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Commodore Joshua Barney manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3168
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Joshua Barney and his descendants. This includes correspondence, financial documents, land records, business papers, military service records, and more.

Dates: 1711 - 1978

Samuel Shoemaker papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1877
Abstract The collection consists chiefly of letters written by Samuel Moor Shoemaker by business associates (especially men employed by the Adams Express Company), friends, some Shoemaker family members, and a few politicians (e.g. Schyler Colfax 1823-1885 and James A. Garfield 1831-1881). The letters contain information about Shoemaker's business ventures (especially the Adams Express Company), family news, and expressions of gratitude from the recipients of gifts given by shoemaker. Other letters...
Dates: 1868-1887