Adams Express Company
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1854 - 2015-
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel Shoemaker papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 1877
Abstract
The collection consists chiefly of letters written by Samuel Moor Shoemaker by business associates (especially men employed by the Adams Express Company), friends, some Shoemaker family members, and a few politicians (e.g. Schyler Colfax 1823-1885 and James A. Garfield 1831-1881). The letters contain information about Shoemaker's business ventures (especially the Adams Express Company), family news, and expressions of gratitude from the recipients of gifts given by shoemaker. Other letters...
Dates:
1868-1887
Found in:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
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Samuel Shoemaker papers
Shoemaker papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 1968
Abstract
This collection relates chiefly to the Shoemaker family of Baltimore, Maryland. While there are some business papers related to the Adams Express Company and various financial receipts and land documents, most of the collection is comprised of correspondence between the various members of the Shoemaker family. For the most part the correspondence is personal in nature and consists chiefly of family news exchanged between members of the Shoemaker clan (including related Ecclestons and...
Dates:
1824-1955
Found in:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
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Shoemaker papers