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William Irvine family papers
![Letter, 1785 (Box 1, folder 5) Letter, 1785 (Box 1, folder 5)](https://archives.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/styles/collections_view/public/image_collection/MC2001_002.jpg?itok=LoqpkGrc)
Collection Inventory:
Date Range:
1785-1811
This collection contains the papers of William Irvine, a physician during the American Revolution, and his family; the papers are housed in one document box and have been arranged into two sections: Correspondence, and Legal and Financial Papers.
The Correspondence section contains letters and notes divided into four sections: Anne Callendar (Mrs. William Irvine), Robert Callendar, Callendar Irvine, and William Irvine. Of note within the Correspondence section are letters to General John Armstrong, General Wilkins, and a set of General Orders to Carlisle. The Legal and Financial Papers section contains two legal contracts, one proposed contract, a folder of receipts and two pages of accounts. One of the account pages is for Robert Gilmore, a student at Dickinson College, under the care of Colonel Henry Lee.
People:
Location:
MC 2001.2