Archives of American Art

Selected art related documents from the Logan family papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.logaloga
Creators:
Logan Family
Dates:
1734-1810
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
partial microfilm reel
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Visiting card for Dr. George Logan autographed by Benjamin West, 1810; an advertisement of Charles Willson Peale's "moving pictures" at his museum; bill from Joseph Richardson, July 5, 1739, for buckles, spoons, etc. bought by R. Hill, Jr., with receipt; receipt for payment for rings from John Moland, Jan. 9, 1761, to Edmund (?) Milne, a silversmith; two letters from James Steel to James Calder, Sept. 21, 1734, mentioning a dozen chairs and a chest of drawers he has made for Calder, and April 27, 1735, about the glass for the doors of an escritoire Calder has ordered.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel P20 (fr. 680-682, 686-688) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Logan family papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Silversmiths -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Calder, James Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Milne, Edmund Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Moland, John, ca. 1700-1761 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Richardson, Joseph, 1711-1784 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Steel, James W., 1799-1879 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Logan, George, 1753-1821 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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