Shriver family papers

Box 1

1774-1847. An agreement between Jacob Welch and John Shultz about Baltimore Town property, 1774. Rest of the items in this box relate to the careers of James, Joseph, and Samuel S. Shriver, 1817-47. Copies of letters regarding the marriage of James Shriver and Elizabeth Miller, mostly the fatherly advice of Andrew Shriver and John Miller, 1819. Copies of two letters, 1817 and 1819, from James Shriver concerning his surveying work on the National Road. Letter of James Shriver requests James Renshaw to aid his appointment as one of the three commissioners of Pennsylvania to make surveys on the subject of internal improvements, 1824. Letterbook of James Shriver, May 24, 1824 to January 30, 1826, while chief of the survey brigade for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in western Pennsylvania; consists mostly of letters to the Board of Internal Improvements and long summaries of the work, meterological reisters, sketches, and calculations. A volume of incoming letters from the Board of Internal Improvements to James Shriver, June 24 - September 26, 1824. Several letters asking James Shriver's opinion regarding Thomas P. Ray of Morgantown as a candidate to the Board of Public Works of Virginia, 1826 with notes of his work in Indiana including pencil sketches of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Two letters of Joseph Shriver to C. Gratiot about his work on the National Road, 1829. A long letter from Joseph Shriver discussing the possible routes of the National Road from Vandalia to St. Louis, Missouri, 1830. A manuscript by Thomas and Joseph Shriver, Report Upon the Reconnaissance of a Route for a Railway between Baltimore and Port Deposit, 1832. A series of letters from William A. Renshaw to his cousin Samuel S. Shriver, 1841, 1844-47, about his educational experiences at Pennsylvania College and the Theological Seminary in Gettysburg; the letter of December 31, 1844 is a long description of his recent conversion experience.



Box 2

1862-1894. Family letters related to Samuel S. Shriver and George M. Shriver. A Sketch of the Ancestry and History of the Rev. John McClusky D.D., a c. 1880 manuscript by Samuel S. Shriver. A series of letters between George M. Shriver of Baltimore and Wight and Rich of New York (Importers of Table Delicacies and Specialties) mostly discussing the company's complaints that Shriver was not performing his jobs well, 1885-86. A series of letters of George M. Shriver to his wife discussing his trips for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to inspect their property in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri, 1891-92.