William J. Robinson and Martin Ryan collection 1860-1885 1860-1870 Robinson, William J. and Martin Ryan collection

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William J. Robinson and Martin Ryan collection 1860-1885 1860-1870 Robinson, William J. and Martin Ryan collection

This collection is made up of letters and financial documents related to William J. Robinson, a tanner in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and Martin Ryan, a farmer in Niantic, Illinois. Ryan composed the majority of the letters, writing to Robinson about farm work and finances during the 1860s. Other items pertain to the business and financial interests of Ryan and Robinson.

0.25 linear feet

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6391189

William L. Clements Library

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Ryan, Martin, 1811-1873

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Robinson, James, practical curer

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Epithet: of Add MS 37084 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001302.0x0001a4 Epithet: Assistant Secretary, National Association for the Promotion of Social Science British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001302.0x0001a1 Epithet: of Add MS 38310 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81...

Robinson, William J.

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William J. Robinson, a tanner, lived in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, in the mid-19th century. He and his wife Margaret had eight children: Charles, Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, Margaret, Edwin P., Harry, and James. Robinson did business with Martin Ryan (August 30, 1811-September 9, 1873), a native of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In the 1860s, Ryan owned a farm in Niantic, Illinois, where he grew crops and traded livestock. He nd his wife Margaret had three children: Martin, George, and Ella. ...

Robinson, Edwin P.

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Edwin P. Robinson (d. 1937) of Newport, Rhode Island, was a dentist and a collector mostly of Greek and Roman coins. He was born in Concord, New Hampshire, graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in 1886, and married Mary Mumford Swinburne in 1889. He became an associate member of the American Numismatic Society in 1910. A portion of his collection was acquired by the Society in 1941. ...