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...
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,...
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....
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 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 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 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...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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.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 short letter from James Blythe Crowe to Esther Alexander Crowe over the birth of his daughter. Crowe writes about the health of his wife, Martha, and the activities of the baby.
Letter from James Blythe Crowe to Esther Alexander Crowe over Esther's health as well as James' work in his church. Apparently, in a previous letter Esther wrote that she had the chills, and James expresses dismay over her...
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.
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...
Letter from James W. Alexander of the Princeton Theological Seminary to John Finley Crowe, John Matthews, and Mark Niles of Hanover College, 22 October 1836. The letter is a response to a request from Crowe, Matthews and Niles...
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.
Crowe discusses the college's lack of a president and the lack of a search party since the rejection of their last potential candidate. Additionally, he writes about Caroline's school that she is running. Crowe finishes his...
Letter From John Finley Crowe and Thomas Searle Crowe over the Cholera in Madison. John begins the letter with a list of people who died from Cholera, which included Dr. Scovel. Thomas then takes over and continues to write...
Letter from John Finley Crowe to Esther Alexander Crowe from his first frew days at Princeton Serminary. Crowe spends the first paragraph inquiring over Esther's health, for she was apparently very ill prior to his departure....
A letter from John Finley Crowe to Esther Alexander Crowe over his daily life in her absence. Crowe writes about spending evenings in her room and that he misses her greatly. Crowe writes about counting down the weeks until...
In this letter to Esther Crow from John Finley Crowe, dated 17 March 1833, he updates his wife on how he is doing while in Virginia. His health is intact, he is flourishing socially and his religious efforts have been fruitful...
A brief letter from John Finley Crowe to an unamed daughter, but presumably Sarah Almira Crowe Garritt. Crowe references specific points from Miss Crowe's previous letters such as a tenuous trip to Pitssburgh. Crowe also...
Letter from Mary Ann and Charles Kilgore Thompson to Esther Alexander Crowe over their daily life, the weather, and the family's heath. Mary Ann wrote the first of the two letters, and she remarks on her mother's god health and...
A letter from Mary Ann Crowe to her parents to assuage their concerns for her well-being after she gave birth to her son. Additionally, Mary expresses concern for her mother's health which she learned through her brother...
Letter from Mary Ann Crowe to her parents over their family. Mary writes about Caroline's marriage and subsequent departure for China and its effects on the Crowe parents. The letter then goes on to talk about Mary's...
Letter from Mary Ann Thompson to Esther Alexander Crowe over her daily life and the visits of various family members. Mary Ann writes about her and the kids health and inquires to her mother over her health. Additionally, Mary...
Mary Ann Crowe writes the first letter in the document and Charles Kilgore Thompson writes the second. Mary Ann Thompson writes about Esther Crowe's health and mentions that she is disappointed to hear that her mother's health...
Letter from Mary Ann Thompson to her father John Finley Crowe regarding her daily life, writing by candle, visitors to her home, her father's health, the poor health of her brother James' child, and her husband's work at the...
Letter from Mary Ann Crowe to John Finley Crowe over the Cholera outbreaks in Crawfordsville and Hanover as well as the education of her family. According to Mary, Cholera afflicted her husband, Charles for a few days and could...
Letter from Mary Thompson to her father John Finley Crowe about hearing that the family had all recovered from their illnesses. She also writes about her daily life, her hopes that her father and family will visit soon, her...
A short letter from R. C. Caldwell to John Finely Crowe. Caldwell reminisces about his time spent in Hanover with the Crowe family and asks for an update on the family since he last saw them in 1830.
Letter from Sadie Garritt to her father John Finley Crowe about her concern from not receiving many letters from family while traveling, the death of her nephew, illness of Mary Thompson's children, and fear of sickness in...
Letter from Samuel Crowe to his father, John Finley Crowe. He writes about his poor health and his inability to work due to his condition. He also discusses his finances. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was...
