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• Blood will out. Or. An example of justice in the tryal, condemnation, confession and execution of Thomas Lutherland, who barbously murthered the body of John Clark of Philadelphia, and was executed at Salem in West-Jarsey [sic] the 23d of February, 1691/2. (Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by Will. Bradford,, 1692) (HTML at Evans TCP)
• The trial of Alice Clifton, for the murder of her bastard-child, at the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, held at Philadelphia, on Wednesday the 18th day of April, 1787. ([Philadelphia : s.n., 1787]), by Alice Clifton (HTML at Evans TCP)

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• A Faithful narrative of Elizabeth Wilson; who was executed at Chester, January 3d, 1786. Charged with the murder of her twin infants. Containing some account of her dying sayings; with some serious reflections. : Drawn up at the request of a friend unconnected with the deceased. (Philadelphia: : [s.n.], Printed in the year 1786), by Elizabeth Wilson (HTML at Evans TCP)

• A Correct account of the trials of Charles M'Manus, John Hauer, Elizabeth Hauer, Patrick Donagan, Francis Cox, and others; at Harrisburgh -- June Oyer and Terminer, 1798. For the murder of Francis Shitz, on the night of the 28th December, 1797, at Heidelberg Township, Dauphin County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Containing, the whole evidence, and the substance of all the law arguments in those celebrated trials. (Printed at Harrisburgh [Pa.], : by John Wyeth., 1798. (Entered according to law.)), by Charles M'Manus and Pennsylvania. Court of Oyer and Terminer (Dauphin County) (HTML at Evans TCP)

• An enquiry how far the punishment of death is necessary in Pennsylvania. With notes and illustrations. / By William Bradford, Esq. ; To which is added, an account of the gaol and penitentiary house of Philadelphia, and of the interior management thereof. by Caleb Lownes, of Philadelphia. ; [Three lines from Montesque] (Philadelphia: : Printed by T. Dobson at the stone-house, no. 41, South Second-Street., M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]), by William Bradford and Caleb. Account of the alteration and present state of the penal laws of Pennsylvania .. Lownes (HTML at Evans TCP)

• An enquiry how far the punishment of death is necessary in Pennsylvania. With notes and illustrations. / By William Bradford, Esq. ; To which is added, an account of the gaol and penitentiary house of Philadelphia, and of the interior management thereof. by Caleb Lownes, of Philadelphia. ; [Three lines from Montesque] (Philadelphia: : Printed by T. Dobson at the stone-house, no. 41, South Second-Street., M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]), by William Bradford and Caleb. Account of the alteration and present state of the penal laws of Pennsylvania .. Lownes (HTML at Evans TCP)

• A Faithful narrative of Elizabeth Wilson; who was executed at Chester, January 3d, 1786. Charged with the murder of her twin infants. Containing some account of her dying sayings; with some serious reflections. : Drawn up at the request of a friend unconnected with the deceased. (Philadelphia: : [s.n.], Printed in the year 1786), by Elizabeth Wilson (HTML at Evans TCP)

• A Correct account of the trials of Charles M'Manus, John Hauer, Elizabeth Hauer, Patrick Donagan, Francis Cox, and others; at Harrisburgh -- June Oyer and Terminer, 1798. For the murder of Francis Shitz, on the night of the 28th December, 1797, at Heidelberg Township, Dauphin County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Containing, the whole evidence, and the substance of all the law arguments in those celebrated trials. (Printed at Harrisburgh [Pa.], : by John Wyeth., 1798. (Entered according to law.)), by Charles M'Manus and Pennsylvania. Court of Oyer and Terminer (Dauphin County) (HTML at Evans TCP)

