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Guide to the Papers of John Covode,1838 - 1892(bulk 1854 - 1868)

1838-1892

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Title
John Covode papers 1838-1892 (bulk 1854-1868)
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Subject
Republican Party (Pa.), United States. Congress. House., Coal mines and mining--Pennsylvania, Patronage, Political--Pennsylvania, Railroads--Pennsylvania, Armstrong County (Pa.)--Politics and government, Pennsylvania--Politics and government, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, United States--History--1865-1898, United States--Politics and government--1865-1877, United States--Politics and government--1861-1865, Westmoreland County (Pa.)--Businesses, Westmoreland County (Pa.)--Politics and government
Description
Papers include correspondence and printed material documenting Covode's career in the U.S. House of Representatives and his various concerns in Pennsylvania. Correspondence includes patronage requests, discussions of the Civil War and contemporary politics., Thomas Mellon II purchase papers 1933 231, John Covode was a prominent Westmoreland County businessman and member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid nineteenth century., Purchase by Thomas Mellon II., Processed MSS#18 9-17-93 V. Nimick C. Seeman., Inventory available.
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Contributor
Covode, John , 1808-1871, Covode, George , 1835-1864, Haupt, Herman , 1817-1905, Larimer, William , 1809-1875, McQuaide, James., Thompson, J. Edgar , 1808-1874, United States Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865), Pennsylvania Railroad, Westmoreland Coal Company, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center (depositor)
Date
1838-1892
Type
Collection, Text
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Identifier
lccn: ms 70002108, pitt: US-QQS-MSS18
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Language
eng
Relation
http://peoplescontest.psu.edu/papers-john-covode, http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=hswpead;cc=hswpead;rgn=main;view=text;didno=US-QQS-MSS18, pdcp_noharvest
Coverage
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Armstrong County (Pa.), Pennsylvania, United States, United States, United States, United States, Westmoreland County (Pa.), Westmoreland County (Pa.)
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