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Title |
Major George Peter Papers |
Date |
1800-1856 |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Collection |
Major George Peter Papers |
Catalog Number |
MS4 |
Scope & Content |
The Major George Peter Papers include correspondence, subject files, legal documents, financial documents, and printed material ranging in date from 1800 to 1854. The range of material and the time span present a clear record of his activities. No literary productions or notes are present. The correspondence files cover most of Major George Peter's adult life and describe his activities. There are letters dealing with business affairs, including the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, from which he benefitted substantially as it went through his lands. In addition, there are letters he received as an army officer which note where he was stationed and what his responsibilities were. Letters written during the time he was a politician give insight into local and national political issues, although they are not detailed. There is very little personal correspondence in the collection, and almost all of it is from his children. There is a small amount of second party correspondence received by Major George Peter's children; this material dates from after the time of his death but was apparently kept with his papers, containing a letter written to his daughter Sarah Agnes Peter by her brother Walter Gibson Peter. |
Search Terms |
Finding Aid |
People |
Peter, George, Major Peter, David Peter, John (1783-1839) Peter, Sarah Agnes Peter, Walter Gibson b.1868 Peter, Walter Gibson "Gip" b.1842 Freeland, James Key, Francis Scott (1779-1843) Poole, F. H. Linthicum, Elizabeth Wooten, W. Chandler, Leon W. |
Subjects |
Wills Correspondence Washington, DC Legal documents Maps Finance Account books Sheet music Georgetown |