Special Collections – Kane (VMSS792)
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Materials contain the papers of the Kane family of Philadelphia and Kane, Pennsylvania. Includes papers created and collected by John K. Kane and his wife, Jane Duval Kane; and their children, specifically Thomas L. Kane and his wife, Elizabeth Kane. Contains letters to and from several important American political and historical figures, including Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, John Hancock, Andrew Jackson, Horace Greeley, and U.S. Grant. A large portion of the collection also deals with Thomas Kane’s service in the American Civil War. The collection also includes Kane’s correspondence with several Mormon leaders, including Brigham Young, and documentation of his relationship with the Mormons. Dated from 1690 to 1982.
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