Correspondence, 1802 - 1807
Dates
- 1802 - 1807
Conditions Governing Access
Public use of this collection is restricted to microfilm. Please see Manuscripts Department microfilm MS 2085: 15 reels.
Extent
From the Collection: 15.34 Linear Feet (20 full Hollinger boxes; 7 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Scope and Contents
Majority of the contents concerns politics in Frederick County, especially the use of newspapers and barbecues as political devices, the concerns of the Republicans, and appeals to the German populace. Daniel Clarke, Jr., Roger Nelson, and Abraham and Andrew Shriver are the principal correspondents on the subjects. Some letters regard the Levy Court and justices of the peace, 1802. Andrew Shriver writes regularly concerning the establishment of a post office at Union Mills and a post road; Daniel Heister is his main addressee. Letters from Finley and Taylor of Baltimore about the flour market.
Creator
- From the Collection: Shriver, David, 1769-1852 (Person)
- From the Collection: Shriver, Andrew Keiser, 1802-1884 (Person)
- From the Collection: Shriver, Henry Wirt, 1837-1910 (Person)
- From the Collection: Shriver, Frederick Austin, 1839-1890 (Person)
- From the Collection: Shriver, Louis E., 1851-1945 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org