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Box 6

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Contains 215 Results:

John K. Kane letter to Jane Duval Leiper Kane, 1831 September 17

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Letter from John K. Kane to Jane Duval Leiper Kane asking her to come home soon and giving instructions about meeting the steamboat at Fredricksburg. Dated September 17, 1831.

Dates: 1831 September 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / John K. Kane papers / John K. Kane family correspondence

John K. Kane letter to Jane Duval Leiper Kane, 1831 September 22

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 8
Scope and Contents Letter from John K. Kane to Jane Duval Leiper Kane giving more instructions about taking the steamboat, telling her that Robert Crosby has died and the rest of the family still suffers from illness, saying that he has dined with Andrew Jackson, and informing her about preparations for the Wistar party (an annual party for intellectuals started by Caspar Wistar). He says this has been the longest separation between she and him. The letter is torn and there is some text missing. Dated...
Dates: 1831 September 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / John K. Kane papers / John K. Kane family correspondence

John K. Kane letter to Jane Duval Leiper Kane, 1832 December 17

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 9
Scope and Contents

Letter from John K. Kane to Jane Duval Leiper Kane saying that he arrived back in Washington last night, hopes to return home by Christmas, and has accepted several more invitations including one from President Andrew Jackson. Dated December 17, 1832.

Dates: 1832 December 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / John K. Kane papers / John K. Kane family correspondence

John K. Kane letter to Jane Duval Leiper Kane, 1832 December 31

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 10
Scope and Contents

Letter from John K. Kane to Jane Duval Leiper Kane saying that the commissioners have made arrangements to get on with business transactions. Dated December 31, 1832.

Dates: 1832 December 31
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / John K. Kane papers / John K. Kane family correspondence

John K. Kane family correspondence, 1809-1854

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains outgoing and some incoming correspondence by Kane. Letters are primarily addressed to family members, and include information about family activities, politics, travel, and other subjects. Materials date from between 1809 and 1854.

Dates: 1809-1854
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / John K. Kane papers

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