Votes from the members of the Hanover Presbyterian Church Congregation, 16 January 1823. Documents the members of the church who voted for John Finley Crowe as the new minister. Vote taken at the home of Williamson Dunn....
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A eulogy for Sylvester Scovel and Robert Livingston by John Finley Crowe in which Crowe talks about God and the lives of the deceased. Crowe notes that the two men were sons of religious families and carried their upbringing...
Advertisement for the opening of the Hanover Collegiate Institute which will provide more advanced high school courses for young men before college. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by...
Letter from [R. Strect] to John Finley Crowe 24 July 1832 in regards to the Presbyterian Board of Education financial support of Hanover College students. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in...
Letter from A. B. MCKee to John Finley Crowe over his son's enrollment in Hanover college. MCKee requests a catalogue of the curriculum. Additionally, MCKee writes that he wants his son to have a Presbyterian education....
Letter from Andrew Harvey Young to John finley Crowe over raising money. Young writes that Brother Boon has not raised as much money as they had expected. The author defends Boon, and states that he is doing his best and that...
Letter from a Mr. Wood to John FInely Crowe about the education of his son. In the letter, Wood discusses that his son might not be the best fit for college because of his limited command of the english lanugage and the fact...
The letter is from Alex Williamson the father of a student of Hanover College, David Brainer. Williamson expresses displeasure at the closure of Hanover College and its re-opening as Madison University. Additionally, Williamson...
A letter from Ann L. Scott to John Finley Crowe in which she inquires over the state of Hanover College. Scott wrote the letter with the aim to enroll her son William into the college. Scott gives a brief description of her...
A short letter from Bethiah Huddleston to John Finley Crowe over delays in her move to Hanover. Huddleston writes about the agreements for renting a house with a yard for a garden.
A letter from Caroline Crowe to her parents, John and Esther Crowe. Caroline inquires over her parents' journey to Carlisle to visit Mary, Charles, and their Family. Apparently, it is good that Esther and John left when they...
Letter from Charles C. Beatty in Steubenville, Ohio, to John Finley Crowe, 22 October 1834. Beatty and his wife founded the Steubenville Female Seminary in Steubenville, Ohio, which Crowe's daughters attended. He writes...
A letter from Charles Fitch to John Finley Crowe over the death of Dr. Scovel and the outbreak of Cholera in Madison Indiana. Fitch also writes about a propsed agency for the college in England.
Two Letters in one from Charles Kilgore Thompson and Mary Ann Crowe Thompson over the news that Cholera reached Madison Indiana. They both express concern for the people afflicted and hope that the Crowe family remains unaffected.
A short letter from Charles Kilgore Thompson to John Finley Crowe over the former's family health as well as the salary for Hanover college's president. Thompson included nine dollars in the letter to pay for the President's...
A letter from Charles Kilgore Thompson to John Finley Crowe over scholarships to Hanover College. Thompson tells Crowe that he has finished filling his scholarship after four and half years. Additionaly, he writes that he takse...
Letter from Charles Kilgore Thompson to his father-in-law, John Finley Crowe regarding the attempts of George Smith to settle the death of his recently deceased brother, Henry Smith, with Hanover College.
A short letter from Charles Kilgore Thompson to John Finley Crowe over the health of his family and a local synod meeting that had been postponed due to illness in the area. Thompson briefly details the symptoms of his children...
Letter from Charles Thompson to his father-in-law, John Finley Crowe. He discusses his work as a minister, his visits to various churches in Indiana, and his fundraising efforts for Hanover College.
A letter from D. Lattimore to John Finley Crowe over the former's inability to pay the tuition fee. Lattimore offers Crowe flour when his harvest comes in since he cannot afford it at the moment. and The Crowe Family Papers...
Letter to President Crowe, Hanover, Indiana, from D.H. Merriwether in 1844 discussing Merriwether's nephews, John L. Merriweather and Charles S. Reay, both of whom wish to attend Hanover College. He describes the type of...
Letter from D.V. Smock to John Finley Crowe over the Cholera in Madison and the death of Dr. Scovel. Smock remarks on the type of person Scovel was and then proceeds to talk about the process of replacing the President. Smock...
A letter from Rev. David V. Smock to John Finley Crowe over the loss of the Hanover College Board of trustees. One of the points of the letter is that Hanover's location might have hindered its advancement. Throughout the...
Letter from D.V. Smock to John Finley Crowe over education and Hanover College. He shares his concern over the re-establishment Hanover's Charter with the State of Indiana. Smock suggests that Hanover College needs an...
Undated letter from Daniel Lattimore to John Finley Crowe, ca. 1849, regarding a debt owed to Crowe. Lattimore claims he had paid the debt and asks Crowe to bring the matter before the church.
