Papers, 1789-1901.

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Papers, 1789-1901.

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Correspondence and other papers, dealing mainly with Pennsylvania topics, including county prisons and a proposed program for the religious instruction of inmates and cholera epidemics in Philadelphia and elsewhere. Also includes comments on the Napoleonic Wars, Andrew Jackson's administration, the fradulent pension claims from the Mexican War. Includes the papers of Thomas R. Peters, paymaster of the 1st Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War. Correspondents include Caleb Cushing, Peter Hagner, and William B. Sprague.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6963697

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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