Jonathan D. Meredith papers, 1795-1859 (original) (raw)

Collection Summary

Title Jonathan D. Meredith papers, 1795-1859
Span Dates 1795-1859
Bulk Dates (bulk 1810-1859)
ID No. MSS32664
Creator Meredith, Jonathan, 1783-1872
Extent 9,000 items
Extent 15 containers plus 1 oversize
Extent 6 linear feet
Language Collection material in English
Location Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012148
LCCN Permalink LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82032664
Summary Lawyer, army officer, and businessman of Baltimore, Md. Family and general correspondence, legal files, financial papers, and other material relating chiefly to Meredith's associations with the Savings Bank of Baltimore and the Bank of the United States; the War of 1812; impeachment proceedings against James Hawkins Peck; shipping and trade with Europe and South America; and settlement of the estates of Charles Carroll and Robert Oliver.