A Philadelphia Artist
...fact that several members of the Martin and related families were merchant captains. William’s father, Captain John Martin, mainly conducted business with New Orleans and the Caribbean as well as Western Europe and China. William spent much of his young life at sea. One item in the collection includes his
Catabloging
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A lengthy and active military career
...d his medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania to enlist as a medical cadet during the Civil War. A good deal of correspondence in the collection is O'Reilly's letters to his mother that he wrote while stationed in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Order for O'Reilly to report to the General Field