Manuscript Group 69
HARRIS-SILVERTHORN FAMILY PAPERS
1816-1924
1 cu. ft.
Papers of the marriage-related Harris and Silverthorn families of western Erie
County, Pennsylvania; Ohio; and Wisconsin. Among those represented are Jeremiah
Harris, his wife Priscilla and his sons Levi and Luke, S. A. Harris, Miss Jane
Harris (later Mrs. Jane Silverthorn), and George W. Silverthorn. Included are
the following: correspondence, 1830-1905, dealing mainly with personal and family
matters; diary of S. A. Harris, Company G, Erie Regiment, 1861; religious notes
written by the Reverend Levi Harris (d. 1847); notebooks, 1835-68, 1923-24, 5
vols.; legal papers, 1816-76, relating primarily to land in Erie County, accounts,
1821-51, 1883-85, including receipts, invoices, and promissory notes.
General Correspondence, 1827-1905 and undated. (1 box) {#69m.1}
Account and Notebooks of George Harris, West Springfield, Erie County, 1835-1865
and undated. (3 volumes) {#69m.2}
Circuit Book, Rev. Levi Harris, 1935-1941. (1 volume) {#69m.3}
Diary of Slyvenus A. Harris, Erie Regiment, Company G, 1860. (1 volume)
{#69m.4}
Trade Cards of G. W. and H. H. Silverthorn, Fruit Merchants, Conneaut, Ohio,
undated. (4 cards) {#69m.5}
Accounts, 1830-1885. (1 folder) {#69m.6}
Legal Papers, 1830-1844. (1 folder) {#69m.7}
Memorabilia, undated. (1 folder) {#69m.8}
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