Correspondence, 1828 - 1831

Largest portion is the correspondence of John S. Shriver, 1828-31, to his father, Andrew, and brother, Andrew K., discussing railroad construction and investment, roads, the anti-masons in Westminster, Isaac Shriver's political affairs and occasionally politics in general, and bookkeeping procedures for the tanyard at Union Mills. John Nelson of the Maryland Senate and Andrew Shriver correspond in 1830 about John S. Shriver's continuance as Insolvent Commissioner in Baltimore. Other letters include some of Joseph Shriver, 1828, 1830-31, about the National Road; Abraham Shriver, 1830-31, about Jacksonian politics in Frederick; Andrew K. Shriver, 1830-31, about the tannery. A memorandum book of Andrew Shriver, August 1830, and some papers relating to Andrew Shriver's claim vs. the estate of John Daugherty, 1828-30.