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Clowes-Clarke Family Papers, 1789-1927

July 23, 2014
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Inventor Name

Clowes-Clarke Family Papers

Repository

Historical Society of Delaware
Library
505 Market Street Mall
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-655-7161

Physical Description

135 items

Summary

Papers include correspondence and other papers of Issac Clowes (b. 1772), and inventor, farmer, and religious enthusiast of Virginia and his sister, Aletta Clowes Clarke (1761-1810) of Delaware. Topics include agricultural and business affairs, social and family new, religion, and Clowe’s inventions.

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