TALBOT COUNTY DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATES RECORD BOOK, MS.1471
Record book (MS. copy) of distribution of estates, Talbot County, Maryland. Shows executor or administrator by whom the estates were distributed.
Indexed.
1 vol., 1751-1776.
TALBOT COUNTY INDENTURES AND DEEDS, MS.1484
Collection of indentures and deeds to land, Talbot County, Maryland.
Tracts involved include Troth's Addition, Powell's Patent, Kingston, Wales,
Sutton. Principals include Daniel Powell and his wife (1707), William
Dickinson (1707), Howell Powell (1649), John Whittington (1649),
Nicholas Holmes (1674), John Dickinson (1667), Thomas Powell (1663),
Henry Alexander (1667), Thomas Weanning (1664), Frances Armstrong
(1727), John Alexander (1726), Samuel Dickinson (1727), Andrew Skinner
(1663), Edward Lloyd (1663, 1665), John Preston (1740).
12 items, 1649-1740.
TALBOT COUNTY LAND RECORDS, MS. 2330
Talbot County deputy surveyor certificate book: reports to the surveyor
general for official land records; names of property owners; descriptions of
property locations and boundaries; alphabetical index to volume for 1662-66.
Pedley, 757, 982, 1501, 1503 4 vols., 1659-82
TALBOT COUNTY MARRIAGE LICENSES, MS.801
Notebook containing MS. copies of Talbot County marriage licenses,
apparently made from the original records of John Leeds, clerk of Talbot
County. Copies may have been made by John Bozman Kerr, whose name
occurs in the back of the volume (1870).
1 vol., 1738-1750 (1870).
TALBOT COUNTY SURVEY BOOK, MS.1595
Survey book for Talbot County, 1667-1726. Entries up to 1689 made by
William Coursey. At this date the hand changes and later additions were
probably made by William Turbutt, Surveyor for Talbot County, or by his
deputy, Philemon Hems1ey. Area covered includes what are now portions
of Queen Anne's and Kent Counties.
1 vol., 1667-1726.
TALBOTT LETTERS, MS.799
Letters, articles, general correspondence, mainly relating to the genealogical
research of Ida M. Shirk on the Talbott family. Bulk of collection is letters
to Ida M. Shirk and William J. McClellan on Talbott genealogy from various
members of the family.
3 boxes, c. 1899-1912.
TALBOTT SCRAPBOOK, MS.872
Clippings concerning the Talbotts, Leverings, and other Baltimore families.
Items on William Talbott (1824-1915), Member of Congress-death notices,
wedding announcements, and social news.
1 vol., 1900-1930.
TANEY PAPERS, MS.800
Letters to Roger Brooke Taney (1777-1864) from Andrew Jackson, Francis
Scott Key, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Edward Livingston, A. Stevenson,
John Forsyth, F. 0. Blair, Henry Clay, John A. Campbell, Thomas H. Benton, Martin Van Buren. Some letters from Taney and correspondence
between other persons.
1 vol. (36 items), 1825-1871.
TANGIER STEAMBOAT COMPANY ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.802
Account book showing charges for freight shipped for various customers
from Baltimore to Prince George's and Somerset Counties by the Tangier
Steamboat Company.
1 vol., 1855-1856.
TAVEAU MANUSCRIPTS, MS.803
Collection of the poetry of Augustin Louis Taveau (1828-c. 1886). Includes
two typescripts of Montezuma (c. 270 pp. each). MS. of Montezuma in
seven parts, possibly in Taveau's band. The Conquest of Granada for Boys
(MS., n. d., apparently unfinished). Printed edition of Taveau's Poems,
vol. 1 (Montezuma), New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1884.
2 boxes, c. 1883-1885.
TAYLOR ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.804
Vols. 1-3, journals of Everard Taylor, Calvert County merchant, 174 ( ?
1747. Show sales of food, fabrics, and household articles to numerous
persons including William Allen, Robert Brooke, Charles Clagett, Gideon
Dare, James and William Dawkins, Robert Gardner, John and William
Cray, Samuel Griffin, John Hungerford, James John Mackall, Barrington
Pardo, John Parran, William Sharpless, Robert and William Sollers, Dr.
