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Correspondence and papers of various members of the Kane and Hand families. The collection includes the business correspondence of Oliver Kane of Albany (early 19th century); the correspondence of Moses Hand (1764-1826) of Baltimore; the letters and papers of Thomas Jennings Hand (1824-1908) of New York, with many letters from Professor William Hand Browne of John Hopkins; the diaries and account books of Thomas Jennings Hand, extending from 1859 to 1901, and the household account books of his wife; the family correspondence, accounts, and personal papers of Oliver Kane-Hand (1863-1941); various legal documents and papers of Oliver Kane-Hand (1863-1941); various legal documents and papers of Oliver Kane King, Thomas Jennings Hand, Jr. and Oliver Kane-Hand; and a group of family photographs.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Kane-Hand family papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Source of acquisition--Family of Oliver Kane-Hand. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1941. Accession number--M-41.
Families of Baltimore, Albany, and Ossining, New York.
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/89.
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