Introduction to the Pinkerton Papers
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This is a document summarising some of the most interesting and significant content within the Pinkerton archive (D1078) held in PRONI.
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Around 150 documents, 1795 to 1921, on the Pinkerton family who were tenant farmers in Seacon More, Co. Antrim. One section of the collection, 1795 to 1921, deals largely with family and estate matters and includes: a 1795 lease 'to John Pinkerton, the elder, Secinmore'; various Pinkerton wills including that of Samuel Pinkerton, Senior, Secon, 1811; an account book, 1870 to 1908, on the Pinkerton property; photographs of members of the Pinkerton family and other individuals, around 1860 to around 1914.