James Somervell, and John Wilkinson. Vols. 4-5, journals of Dr. James
Mackall Taylor, Calvert County physician, showing visits and prescriptions
to numerous patients including William D. Brome, Basil Brooke, Nathaniel
Dare, James Duke, Charles Gantt, George Gray, Captain Thomas Hellen,
Eleanor Hungerford, John Mackall, Alexander Parran, Walter Smith,
Michael Taney, and Kidd Turner, 1802-1816.
5 vols., 174 ( ? ) -1747, 1802-1816.
TAYLOR, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PAPERS, MS. 1863
Taylor's (1840-1919) career in the Union army (Second Maryland
Regiment, Veteran Volunteers) during the Civil War, National Volunteer
Reserve and the Spanish-American War including letters to Taylor from
ten men desiring to participate in his regiment and information about the
captured Spanish cannon in the Towson Courthouse yard; correspondence
and newspaper clippings about the Antietam Battlefield Commission, the
monument to Maryland soldiers at Antietam, and circulars and minutes
of the commission; manuscripts of Taylor's history of the Second Maryland
Volunteer Infantry and John Pope's history of the Second Maryland in
the Army of Virginia; eight scrapbooks compiled by Taylor of newspaper
clippings about his service on the Board of Election Supervisors and Board
of Commissioners for Baltimore County, politics in that county, the Grand
Army of the Republic Club, Union Veterans Association, the Maryland
monument at Chickamauga, and Chattanooga National Park, 1871-78
and 1897-1912.
Register available. 8 boxes, 1861-1912
TAYLOR, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PAPERS, MS. 2197
Letters, mainly to Taylor (1840-1919), about his command of the
Second Regiment Infantry, Maryland Volunteers, Company B, his postwar career in local government, and work with veterans' groups; muster
rolls, payrolls, invoices, and inventories of the regiment; few items pertaining to the Taylor family.
5 boxes, 1856-1914
TAYLOR, JOHN, PAPERS, MS.1437
Correspondence between John Taylor, fireman on the U. S. steam frigate
Mississippi and his father, Robert Taylor (1795-1863), Baltimore commission merchant, during a cruise of the naval squadron in which John served
in the Mediterranean, 1849-1851. Short exchange of letters between John
Taylor and Priscilla C. Nutting of Tracys Landing, 1855.
21 items, 1849-1851, 1855.
TAYLOR, MATTHEW, PAPERS, MS.1436
Correspondence of Matthew Taylor of Baltimore, deeds to land in the city.
Petition from the citizens of Baltimore nominating Matthew Taylor as
Master of Lexington Market. Certificates from the Mayor of Baltimore
appointing Taylor as Lieutenant in the Western District Night Watch, 18511852. Last will and testament of Thomas Henning, 1830.
15 items, 1830-1886.
TAYLOR, NANNIE, CORRESPONDENCE, MS.1413
Letters to Miss Nannie Taylor from various correspondents, many of whom
had come under her care in the Civil War. Include her brothers; her uncle,
R. L. Mackell; R. Minor; Harold Alston (later killed, 1865). Correspondence with Harold Alston's mother, Mrs. A. L. Trollope, and her second
husband, Rev. John J. Trollope, in Herefordshire, England, chiefly concerning Alston's death. Drafts of letters from Miss Taylor are included in some
cases.
56 items, c. 1865-1867.
TAYLOR, ROBERT, PAPERS, MS.1438
Letters and bills of Robert Taylor (1795-1863) and his family. Deeds to
land in Baltimore. Taylor's marriage certificate, 1827. Accounts from Baltimore merchants, citizenship papers, family correspondence. Business letters
of Benjamin W. Stone to his brother, March-April, 1861.
67 items, 1827-1903.
TAYLOR SCRAPBOOKS, MS.971
Newspaper clippings, calling and greeting cards, mainly pertaining to the
Gary, Taylor, and Black families, collected by Mrs. Robert C. Taylor.
