John Eager Howard letters to Virgil Maxcy

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{"value"=>"Howard, John Eager, 1752-1827", "type"=>"persname"}

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{"value"=>"John Eager Howard letters to Virgil Maxcy"}

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{"value"=>"1790-1827", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1790/1827"}

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abstract

{"value"=>"Letters written between 1790 and 1827 by American statesman John Eager Howard from his Baltimore estate, Belvedere, to fellow Maryland statesman Virgil Maxcy. The letters cover political, financial, social, and familial matters, including the purchase and sale of slaves and the signing of deeds of manumission; Howard's observations of the War of 1812; a yellow fever epidemic in Baltimore; and the laying out of city streets. Several letters include bills or receipts"}

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{"value"=>"<p>Material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.</p>"}

date_inclusive_start

1790

date_inclusive_end

1827

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1790

prefercite

{"value"=>"John Eager Howard letters to Virgil Maxcy, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1790

date_end

1827

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