Price, Eli K. (Eli Kirk), 1797-1884
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Eli K. Price papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0281
Abstract
Eli Kirk Price was a noted Philadelphia lawyer and legal reformer. He was born in East Bradford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, to a Quaker family descended from Philip Price, an early Pennsylvania settler. The Eli K. Price papers consist of two linear feet of legal material. Price was a leading Philadelphia real estate lawyer, a fact reflected in the collection. The collection is divided into three series. Series I covers Price’s correspondence; series II contains material from his law...
Dates:
1822-1886
Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0525
Abstract
The Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers, spanning the dates 1810-1917 (bulk dates 1840-1896), document the professional career, and to a lesser extent the personal life, of the Philadelphia lawyer, Joseph Brevitt Townsend.
Dates:
1810-1917; 1840-1896
Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers supplement
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0525s
Abstract
Joseph Brevitt Townsend (1821-1896) was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer who practiced estate law and acted as legal consultant to several commercial, insurance, and trust companies. The Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers supplement, spanning the dates 1800-1920, contains substantial additions to the original collection and documents the professional career of the Philadelphia lawyer. The supplement comprises 5.8 linear feet of legal and personal correspondence, wills and estate records, legal...
Dates:
1800-1920; Majority of material found within 1840-1920
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- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century 2
- Wills 2
- Affidavits 1
- Charters 1
- Circuit courts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century 1
- Correspondence 1
- Estate inventories 1
- Estates (Law)--Pennsylvania 1
- Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History--19th century 1
- Historic buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia 1
- Indentures 1
- Law--Pennsylvania 1
- Law--Pennsylvania--History--19th century 1
- Leases 1
- Probate courts--Pennsylvania 1
- Probate courts--Pennsylvania--History--19th century 1
- Probate law and practice--Pennsylvania 1
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