Letter from S. Brashears to John K. Kane, giving him the “Narr and plea,” he refers Kane to the affidavit of defense, dealing with the case of Girard Bank v. Comly, dated July 28, 1840.

Legal document signed by John K. Kane, on Samuel Comly v. Girard Bank, dated July 28, 1840.

Letter from John K. Kane to John Reed, copy, transmits a listing of accounts for collection on the Girard Bank for Penrose, Moore and Biddle, Pickings, and Mitchell, dated September 24, 1840.

Letter from John Reed to John K. Kane, listing of the evidence of debt for the Girard Bank, dated September 26, 1840.

Letter from John K. Kane to John Reed, copy, transmits a note from Matthew Wilson concerning a $700 loan that was given for the use of Thaddeus Stevens, dated September 28, 1840.

Letter from John Reed to John K. Kane, expresses a willingness to follow Kane’s instructions in having Mr. Stevens pay back his loan, dated September 29, 1840.

Letter from John Reed, whlie in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to John K. Kane, while in Philadelphia, “Girard Bank Claims,” dealing with Girard Bank and several different people’s notes from Girard Bank, dated October 6, 1840.

Letter from William D. Lewis and Girard Bank, to John Kane, on bringing suit against Matthew Wilson, and October 12, 1840; includes letter from Thaddeus Stevens, while in Gettysburg, to William D. Lewis, enclosed in Lewis’s letter to Kane, proposing that suit be brought against Wilson, the drawer of “the note,” dated October 9, 1840.

Letter from John K. Kane to Mr. Stevens, dealing with Girard Bank v. Stevens, dated October 13, 1840.

Letter from John K. Kane to John Reed, Mr. Stevens has sent word that Wilson is indebted to him on several accounts including a note of $700, dated October 13, 1840.