Markoe family papers, 1773-1940.

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Markoe family papers, 1773-1940.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122364979

Abraham Markoe's papers contain letters, 1773-1803, from Abraham Markoe, Jr., on the operation of the plantations; a few letters from his son Peter Markoe, poet and dramatist; and a few letters, 1805-1809, of Abraham Markoe, Jr., to his brother John Markoe. Other items of special note include a letterbook, 1810-1812, of Daniel Holsman of New York, supercargo and half-owner of the ship Maria, on the French confiscation of the ship and its cargo and on efforts to recover the vessel; Civil War papers, 1861-1863, 1895, of John Markoe, an officer with the 71st California Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, containing outgoing family correspondence and incoming official correspondence and documents on his service in Virginia, his imprisonment at Richmond, 1861-1862, and his role at the battle of Fredericksburg, and a report, 1902, by Gerald Holsman, son of Mary Markoe Holsman, civil engineer and vice-president of the Investment Company of Philadelphia, on the building of the Guayaquil and Quito Railway in Ecuador. The remainder of the papers include: James Markoe diary, ca. 1825, on travel in Italy; estate papers of several members of the Markoe and Holsman families; miscellaneous property papers; photographs (prints); and other miscellanea.

6 boxes, ( 2 linear feet)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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SNAC Resource ID: 6691360

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Holsman family.

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Markoe, John, 1781-1834

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Pennsylvania. Volunteers

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Compañía del Ferrocarril de Guayaquil a Quito.

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Markoe, James

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Markoe, Abraham, 1755-

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Markoe family.

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Abraham Markoe of St. Croix was a wealthy planter and merchant who moved to Philadelphia about 1770. He left his son, Abraham Markoe, Jr., behind to manage the sugar plantations. Abraham Markoe of St. Croix was a wealthy planter and merchant who moved to Philadelphia ca. 1770. He left his son, Abraham Markoe, Jr., behind to manage the sugar plantations. From the description of Markoe family papers, 1773-1940. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat rec...

Markoe, Abraham, 1727-1806

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Holsman, Gerald

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Markoe, John, 1840-1893

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Holsman, Daniel

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Holsman, Mary Markoe, -1905

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Markoe, Peter, 1752?-1792

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