Box 9

Scope and Contents A series of letters from Henry Wirt Shriver while in Baltimore, 1857-59, discussing business, attendance at the Maryland Institute, life in the city, and trips to such places as Harper's Ferry, Cumberland, and Frostburg. Materials concerning the leather business and the Carroll Academy. Most interesting papers concern the Shrivers' attitudes toward and activities in the Civil War. Letters from many members of the family, such as Christopher C. Shriver and Frederick A. Shriver, discussing the...