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Scope and Contents Letters from Andrew Shriver and Andrew K. Shriver about business and family matters. A few letters from John S. Shriver that comment on the failure of the Bank of Maryland in 1834. Most prolific correspondents are William T. Steiger and his wife Maria (Shriver) Steiger of Washington, D.C. The letters of Steiger comment in detail on the inner affairs of the U.S. Patent Office, his dismissal, and his acquiring a position as a Draughtsman to the U.S. Land Office; several of his letters (August...