Back page missing. The author speaks of the first commencement after Hanover received its new charter, a suggestion that their mutual friend Monfort should be given an honorary doctorate, a debate about marriage to a sister-in-law, his approval of the Presbyterian Assembly's actions on slavery, the evils and sin of slavery. A note on the back of the letter, from a later date, indicates that the author was David V. Smock.

The Crowe Family Papers Digitization project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Creator

• Smock, David V.

Subject

• Crowe, John Finley, 1787-1860

• Presbyterian Church

• Slavery

• Marriage

Publisher

• Hanover College

Language

• English

Identifier

• MSS1_Box2_F6_3

Keyword

• Hanover College, Crowe Family Papers, MSS 1

Date created

• 1845-08-11

Resource type

• Other

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/