• The confession of Joseph Baker, a Canadian by birth, who, for murder & piracy committed on the high seas, on board the schooner Eliza, Captain Wm. Wheland, in a voyage from Philadelphia bound to St. Thomas, was tried on the 25th of April, 1800, before the Hon. Samuel Chase and Richard Peters, judges of the District Court of the United States, for the District of Pennsylvania, and now under sentence of death, in the solitary cells of the penitentiary house of the city and county of Philadelphia. ([Philadelphia] : Printed by Richard Folwell, no. 63, North Front-Street. (Copy-right secured according to law.), [1800]), by Joseph Baker (HTML at Evans TCP)
• The Last words and dying confession of the three pirates, who were executed this day, (May 9th, 1800.) ([Philadelphia] : From Folwell's press, no. 63, North Front-Street, Philadelphia. (Copy-right secured according to law.), [1800]), by Joseph Brous, Joseph Baker, and Peter Peterson (HTML at Evans TCP)

• Case of Passmore Williamson: Report of the Proceedings on the Writ of Habeas Corpus, Issued by the Hon. John K. Kane, Judge of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in the Case of the United States of America Ex Rel. John H. Wheeler vs. Passmore Williamson, Including the Several Opinions Delivered; and the Arguments of Counsel, Reported by Arthur Cannon, Esq., Phonographer (Philadelphia: U. Hunt and Son, 1856), ed. by Arthur Cannon, contrib. by United States District Court, Pennsylvania Eastern District and John H. Wheeler
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• Narrative of Facts in the Case of Passmore Williamson (page images at MOA)

