Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1906-1951.

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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1906-1951.

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Consists of three folders. One folder contains assorted documents dated 1906-1909 relating to a cane belonging to Benjamin Franklin that was in the possession of Lafayette's descendant, Marquis de Sahune de Lafayette. It includes a copy (in English) of Sahune's declaration of the authenticity of the various Lafayette/American Revolution relics in his possession; a declaration by Sahune's London solicitor, W. Sanders Fiske, describing the Franklin cane; a copy of the description of the cane from the French government auction catalogue; a letter from Pepper to Charles C. Harrison, Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, stating his intention to present the cane to the University; and a reply to Pepper. The second folder contains ms. drafts of four political speeches by Pepper, dated 1922-[1926]. One is to the National Lumbermen's Association; the others concern Pepper's Senate re-election campaign for 1926 and Andrew Mellon's support for Pepper's opponent, Edwin S. Vare, in the Republican primary. The third folder contains a letter dated 4 April 1951 to John L. Haney.

10 items (40 leaves).

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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