Papers, 1788,1814.

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Papers, 1788,1814.

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Papers, 1788,1814, include: legal papers, such as deeds, bonds, indentures, and agreements, regarding hiring help and taking boats from Penn. to the New Orleans, and the sale of flour shipped to New Orleans. One of the deeds is for land in Elm Twp. (Allegany County, Pa.) and another for land at the Miami settlement (Ohio). There is also a last will and testament of Joanna Burgess, Washington Twp. (Fayette County, Pa.), 1803. Joanna was illiterate and "made her mark." The collection was donated by Dr. Norman E. Clarke, Sr.

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Burgess, Joanna

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Shreve, Israel.

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Shreve lived in Washington Twp. (Fayette County, Pa.). Joanna Burgess' children listed in her will included: Francis, William, Emelia, Basil, Walter, Elizabeth, Mary, Wesley, and Lucy. For information on Dr. Clarke, see the Clarke Historical Library's webpage. From the description of Papers, 1788,1814. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 46781651 ...

Clarke, Norman E. (Norman Ellsworth), 1892-

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Dr. Clarke (1892-1984), a pioneer cardiac heart surgeon from metro-Detroit (Mich.) was the founder of the Clarke Historical Library. (For further information about him, see the Clarke Historical Library website.). From the description of Michigan Upper Peninsula glass plate negatives collection, 1870-1880. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 42469350 Dr. Norman E. Clarke, Sr., born Aug. 27, 1892 was a self-made man. He graduated in 1913 from CMU with a teacher's...