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Series I. Dunning McNair, 1793-1824
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Scope and Content Notes: Dunning McNair's correspondence, business agreements, ledgers and receipts document his life as a land owner and developer in western Pennsylvania. His personal and business correspondence documents contact with his brothers and other land owners in western Pennsylvania.
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Subseries 1. Correspondence, 1793-1824
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Scope and Content Notes: Dunning McNair's letters contain both personal and business correspondence. Dunning received these letters at his home at Nine Mile Run in contemporary Wilkinsburg, east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, during his service as a representative in the State Assembly. He received repeated correspondence from James Herron, who corresponded from Pittsburgh, Kentucky, and St. Louis. Dunning also received letters from James Ross and William Wilkins. A 1793 letter from John Wilkins, Jr., details the ongoing problem of Indian attacks on settlers. Dunning McNair received regular correspondence from his brothers Alexander McNair, in Lexington, Kentucky, and David McNair at Walnut Creek Farms near Pittsburgh. The letters are arranged chronologically.
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Correspondence, 1793-1795
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Correspondence, 1796
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Correspondence, 1797
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Correspondence, 1798
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Correspondence, 1799
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Correspondence, 1800
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Correspondence, 1801
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Correspondence, 1802
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Correspondence, 1804
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Correspondence, 1805
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Correspondence, 1807
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Correspondence, 1808
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Correspondence, 1809
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Correspondence, 1810
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Correspondence, 1811
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Correspondence, 1812
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Correspondence, 1813
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Correspondence, 1814
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Correspondence, 1815
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Correspondence, 1816
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Correspondence, 1817
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Correspondence, 1818
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Correspondence, 1820
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Correspondence, 1824
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Subseries 2. Agreements, Receipts and Ledgers, 1792-1823
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Scope and Content Notes: Dunning McNair created an extensive collection of agreements related to land sales, leases and rentals in Allegheny County around Pittsburgh. Some agreements contain rough sketches of land plots. These agreements shed light on the development of Wilkinsburg. The agreements and ledgers are separated and are arranged chronologically. Up to a dozen agreements are enclosed within each year. The ledgers and receipts document the business and personal finances of Dunning McNair. They trace the purchase and sale of land and goods.
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Agreements, 1795
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Agreements, 1796
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Agreements, 1797
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Agreements, 1798
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Agreements, 1799
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Agreements, 1801
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Agreements, 1802
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Agreements, 1803
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Agreements, 1804
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Agreements, 1805
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Agreements, 1806
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Agreements, 1807
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Agreements, 1808
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Agreements, 1813
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Agreements, 1814
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Agreements, 1815
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Agreements, 1816
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Agreements, 1818
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Agreements, 1819
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Agreements, 1822
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Receipts and Ledgers, 1792-1798
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Receipts and Ledgers, 1800-1809
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Receipts and Ledgers, 1800-1809
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Receipts and Ledgers, 1811-1815
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Receipts and Ledgers, 1816-1823
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