JOEL BAILEY PAPERS
1794-1854
.5 cu. ft.
Correspondence, 1828-1836, featuring a Simon Cameron letter, 1830; miscellaneous military papers, 1814; and accounts, 1794-1854, of Joel Bailey (b. 1789, d. 1845), born at Penn's Manor, Bucks County; trained as a blacksmith but later a contractor on public works; veteran of the War of 1812; for a number of years the keeper of the state arsenal at Harrisburg; and burgess of Harrisburg, 1832.
- General Files, 1794-1854. (1 box) {#179m.1}
- The container listings for this Manuscript Group are available for viewing and word-searching in PDF format: [Holdings]
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