Charles Eaton papers
Abstract
This collection contains insurance policies from 1830-84 issued to W. E. Mayhew and Company on warehouses, sugar, printing machinery, indigo, saltpetre, cargoes of vessels, and Avondale Flour Mill at Laurel. This collection contains 29 pieces paper money 1831-61, notes on the Susquehanna River and Bank Company, two Confederate bonds, two commissions from Roger Eaton, at the consul at Lyons, in 1843-44 and business papers of Mayhew and Company. This collection also contains extracts from journals of travel in Europe, 1939-41, a manuscript volume entitled, "A Record of the Fine Arts in the U. S.", letters from Hiram Powers to from 1845-67, regarding the statues of Washington and Jackson, letters from G. H. Calvert, H. D. Maxwell, Thomas Sully, Hooper Eaton at Lyons in addition to 9 invoices from New England Glass Company, 1825-29 and a land grant signed by Patrick Henry in 1785.
Dates
- 1816-1884
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.834 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Bibliography
- Title
- Guide to the Charles Eaton papers
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2026-02-01: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Stephanie Haigis.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org