Abstract

This collection contains five letters from James McHenry to his fiance and later wife, Margaret "Peggy" Caldwell, as well as one letter from Peggy to James, 1783-1789. Also included is an August 1776 letter to James McHenry from Dr. Benjamin Rush, James McHenry's 1781 commission from Congress as major, and an 1822 letter from John Eager Howard Jr. to his brother, Benjamin Chew Howard.

Abstract The papers in the John McHenry Family Papers, spans 183 years, from 1764 to 1947. The materials consist of two letters from Dr. James McHenry (1753-1816), one to General Washington and the other to William Tilghman; numerous letters from Margaret Caldwell, sister-in-law of Mrs. James McHenry (also Margaret Caldwell); one real estate book of James Howard McHenry (1820-1888); and business records of John McHenry (c.1865-1939), regarding family property and Mercantile Trust Co. affairs. The...

Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence of various members of the McHenry family of Baltimore, Maryland from 1774-1876.

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The McHenry family papers consists of correspondence written by James McHenry (1753-1816), his wife Margaret Caldwell McHenry (1762-1833), and their son John McHenry (1791-1822). Also included are John McHenry's military commissions as an officer during the War of 1812.