Box 15 (ovs)

Certifiate of membership in the Franklin Institute.

Single copy of a petition to the Senate of the United States, signed by Pennsylvania residents, requesting that the U.S. government find a way to quickly and peacefully end the war with Mexico. Signers of the petition include: Daniel Maule, William Sharpless, Joseph Siddon Pennock, Joseph B. Matlack, Samuel B. Morris, Isaac Sharpless, Joshua Baily, George W. Taylor, Joseph Scattergood, John Lippincott, Charles Yarnall, Samuel Rhoads, and others.