Entries drawn from collection & document descriptions
This collection is comprised of correspondence and legal papers reflecting the legal and political career of John Dickinson, statesman and president of the Supreme Executive Council of Delaware and Pennsylvania. The majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence from Dickinson to such...
Location: MC 2001.13
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Collection Inventory: 
mc2001.13.pdf
The Dickinsoniana Newspaper Collection consists of various newspapers acquired by the Library over the years. These items feature articles which concern mainly Dickinson College: happenings on campus, curriculum offerings, and doings of famous alumni such as James Buchanan and Roger Brooke Taney...
Location: Dickinsoniana – Newspaper Collection 1769-2001
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
Time Period: 1780-1799, 1800-1819, 1820-1839, 1840-1859, 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, 1980-1999, 2000-2019
Collection Inventory: Dickinsoniana - Annotated Newspaper List
Collection Inventory: Dickinsoniana - Subject Index
The Presidents 1783-1833 Record Group contains papers related the presidency of the seven men who served at Dickinson from 1783 to 1833. This Record Group corresponds with that of RG 1/1, the Trustees 1783-1833, which also documents the first fifty years of the college. The materials in this...
Location: RG 2/1
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Student Life, Education
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
Collection Inventory: RG 2/1 - Presidents
John Dickinson writes two letters to attorney George Read concerning legal matters. The first expresses his unwillingness to engage Mr. Gooding in a chancery suit. The second concerns the examination of a witness, Mrs. Mary Allmond, to a deed for land in which Dickinson is interested....
Location: MC 2001.13, B1, F1-2
Subject: Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Attorney John Dickinson writes this legal opinion regarding Joseph Yard's will .
Location: I-SpahrB-1958-18
Subject: Legal Affairs, Personal and Family Life
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1760-1779
John Dickinson sells the tract of land, "Brothers Portion," near Dove, Kent County in Delaware to William Killen on August 12, 1766. Dickinson signs the deed with his personal seal and Caesar Rodney signs it as the Recorder.
Location: O-SpahrB-1965-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1760-1779
John Dickinson writes to Mr. Baynton and Wharton, a Philadelphia mercantile firm, on the issue of settling a disagreement over an unnamed policy. Dickinson mentions Mr. Philips as the identity of one of the parties involved. Transcript included.
Location: MC 2001.13, B1, F1
Subject: Economics and Finance
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1760-1779
Attorney John Dickinson writes this legal opinion regarding George Churchman's case, which is centered on a disagreement over land. "I have concluded ... that Churchman's title to the Land in Dispute, is good in Law," as Dickinson notes.
Location: I-SpahrB-1958-18
Subject: Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1760-1779
John Dickinson writes to Samuel Cadwalader Morris and a Mr. Cadwalader to request the payment of eight pounds and six pence to Mr. Henry Maag. This letter is a copy of the original. Transcript included.
Location: MC 2001.13, B1, F1
Subject: Economics and Finance
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1760-1779
Philadelphia attorney John Dickinson sends this bill of exchange for 100 pounds to pay John Hanbury Osgood, who is in London.
Location: I-SpahrB-1965-24
Subject: Business and Industry, Economics and Finance
Format: Financial Documents
Time Period: 1760-1779
John Dickinson writes Samuel Cadwalader Morris to confirm a financial matter and asks Morris to forward the enclosed letters. Transcript included.
Location: MC 2001.13, B1, F1
Subject: Economics and Finance
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1760-1779
John Dickinson writes Continental Army General Charles Lee to explain his opinion on the Declaration of Independence. "I cannot agree with You, that a Declaration of Independence at this time will...
Location: MC 2001.13, B1, F1
Subject: International Affairs, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1760-1779
Continental Congressman John Dickinson writes to his colleague, James Wilson, and asks him to support General Charles Lee's request for financial assistance related to " his Estate being confiscated in England." "I do most earnestly beg of You to advocate [Lee's] Cause, and to speak to as many...
Location: MC 2001.13, B1, F1
Subject: Land and Real Estate, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1760-1779
John Dickinson acknowledges the receipt of Benjamin Rush's pamphlet and mentions that he would only reenter Pennsylvania affairs to serve America. Dickinson also thanks Rush, a physician, for his attention to his daughter who is "well-recovered." Dickinson wrote this letter after the defeat of a...
Location: I-SpahrB-1955-4
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1760-1779
Continental Congressman John Dickinson asks Caesar Rodney, President of Delaware, to convey a resolution to the Council of Assembly. The resolution dictates a state payment of forty-five hundred thousand dollars to the Continental Treasury. Transcript included.
Location: MC 2001.13, B1, F2
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1760-1779
John Dickinson writes two letters to Major General Nathanael Greene. Dickinson writes the first letter as a Continental Congressman and asks for details on transactions for supplies purchased by the Continental Army, including "camp equipage." Dickinson writes the second letter as President of...
Location: MC 2001.13, B1, F2
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
John Dickinson writes to Benjamin Rush and offers the idea for the commission of William Bingham, a trustee, to solicit funds for Dickinson College in England. Transcript included.
Location: RG 1/1 - 3.2.1.1
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Economics and Finance, Education, International Affairs
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay William Henderson, the Pay Master of the Cavalry of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
Two engravings of Dickinson College founder John Dickinson. The engravings, by B.B.E., are published by R. Wilkinson in London.
Location: I-SpahrB-1959-14
Subject: Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Engravings and Illustrations
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson writes to Thomas Smith, a loan officer, and explains settling the certificates that public officers used to pay for supplies, the payment of interest, and how to account for depreciation.
Location: I-SpahrB-1964-1
Subject: Economics and Finance, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
Pennsylvania Governor John Dickinson asks Elias Boudinot, the President of Congress, for copies of the last two dispatches. Transcript included.
Location: I-SpahrB-1951-5
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
Dickinson College founder John Dickinson signs a paycheck to Captain Jacob Bower of the 6th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line.
Location: I-AsbellY-2005-2
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Financial Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay James Butler, a Corporal in the Eleventh Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
Warrant for wages from John Dickinson for Frederick Sneider's service as door keeper. Transcript included.
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-51
Subject: Economics and Finance
Format: Financial Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay Captain James Chrystie, of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
