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Creator:	Townsend, Joseph Brevitt, 1821-1896
Title:	Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers
Date(s):	1810-1917
Call No:	MSS 0525
Abstract:	The Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers, spanning the dates 1810-1917 (bulk dates 1840-1896), document the professional career, and to a lesser extent the personal life, of the Philadelphia lawyer, Joseph Brevitt[...] Townsend.
Subjects:	Probate law and practice--Pennsylvania--History--19th century \| Probate courts--Pennsylvania--History--19th century \| Circuit courts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century \| Law--Pennsylvania--History--19th century \| More Subjects

Creator:	Townsend, Joseph Brevitt, 1821-1896
Title:	Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers supplement
Date(s):	1800-1920
Call No:	MSS 0525
Abstract:	Joseph Brevitt Townsend (1821-1896) was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer who practiced estate law and acted as legal consultant to several commercial, insurance, and trust companies. The Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers[...] supplement, spanning the dates 1800-1920, contains substantial additions to the original collection and documents the professional career of the Philadelphia lawyer. The supplement comprises 5.8 linear feet of legal and personal correspondence, wills and estate records, legal proceedings, legal account and receipt books, and other judicial and financial records.
Subjects:	Estates (Law)--Pennsylvania \| Probate law and practice--Pennsylvania \| Probate courts--Pennsylvania \| Law--Pennsylvania \| More Subjects