A letter from Samuel Stanhope Crowe to his mother Esther Alexander Crowe. Samuel asks over Esther's health, and states that the children have fevers as well as their Aunt Adaline. He also mentions missing his sister who had to...
Letter from Samuel Stanhope Crowe to John Finley Crowe over the former's decision to remain in Indianapolis and serve in the state Senate. Samuel writes over the state of the legislative body. Additionally, Samuel writes about...
A letter from Samuel Stanhope Crowe to John Finley Crowe over the rate of Cholera in the Lexington, Indiana area. Samuel states that there have not been any cases in his town but that a nearby county had three cases that...
Letter from Sarah Almira Crowe to her mother, Esther Alexander Crowe, about her arrival in Carollton, Kentucky to study at her brother James' school. Garritt writes about their arrival and the health of her family.
Letter from Sarah Almira Crowe to Esther Alexander Crowe over her daily life and health. Crowe remarks on her health as well as her general emotional state. Additionally, Crowe discusses some tenuous plans to visit Pittsburgh....
A letter from Sarah Almira Crowe to Esther Alexander Crowe over her journey back to Hanover. Crowe writes about traveling via train as well as her interactions with other passengers. Additionally, she writes about the daily...
Letter from Sarah Almira Crowe to her parents, John Finley and Esther Crowe. Contains Crosshatching. The letter contains a reference to a Mr. Garritt. Crowe writes about her time at the Steubenville seminary ending soon....
Letter from Sarah Almira Crowe to her sister over their correspondence and daily life. Crowe talks about her sister being paid $13 for teaching. Additionally, she remarks on the news of several recent deaths in the Hanover...
Letter from Sarah Almira Crowe to John Finley Crowe over her mother's health after their trip to Darlington [Indiana]. She writes about their trip via train. Crowe also writes about their first day when they got to their...
A short letter from Sarah Almira Crowe to John Finley Crowe over her return home. Sarah wrote the letter to ask fro advice on when to return home from school in Ohio. She also inquires after the health of family, since she had...
Letter from Sarah Crowe to Esther Alexander Crowe over their correspondence as well as Caroline's recent marriage and layover in New York City. Sarah talks about waiting for a letter from her mother, but then deciding to write...
A letter from Thomas Crowe to his mother over the general state of things in Hanover while his parents visited Bloomington for a trip. Thomas expresses the hope that the trip would benefit his mom. Then, Thomas talks about the...
Letter from Thomas Mcpheeters to John Finley Crowe. Mcpheeters begins the letter with an apology that he could not make Crowe's trip south more successful. Additionally, he inquires over the health of Crowe's family and...
Letter from Thomas Crowe to his father John Finley Crowe regarding about supporting a young man to stay in college, the unpopularity of the Surgeon General, concerns over the health of the family, and his pleasure at hearing...
Mary writes to her mother saying she is glad she is feeling better and hopes that she, father, and possibly Caroline and Sarah could come visit her soon. Mary also asks for advice and inquires about the family. and The Crowe...
Thompson begins by writing that the children's health has been improving and little Charles is being sent to school. He goes on to talk about Mary and some letters he has recieved.
James begins the letter by saying their health is all good, but there have been some cases of cholera or something similar nearby. He then talks about the towns and churches he is preaching for. He says he is saving money so...
Letter from John Finley Crowe to his wife Esther Crowe, 9 August 1837. Crowe is writing from Virginia. He tells her he has collected more money for Hanover College and has decided to go on to Louisburgh, Greenbriar Co., but is...
Mary writes about their family, in particular Samuel and his daughter Cara, mutual acquantantices like John McChord, and that she [Mary] is feeling quite better since her last illness.
Samuel is writing a letter to his mother to let her know how he is doing. He says he is teaching and that his children are well, but his wife has been sick. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in...
