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Copy of a proposition of J.L. Brown, 1858 September 17

 Item — Box: 41, Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

“Copy of a Proposition of J.L. Brown,” 1 p., 17 September 1858.

Dates: 1858 September 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family business papers / McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company records

H.G. Clay telegraph to Thomas L. Kane, 1869 February 8

 Item — Box: 42, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Telegraph from H.G. Clay to Thomas L. Kane, “Arrangement agreed to by board,” 1 p., 8 February 1869.

Dates: 1869 February 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family business papers / McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company records

Map

 Item — Box: 41, Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Map, a water course, in pencil, 1 p., n.d.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1844-1926
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family business papers / McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company records

Map by Thomas L. Kane

 Item — Box: 41, Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Map, includes Crooked Creek, Powers Run, and P. Jarrett’s Summit, by Thomas L. Kane, in pencil, 1 p., n.d.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1844-1926
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family business papers / McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company records

Map of impartiality

 Item — Box: 41, Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

“Map of Impartiality,” shows water courses and Williamsville, has an explanation, by Thomas L. Kane, 2 pp., n.d.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1844-1926
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family business papers / McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company records

McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company records, 1844-1926

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, maps, notes, financial records, clippings, and other materials relating to the McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company. Includes information on Thomas L. Kane's work as an agent for the company, progress being made in developing the region, financial concerns of the company, and legal actions surrounding the property. Materials date from between 1844 and 1926.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1844-1926
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family business papers

McKean & Elk Land & Improvement Company maps

 Item — Box: 43, Folder: 8
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Cross-reference to Series XI: Maps concerning the McKean & Elk Land & Improvement Company. See Box 58, Folders 12-13; Box 59, Folders 2-3; and Box 60, Folders 16-19d

Dates: Majority of material found within 1844-1926
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family business papers / McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company records

Railroad map, 1859 May 19

 Item — Box: 41, Folder: 3
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Railroad map with topographical markings, 19 May 1859.

Dates: 1859 May 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family business papers / McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company records

Thomas L. Kane settlement, 1868 December 7

 Item — Box: 42, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Settlement of suit between Thomas L. Kane and the Company, costs paid, 1 p., 7 December 1868.

Dates: 1868 December 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Kane family business papers / McKean and Elk Land and Improvement Company records

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