The Edward Kavanagh collection, 1832-1909 (bulk 1832-1837).

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The Edward Kavanagh collection, 1832-1909 (bulk 1832-1837).

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The Edward Kavanagh collection consists primarily of copies of autograph signed letters from Edward Kavanagh to individuals to whom he offered legal counsel and to associates during his service as chargeĢ d'affaires in Lisbon, Portugal. The correspondence is in the original letter copy book used by Kavanagh. Other material includes newsclippings of obituaries on Kavanagh; a letter from his biographer Charles W. Collins to the historian Martin Griffin; a black and white photograph of the Kavanagh family mansion at Damariscotta Mills, Me.; and equipment belonging to the letter book: 2 styluses and stencilling plates.

0.25 linear feet (1 box).

Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library

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Kavanagh, Edward, 1795-1844

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Edward Kavanagh, the thirteenth governor of Maine, was born at Damariscotta Mills, Me., on April 27, 1795. He was the son of James Kavanagh, an immigrant from Ireland who arrived in Boston, Mass. in 1780, and of Sarah (Jackson) Kavanagh, a native of Boston. A Roman Catholic, Edward Kavanagh was educated at Jesuit colleges in Montreal and Georgetown, D.C. He graduated from St. Mary's College, Baltimore, Md., in 1813, after which he joined his father in the lumber and shipbuilding business. Then, ...

United States. Legation (Portugal).

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