Krumbhaar family papers

Miscellaneous family papers, genealogical notes, and letters gathered mainly by Edward Bell Krumbhaar in his roots pursuits. Among small groups of papers are: Christian Ludwig Lewis Krumbhaar letter book, 1816-1820, on his Philadelphia mercantile business conducted from Hamburg, where Krumbhaar live...

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Main Author: Krumbhaar family (Creator)
Collection:Krumbhaar Family Papers
Collection Number:1963
Format: Manuscript
Language:German
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Physical Description: 0.75 Linear feet 0.75 linear feet, 3 boxes (200 items)
Summary: Miscellaneous family papers, genealogical notes, and letters gathered mainly by Edward Bell Krumbhaar in his roots pursuits. Among small groups of papers are: Christian Ludwig Lewis Krumbhaar letter book, 1816-1820, on his Philadelphia mercantile business conducted from Hamburg, where Krumbhaar lived for the duration of the War of 1812, and from Philadelphia to which he returned in 1816, and on family business including lands in Kentucky and New York; William W. Stone letters, 1855-1861 on his business problems and Maryland's resistance to the passage of Northern troops through to Washington, D.C., at the start of the Civil War; Charles Hermann Krumbhaar scrapbooks, 1876-1893, on his political activities as city councilman, county commissioner, sheriff, and Pennsylvania superintendent of banking. Related families represented in the papers are Ramsay, Turnbull, and Bell. Christian Ludwig Lewis Krumbhaar letter book in German.