Name/Title
Jane M. Phelan (Waynesburg, Pa.) to Mary W. Denny (Paris, France), letter, 10 August 1900Entry/Object ID
2004.3.81Scope and Content
Jane M. Phelan (Waynesburg, Pa.) to Mary W. Denny (Paris, France), letter, 10 August 1900; Josephine Denny Collection, privately held by Farley Toothman, 2025.
The author of this letter, Jane (Phelan) Drake [1877-1964], was the daughter of Joseph Walker Phelan and Hannah Denny. The letter was sent to her aunt, Mary Woodruff Denny [1858-1937], daughter of Meeker Woodruff Denny and Jane Luse.
The business of Jane's father, Joseph Walker Phelan [1840-1902], is printed on the letterhead: "J. W. Phelan, / Dealer in / Groceries, Confections / Queensware, Glassware, Crockeryware, Etc. / ...Hook's Corner..."Collection
Josephine Denny CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Denny family, Phelan family, Letters (Correspondence), Occupations, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Hook BuildingArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
Aug 10, 1900Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
DENN-AN002-0048Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Denny, Hannah [1850-1937]Person or Organization
Denny, Mary Woodruff [1858-1937]Person or Organization
Phelan, Jane [1877-1964]Person or Organization
Phelan, Joseph Walker [1840-1902]Provenance
Provenance Detail
Denny Series - Josephine Denny CollectionNotes
The Josephine Denny Collection was passed from Eleazer Luse Denny [1865-1910] and his wife, Louise (Inghram) Denny [1867-1956], to their daughters, Mary Inghram (Denny) Weaver [1891-1972], Josephine Denny [1893-1992], and Helen (Denny) Howard [1896-1981]. Josephine Denny passed the collection to Farley Toothman who owned and shared it with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2004 and 2025.
SOURCE CITATION: Jane M. Phelan (Waynesburg, Pa.) to Mary W. Denny (Paris, France), letter, 10 August 1900; item no. DENN-AN002-0048, Josephine Denny Collection, shared by Farley Toothman; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).
