Letter from Horatio King to Horatio Collins King

Letter from Horatio King to Horatio Collins King
Date
April 3, 1896

Horatio King writes a personal letter to his son, Horatio Collins King (Class of 1858), and comments on a Mr. Phelps, "John Bull" and the Monroe Doctrine, President Grover Cleveland, as well as events in Mexico and Oregon.

Location
I-SpahrB-1958-35
Time Period

Letter from Horatio King to the Postmaster in Athens, PA

Letter from Horatio King to the Postmaster in Athens, PA
Date
November 7, 1857

Assistant Postmaster General Horatio King writes the Postmaster of Athens, Pennsylvania , to reprimand him for "the negligent and imperfect manner in which the cancellation of postage stamps is... performed in your office."

Location
I-SpahrB-1950-6
Time Period

Horatio Collins King papers

Journal, 1854 (Box 2, folder 6)
Collection Inventory
Date Range
1854-1933

Horatio Collins King was the son of Postmaster General Horatio King and the nephew of Dickinson College President Charles Collins. A graduate of Dickinson College, class of 1858, King was admitted to the bar in 1861 and saw active service in the Civil War from 1862 until 1865. A songwriter, King composed the Dickinson Alma Mater, among other works. The collection contains King's correspondence, diaries, and copies of his songs. Topics in correspondence and diaries include student life, Civil War, and democratic politics.

The journals in this collection are available for reading online (see links for related entries below).

Location
MC 1999.9