A Letter from Daniel Lattimore to John Finley Crowe over his health and his son's suspension from Hanover College. The son apparently had issues with the faculty and chose not to do enough of his studies to warrant a...
Letter from Daniel Lattimore to John Finley Crowe over the Cholera outbreak in Madison Indiana. Lattimore then provides his thoughts over a Crowe's ideas for a replacement for Dr. Scovel.
A letter from Daniel Lattimore to John Finley Crowe over their most recent correspondence. Lattimore apologizes for the tardiness of his letter with regards to Crowe's for he had been suffering from chest pain which had also...
A letter from David Monfort to John Finley Crowe over the Board of Trustee's decision to suspend Hanover College's charter and create Madison University. Initially, Monfort remarks on the suddenness of the decision to suspend...
A letter from David Monfort to John Finley Crowe in 1846 about Montfort's experience at a meeting of the Synod at Lafayette. He summarizes the discussion on the Presbyteries efforts to reinvigorate Hanover College after the...
Letter from David Monfort to John Finley Crowe over debts of Daniel Lattimore (see letter from Lattimore to Crowe, ca. 1949). Lattimore praises Crowe's fundraising efforts on behalf of Hanover College. Monfort writes about...
Letter from E. Cummins requesting information about Hanover College for a prospective student. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
A response to a letter from Crowe addressed fromt the 31st of October. The first part of the letter explains the delayed response to Crowe's letter, which involved misdirection and longer than normal waits at a post-office. ...
A letter from Eliza Crowe to her father John Finley Crowe while Rev. Crowe was in Philadelphia. At the beginning of the letter Eliza asks Crowe how he spent the anniversary of George Washington's birthday. Eliza included in her...
Letter from Esther Crowe to her husband John Finley Crowe, 3 August 1814, over her daily life and health. Esther writes that she fills her days in John's abscence by writing letters to her various family and friends....
A letter from Esther Alexander Crowe to her husband John Finley Crowe over her daily life and occupations in his abscence. Esther mentions the friends that she has called upon and talks about her and Crowe's mutual friends....
A letter from Esther Alexander Crowe to John Finley Crowe over life in Hanover. Esther devotes some time in the letter to relay the events that transpired to their family. Events such as the river freezing over and their son...
Letter from Esther Alexander Crowe to John Finley Crowe in 1814. Esther spends much of the letter talking about the wait for letters from Crowe. Esther also discusses how her ill health prevented her from writing letters, but...
Letter from Esther Crowe, dated 29 May 1814, to her husband John Finley Crowe over her daily life and their correspondence. Esther spends much of the letter writing about how she impatiently waited for a letter from Crowe....
Letter from Esther Crowe in Lexington, KY to her husband John Finley Crowe in Princeton, New Jersey, dated 30 June 1814. In the letter, she discusses her health and needing to be bled, news of family and friends, her religious...
In this letter to John Finley Crowe from Esther Crowe, Esther describes the situation at home for John by telling him of the baby's rapid growth since she last wrote. In correspondence to Johns heavy belief in God, Esther...
Letter from Esther Alexander Crowe to John Finley Crowe over her daily life in his absence while he attended Princeton. Esther mentions having tea with friends, spooling wool into yarn, and devotes quite a bit of her letter to...
In this letter to John Finley Crowe from Esther Crowe, the birth of their son is being discussed. She goes into great detail regarding her experience giving birth and taking care of their son in the first weeks of him being...
Letter from G. B. Armstrong to John Finey Crowe regarding a donation to Hanover College. Armstrong then finishes his letter expressing goodwill to Crowe's family. Armstrong graduated from Hanover in 1838.
A short letter from George F. Whitworth over an unstated request from Crowe. Whitworth also makes brief mention of 13 families that have agreed to go with him to start a colony in Spokane, Washington. Whitworth graduated from...
A letter from Harriet Thompkins to John Finley Crowe dated January 26, 1852 in Kentucky, Liberia (now Monrovia). Thompkins and her family moved to Liberia as part of the colonization movement in the United States, in which...
Letter from Hickburg Brown to John Finley Crowe over the latter's donation of a number of books to the author's cause. The author writes that his organization dedicates itself to providing the public with access to books.
A letter from J.G. Boon to John Finley Crowe, over the death of Hanover College President Dr. Sylvester Scovel due to Cholera and how the disease has affected the surrounding area. [Boon] also talks about a few monetary...
A letter from J. M. Coyner to John Finley Crowe over Coyner's time at Hanover as a student. Coyner remarks on the wonderful professors that he studied under as well as how he feels Hanover changed him for the better....
A letter from J.A. Peabody, the secretary of the Education Board in Philadelphia of the Presbyterian Education Board, to John Finley Crowe as a response to several of his letters. Crowe, in his previous letters, had petitioned...
A letter from J.N. Dickson to John Finley Crowe inquiring about the value of a property transferred by a Mr. Brown. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and...
