| 1 | Author: | Duane family | Add |
| Title: | Duane Family Collection | ||
| Dates: | 1764-1933 | ||
| Abstract: | The Duane Family Collection is a rich and diverse collection that includes papers from numerous prominent citizens from the colonial era to the antebellum period. The bulk of the collection is from 1800-1840. These letters often touch on political affairs as they relate to Duane's editorship of the Aurora. Also of particular note, the collection contains a series of letters on early national politics with some significant presidential correspondence. There are also family letters between William John Duane's son, also named William Duane, and his sisters Mary and Sarah Duane that discusses social events, courtship, and gossip about individuals, including details on the deaths of two of Duane's friends in a duel. Some of the early documents (before 1800) include records of Duane's newspaper business in India, where he operated in the 1790s as a dissenting voice against the East India Company's policies. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.SMs.Coll.2 | ||
| Extent: | 2 Linear Feet | ||
| Topics: | Beyond Early America | Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Government Affairs | Printing and Publishing | Social Life and Custom | ||
| Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Political Correspondence | ||
| Subjects: | Aurora (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Jackson, Andrew -- 1767-1845 -- Correspondence. | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence. |
