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Maryland -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865 -- History -- Sources

 Topic
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

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John McDowell papers

 Collection 0104-MDHC
Abstract

The collection consists of letters written to the lawyer and educator John McDowell (1751-1820) of Peters Township, Cumberland, now Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Among the correspondents is Charles Goldsborough, member of Congress and Maryland's last Federalist governor. Subjects include personal and family affairs, anti-war feelings, and the democratization of Maryland.

Dates: 1790-1818; Majority of material found within 1811-1818