Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure

...ome across are several pamphlets about miracles. Three pamphlets published between 1810 and 1830 are about live-saving, miraculous cures. Two in particular caught my eye because they were about the same woman, Ann Mattingly, whose story has recently become popular with the release of the book Mrs. Mattingly’s Miracle, by

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Serra Club of Philadelphia

...s Serra International Conventions. You can explore the finding aid for the newly processed collection here: https://archives.chrc-phila.org/repositories/2/resources/40. Collection processed and blog post by Richard Girkin Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February

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Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items

...galvanic battery, as well as related ephemera. Ephemeral materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets and broadsides publicizing his invention, lectures, as well as the school that Coad opened for boys and girls. Also included in the collection is correspondence, ephemera, some estate items, and a scrapbook relating to Patrick Coad’s family,

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