Summary: | The Hamilton papers document the life and times of the family of John Hamilton, a Roman Catholic planter from Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland. Most of the correspondence consists of personal letters sent by the Hamilton children to their parents in Port Tobacco. The letters were typically written while the children were attending various academies and colleges. Topics covered include Catholic schooling at Mount de Sales Academy, Mount St. Mary's College, and Georgetown College; family matters; and national events, including the Civil War and development of the West. For more information, see the complete finding aid to the collection at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1728. |
Century: | 1801-1900 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Maryland |
Baltimore |
District of Columbia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Washington |
Temporal subject: |
1881-1890
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1871-1880
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1861-1870
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Topical subjects: | Catholics -- Family relationships -- Maryland -- Charles County -- 19th century -- History -- Sources |
Hamilton Family
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Plantation owners -- Maryland -- Charles County -- 19th century -- Correspondence |
Tobacco farmers -- Maryland -- Charles County -- 19th century -- Correspondence |
Hamilton, Elizabeth, b. 1842
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Hamilton, Emily Hawkins
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Hamilton, George Ernest
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Hamilton, John, 1798-1883
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Hamilton, John Edward, b. 1850
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Hamilton, Samual Henry, b. 1850
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Pye, Charles A.
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Wilmer, Rebekah M.
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ArchivesUM location: | Hamilton Family papers
- series 1
- box 1
- folder 2
- accession 90-267
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Repository: | Historical Manuscripts |
Browse terms: | Religion |
Personal and Family Lives |
Copyright holder: | Public domain |
Collection: | Digital Collections |