Correspondence, 1860-1863, 1877

This series contains facsimiles of three letters William B. Sands to his future wife, Florence Murray Jessop, and one holograph letter regarding the Maryland Agricultural College. The topics addressed in the letters to Miss Jessop include life at school, an invitation to a ball, mutual friends, the routine of work in Stanton's office, his opinion of Georgetowners, and an apology to his fiancé for an outburst of his temper the Sunday before. The letter from William B. Sands to the Honorable James T. Earle of the Board of Trustees to M. A. C., dated May 10, 1877, outlines Sands' views on the future of the college. Within the twenty pages, Sands details his opinions of the military component of the college, age requirements for students, and courses that should be taught, among other subjects. The correspondence is arranged chronologically.