"Extracts from 'Recollections' of 'My Life'" by Peregrine Wroth, M. D., 1872 January 1
Scope and content note
Grandson, Peregrine Wroth's copy. Writtings include: “The Miseries of Life”; “Retrospection”; “Gentleman of the Old School”; “The Yule Log”; “Past and Present”; “To the Mobile Register”; “The Fall of the Year”; “The Music of the Spheres”; “Discovery of the Site of New Yarmouth”; “Monomae an Indian Tale”; “Are we Polite People”; “The Aristocracy Must be Put Down”; “The Maryland Line”; lecture on Geology; “Plagiarism”; “Some Things That I Remember”. Some Wroth’s boyhood recollections, such as “The Yule Log” include songs and traditions of the local slaves.
Dates
- Creation: 1872 January 1
Access restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.25 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Washington College Archives & Special Collections Repository
300 Washington Avenue
Chestertown MD 21620