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100	1		_aKing, N. _q(Nicholas), _d1771-1812.
245	0	0	_aNicholas King family papers, _f1792-1987 _g(bulk 1792-1811).
300			_a30 _fitems.
300			_a1 _fcontainer plus _a1 _foversize.
300			_a0.4 _flinear feet.
506	0		_aOpen to research.
520	8		_aPapers of Nicholas King consist largely of journals (1793-1799) and transcribed excerpts from journals (1792-1811) describing travels in England; his voyage to America and first impressions there, particularly in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania; and his work as a surveyor and overseer of the construction of federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Also includes transcripts of letters from King and his father, Robert King, also an engineer and surveyor; drawings; sketches; and photographs. Papers of William Wade include a letter to his son, Nicholas King Wade; correspondence (1861) with Mark A. Cooper regarding a test for the strength of iron; visas; and a memorandum relating to his participation in an inspection tour, sponsored by the U.S. War Dept., of European cannon factories in 1840. Papers of Nicholas King Wade consist of letters (1856) to his sister, Elizabeth Stone Wade, describing his journey from Berlin, Germany, to Saint Petersburg, Russia, where he had a contract with the Russian government to manufacture ordnance. Also includes genealogies of the King and Wade families compiled in the 1980s.
545	0		_aFamily of Nicholas King, English-born engineer and surveyor of the city of Washington, D.C., including his son-in-law, Maj. William Wade, U.S. Army ordnance officer and, later, part owner of a series of steam engine and cannon foundries in Pittsburgh, Pa., and his grandson, Nicholas King Wade, engineer and foundry owner.
546			_aCollection material in English.
555	8		_aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008111
600	1	0	_aCooper, Mark A. _q(Mark Anthony), _d1800-1885 _vCorrespondence.
600	1	0	_aKing, Robert, _d1740-1817 _vCorrespondence.
600	1	0	_aWade, Elizabeth Stone, _d1840-1913 _vCorrespondence.
600	3	0	_aKing family.
600	3	0	_aWade family.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bArmy _xOrdnance and ordnance stores.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bWar Department.
650		0	_aArchitecture _zWashington (D.C.)
650		0	_aArsenals _zEurope.
650		0	_aIron.
650		0	_aIron industry _zPennsylvania _zPittsburgh.
650		0	_aOrdnance _zEurope.
650		0	_aOrdnance _zRussia.
650		0	_aPublic buildings _zWashington (D.C.)
650		0	_aSurveying _zWashington (D.C.)
650		0	_aVoyages and travels.
651		0	_aBerlin (Germany) _xDescription and travel.
651		0	_aEngland _xDescription and travel.
651		0	_aPennsylvania _xDescription and travel.
651		0	_aPhiladelphia (Pa.) _xDescription and travel.
651		0	_aSaint Petersburg (Russia) _xDescription and travel.
656		7	_aEngineers. _2itoamc
656		7	_aSurveyors. _2itoamc
700	1		_aWade, Nicholas King, _d1823-1899. _tNicholas King Wade papers. _f1856.
700	1		_aWade, William, _d1789-1875. _tWilliam Wade papers. _f1840-1861.
856	4		_3Finding aid _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008111
856	4		_3Finding aid (PDF) _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008111.3
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