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Correspondence, 1849 - 1856

 File — Box: 8

Dates

  • 1849 - 1856

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

Letters discuss canals, roads, and banks. Some materials on education (especially the Carroll Academy) and the sale of slaves. A long series of letters from B. Deford and Sons of Baltimore to Andrew K. Shriver about the leather business and the Shrivers' tannery starting in the mid-1850s. Henry Wirt Shriver corresponds frequently with his brother, Frederick Austin Shriver and his father, Andrew K. Shriver, while in Philadelphia learning the shoe business; Wirt also comments on the general quality of life in the city.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750