Lewis J. Carey Transcripts of historic letters
Fonds
Identifier: ZAD
Scope and Content
Three John Paul Jones letters to Thomas Jefferson (that have been published in the Jefferson Papers); one Benjamin Franklin letter to John Langdon (25 October 1788) concerning abolition; and thirty-two letters (1826-1858) of Jonathan Knight to Nathan, Ann, and Abel Whealdon of Harrison and Morgan Counties, Ohio. There are also two Carey sketches among these papers, one of Knight, the other of a friend of Will S. Porter (O. Henry).
Dates
- Creation: 1785-1858
Creator
- Carey, Lewis J. (Lewis James) (Person)
Background
Jonathan Knight was a prominent civil engineer associated with the construction of the National Road and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and from 1855 to 1857 a Whig member of Congress.
Extent
38 items.
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. (Person)
- Whealdon, Nathan. (Person)
- Whealdon, Ann. (Person)
- Whealdon, Abel. (Person)
- Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792. (Person)
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. (Person)
- Knight, Jonathan, 1787-1858. (Person)
- Title
- Lewis J. Carey Transcripts of historic letters
- Subtitle
- Guide
- Author
- University of Notre Dame Archives
- Date
- 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository