Kane, John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1795 - 1858
biographical statement
Citation:
Dict. of American Biog. Vol. X, 1928: p. 257 (Born to Elisha and Alida Kane, graduated from Yale, achieved the bar in 1817, appointed by President Jackson to be commissioner at the 1831 convention, appointed Attorney General and then District Court judge) p. 258 (married Jane Duval Leiper, and had seven children, including Elisha Kent Kane, and Thomas L. Kane., died in Philadelphia Feb. 21, 1858)Ancestry.org, Jan. 29, 2013: (Parents are Elisha Kane (1770 - 1834) and Alida Van Rensselaer (1772 - 1799))
His Address on the patent laws, 1849: t.p. (Hon. John K. Kane)
LC in OCLC, 1-24-92 (hdg.: Kane, John Kintzing, 1795-1858; usage: John K. Kane)
Circuit Court of the United States. Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1851: t.p. (Judge Kane)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John K. and Jane Duval Leiper Kane papers, 1835-1860, 1925
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains materials relating to the life and activities of John K. Kane and his wife, Jane Duval Leiper Kane. Among these are a book of letters written by them addressed to Elizabeth Kane, a pocketbook belonging to him, and a set of newspaper clippings found within the book of letters. The letters contain personal advice and correspondence. The pocketbook contains notes relating to a dispute he was adjudicating as part of his service as Judge of the U.S. District Court at Philadelphia. The...
Dates:
Other: 1835-1860; Other: 1925
John K. Kane professional papers, 1817-1851
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
Contains letters, the majority of which are sent to John K. Kane in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; legal documents, including those dealing with Dr. Robert Patterson's bond and mortgage, the Julia Taylor estate, and Girard Bank; and promissory notes, protests of promissory notes, and protests of non-payment of promissory notes. Materials date from between 1817 and 1851.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1817-1851