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Summary Information
- Prepared by
- Joseph-James Ahern
- Preparation date
- August 2010
- Date
- 1906
- Extent
- 1.0 Item
ARRANGEMENT
This is a single item collection.
HISTORICAL NOTE
Samuel W. Pennypacker was born April 9, 1843 in Phoenixville, PA. He studied Law at the University of Pennsylvania, and opened his own practice in 1866. Pennypacker served in several judgeships, as well as president of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, before serving as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1903-1907. He died on September 2, 1916.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The Catalog is from an auction held in April 1906 to auction off Samuel W. Pennypacker’s library. Held at Davis and Harvey in Philadelphia, the catalog lists all the items up for sale, as well as facsimiles of some documents.
Inventory
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Auction Catalog |
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1906 April |
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