Papers, 1801-1940.

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Papers, 1801-1940.

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Letters, deeds, business papers, poems, diaries, receipts, account books, and genealogical material. Anna Durkee papers (75 items) include letters from her son-in-law Daniel Bartling, telling of his discontent and deprivations after the War of 1812, her grandchildren, and members of the Kelly family in New Orleans. Harriet's papers (20 items) include her letters to her husband during the Black Hawk War, to the Buckmaster family in Virginia, and letters from the Kelly family in New Orleans. Includes five of her poems, signed and dated. Nathaniel Buckmaster's papers (180 items)include his letters to Harriet during the Black Hawk War and while away at legislature, and to his family in Charleston, Virginia. Business papers from his time as sheriff, warden and postmaster, deeds, receipts and a map concerning the American Plank Road Company. Catherine Curran's papers (500 items) include numerous letters to her husband while she was in Europe and letters from her sons in Chicago who discuss the World's Fair, labor troubles in Chicago, and attempts to find work. Also includes two diaries, 1899-1900 and genealogical material. The papers of Isaac Curran (500 items) include diary kept while in Europe, several letters from relatives, the Spotswood family in Virginia, seeking help to recover state jobs, lost when refused to take loyalty oath, and much correspondence with his wife re: family matters and business.

2.5 linear feet ( 6 boxes)

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Curran, Isaac Bush.

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