Organization: Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.). / People: Stokes, Edward Lowber. / Form: Correspondence. - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Organization Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.). People Stokes, Edward Lowber. Form Correspondence.

Extent:: 8.0 linear feet (; 9 boxes, 45 volumes, 2 flat files)
Abstract:: This collection contain the papers of John Welsh, president of the North Pennsylvania Railroad, financial manager for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia merchant, and American diplomat to the British mission under President Hayes. The collection spans from 1806 to 1935 and consists of correspondence, financial files, his diaries, and documents created by both Herbert Welsh and Edward Lowber Stokes.

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