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Manuscript Group 35
EDWARD CAMPHAUSEN PAPERS
1882-1903
.5 cu. ft.


Edward Camphausen (b. 1823, d. 1903) was an Erie attorney and U.S. consul in Naples, Italy, 1885-1890. In this collection is outgoing correspondence, mainly press copies but some written copies, contained in 3 letter press books. Subjects discussed include legal business prior to Camphausen's departure for Naples, consular business in Naples and the climate there, the prospect of his return to Erie following the Democratic defeat in the 1888 election, the health of his family and friends, the quality of his successors at the consulate in Naples, his interest in obtaining another appointment after the Democrats' 1892 presidential victory, and political developments on the local scene.




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