Collected Lists of Names Mentioned in Rawn's Journals
1 Collected Lists of Names Mentioned in Rawn's Journals August 27, 1831 to March 27, 1832, Book 2 (Groff) Agnew, Dr. Samuel Aitkin, James Alricks, James, Esq. - father of Hamilton and Herman Alricks, also attorneys, who were both friends of Rawn Alricks, Hamilton, Esqr. - friend, who had law office at Market street near Third (according to the Harrisburg Directory of 1839, page 25); brother Hermann Alricks was later a fellow investor with Rawn in the Harrisburg Savings Institutions , as noted in Gerald G. Eggert's book, Harrisburg Industrializes; the Coming of Factories to an American Community (University Park, PA.: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1993) 32. Baker, Jacob - for whom he got a Saturday Courier Ball, George C., of Virginia Berry, O. Berryhile, William C. Berryhill, John H. - attorney with office near court house, resident of Prince's Hotel (Directory, page 25) Bloomfield, Captain John - frequently mentioned in the journal Bloomfield, Captain Thomas Bon a Ton - a "dancing room" there, mentioned on December 20, 1831. 2 Bollinger, Jacob Books, Miss Brent, R. - student of law Brien, Mr. Briggs, Miss Brinn, Mr. Brinton, Caleb, and two sisters from West Chester, PA. Brown, Mr. - artist? for whom he "stood for a likeness" - March 16 Brown, Mr., of the Circus Brown, Charles, of Philadelphia, PA.- with whom he corresponded Buchanan, James - Minister to Russia at the time of this journal; later the fifteenth president of the US. Buehler, Mrs. - likely the proprietress of a hotel, "Spread Eagle," which was a social spot for Rawn and his friends. (The Directory lists it under Hotels and Inns of Harrisburg) She was the wife of George Buehler, a merchant who died in 1816, and mother of William Buehler who came to Harrisburg in 1848, according to the History of Dauphin and Lebanon Counties ; possibly mother as well of Henry Buehler.
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