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John W. McClure was a businessman and writer in New York City, served in the American Civil War, and later became United States
consul in France from 1867-early 1870s. He maintained an active correspondence with his brothers and sisters living in various
sections of the country. Included are letters from Marcus A. Hanna and Chester C. Bolton regarding politics. The collection
consists of a diary, travel journal, newspaper clippings, and family correspondence written and received by John W. McClure,
his sister Belle McClure Wilson, brothers David T. McClure and William H. McClure, and John McClure's friends and business
associates in the United States and France, as well as invitations, menus, theater programs, and printed poems.
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