347. Robert Woodward Barnwell to Catherine Osborn Barnwell -- April 27, 1855

Title:

347. Robert Woodward Barnwell to Catherine Osborn Barnwell -- April 27, 1855

Date:

1855

Creator (Personal):

Barnwell, Robert Woodward, 1831-1863

Description:

Letter from Robert Woodward Barnwell to mother, Catherine Osborn Barnwell, from Erlangen, Germany. Barnwell explains that he left the university in Berlin because of the high cost of living and that the university in Erlangen afforded him a better opportunity to learn Hebrew. Pictured on the stationery is a view of Erlangen that Barnwell has marked with the approximate location of his apartment there, a room over a tavern. April 27, 1855.

Collection Title:

Barnwell Family Papers

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Barnwell family

Geographic Subject:

Berlin (Germany)--Description and travel, Erlangen (Germany)--Description and travel

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

Mss 0110

Date Digital:

2011-06

Digitization Specifications:

400 ppi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL scanner, Archival Master is a tiff.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Information:

For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.

Admin ID:

34204