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Gordon family correspondence, circa 1870-1902 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes
Abstract:
The collection consists of letters written and received by members of the Gordon family of Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania between the 1870s and approximately 1905. Some of the letters cover the period when Clarence Gordon '1891, son of Jeremiah Smith Gordon '1853, was a student at Princeton, as well as when Mary Gordon and Clementine Gordon attended Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Brake and Wineman families papers, 1816-1889 (bulk) 1762-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.2 linear feet (; 5 boxes, 5 volumes)
Abstract:
The Brake (Brecht or Break) family owned a farm in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, from the 18th century. The Brake and Wineman families came together with the marriage of Solomon Brake (1828-1919) and Sarah Belle Wineman (1855-1925). The collection documents several generations of the two families and includes correspondence, vital records, military records, copy books and other school documents, farm records including account books, property and estate records, receipts, photographs, eighteenth century currency notes, and other items. There are several Civil War letters, primarily from Private George Wineman of the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry, who was killed at Gettysburg. Most of the collection is in English, with a few items in German.

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]