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.
Letter from Caroline Crowe to her sister Sarah. She discusses the health of her family, correspondence with friends, and shares news of her daily life. The document contains a second letter from Benjamin Crowe to his mother,...
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...
Two letters to Esther Alexander Crowe from Caroline Elvira Crowe and John Finely Crowe over their daily lives and their concern for Esther's health. John writes that he misses Esther dearly and hopes that her health improves....
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...
A letter from Charles Thompson to his mother-in-law Esther Alexander Crowe about daily life and their family. Thompson discusses the health of their family as well as the recent birth of an unnamed boy. He talk about his...
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. ...
Letter from Eliza Crowe in Steubenville, Ohio to her mother, Esther Crowe, 9 December 1833, while studying as a student at the Steubenville Female Seminary. She discusses how she misses her family and her impressions of a visit...
Letter from Eliza Crowe in Steubenville, Ohio to her mother, Esther Crowe, 6 March 1834. She writes about her father coming to pick up herself and her sister, academic examinations, her religious beliefs, and the lack of...
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...