Pryce Lewis collection, 1860-1965.

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Pryce Lewis collection, 1860-1965.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40748719

The collection contains primary documents, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings concerning the career of Pryce Lewis. Also included are the materials written by Harriet Schoen about Pryce Lewis, her publication and research notes.

1.25 linear feet.

St. Lawrence University, Owen D. Young Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7429681

St. Lawrence University, Owen D. Young Library

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Lewis, Pryce.

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Schoen, Harriet.

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Pryce Lewis was born in 1828 in Newton, Wales and emigrated to the United States in 1856. During the Civil War, he was employed by the Pinkerton Detective Agency and worked as a spy for the Union in Richmond, Va. He was captured and sentenced to be hanged but managed to escape death bacuse of his British citizenshi. After his release he served as bailiff and special detective officer of Old Capitol prison in Washington, D.C. until the end of the war. In January, 1868 he married Maria Thwaites. T...

Pinkerton's National Detective Agency

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Biographical Notes and Organizational History Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) 1819, Aug. 25 Born, Glasgow, Scotland 1842 Married Joan Carfrae Fled to North America fearing arrest for activities in Chartist Movement, residing first in Mont...