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Box 31

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Elizabeth Wood Kane manuscript, 1869 March 26-1869 April 11

 Item — Box: 31, Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents Materials include a manuscript written by Elizabeth Wood Kane, possibly a draft of her autobiography, written in 1869. The manuscript has many edits and corrections, some made by Kane's husband Thomas L. Kane. It provides information about settling in northwest Pennsylvania, founding the town of Kane, the fire that burned down their lumber mill, the first settlers in Kane, and a visit in their town from a Native American named Sawlog. Elizabeth also questions if it is right for women to stay...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1869 March 26-1869 April 11