Samuel is writing to his mother to tell her that one of his children is sick with fever, but the doctor says they should overcome it. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crowe, John sends his sympathy to Esther in regards to being ill after birth. He is also worried about their sons health status and leaves his fate in the hands of God. To...
In this letter to Esther Crowe from John Finley Crowe, John asks for Esther's forgiveness after sending multiple rude, inconsiderate letters. He describes his troubles in Princeton. He had a boil on one of his hands that caused...
Letter to Esther Crowe from her husband, John Finley Crowe in Princeton, NJ, 29 September 1814., John apologizes to Esther for being unable to write her as frequently as she hoped. He discusses how he longs to be home with her...
Sadie apologizes for the lack of communication, but says she has been suffering from headaches and went to the dentist yesterday to have her toothache looked at. She also talks about her classmates and asks how the family is...
Lattimore discusses a scholarship he wishes to make to Hanover College, the recent election by the Board, his health, Dr. McArthur possibly coming on as the next President of Hanover College, and the meeting of the Presbyterian...
Charles generally updates Crowe on their lives (that of his family's) as they have not written for a couple weeks. Charles discusses his children's schooling, a possible transfer of Dr. Thomas to the seminary of New Albany, and...
Thompson is writing to update Crowe on his son James' illness (a fever); he is slowly improving, but he still has chills every evening. Thompson ends the letter by saying his daughter, Mary Esther, has been in bed all day.
In this letter to John Finley Crowe from Esther Crowe, she describes how she got a doctor for her newborn son. She also discusses his health improvement reassuring John that their son will not be blind. Just as he requested,...
Letter from Esther Crowe to her husband, John Finley Crowe, 31 March 1833. She writes to him regarding her ill-health and sickness among her children. and The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part...
In this letter to John Finley Crowe from Esther Crowe, Esther has a slight tone change and is clearly bothered with John in this letter. She reiterates her statement from the previous letter by saying the baby is making it...
James writes that because of two his children being sick he is unable to go to Hanover at this time, but suggests they could come down to them for a visit.
James lets his father know that he is been ill recently and unable to preach. He says that Mary as been terribly ill the past few days. In good news he says that the numbers for the children in school is up: 29.
James writes that he has returned home from Crawfordsville and has been ill with fever and nausea of late as has his wife, Martha. He also talks about their apple crop which has begun to fall off the trees.
Martha is writing to Crowe to let him know her husband is ill and will likely to confined at home for seven days so it would be "agreeable" if Thomas or Walter would come to them.
Mary Esther writes to her grandparents about her schooling, her singing lesson, and her aunts. Mary Crowe writes to her mother to apologize for not qriting sooner especially considering her mother's health and expresses her...
Samuel is writing to his father to let his father know that his daughter Cara is not doing well and she is not expected to last much longer. He asks that his father let the rest of the family know.
Galloway writes to Crowe to discuss his recent upswing in his health, his current work in promoting termperance, his question of requisites for a Professorship of Languages at Hanover College, and what he intends to do after...
Thomas responds to his father's [John F. Crowe] last letter in which it is implied Thomas preach around Hanover, but Thomas says that is not where he wishes to preach. He goes on to say he told his congregation that he will not...
In this letter to his father Thomas writes that he is feeling "perfectly broken down" because the Church had a meeting about his pay and they can't meet his conditions so he feels he cannot stay. He ends by updating his father...
Thomas begins his letter by discussing the Assembly. He says not much has been achieved thus far except for the possible establishment of a new Seminary. Thomas says that he has learned from Sarah's letter that "little...
Fraser is writing to Crowe about the health situation of his son of whom he has recieved four letters about recently. He asks that Crowe write back and then he will decide if it is necessary for him to come up and see his son.
Sarah writes to her husband about the health of their child Madge, her plans to leave her daughter at her sister Cara's school, travel plans, and the new of the surrender of Lee's Army.
Sarah writes to her husband Joshua about his cooking arrangements since she has been out of town, the improvement in Madge's health, washing machines, and Charles' home and garden.