Box 3

Scope and Contents A large number of letters written mostly by David Shriver, Jr. regarding the construction of the National Road in western Maryland; other correspondents on this and related subjects include John B. Colvin, C.H. Gist, Philip B. Key, and Samuel Smith. A considerable amount of correspondence on the 1808 Presidential election. Writing on political matters are Alexander McKim, Roger Nelson, Abraham and Andrew Shriver, and Samuel Smith. A lengthy letter from Andrew Shriver to Samuel Smith, October...