John F. Doyle estate lot - Portland ME - NYC - Norton old photos, documents, letters, 1860s-1940s Start Price USD 350.00 Current Price USD 350.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 350.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Thursday, October 16, 2008 Location Pittsburgh See more about 'John F. Doyle estate lot - Portland ME - NYC - Norton' Description pmckenry Store Amazing lot of items from the John F. Doyle family of Portland ME.  Mr Doyle was a prminent real estate attorney in New York City I believe.   Box full of old letters back to 1899.  John Doyle's wife's name was Evangeline (Norton) and they had a son John F. Doyle Jr.  Overall there are about 30 letters, many multiple pages.  There are a few empty covers, and some letters without covers.  You will also find several documents, legal stuff etc.  I also saw 21 rental receipts from a "Patrick Ryan" to John Doyle in the 1870s-1880s.   The best part of this lot is the group of 27 photos, that luckily, are almost all identified.   These again, are the Doyle's and the Norton's.    There cabinets, CDV, snapshots, etc.  One is even dated 1866.  Letters are addressed to Evangeline Doyle, John Doyle, and John Doyle Jr.  A couple during WWII when John Jr was in the Navy.    Tremendous group of family history here.   Here is an old bio I found on the Doyle family:DOYLE, John F.I Senior mem. real estate firm of John F. Doyle & Sons; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 1, 1837; ed. public schools of N. Y. City; entered law office of John Gorham Vose, 1851; in 18?? became a clerk In office of Alexander Hamilton, grandson of flrst sec. of the treasury, where he studied law; m. June 19, 1862, Alicia Lawler, of N. Y. City. Admitted to the bar, 1862; assumed the management of several large estates, 1867; since that time has made real estate management and brokerage In real estate his chief business; in Feb.. 1893, formed a co-partnership with his sons, Col. John F. Doyle, Jr., and Alfred L. Doyle, under the firm name of John F. Doyle & Sons, real estate brokers, agents and appraisers: the business transacted by this concern is large, among prominent institutions represented by them as real estate agents being N. Y. Life Ins. and Trust Co.. and Liverpool and London and Globe Ins. Co.; the mortgage investments of majority of foreign fire insurance companies in this country are also in their charge, In addition to which a large number of estates of old Knickerbocker families. Mem. U. S. Catholic Hist. Soc., Am. -Irish Hist. Soc., Am. Geog. Soc., Gaelic Soc., Catholic Summer School of America. Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Real Estate B'd of Brokers, West End Ass'n. and numerous charitable organizations. Clubs: Catholic. N. Y. Athletic. Democratic, Leo Catholic. Nameoki. Address: 14 W. 87th St., N. Y. City.Overall, this lot of items is in VG or better condition.Shipping on this item will be $9.95 to all US destinations.   PA RESIDENTS MUST ADD 7% TAX TO WINNING BID.     On Oct-16-08 at 06:12:27 PDT, seller added the following information:** Just added two more items to the collection:  (1)  1945 US Navy Dependent Identification Certificate for John Francis Doyle, names 2 dependents (wife Dorothy Doyle and mother Evangeline N. Doyle), (2)  1930 Veterans Administration Bureau of Pensions letter to John F. Doyle concerning WWI service.  I have added images of both of these documents to the listing. Place a Bid!