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Biddle family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0327
Abstract
The Biddle family papers preserve over one-hundred-and-fifty years of material related to this prominent Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family and detail extensively their professional lineage as attorneys, notary publics, and bankers during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Dates:
1766-1943; Majority of material found within 1870-1923
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