Thompson writes to Crowe about a recent outbreak of cholera in his area, the Northern Synod, and says that they are anxious to recieve news about the recent election of a new president for Hanover College.
William Maxwell Blackburn was born in Carlisle, Indiana on 30 December 1828. He graduated from Hanover College with a B.A. and A.M. in 1850 and 1854, respectively. Blackburn attended Princeton Theological Seminary from...