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Papers, 1800-1918.

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The incoming correspondence relates mainly to Lewis's financial interests, but touch on all phases of life. Especially rich are the manuscripts generated by Lewis himself: letterbooks and leterpress copybooks, diaries and diary extracts, 1839, 1843-1881, and and autobiography to 1841, reflecting nineteenth century economic, political, and social life. The autobiography is particularly interesting for Lewis's accounts of life and travels in Russia and Europe, his duel with John L. Harris (nephew of Leavitt Harris and also a consul at St. Petersburg), his early interests in the railroad industry, and his involvement with the bank crisis of the 1830's. In addition, there are: letters, depositions, evidence, and other materials relating to Harris v. Lewis; Girard Bank accounts, correspondence, and reports during Lewis's tenure as cashier; literary pieces -- mostly poetry by Lewis; John D. Lewis letters, 1810,1814-1830,1841 mostly concerning Russian business; arrivals and clearances of vessels at Philadelphia, 1826-1827; William D. Lewis, Jr. diary of a trip to Europe, 1853; Thomas Neilson (son-in-law of Lewis) diaries, 1856-1857;and scrapbooks, 1840-1918 including Civil War and World War I clippings.

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