disputed Legal Release
$2,149.00
Add 1738 Colonial Philadelphia Import Invoice for Joseph Paschall — Associate of Benjamin Franklin London to the cart
1738 Colonial Philadelphia Import Invoice for Joseph Paschall — Associate of Benjamin Franklin London
$2,285.00
Add 1760 Colonial Delaware Orphans Court Petition New Castle to the cart
1760 Colonial Delaware Orphans Court Petition New Castle
$1,139.00
Add 1718 John Penn ALS to Brother Thomas Penn – William Penn Family – Wax Seal to the cart
1718 John Penn ALS to Brother Thomas Penn – William Penn Family – Wax Seal
$14,315.00
Add 1815 Kentucky Pioneer Benjamin Helm Signed Court Summons — Early Elizabethtown and Abraham Lincoln Association to the cart
1815 Kentucky Pioneer Benjamin Helm Signed Court Summons — Early Elizabethtown and Abraham Lincoln Association
$996.00
Add WILLIAM BOLLAN SIGNED 1734 MASSACHUSETTS BAY WRIT — EARLY COLONIAL LAWYER AND FUTURE AGENT IN LONDON to the cart
WILLIAM BOLLAN SIGNED 1734 MASSACHUSETTS BAY WRIT — EARLY COLONIAL LAWYER AND FUTURE AGENT IN LONDON
$1,139.00
Add 1758 Sir Patrick Houstoun—Founding-Era Georgia Colonist and President of the Royal Council—Signature, Savannah to the cart
1758 Sir Patrick Houstoun—Founding-Era Georgia Colonist and President of the Royal Council—Signature, Savannah
$996.00
Add Augustus Jay—John Jay’s Huguenot Grandfather—Rare Colonial New York Receipt Signed, 1718 to the cart
Augustus Jay—John Jay’s Huguenot Grandfather—Rare Colonial New York Receipt Signed, 1718
$4,655.00
Add 1755 Colonial Germantown Will of Dirk Jansen—Certified and Signed by Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, 1774 to the cart
1755 Colonial Germantown Will of Dirk Jansen—Certified and Signed by Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, 1774
$2,571.00
Add 1776 Edmund Physick Signed Pennsylvania Quit-Rent Receipt — Penn Proprietary Land to the cart
1776 Edmund Physick Signed Pennsylvania Quit-Rent Receipt — Penn Proprietary Land
$1,282.00
Add 1770 Colonial Shipping Cargo Manifest – Sloop Hills – Merchant Account Delivered to Myles Williams – Pre-Revolutionary America to the cart
1770 Colonial Shipping Cargo Manifest – Sloop Hills – Merchant Account Delivered to Myles Williams – Pre-Revolutionary America
$824.00
Add 1767 Colonial Virginia Land Office Application – 5,000 Acre Frontier Survey – Indian Path & Wigwam – Pre-Revolutionary Manuscript to the cart
1767 Colonial Virginia Land Office Application – 5,000 Acre Frontier Survey – Indian Path & Wigwam – Pre-Revolutionary Manuscript
$1,719.00
Add c. 1760–1780 – Colonial Estate Division & Household Inventory Manuscript – Williams Family Probate – Original 18th Century American Manuscript to the cart
c. 1760–1780 – Colonial Estate Division & Household Inventory Manuscript – Williams Family Probate – Original 18th Century American Manuscript
$1,182.00