Garrett, Robert 1783-1857 creator mixed material monographic eng 29,000 88 38 Correspondence, business records, and other papers relating chiefly to the involvement of Robert Garrett and his sons, John W. Garrett and Henry S. Garrett, in mercantile affairs in Baltimore, Md. Focuses on the business of Robert Garrett & Sons in connection with its mercantile trade and banking house, ventures in transportation and communication, and wholesale grocery, produce, forwarding, and commission business; and on the Garret's administration of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Documents the Garrett's dealings with George Peabody & Co. of London, England, and with commercial interests in New Orleans, La.; San Francisco, Calif.; Europe; and South America. Also includes material pertaining their promotion of the western trade of farmers through the port of Baltimore and of the establishment of wagon trains moving over the turnpikes across the Allegheny Mountains and connecting with Pennsylvania canals and rivers. Subjects include financing of the Civil War, movement of Union troops and supplies, military arrest of Maryland citizens during the war, and efforts to free Confederate president Jefferson Davis following his capture by the Union; establishment of cable and telegraph lines; development of summer resorts in Garrett County, Md,; the financial panics of 1837 and 1857 and related government policy; the Mexican War; and John W. Garrett's involvement in national politics including his support of Abraham Lincoln. Subjects also include education of family members at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.; Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.; Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, South Hadley, Mass.; Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.; and other institutions. Also includes material pertaining to the family's philanthropic interests such as the Baltimore and Ohio Employes Relief Association, the Young Men's Christian Associations of North America, Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Johns Hopkins University Peabody Institute, art museums, and other local charities. Correspondents include J.J. Atkinson, Varina Davis, Wm. G. Harrison, John H.B. Latrobe, James McHenry, J. Pierpont Morgan, William Parker, George Peabody, Sir S. Morton Peto, Philip E. Thomas, and Robert Benson and Company. An appendix to the finding aid lists selected correspondents according to their profession, association, or office. Restrictions apply. Garrett family of Baltimore, Md. Family members represented include Robert Garrett, railroad official, financier, and merchant, and his son John W. Garrett, railroad official and financier. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013021 Atkinson, J. J. (Joshua J.) Correspondence Davis, Jefferson 1808-1889 Davis, Varina 1826-1906 Correspondence Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval) 1803-1891 Correspondence McHenry, James 1817-1891 Correspondence Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont) 1837-1913 Correspondence Parker, William 1807-1868 Correspondence Peabody, George 1795-1869 Correspondence Sir Peto, S. Morton (Samuel Morton) 1809-1889 Correspondence Thomas, Philip E. (Philip Evan) 1776-1861 Correspondence Garrett family United States. Army History Civil War, 1861-1865 Baltimore and Ohio Employes Relief Association. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. George Peabody & Co. Johns Hopkins Hospital. Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Lafayette College (Easton, Northampton County, Pa.) Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Princeton University. Robert Benson and Company Correspondence Robert Garrett & Sons. Young Men's Christian Associations of North America. Art museums Banks and banking Maryland Baltimore Brokers Maryland Baltimore Charities Maryland Baltimore Commission merchants Maryland Baltimore Farm produce Maryland Financial crises United States 19th century Grocery trade Maryland Baltimore Harbors Maryland Baltimore Mexican War, 1846-1848 Martial law United States Merchants Maryland Baltimore Railroads United States Summer resorts Maryland Garrett County Telecommunication United States Telegraph United States Transportation United States Wagon trains Maryland Wagon trains Pennsylvania Baltimore (Md.) Commerce Baltimore (Md.) Commerce California San Francisco Baltimore (Md.) Commerce England London Baltimore (Md.) Commerce Europe Baltimore (Md.) Commerce Louisiana New Orleans Baltimore (Md.) Commerce South America Europe Commerce Maryland Baltimore London (England) Commerce South America Maryland History Civil War, 1861-1865 New Orleans (La.) Commerce Maryland Baltimore San Francisco (Calif.) Commerce Maryland Baltimore South America Commerce Maryland Baltimore United States Economic conditions To 1865 United States Economic policy To 1933 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Finance United States Politics and government 19th century Financiers Merchants Railroad officials Garrett, Henry S. (Henry Stouffer), 1818-1867 Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884 mm 81021980 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms013021 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms013021.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013021 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013021.3 Restrictions apply. DLC 810324 20260227111707.0 mm 81021980 eng