Human life a pilgrimage: or, The Christian a stranger and sojourner upon earth: a sermon, occasioned by the death of the Hon. Richard Penn, esq; one of the proprietaries of the province of Pennsylvania: preached before the united congregations of Christ-church and St. Peter's, in the city of Philadelphia, on Sunday, April XXI. 1771, by the Reverend Jacob Duché, M.A.

After nearly 60 years of collecting, Sid Lapidus ’59 has presented to the Library more than 2700 volumes representing the fruits of his enthusiasm. Broadly conceived, the collection charts the definition and re-definiton of rights and liberties endemic to Western political traditions. The main focus is texts and documents relating to the American Revolution, its run-up dating back to the Commonwealth men, and coming down to documents of the early Federal government.