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) |
| Abstract: | Consists of a one page letter from John H. B. Latrobe to a Mr. Wallis, dated March 28, 1877. |
| Language: | English |
| 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
A single item.
Provenance Information
Letter was removed from: Griffin, Thomas W. “Sketches of the Early History of Maryland,” Baltimore, 1821.
Access & Use
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Subject Headings
- Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891 Correspondence