• Every Philadelphian's book, and stranger's guide. (Philadelphia, Thomas, Cowperthwait & co., 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The picture of Philadelphia, giving an account of its origin, increase and improvements in arts, sciences, manufactures, commerce and revenue. With a compendious view of its societies, literary, benevolent, patriotic, & religious. Its police--the public buildings--the prison and penetentiary [!] system--institutions, monied and civil--museum. By James Mease. (Philadelphia: Published by B. & T. Kite, no. 20, N. Third-street. For Sale by them and Joseph Delaplaine., 1811), by James Mease (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Centennial visitor's companion and guide book. (St. Louis, O. Adams & co., printers, 1876), by L. A. Simmons (page images at HathiTrust)
• What to see in Philadelphia. (Philadelphia, J. Wanamaker, 1911) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia and its environs. (Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Co., c1887) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Schedule of lines, charges, &c. and guide about the city ... ([Philadelphia, 1876]), by Exhibition Transfer Company Limited of Philadelphia (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia; a guide, made for the convenience of people interested in the Wanamaker store. (Philadelphia, J. Wanamaker, 1914) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Boyd's co-partnership and residence business directory of Philadelphia city [1st] year [1858] (Philadelphia. Pa., C. E. Howe company, [1858]-19) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs, with maps and illustrations. (New York, Rand McNally, [c1915]) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Centennial city. (Philadelphia. W. Syckelmoore, [1875?]), by William Syckelmoore (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Philadelphia. (New York, 1904), by Moses King (page images at HathiTrust)
• The stranger's guide to the city of Philadelphia ... (Philadelphia, C. P. Fessenden, 1837) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Draughts of the proprietary manors in the province of Pennsylvania, (Harrisburg, Pa., C. M. Busch, state printer, 1895), by William Henry Egle (page images at HathiTrust)
• A new picture pf Philadelphia, (New York, T. R. Tanner, 1844), by Henry Schenck Tanner (page images at HathiTrust)
• Statistics relating to the births, deaths, marriages, and movement of population in the city of Philadelphia, from January 1, 1861, to January 1, 1872. ([Philadelphia, 1874]), by John Stockton Hough (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stein's Philadelphia trolley guide. ([Philadelplhia] F. J. Stein, [c1915]), by Henry Forester (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The stranger's illustrated pocket guide to Philadelphia, embracing a description of the principal objects of interest in and around the city, with directions how to reach them. (Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & co., 1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs, with maps and illustrations ... (New York, Chicago, Rand McNally & company, c1920) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Medical statistics; (Philadelphia, Printed by J. R. A. Skerrett, 1831), by G. Emerson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia in 1830-1: (Philadelphia, E. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia and the Centennial; how to see them. A complete pocket guide for residents and strangers during the Centennial exhibition. (New York, Hurd and Houghton, 1876), by Robert Curtis Ogden (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Philadelphia book; (Philadelphia, Key & Biddle, 1836) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The people's guide to Philadelphia, and the international exhibition. ([Philadelphia, 1876]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rand, McNally & co.'s handy guide to Philadelphia and evirons, including Atlantic City and Cape May. (Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & co., 1906) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Philadelphia and vicinity, (Philadelphia, Pa., 1911), by Philadelphia International congress of navigation. 12th (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia and its environs : a guide to the city and surroundings. (Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Co., [c1893]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia und seine Umgebung. (Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, c1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Frazier's centennial pocket guide to Philadelphia ... ([Philadelphia, 1876]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rand, McNally & co.'s Handy guide to Philadelphia and environs, including Atlantic City and Cape May. (Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & co., 1899) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Philadelphia almanac and general business directory, for the year 1848 ... (Philadelphia, C. J. Gillis, [1847]), by John Downes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia as it is, and citizens' advertising directory; containing a general description of the city and environs, list of officers, public institutions, and other useful information; for the convenience of citizens, as a book of reference, and a guide to strangers. With a new map of the city. (Philadelphia, P.J. Gary, 1833) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The stranger's guide in Philadelphia to all public buildings, places of amusement, commercial, benevolent, and religious institutions, and churches, principal hotels, &c ... (Philadelphia, Lindsay & Blakiston, 1864) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Philadelphia merchants' diary and guide, for 1856 ... (Philadelphia, Printed by H. B. Ashmead, 1856), by George A. Crofutt (page images at HathiTrust)
• The stranger's guide to the public buildings, places of amusement, streets, ... steam-boat landings, stage offices, etc., etc., of the city of Philadelphia and adjoining districts ... (Philadelphia, H. S. Tanner, 1828), by Henry Schenck Tanner (page images at HathiTrust)
