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.

Access & Use

Finding Aids

Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll167.php

Access Conditions

No restrictions.

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.

Subject Headings

Creators

Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891

Subjects

Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891 -- Correspondence