Manuscript Group 249 BRADY FAMILY PAPERS 1814-1964 .6 cu. ft.
Correspondence (includes typescript copies), clippings, photographs, military
commissions and certificates, and related genealogical material of the Brady Family,
Scotch-Irish pioneers who settled on the Conodoguinet Creek near Shippensburg
around 1750. The majority of the correspondence, commissions, and photographs
pertain to the military career of George K. Brady (b. 1839, d. 1899) who originally
enlisted in Company B of the 12th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, at the beginning
of the Civil War, and who later served in the 14th Infantry, U.S.A. Also included
are clippings and printed material pertaining to Captain John Brady, "West Branch
Hero of 1776," and the erection of a monument in recognition of his services in
the defense of the western settlements against the Indians.
General Files, 1814-1964. (2 boxes) {#249m.1}
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