Material on social functions, including the McKinley Inaugural Ball; invitations; articles on World War I; social activities to benefit the war effort; art
work, place cards, and miscellaneous ephemera.
5 vols., c. 1890-1920.
TAYLOR, WILLIAM, PAPERS, MS.1439
Letters to William Taylor, Baltimore merchant, mainly consisting of his
correspondence with William Prentiss concerning debt owed by Prentiss
and improvements to property in Alexandria, Virginia, offered as security.
Some accounts and letters dealing with Taylor's shipments to Silvanus
Bourne of Amsterdam.
30 items, 1797-1807.
TAYLOR, WILLIAM WALLACE, LETTERBOOK, MS.808
Letterbook of William Wallace Taylor (1769-1832) containing copies of his
letters to various correspondents. Volume continued from September, 1832
(death of William Wallace Taylor) by his son, R. A. Taylor (probably
Robert Alexander Taylor, 1812-1901). Correspondence is mainly financial in
nature and deals with real estate, mineral investmentg, ancl tho liquidation
of the estate of William Wallace Taylor.
1 vol., 1830-1840.
THEATRE PLAYBILL COLLECTION, MS. 2415
Printed playbills for Thomas Wall's Maryland Company of Comedians
which performed at the Theatre in Annapolis in 1781 and at the New
Theatre in Baltimore in 1782, with manuscript notations of the performances' proceeds; printed playbills for Wignell and Reinagle's Philadelphia Company which performed in Baltimore in 1795; the rules governing
the Maryland Company of Comedians and the rules applying to benefits
performed in the Baltimore theatre; lists of the plays with their gross
proceeds; 1782 newspaper notices and reviews.
Lynn Haims, "First American Theatre Contracts: Wall and Lyndsay's
Maryland Company of Comedians, and the Annapolis, Fells Point, and
Baltimore Theatres, 1781-1783," Theatre Survey 17 (November 1976): 179194 describes and prints a segment of this collection.
1 box,1781-96
THEOBALD, DR. SAMUEL, SCRAPBOOK, MS.953
Civil War clippings collected by Dr. Samuel Theobald (1846-1930), including death notices of General Thomas "Stonewall' Jackson. Bulk of material
concerns the Confederacy.
1 vol., 1861-1864.
THIRTEEN CYCLES RECORD BOOKS, MS.815
Volumes recording meetings, trips, and other activities of the Thirteen
Cycles Club, Baltimore.
2 vols., 1894-1899.
THOM PAPERS, MS. 2339
Notebook, 1923, of Mary Gordon Thom (1892-1975) containing recipes,
nutritional information, and notes from a home economics class; scrapbook
of newspaper clippings on agricultural topics and cooking maintained by
J. C. Thom, 1858-61 and De Courcy Wright Thom, 1934.
2 vols., 1858-1934
THOMAS, ALBAN G., PAPERS, MS. 2244
Letter of Alban G. Thomas (1843-1928) to his brother describing a
Confederate raid on a store in Sandy Spring, Maryland and the death of
a Captain Bowie of Prince George's County, 1864; two letters, 1914 and
1915, to Thomas reminiscing about this battle; two letters from Richard
Thomas, possibly to Alban G. Thomas, about financial matters, troop
movements, and the likelihood of a battle near Baltimore, 1864.
Photocopies only; location of originals unknown.
5 items, 1864, 1914-15
THOMAS ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.810
Household, personal, and garden expenses of Mrs. George Thomas at
Mattapany, St. Mary's County, Maryland.
1 vol., 1870-1872.
THOMAS, DANIEL M., PAPERS, MS. 1970.2
Thomas family of West River, Maryland: correspondence of Daniel M.
Thomas (1827-1913) about family affairs, vacation trips, the riot in
Baltimore in April 1861, the occupation of Baltimore by the Union Army
(1861-65), and the conditions in Maryland during the Civil War with
many references to the treatment of Southern sympathizers; bills of lading;
land records; manumission records; poetry; wills.
Register available.