A letter from J.W. Lugenbeel to John Finley Crowe over donations for Harriet Thompkins. The letter enclosed $30 for Mrs. Thompkins as well as the news that a number of household items would be donated to her cause and shipped...
A letter from James A. Peabody on behalf of the Philadelphia Borad of Education to John Finley Crowe regarding the disbursement of financial support of students at Hanover College. Benjamin Templeton's disbursement is the...
Letter from James A. Peabody oft he Office of the Board of Education in Philadelphia to John Finley Crowe, 26 April 1834. Peabody writes in regards to funds provided by the Board for the support of Hanover College and its...
A letter from James A. Peabody on behalf of the Education Rooms of the Presbyterian Board of Education to John Finley Crowe over the sponsorship of the education of eight students at Hanover college. B. Templeton, the first...
A letter from James A. Peabody on behalf of the Philadelphia Board of Education to John Finley Crowe regarding financial patronage for students at Hanover college. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made...
Letter from James A. Peabody of the Board of Education in Philadelphia to John Finley Crowe, 9 December 1834. Letter is in regards to the financial support from the Board of Education for student at Hanover College. and The...
Letter from James A. Peabody from the Office of the Board of Education in Philadelphia to John Finley Crowe, 11 January 1834. Letter is in regards to funding provided by the Board to Hanover College students. and The Crowe...
Letter from James A. Peabody on behalf of the Education Rooms of the Presbyterian Board of Education to John Finley Crowe, 25 November 1835. Letter discussing the patronage of Robert Simpson, a student at Hanover College. and...
Letter from James A. Peabody on behalf of the Philadelphia Presbyterian Board of Education to John Finley Crowe, 28 October 1835. The letter disburses additional funds for students of Hanover College. One of those students...
Letter from James A. Peabody, Asst. Secretary to the Board of Education, to John Finley Crowe, 26 September 1834. Letter regarding the payment of money for the educational support of students at Hanover College. and The Crowe...
Letter from James A. Peabody to Rev. Thomas Crowe over the disbursement of funds for Benjamin Templeton's education at Hanover College. It is likely that this letter is mis-addressed and that it was actually written to John...
Letter from James A. Peabody on behalf of the Philadelphia Board of Education to Rev. W. Bishop, 20 April 1836 in regards to the finanical support of the Board for students at Hanover College. Document includes a second letter...
James A. Saunders writes to John Finley Crowe to ask Crowe for a certificate, that proves his [Saunders] membership in the Hanover Presbyterian Church for the Salem Presbytery. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project...
Two letters on one sheet of paper from James Blythe Crowe and Thomas Searle Crowe to their parents, John and Esther Crowe. James Blythe writes that it is unfortunate that he did not see his parents over Christmas, but that his...
A letter from James Blythe Crowe to John Finley Crowe over his father's safe return to Hanover as well as John and Esther's recent trip to visit James and his wife Martha. James remarks that his parents' trip to visit himself...
A Letter from James Bylthe Crowe to John Finley Crowe in which the former invites his parents to spend Christmas with his family. Additionally, James goes on to inquire over his parents health in the face of news that Cholera...
Letter from James Blythe Crowe to his father John Finley Crowe about his family, his young son's issues with teething, the health of the rest of his family, farming, local gossip, happenings at church, and asks after his health.
Letter from J.B. Crowe to his father, John F. Crowe. He discusses his return to Crawfordsville, Ind. and his attempts to raise money for Hanover College.
A letter from James Blythe Crowe to John Finley Crowe over his family and his job as a minister. First, James expresses his concern over his mother's unsepcified sickness. Additionally, James writes about a sermon he preached...
Undated letter from James Blyther Crowe to John FInley Crowe over his daily life, correspondence, and work as a minister. James wrote about a woman who passed and whose dying wish was for him to preach her service and baptize...
A letter from James M. Priest to John Finley Crowe over Priest's experience in King William's Town in West Africa, now South Africa. In the letter, Priest talks about the work he and the other missionaries have accomplished...
A letter from James N. Dickson to John Finley Crowe over a debt to be repaid by Crowe via property transfer. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library...
Letter to John Finley Crowe from James A. Dickson regarding a balance due to Mr. Dickson. He states that he will take the transfer of a parcel of property in Hanover, IN as payment of the reaminder of the debt. He asks John...
A letter from James Blythe Crowe to John Finley Crowe over the death of his new born son Charles. The letter discusses the decline in health of the child.
Letter from John C. Eastman to John Finley Crowe over the death of Hanover College President Dr. Sylvester F. Scovel. Then, Eastman writes that he obtained several scholarships for the college in donations.
Letter to Esther Alexander from John Crowe over his commitment to his studies and balancing them with his desire to be with Esther. Crowe also mentions his commitment to God and Jesus. In his letter he compares the development...