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 Thomas M. Griffith to His Sister

Letter from Thomas M. Griffith to His Sister
Date
June 23, 1857

Thomas Griffith, a member of the Class of 1858, writes to his sister about his semester at Dickinson College. Griffith writes about some of his friends, health, as well as his studies.

Location
MC 2005.4, B1, F1
Time Period

Thomas Miller Griffith papers

Speech, undated (Box 1, folder 7)
Collection Inventory
Date Range
1854-1918

Thomas Miller Griffith (1834-1898) graduated from Dickinson College in 1858 and received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the college in 1891. He was a member of the Philadelphia conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and served Pennsylvania congregations in Carlisle, Chestnut Hill, Churchtown, Cornwall, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Lebanon, Mauch Chunk, and Media. This collection contains correspondence, speeches, sermons and notes, preaching certificates, a Griffith family genealogy, some memorabilia from Griffith's college days, and his Dickinson diplomas.

Location
MC 2005.4