Joseph Smith Harris correspondence, 1853-2007 bulk 1856-1863.

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Joseph Smith Harris correspondence, 1853-2007 bulk 1856-1863.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299171839

The Joseph Smith Harris correspondence spans from the 1850s to the early 1900s, and contains about one hundred and fifty business and personal letters. Almost all the letters have been transcribed, and the transcriptions are housed adjacent to the appropriate letters. There are also two recent essays on Harris's history, scans of several photographs, and a compact disc containing copies of the transcriptions.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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