John Eager Howard letters to Virgil Maxcy 1790-1827

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John Eager Howard letters to Virgil Maxcy 1790-1827

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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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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Maxcy, Virgil, 1785-1844

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Solicitor of the U.S. Treasury and charge d'affaires at Brussels, Belgium. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to Mr. Stockton, 1836 July 8. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28837874 Charleston, S.C. resident. From the description of Papers, 1834-1838. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39522055 ...

Howard, John Eager, 1752-1827

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John Eager Howard (June 4, 1752 – October 12, 1827) was an American soldier and politician from Maryland. He was elected as governor of the state in 1788, and served three one-year terms. He also was elected to the Continental Congress, the Congress of the United States and the U.S. Senate. In the 1816 presidential election, Howard was a candidate for vice president on the Federalist Party ticket. Born at Belvidere, his family's plantation in Baltimore County in the Province of Maryland, Howa...