4 boxes, 1674-1938
THOMAS DIARY, MS.814
Diary kept by Elizabeth [Todhunter] Thomas while on a tour of Europe,
1836-1837. Contains detailed accounts of activities, cultural experiences;
observations of customs and peoples; reflections and historical information
gathered in England, France, and Italy.
2 vols., 1836-1837.
THOMAS, EDWIN, PAPERS, MS.1520
Deeds, wills, and business papers of members of the Thomas family, 17981891. Material on Edwin Thomas (d. 1879) includes will, 1878, estate
accounts with Selina Thomas as executrix. Material of James H. Thomas
(1792-1845), includes will, 1845, to Isabella Thomas, land papers concerning land in Baltimore (Fell's Point, Strawberry Alley), business papers,
1840, and miscellaneous items. Other material includes title deeds, specification of workmanship and materials for a house on South Broadway
(n. d.), inventory of the house of Susannah Muskett (n. d.).
c. 50 items, 1798-1891, and n. d.
THOMAS, GEORGE P., PAPERS, MS. 2170
Baltimore City collector (1828-87): the payment of city bailiffs; a
controversial resignation order in the department of the city collector; a
request for a donation to the Democratic Conservative Party of Baltimore,
1877.
7 items, 1876-78
THOMAS, G. W., REGISTER, MS.816
A private register of the Rev. George W. Thomas's pastoral activities at St.
John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Worthington Valley, 1894-1898; also
at St. Paurs, Point of Rocks, and St. Luke's Chapel, Adamstown, Frederick
County, 1899-1911.
1 vol., 1894-1911.
THOMAS, JOHN CHEW, PAPERS, MS. 2139
Two deeds of manumission issued by John Chew Thomas (I 764-1836)
of Anne Arundel County, 1812 and 1818; a list for the assessor, 1804.
3 items, 1804-18
THOMAS, JOHN L., PAPERS, MS.1521
Large collection of the papers of the John L. Thomas and Jacob W. Hugg
families of Baltimore, 1830-1891. Material deals mainly urith business affairs
(shipping) but also includes some items of a political nature. Principal
members of the Hugg family concerned are Sue, Marion, Jacob W. (18011870), and Jacob, Jr. Period covered is 1830s-1890s. The Thomas papers
mainly concern the career of John L. Thomas (1835-1893), 1857-1890s, and
a few relate to William S. Thomas, 1890-1891. Boxes 1 through 8 concern
the Hugg family, and boxes 9 through 18 the John L. Thomas family. The
following list refers to box numbers.
1. Account books and ledgers of Jacob W. Hugg, 1850-1870.
2. Shipping information and correspondence of Jacob W. Hugg, 1839-1859.
3. Letters of the Hugg family, 1835-1899, with later MS. abstracts.
4. A port invoice of shipments to Robert Purviance, 1770; diaries, copy-books, account
books, 1830s-1890s.
5. Autograph books, diaries, and cookbooks of Sue and Maggie Hugg, 1850s-1860s.
6. Account books, copies of letters, 1880s-1890s.
7. Family diaries and notebooks, 1830s-1890s.
8. Miscellaneous group of letters, wills, freight lists, marketing data, correspondence of
Jacob W. Hugg, insurance papers, correspondence of Maggie, Lena, and Emma Hugg,
1860s.
9. Diaries of John L. Thomas, 1857-1893, and William S. Thomas, 1890-1891.
10. Incoming letters, 1853-1921, some describing events in the Civil War.
11. Account books, 1880s-1890s.
12. Letters asking for the retention of John L. Thomas as Collector of the Port of
Baltimore, 1881; account book, Collector of Customs, 1870s;
Custom House correspondence, 1880s.
13. Arithmetic book, autograph book; minutes of Baldwin Manufacturing Company,
1890s.
14. Legal correspondence, 1890s, and volume of clippings on the death of John L.
Thomas, 1893.
15. Clippings on excursions taken by Congressmen, 1866, 1867, and scrapbooks of
clippings, 1880s.
16. Legal correspondence, 1877-1884; Treasury Department correspondence, 1870-1873;
political correspondence, 1860s-1870s.
