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John Pendleton Kennedy letter to the National Intelligencer newspaper
Collection — Box: 1 [31151030118909]
Identifier: MS-0716
Overview
John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870) was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a politician (elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1838) and writer with strong ties to the South. This collection includes a public letter which elucidates Kennedy's dialogue as an apologist for slavery on the one hand, and the views of famed anti-slavery activist, Lewis Tappan, on the other. The correspondence was written on March 5, 1850.
Found in:
Special Collections
John Pendleton Kennedy papers
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0058
Overview
John Pendleton Kennedy was an influential writer, politician, and businessman in the Baltimore area who was instrumental in the establishment of the Peabody Institute. His papers include correspondence with many notable American cultural and political figures of the 19th century, as well as manuscripts, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous business documents.
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Peabody Institute Board of Trustees records
Record Group
Identifier: PIRG-02
Overview
Records documenting activities of the Board of Trustees of the Peabody Institute. Includes: 12 volumes and several additional folders of recorded minutes of board meetings (1857-1985); Treasurer's reports (1867-1969); Provost's reports (1869-1912); Executive Secretary's reports (1912-45); miscellaneous general records and correspondence; records of the Offices of the President (1859-1970), Vice-President (1876-1905), Secretary (1860-1922), and Treasurer (1857-1941), the bulk of the latter...
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Peabody Institute founding documents
Record Group
Identifier: PIRG-01
Overview
The Peabody Institute was founded by George Peabody in Baltimore in 1857 as a cultural institution comprising a library, public lecture series, academy of music, and art gallery. The founding documents in the collection include the original letter establishing the institute drafted by John Pendleton Kennedy and signed by George Peabody, a list of individuals approved by George Peabody for inclusion on the board of trustees, a letter of acceptance signed by 22 original members of the founding...
Found in:
Peabody Archives
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- Brown, Lloyd A. (Lloyd Arnold), 1907-1966 1
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- Eaton, Charles James Madison, 1808-1893 1
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- Marbury, William L. (William Luke), 1901- 1
- Mayhew, William E., 1784-1860 1
- Morison, Nathaniel Holmes, 1815-1890 1
- National Intelligencer Office (Washington, D.C.) 1
- Pratt, Enoch, 1808-1896 1
- Riggs, Lawrason, 1861-1940 1
- Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873 1
- Uhler, Philip R. (Philip Reese), 1835-1913 1
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