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John Covode papers

The collection includes correspondence and printed material documenting John Covode's career in the U.S. House of Representatives and his coal and railroad concerns in Pennsylvania (Westmoreland Coal Company which he cofounded with William Larimer, and influential stockholder in the Pennsylvania Railroad and close relationship with its founders J. Edgar Thompson and Herman Haupt). Correspondence includes patronage requests, discussions of the Civil War, and contemporary politics. Includes letters from his son Colonel George Covode during the latter's service during the Civil War concerning promotions, staff changes, and personal information rather than his battlefield experiences.

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