Overview
| Title: |
John H. B. Latrobe letter |
| Call Number: |
Coll167 |
| Creator: |
Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891 |
| Dates: |
1877 |
| Size: |
1 box (.25 linear feet) |
| Language: |
English |
| Abstract: |
Consists of a one page letter from John H. B. Latrobe to a Mr. Wallis, dated March
28, 1877.
|
| Citation: |
John H. B. Latrobe letter, Collection 167, Special Collections, University of Maryland,
Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).
|
Administrative/Biographical Note
John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe (1803-1891) was a prominent Maryland lawyer. He worked
for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as a land acquisition attorney. Latrobe incorporated
the first telegraph service in the world along the Baltimore & Ohio’s line. He was
also an inventor and landscape painter.
Scope & Content
Arrangement
A single item.
Provenance Information
Processing Note
Letter was removed from: Griffin, Thomas W. "Sketches of the Early History of Maryland,"
Baltimore, 1821.
Descriptive Rules Used
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including
PastPerfect.
Subject Headings
Creators
Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891
Subjects
Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891 -- Correspondence