17. Two scrapbooks with menus and other souvenirs, 1880s; clippings of Pen-Mar and
Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania.
18. Two scrapbooks with autograph letters of political personalities, 1870s-1880s.
18 boxes, 1770,1830-1921.
THOMAS, JOHN L., PAPERS-SHIPS' LOGS, MS.1521.1
Collection of ships' logs and journals, some very brief, either of ships belonging to Jacob W. Hugg, or logs acquired by John L Thomag su Collootor of
the Port of Baltimore. Maggie V. Hugg logs, 1842, 1862-1863, 1864, 18661867, 1868, 1872-1873, 1877-1878; account, 1867-1868; abstract of journal,
1862, private journal, 1862-1863. Barque Marion log, 1857; private journal,
1861-1862; journals, 1858, 1859-1860; abstract of journal, 1859-1860; cargo
list, 1859. Cornelia L. Beaven log and journal 1858, and cargo accounts.
Robert C. Wright journal, 1865-1866. Logs of Comet, 1812-1813, Squirrel,
1806, United States, 1827,1831, Eugenia, 1828, Virginia, 1831, Amazon, 1833,
Spirit of '76, 1855, Plato, 1821, London Packet, 1823.
2 boxes and 2 pkgs., 1806-1878.
THOMAS, KATE, PAPERS, MS.1440
Letters from Severn Teackle Wallis (1816-1894) to Mrs. Kate Thomas while
he was a prisoner at Fort Warren, Boston, 1862. Several letters from George
Moore, British Consul at Richmond, Virginia, regarding the seizure of Mrs.
Thomas's trunk.
20 items, 1861-1863.
THOMAS SCRAPBOOK, MS.813
Volume of miscellaneous clippings collected by Miss Kate Thomas of
Cremona, St. Mary's County. Mainly includes verse and Civil War material.
1 vol., c. 1865-1900.
THOMAS SCRAPBOOKS, MS.812
Volumes of newspaper clippings concerning activities at Emmanuel Church,
Alpin Ridge, Elmira, New York, and reports on sermons by its rector, Rev.
Lawrence Buckley Thomas. Marginal notations, possibly in the hand of
Rev. Thomas.
2 vols., 1897-1901.
THOMAS THEOLOGICAL COMMONPLACE BOOK, MS.809
Commonplace book of Lawrence Buckley Thomas (1848-1914) containing
entries on various theological subjects.
1 vol., 1874-1885.
THOMPSON ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.811
Ledger of George Thompson, storekeeper at Williamsport, Maryland, selling general merchandise. Lists prices in great detail. Items sold include
foodstuffs.
1 vol., 1883-1891.
THOMPSON COMMONPLACE BOOK, MS.817
Commonplace book of Benjamin Thompson, English iron manufacturer,
pertaining to manufacturing processes in Yorkshire, 19th century. Drawings
of furnaces and machinery. Family records of Thompsons.
1 vol., c. 1820-1864.
THOMPSON DIARIES, MS.820
Diaries kept by Henry Thompson (1774-1837), merchant and owner of
Clifton (now Clifton Park), Baltimore. Describe home life, social events,
weather, places visited, and occasionally refer to his political opinions.
Diaries for the years 1808-1811, and 1823 are not included in the series.
9 vols., 1802-1836.
THOMPSON, HENRY FENWICK, PAPERS, MS.819
Material compiled by Henry Fenwick Thompson (1830-1910), includes
items on church history (list of Church of England clergy in Maryland
before 1775, with full details; information on various parishes). Proceedings
of Council, 1692-1750, concerning St. Paurs Parish, Baltimore County.
Extracts from records on Margaret Brent (fl. 1636). Material on Maryland
trade (2 vols.). Action against the ship Looking Glass, 1640s, with material
on trade (2 vols.). Genealogical data on Dorsey, Ridgely, Carroll, and
other families. Notes on the Joppa area. Clippings concerning the proper
spelling of the name of Anne Arundel. Extracts from the Maryland Gazette,
1746-1762. Notes and miscellaneous material on the case of Cloberry vs.
