Purviance family
Samuel Purviance (d. 1787) was a Baltimore merchant and chairman of the Committee of Observation for Baltimore County. John Henry Purviance was a career diplomat, secretary and interpreter to the James Monroe mission, 1794-1796, and secretary of the legation in London, 1804-1810. Elizabeth Isabella Purviance was his sister. Edward H. Courtenay (d. 1853) was on the faculty at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
From the guide to the Purviance family papers, Bulk, 1776-1920, 1757-1932, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
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| creatorOf | Purviance family papers, Bulk, 1776-1920, 1757-1932 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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| associatedWith | Courtenay, Edward H., d. 1853 | person |
| associatedWith | Courtenay, Edward H., (Edward Henry), 1803-1853 | person |
| associatedWith | Courtenay, Elizabeth Isabella Purviance | person |
| associatedWith | Courtney family | family |
| associatedWith | Purviance, John Henry | person |
| associatedWith | United States Military Academy | corporateBody |
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