Papers, 1826-1860.

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Papers, 1826-1860.

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These papers are mostly petitions and letters directed to Kane in 1845 recommending candidates for deputy attorney offices. There is some personal and family correspondence and letters of condolence to his family written after Kane's death in 1858. Miscellaneous papers, 1853-1860, of Elisha Kent Kane, naval surgeon, explorer, and son of John Kintzing Kane, includes correspondence relating the Second Grinnell Expedition to the Artic in 1853 under Kane's command, condolence letters upon his death in 1857, and a small amount of correspondence concerning the establishment of Kane Lodge and an effort to finance a small monument to Kane.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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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, 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 ...