Correspondence, 1837-1903.

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Correspondence, 1837-1903.

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Incoming political correspondence, 1852, 1862-1889, includes letters from many of the major and minor political and business figures of the period. Many of the letters relate to the tariff question. Most of the correspondents are represented by only one letter each, but James M. Swank and Joseph Wharton of the American Iron and Steel Association are represented by 25 letters, 1882-1883, concerning tariff duties. Family correspondence, 1837-1903, includes letters from William D. Kelley to his wife Caroline Bonsall Kelley and to his children; letters from Caroline Bonsall Kelley to William Darrah Kelley; and a few letters from Albert Bartram Kelley to his mother Caroline Bonsall Kelley.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Wharton, Joseph, 1826-1909

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Joseph Wharton (1826-1909) was a prominent Philadelphia Quaker merchant, industrialist, scientist, and philanthropist who was active in 19th century Delaware Valley manufacturing, business, and education development. He was descended from two of the oldest families in Pennsylvania. His father, William Wharton, was in the direct line of Thomas Wharton of Westmoreland, England, who came to America in 1683. The first American ancestor of his mother, Deborah Fisher Wharton, was John Fisher, who emig...

Kelley, William D. (William Darrah), 1814-1890

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An organizer of the Republican Party in Pa. and delegate to the 1860 National Convention. Kelley served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, 1861-1890. From the description of Letter, 1863 November, 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122433968 Representative from Pennsylvania. From the description of Document signed : Washington, 1888 Apr. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270494602 William Darrah Kelley was an influential...

Kelley, Albert Bartram.

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Swank, James Moore, 1832-1914

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James M. Swank was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., on July 12, 1832, and grew up in Johnstown. In 1852 he became editor of the local Whig newspaper, reorganized it as a daily, the JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE, and became sole owner in 1864. From 1869 to 1871 he served as clerk of the U.S. House Committee on Manufactures, under the patronage of Rep. Daniel J. Morrell, a Johnstown steelmaker. He then became a clerk in the Department of Agriculture and produced the first published history of th...

Kelley, Caroline Bonsall

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American Iron and Steel Association

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