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James W. Anderson-​Incoming, 1819 - 1877

 File — Box: 1

Dates

  • 1819 - 1877

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.1 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The bulk of this collection is comprised of the Anderson family's correspondence, although a number of bills and receipts, an estate sales record, and other miscellaneous papers are also included. Principal writers are James W. Anderson (1797-1881) and his wife Mary Minor Anderson (1810-1865). Much of their correspondence with one another refers to the Annapolis Constitutional Convention (1850-1851), and the seven years during which James lived in Washington, D.C. while working as an auditor for the United States Post Office (1854-1861). Letters also include details of the family members' lives and the complexity of maintaining the family farm in Montgomery County, Maryland as well as references to the local political climate just before the Civil War.

Also included are letters of their son, Captain James Anderson (1831-1920), written while he was held prisoner by the Union during the Civil War. Captain Anderson was a Confederate cavalry officer who was captured at Harper's Ferry on October 23, 1862.

Additionally, the collection contains financial documents such as account books, bills, and receipts; an estate sales record and inventory of Dr. James Anderson; petitions, legal notes and papers; and genealogical files.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750