Papers 1846-1902.

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Papers 1846-1902.

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Papers include correspondence, essays and other sundry items. Of note are three essays written by Martha Bracken at Washington Female Seminary, correspondence from the Smith family in Coolspring (Mercer, Pa.), correspondence on the Civil War and a Jefferson College commencement guide from 1851. These papers primarily document family concerns of the Bracken and Smith families.

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Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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Jefferson College (Cannonsburg, Pa.)

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Washington Female Seminary (Washington, Pa.)

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Smith, Martha Davis Bracken.

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Smith, James Irwin.

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Bracken family.

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The Bracken family lived in Cannonsburg and Cecil Township in Washington County. Henry Bracken (d. 1850) was a farmer. His daughter, Martha Davis Bracken, taught at Eldersridge Academy and married James Irwin Smith, son of Susan Bean Smith. From the description of Papers 1846-1902. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 29187331 ...

Bracken, Henry, d. 1850.

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Bracken, Thomas, 1820-1902.

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