Gibson-Getty-McClure families papers, 1777-1926

Collection Summary

Title	Gibson-Getty-McClure families papers, 1777-1926
Inclusive Dates	1777-1926
Bulk Dates	1880-1901
ID No.	MSS22681
Creator	Gibson family
Creator	Getty family
Creator	McClure family
Extent	2,500 items
Extent	7 containers
Extent	2.8 linear feet
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010167
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm80022681
Summary	Correspondence, diaries, financial papers, military papers, and miscellany relating to various members of these allied families from the area of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Includes correspondence of General George Gibson (d. 1861) and the jurist John Bannister Gibson (1780-1853) and papers, 1777-1854, relating to the Revolutionary War service of their father, Colonel George Gibson (1747-1791); papers of George Washington Getty (1819-1901) and members of his family relating primarily to his Civil War service with the Army of the Potomac in Virginia, to various military campaigns against Native American groups, to the Fitz-John Porter court-martial, and to personal and family affairs; and papers of Charles McClure (1835-1902) and members of his family relating to his military service with the United States Army at Santa Fe, New Mexico, at other posts in the United States and in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish-American War.