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Letter by Charles Benedict Calvert to J. C. Nicholson, Riversdale, Maryland, September 29, 1858


Summary:A letter from Charles Benedict Calvert to J. C. Nicholson, a Baltimore businessman, detailing his visions for a new institution, the Maryland Agricultural College, which would "teach everything that is taught in the best Universities." The letter also encourages Nicholson's son to attend the new institution. Sent from Riversdale, Maryland, September 29, 1858.
Creator:Calvert, Charles Benedict, 1808-1864
Century:1801-1900
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:Riversdale
Temporal subject: 1851-1860
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:Riversdale
Topical subjects: Calvert, Charles Benedict, 1808-1864
Maryland Agricultural College
Genre:Correspondence
ArchivesUM location:Maryland Manuscripts collection
  • box 5473
Repository:University Archives
Browse terms:University of Maryland
University AlbUM Browse terms:People
Copyright holder:Public Domain
Collection:University AlbUM
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