• A guide to the lions of Philadelphia; comprising a description of places of amusement, exhibitions, public buildings, public squares, &c., in the city ... (Philadelphia, T. T. Ash and co., 1837) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The stranger's guide in Philadelphia to all public buildings, places of amusement, commercial, benevolent, and religious institutions, and churches, principal hotels, &c ... (Philadelphia, Lindsay & Blakiston, 1863) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs, with maps and illustrations. (New York, Chicago, Rand McNally & company, [c1914]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The souvenir pocket guide and directory of Philadelphia ... (Philadelphia, Pa., c1890) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The city of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia, Press of Allen, Lane & Scott, 1893), by James M. Beck (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rand, McNally & co.'s handy guide to Philadelphia and environs, including Atlantic City and Cape May. (Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & co., 1898) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Philadelphia and its environs. (Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1875) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Story of Philadelphia, ([Philadelphia, Rex printing house, c1919]), by John St. George Joyce (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia as it is, (Philadelphia, Published by P. J. Gray, 1834) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stein's Philadelphia trolley guide, with two central-city trolley maps and four pages of street guide, (Philadelphia, F. J. Stein, c1920), by Henry Forester (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rand, McNally & co.'s handy guide to Philadelphia and environs, including Atlantic City and Cape May. (Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & co., 1905) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Philadelphia and its environs. (Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & co., c1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Hunt's Philadelphia guide, with graphic description of Fairmount park ... (Philadelphia, J. P. Hunt, c1882) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historic views of ye olde Philadelphia ... ([Philadelphia], 1903) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs, with maps and illustrations. (New York, Chicago, Rand, McNally & company, [c1917]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia and its environs. (Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & co., c1873) (page images at HathiTrust)
• [Official souvenir] 33d annual national encampment of the Grand army of the republic, Philadelphia, September 4-9, 1899. (Philadelphia, [c1899]), by G. A. R. Philadelphia. General committee for the 33d national encampment (page images at HathiTrust)
• Visitors' guide book to Philadelphia ... (Philadelphia, Penna., J. B. Lippincott company, [c1916]), by Charles Morris (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia; its location, commerce, industries, history and points of interest. ([Philadelphia], 1917), by Philadelphia. Chamber of commerce (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia; a guide, made for the convenience of people interested in the city's notable history and present achievements. (Philadelphia, J. Wanamaker, 1917) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The romance of old Philadelphia, (Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company, 1918), by John T. Faris (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• New York und Philadelphia. Ein führer für alle diejenigen, welche die weltausstellung zu Philadelphia besuchen und auch New York berühren ... (New York, S. Zickel, [1876]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Daguerreotype sketches of the members of the first Common council, (Philadelphia, W. H. Sickels, printer, 1855), by Thomas M. Coleman (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Engineer's reference, containing a complete directory ... of manufacturers and dealers ... of Philadelphia [1898] (New York, The Reference publishing company, 1898) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Men of America. A biographical album of the city government of Philadelphia in the bi-centennial year. In which are embraced executive officers, judges of the courts, members of the councils and of the public trusts ... (Philadelphia, The American biographical publishing compnay, 1883) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The new pocket guide and street directory of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia, J. P. Hunt, [1875]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Picture of Philadelphia, (Philadelphia, E. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Poor Richard's dictionary of Philadelphia, being an unusual collection of interesting facts that are becoming more generally known about historic and commercial Philadelphia. (Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott company, [c1916]), by Frank Hamilton Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rand, McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs, with maps and illustrations. (New York, Chicago, Rand, McNally & company, [c1916]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Centennial guide of the Exposition and Philadelphia ... (Philadelphia, R. Magee & son, 1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Centennial pocket guide to the places of interest in Philadelphia. (Philadelphia, C. E. Claghorn, jr., c1875) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Our Philadelphia / described by Elizabeth Robins Pennell ; illustrated with one hundred & five lithographs by Joseph Pennell. (Philadelphia and London : J. B. Lippincott Co., 1914), by Elizabeth Robins Pennell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia and its environs, and the railroad scenery of Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & co., [c1875]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The new charter of Philadelphia : Act no. 274 for the better government of cities of the first class, signed by the Governor the 25th day of June, 1919. ([Philadelphia, Pa. : The Mayor, 1920), by Philadelphia (Pa.). Mayor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Manual of the City Councils for ..., by Philadelphia (Pa.). Councils and Joseph H. Paist (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Philadelphia merchants' & manufacturers' business directory for 1856-57. : Being a complete list of all the mercantile & manufacturing companies in the city, arranged alphabetically under their respective callings. Also containing a map & list of streets, city, state & government officials, Masonic and Odd Fellows' lodges, public institutions, corporations, &c. Together with a variety of other valuable and useful information. ([Philadelphia, Pa.] : Prepared & published by Griswold & Co., No. 23 South Third Street, Philadelphia, [1856]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Procedure and time required to authorize loans of the city of Philadelphia / (Philadelphia : Bureau of Municipal Research, 1929), by Pa.) Bureau of Municipal Research (Philadelphia and Robert J. Patterson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends of Philadelphia and Vicinity. (Philadelphia : Friend's Book Store.), by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Organization and procedures for performance of financial functions under Philadelphia's home rule charter (Philadelphia, 1951), by Pa.) Bureau of Municipal Research (Philadelphia and Philadelphia (Pa.) Budget Research Board (page images at HathiTrust)
• A discussion of some proposed revisions of the [Philadelphia] Home rule charter: the 1951-1956 experience. (Philadelphia, Bureau of Municipal Research and Pennsylvania Economy League (Eastern Division), 1957), by Pa.) Bureau of Municipal Research (Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Economy League (page images at HathiTrust)
• Annual report. (Philadelphia, Otto-Jones Co.,), by Commercial Exchange of Philadelphia (Pa.) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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