William David Lewis papers 1818-1879

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William David Lewis papers 1818-1879

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William David Lewis (1792-1881) was an American merchant and banker. He worked in Russia for his brother from 1818 to 1824 and then became an importer and commission merchant in Philadelphia. He was cashier of the Girard Bank in Philadelphia from 1832 to 1842 and financed a number of Pennsylvania railroads. Collection consists of Lewis's correspondence, diary, financial and legal papers, maps, and printed matter. Correspondence includes personal correspondence, 1818-1879; and correspondence concerning railroads, 1829-1864. Diary, 1840, is a journal of a trial trip of the boat Eureka. Financial papers, 1831-1862, and legal papers, 1841, also pertain to railroads during the period when Lewis was cashier at the Girard Bank. Other items include railroad charts and schedules, maps, and related printed materials.

2.3 linear feet (6 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311669

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Eureka (Boat)

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Lewis, William David, 1792-1881

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Businessman. From the description of Letters of William David Lewis, 1813-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015070 William David Lewis arrived in Europe in 1814 at the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Having obtained passage from New York as a secretary to the United States peace commission, Lewis soon resigned his office to join the employ of his brother John Delaware Lewis, a commission merchant in St. Petersburg, Russia. William spent the follow...