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Greenberry Dorsey family papers
Mainly papers of Greenberry P. Dorsey, ironmaster of Barree Forge, Huntingdon County. and his son-in-law Samuel Miles Green, who eventually became manager of the forge. Greenberry Dorsey incoming correspondence, bills, and receipts, 1780-1847, concern personal financial affairs. Letters, 1824-1866...
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| Collection: | Greenberry Dorsey Family Papers |
| Collection Number: | 1627 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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0.66 Linear feet 0.66 linear feet, 2 boxes (300 items) |
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Mainly papers of Greenberry P. Dorsey, ironmaster of Barree Forge, Huntingdon County. and his son-in-law Samuel Miles Green, who eventually became manager of the forge. Greenberry Dorsey incoming correspondence, bills, and receipts, 1780-1847, concern personal financial affairs. Letters, 1824-1866, to Samuel Miles Green also relate to finances. There are additional Dorsey and non-Dorsey family papers including: Edward B. Dorsey incoming family correspondence, 1800-1829, and memorandum books, 1815-1829, of business transactions in western Pennsylvania; Richard Peters land draught book, 1747-1770, mostly for Lancaster County, and materials on his own properties; miscellaneous papers on Pennsylvania lands of William Meredith and Benjamin Wilson. |