Letters from Charles Nisbet to David Erskine

Letters from Charles Nisbet to David Erskine
Date
1787-1792

Dickinson President Charles Nisbet writes six letters to David Erskine, the Earl of Buchan, on a number of topics that include the consequences of America's independence, the economy, governance, natural history of the country, international polit

Location
MC 2001.7
Time Period

Letter from James McKenzie to Charles Nisbet

Letter from James McKenzie to Charles Nisbet
Date
January 30, 1804

James McKenzie writes a letter to President Charles Nisbet expressing apprehension over a potential invasion of Great Britain by France, and the precautions taken against it.

Location
MC 2001.7, B1, F4
Time Period

Letter from Thomas M. Griffith to His Siblings

Letter from Thomas M. Griffith to His Siblings
Date
July 3, 1863

Thomas Miller Griffith writes to his brother and sister and describes the scenes in Carlisle as the Confederates occupied and shelled the town in the days before the Battle of Gettysburg.

Location
MC 2005.4, B1, F2
Time Period

Letter from James Buchanan to Ross Wilkins

Letter from James Buchanan to Ross Wilkins
Date
November 19, 1841

Senator James Buchanan writes to Ross Wilkins a letter reflecting upon Michigan's establishment of the "Wild cat" banking system, which "was one great cause of its prostration." Buchanan also comments on the possibility of a conflict with the Unit

Location
MC 1998.10, B1, F27
Time Period

Letters from James Buchanan to Thomas Elder

Letters from James Buchanan to Thomas Elder
Date
1827-1828

Representative James Buchanan writes Thomas Elder and discusses a number of issues in two letters, including the health of Judge Duncan, the 1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, cities that a transcontinental road would pass through, a trial

Location
MC 1998.10
Time Period

Letter from Charles Nisbet to John Dickinson

Letter from Charles Nisbet to John Dickinson
Date
December 18, 1784

Dickinson College President Charles Nisbet writes to John Dickinson lamenting the "divisions that distract" the United States. He also acknowledges the honor bestowed upon him by Dickinson and the trustees of Dickinson College.

Location
MC 2001.13, B1, F5
Time Period