Pennsylvania Archives

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The Pennsylvania Archives are a 138 volume set of reference books compiling transcriptions of letters and early records relating to the colony and state of Pennsylvania. The volumes were published in nine different series between 1838 and 1935 by acts of the Pennsylvania legislature. Contents of the archives include:

  • Letters between key government figures in Pennsylvania
  • Papers of the Governors
  • Marriage Licenses issued prior to 1810
  • Militia and Continental Muster Rolls including French-Indian War, Revolution and War of 1812
  • Revolutionary Diaries
  • County Tax Lists (typically of the Revolutionary era)
  • Oath's of Allegiance
  • Ship Lists (compiling German immigrants during 1700's)
  • Land related records
  • Election returns

[edit] References and Links to Volumes

Colonial Records

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4 - Papers of the Governors

Series 5

Series 6

Series 7 - Every name index into the 6th series