Robert McKnight collection, 1843-1844.

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Robert McKnight collection, 1843-1844.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/179276290

Consists of miscellaneous manuscript material of McKnight: leaves from commonplace books containing excerpts from classic and English literature, addresses delivered before literary and social clubs, and a heavily corrected autograph manuscript, signed and labeled "Roman Literature."

.20 linear ft. (1 half-size archival box)

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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McKnight, Robert, 1820-1885

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Born on January 27, 1820, the fourth of seven children of William (1775-1848) and Catherine ((McClurg), b. 1791) McKnight, Robert McKnight attended private school in Xenia, Ohio, before attending the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University. Upon his graduation in 1839, McKnight returned to Pittsburgh where he worked in the law offices of Biddle and Bradford. Following his admittance to the bar in 1842, he entered into partnership with Henry S. Magraw and went on to become solicitor for t...