Kane family papers 1798 -1887 1851-1866 Kane family

Shields, Elizabeth Kane, 1830-1869.

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The Kane family documented in this collection begins with Elisha Kane (1770-1834) who moved from Albany to Philadelphia in 1801 after the death of his wife, Alida Van Rensselaer (1766-1799). Kane had three children by his first wife: John, Robert Van Rensselaer, and Alida Van Rensselaer, jr. In Philadelphia Elisha Kane married Elizabeth Kintzing. Elisha's oldest son, John Kane, adopted his step-mother's name becoming known as John Kintzing Kane or John K. Kane. John Kint...

Kane, Elizabeth, 1832-1869.

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Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857

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Elisha Kent Kane was an American naval surgeon and explorer who commanded the second Grinnell Expedition to the Arctic, 1853-1855. From the description of Elisha Kent Kane letter, Philadelphia, Pa., to Bayard Taylor, 1856. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 34242180 Elisha Kent Kane was a physician and explorer. From the description of Papers, 1830s-1860s. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122616028 ...

Kane, John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858

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John Kintzing Kane was a Philadelphia lawyer and Pennsylvania politician. He was appointed Attorney General of Pennsylvania in 1845, a position he resigned in 1846 to serve until his death as a U. S. District Court Judge for eastern Pennsylvania. From the description of Legal papers, 1824-1919. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122589123 From the description of Papers, 1826-1860. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat recor...

Kane, John K. (John Kintzing), 1833-1866.

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Kane, Robert Patterson, 1827-1906.

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Robert Patterson Kane was a Philadelphia lawyer. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1830]-1900. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540757 ...

Kane, Elizabeth Wood, 1836-1909

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Kane, Jane Duval Leiper

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Shields, Charles W. (Charles Woodruff), 1825-1904

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Kane, Thomas L. (Thomas Leiper), 1822-1883

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Thomas Leiper Kane was a law clerk and Army officer. From the description of Thomas Leiper Kane papers, 1846-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387534 In 1852, Thomas Kane traveled to the West Indies to improve his health and to study the effects of the emacipation of slaves there. This pocket diary contains his observatioins in both writing and sketches. In July 1859, Kane asked Brigham Young to give information to the US Attorney General J. Black, an account of his ac...