Box 3

Scope and Contents Earliest items in this box relate to James Shriver's work on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal survey, 1825-26, with mentions of his brother's, Joseph, assistance; several letters commenting on the death of Mrs. James Shriver in early 1825. Several letters by Abraham Shriver concerning a canal connecting Frederick County with the Susquehanna River and a series of letters to Jacob Shriver, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for Frederick County, relating to politics and political...