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Anderson, Isaac, 1758-1839. Letters to Isaac Wayne, 1824-1826.

Title: Letters to Isaac Wayne, 1824-1826.

ArchivalResource: 4 items (5 leaves).

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Anderson, James, 1782-1858. Papers 1766-1861 : manuscript / (bulk 1807-1855).

Title: Papers 1766-1861 : manuscript / (bulk 1807-1855).

Papers primarily include transcribed copies of correspondence between James Anderson and family members across Pennsylvania. These letters describe family life, social conditions and medical care in Montgomery and Clarion Counties. Of note are descriptions of travels to Venango County (1836) and Clarion County (1840), an accident on the Allegheny Portage Railroad (2/21/1853) and a medical case study of a physically abused indentured servant (2/21/1853). Also included are biographical information (arranged to the front), financial materials, wills of family members and misc. writings.

ArchivalResource: .10 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31671730 View

Anderson family. Papers, 1797-1913.

Title: Papers, 1797-1913.

The papers of the Anderson family are chiefly those of James Anderson. His correspondence, 1805-1858, letter and memorandum book, 1817-1828, and letterbooks, 1831-1852, 1855-1858, relate to personal, business, and political matters. Material relating to Anderson's medical career include: ledgers, 1808-1858; casebook, 1804-1806, of patients treated at a Philadelphia almshouse; and notes on Benjamin Rush lectures, 1797-1798. Among other family papers are: Isaac Anderson, father of James, reminscences, 1835, about Charlestown township, Chester County, PA; James' father-in-law Joseph Wilson's contested estate papers, 1816-1845; Joseph W. Anderson, miscellaneous correspondence, 1846-1903, receipt book, 1865-1890, and medical notes, n.d.; Corona Anderson, James' daughter, incoming correspondence, 1859-1913, from friends living and travelling abroad; and anonymous recipe books, notes and clippings, ca. 1750-1900.

ArchivalResource: ca. 2400 items.

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