Papers, 1856-1905.

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Papers, 1856-1905.

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Letters and papers including letters from his parents while he was a student at Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., discussing family affairs, community news, and money matters. Hinkson's mother describes a visit to Philadelphia and the penitentiary there, and there are letters commenting on the situation in Kansas, 1858, and a letter, 1859, from Henry Ward Beecher recommending the services of a Dr. Mann. Correspondence, 1859-1860, between Hinkson and H. DeHaven Manley, a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., contains descriptions of student life, classwork, and events and personalities at their respective schools. Manley comments on the Maryland legislature meeting in Annapolis; mentions William Chauvenet, astronomer and mathematician then teaching at the Naval Academy; and describes the visit of Edward Maynard to the Academy in 1860 to demonstrate his rifle. Hinkson describes a near riot at LaFayette, 1859, and there are many comments in the letters on politics and events of the day. After 1862 the collection contains the routine papers of Hinkson's law practice in Media, Pa.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Lawyer; from Delaware Co., Pa. From the description of Papers, 1856-1905. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19794117 ...