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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...
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 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...
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 John Finley Crowe to James N. Crowe, his nephew. In the letter Crowe talks about his difficulty in finding the right address to send James a letter. Additionally, Crowe talks about how Madison University has kept...
Thomas Crowe begins his letter to his father by stating that is favorite spot on earth is by the hearth with his family at his parents' home. He reassures his father and his mother that he still thinks of them even though he is...
Letter from W.F. Ferguson to John Finley Crowe about Madison University. Ferguson expresses shock at the removal of Hanover College's Charter. Moreover, Ferguson talks about the students under his care that had expressed...
Senous expresses his happiness that Hanover had regained its charter as he had been keeping up with the schools struggles. He goes on to tell Crowe about his studies in Pennsylvania, getting sick, then accepting a teaching...
Stewart is writing to Crowe to inform him that Dr. MacMaster has been spreading rumors about Hanover College in regards to his efforts with Madison University. He also inquires about the future prospects of Hanover College. and...
Smock is writing a quick letter to Crowe to tell him that Crowe's review of Erasmus MacMaster's speech had not reached Smock's office. He also asks about the actions of the Hanover College Board of Trustees at their last...
Smock begins the letter by saying he will be in Hanover the following week if a court case he has to attend does not interfere. He then discusses Hanover College's new charter a reccomendation made to make him [Smock] a...
Letter from Daniel Lattimore to John Finley Crowe over matters related to Hanover College. Lattimore mentions a proposal that Crowe created for a Psychology department. The letter expresses support for Hanover in the face with...
Lattimore writes to Crowe about a recent meeting Crowe attended, the debate surrounding slavery in the Presbyterian Church,and his desire for the Synod to support Hanover College. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization...
Lynne discusses a review Crowe wrote about a speech from a Dr. MacMasters before the Synad of Indiana and MacMaster's speech itself. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute of...
Letter from Samuel Meriwether to John Finley Crowe about enrolling his son and nephew at Hanover college instead of Madison University. Meriwhether states that Crowe's care would be invaluable to his ward's lives. and The Crowe...
Samuel writes to his father saying he is considering coming back to Hanover after the school where he teaches is out. He says Hanover is about the only "agreeable" and "healthy" place for his family. Samuel says he has recieved...
William Sickels writes to Crowe to discuss the renewal of the charter for Hanover College in the Indiana Legislature after the loss of the charter with the opening of Madison University. He discusses the inevitable closing of...
In defense of MacMaster's attempt to replace Hanover College with a new institution at Madison, Ind.; includes his comments on the Synod's discussion and action.