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Kane, Jane Duval Leiper

 Person

biographical statement

Citation:
Letters of John Kintzing Kane and Jane Duval Leiper Kane, 1914: p. 4 (Jane Duval Leiper; married John Kintzing Kane Apr. 20, 1819)

Dict. of American Biog. Vol. X, 1928: p.258 (wife of John K. Kane, mother of seven, including Thomas L. Kane and Elisha Kent Kane.)

Ancestry.org, Jan. 29, 2013: (born 1796, died 1866)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3190, Kane family collection

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