Pitcairn, John, Jr. (John Pitcairn, Jr.) (1841-1916)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1841 - 1916
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Benjamin Fisher Glenn to John Pitcairn, 1868-05-12
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from B. F. Glenn at 1700 Green Street, Philadelphia to John Pitcairn, Jr.
B. F. Glenn asks J. Pitcairn why his visits to the Glenn home have become less frequent than they once were. Glenn worries it may have to do with the “unhappy difference” that arose between himself and Mr. Keith, which extended to numerous others. J. Pitcairn remained neutral and continued his visits to the Glenns’, which caused others to become jealous. Glenn wonders if something was said about...
Dates:
1868-05-12
Letter from C. Sargent to John Pitcairn, 1863-05-29
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handrwitten letter from C. Sargent to John Pitcairn. Written at the Logan House in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Rail Road Company letterhead.
C. Sargent, who appears to be a coworker of John Pitcairn’s on the Pennsylvania Rail Road, writes to Pitcairn about his two recent fishing trips; one out West in Iowa with his sister Verlinda, and one in Sandy Ridge (PA?) with 7 other railroad men. He hopes Pitcairn will join them on the next one. He mentions Pitcairn’s last letter to him, a...
Dates:
1863-05-29
Letter from E. Ferrett to John Pitcairn , 1864-12-15
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Mr. E. Ferrett in Philadelphia PA to John Pitcairn, Jr. Oval seal of a figure stamped into top left-hand corner.
E. Ferrett informs J. Pitcairn of a resolution passed by the Philadelphia Society of the New Jerusalem at a recent meeting, following a suggestion by the Broad Street Society that the two societies unite in celebrating the Christmas festival. The resolution states that “the Superintendent of the Sabbath School, assisted by Mr. J. F. Scott and Mr. John...
Dates:
1864-12-15
Letter from Ruth Beebe to John Pitcairn, 1869-08-02
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handritten letter from Ruth Beebe in Warren (?), PA to John Pitcairn, Jr.
R. Beebe informs J. Pitcairn of her improved health following their delightful trip through the oil region. She has decided to dispense with the Buffalo and Erie visits and instead return to Renovo where she hopes the bracing mountain air will help her recover from the weakness in her chest. She hopes J. Pitcairn will stop in to see her sister as he travels through Buffalo with his aunt and sister. Afterwards, she...
Dates:
1869-08-02
Letter from Ruth Beebe to John Pitcairn, 1870-02-19
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Ruth Beebe in Kalamazoo to John Pitcairn, Jr.
Beebe updates J. Pitcairn on her life in Kalamazoo. They have had a mild winter, and she has been in good enough health to attend Church every Sunday as well as two-hour lectures in a crowded house during the week. She greatly enjoyed hearing Miss Annie Dickinson last week on the subject of “whited sepulchres.” Although Kalamazoo has not been very gay, there have been several pleasant entertainments and private dancing...
Dates:
1870-02-19
Letter from William Henry Benade to John Pitcairn, 1874-07-08
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from William Henry Benade in Allegheny City, PA to John Pitcairn, Jr.
Benade has received Pitcairn’s letter of June 8th. He hears Pitcairn and Childs have arrived in Paris and are now being “initiated into the mysteries of the French tongue.” He is not surprised that they were unsuccessful in converting the Bishop, though he is surprised the Bishop didn’t carry them all the way to Rome. Benade discusses the curious “consular experience” they had with the man Smith- he...
Dates:
1874-07-08