Papers, 1777-1869.

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Papers, 1777-1869.

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The papers of the Irvine family begin with a series of William Irvine letters, 1777-1778, to David Grier regarding military supplies and recruitment. William Neill Irvine's military papers include: correspondence, returns, accounts, recruitment reports, and court martial proceedings for William Hull and others. Following the war, there are papers concerning legal matters and incoming correspondence to William N. Irvine and his son Galbraith A. Irvine relating to state and national politics, with letters from James Buchanan, John Galbraith, and other Pennsylvania politicians. Other papers of Galbraith A. Irvine a Warren, PA physician with business interests include material on the Warren Bridge Company, of which Irvine was treasurer, and a dispute with William A. Irvine over lands inherited from their grandfather William Irvine.

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Irvine, William, 1741-1804

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William Irvine (November 3, 1741 – July 29, 1804) was an Irish-American physician, soldier, and statesman from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He practiced medicine as a ship's surgeon for the Royal Navy before he sympathized with the American Revolution and fought against the British during the American Revolutionary War. As tensions escalated between the American colonies and the British government during the 1770s, Irvine sympathized and allied himself with the revolutionary cause. He subsequently se...

Galbraith, John, 1794-1860

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Irvine, Galbraith Armstrong, 1803-1886.

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Grier, David, -1790

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United States. Army

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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...

Irvine, William, 1762-1854.

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Hull, William, 1794-1860.

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Irvine family.

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William Irvine served as Colonel with the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment during the Revolution. His son, William Neill Irvine began a career as a lawyer and served as a Colonel in the War of 1812 when he raised the 42nd Regiment of Infantry. From the description of Papers, 1777-1869. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 151370478 ...

United States. Continental Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 6th.

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