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Irvine family. Papers, 1777-1869.

Title: Papers, 1777-1869.

The papers of the Irvine family begin with a series of William Irvine letters, 1777-1778, to David Grier regarding military supplies and recruitment. William Neill Irvine's military papers include: correspondence, returns, accounts, recruitment reports, and court martial proceedings for William Hull and others. Following the war, there are papers concerning legal matters and incoming correspondence to William N. Irvine and his son Galbraith A. Irvine relating to state and national politics, with letters from James Buchanan, John Galbraith, and other Pennsylvania politicians. Other papers of Galbraith A. Irvine a Warren, PA physician with business interests include material on the Warren Bridge Company, of which Irvine was treasurer, and a dispute with William A. Irvine over lands inherited from their grandfather William Irvine.

ArchivalResource: 750 items.

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Duane Family Collection, 1764-1933

Title: Duane Family Collection 1764-1933

A leading national opinion maker and influential regional politician, tied by marriage to the families of Benjamin Franklin and cognate families, William Duane (1760-1835) played key roles in the field of political journalism, as well as national, Pennsylvania and local Philadelphia politics. Editor of the , William Duane (1760-1835) assured himself gratitude from Jefferson and the Republicans and enmity from President Adams and the Federalists for his open and effective attacks on Federalist policies. His son William John Duane (1780-1865), was a prominent member of the Pennsylvania legislature, a legal advisor to Stephen Girard, Solicitor for many of Philadelphia's premier institutions, and Secretary of the Treasury of the United States (June-September 1833). The Duane Family Collection contains a diverse assemblage of personal and professional correspondence relating to family members, with interesting material relating to William Duane (1760-1835), his son, William John Duane (1780-1865), grandson William Duane (1808-1882), great-grandson Charles Williams Duane (1837-1915), and other relations. The collection includes unique correspondence from and relating to Benjamin Franklin's family, as well as correspondence with Thomas Jefferson and other leading figures from the early nineteenth century. The collection also includes prints, photographs of family members, as well as some maps. Aurora

ArchivalResource: 2.0 Linear feet

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