Claiborne, and on the Thompson family. Notes on St. Anne's Church,
Annapolis. Notes on and print of Congress Hall. Biographical sketches of
members of the Continental Congress by Henry F. Thompson.
9 boxes, c. 1636-1900.
THOMPSON, HENRY O., PAPERS, MS.821
Transcripts of letters between Dr. Charles Carroll (1691-1755) and Charles
Carroll the Barrister (1723-1783), while the latter was in England studying
law. Letters from both Carrolls concerning business, land surveys, shipments, and bills. The transcripts were made by Henry 0. Thompson, 1879.
1 vol., 1752-1769 (1879).
THOMPSON, HUGH, PAPERS, MS.990
Papers of Hugh Thompson (1760-1826), Baltimore merchant. Include bills,
receipts, and correspondence with London and Dublin merchants, as well
as with customers in the United States. Included are letters from Robert
Oliver, George Law, John Gordon, Baring Brothers, David Steuart, Hall
Harrison.
1 box, 1813-1824.
THOMPSON, JAMES, ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.823
Records of James Thompson, Baltimore commission merchant. Vol. 1,
policies on ships and cargoes, 1833-1835, with more than three thousand
entries, fully indexed. Vol. 2, daybook for purchases and sales of chemicals
and drugs, 1837-1844, including many entries relating to Philadelphia and
New York firms. Keeper of this volume unidentified.
2 vols., 1833-1844.
THOMPSON, JAMES, PAPERS, MS.1442
Business papers of James Thompson (d. 1836), Baltimore commission merchant. Include miscellaneous bills and receipts for materials purchased,
letters from merchants in other sections of the United States and abroad.
Papers of James Thompson as trustee of the estate of Dr. Henry Bennet,
1829-1834 (18 items). Business papers of George Law (1785-1848), commission merchant, William S. Thompson, and others. Miscellaneous Thompson family correspondence (53 items).
c. 360 items, 1814-1836.
THOMPSON PAPERS, MS.1441
Letters to Captain Henry Thompson (1774-1837), commander of the Ist
Baltimore Troop, Maryland Militia, concerning the dissolution of the organization, rebuilding, etc.
32 items, 1812-1813.
THOMPSON, DR. SAMUEL A., PAPERS, MS. 1720
Business and legal papers, mostly about land, of Doctor Thompson (d.
ca. 1843) of Queen Anne's County. Family estate papers of Richard
Thompson and Sarah Thompson.
10 items, 1812-43
THOMPSON, W. S., ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.825
Records of William Silver Thompson (1823-1894), Baltimore druggist and
chemist. Vol. 1, administration account for the estate of George W. Andrews,
1877-1879, former partner in the firm of Andrews & Thompson. Vol. 2,
daily expenses, 1888-1895, including marketing, laundry, clothing,
contributions.
2 vols., 1877-1895.
THOMPSON, WINFIELD SCOTT, PAPERS, MS. 2127
Letters from John William Thompson (1842-63) of the Maryland
Battery of the Confederate Army to his brother, Winfield Scott Thompson
(1838-99), about troop headquarters and movements in Richmond and
Fredericksburg; letters to Winfield Scott Thompson about the death of
John William Thompson from typhus, 1863.
9 items, 1862-63
THOMSEN-CATHCART PAPERS, MS.822
Vol. 1, autograph book of Emily Thomsen, 1869. Vol. 2, testimonials to
A. Roszel Cathcart (1848-1928) as President of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Baltimore, 1898.
2 vols., 1869, 1898.
313th INFANTRY RECORD BOOK, MS.826
Illuminated vellum volume with list of dead of 313th U. S. Infantry, 79th
Division, American Expeditionary Forces.
1 vol., 1917-1919.
313th INFANTRY, 79th DIVISION, WORLD WAR I SCRAPBOOK, MS.1523
Scrapbook made by Major John Elliot covering the activities of the 313th
Infantry, 79th Division, in World War I, 1917-1919. Also items relating to
Major Elliot's service on the Mexican Border, 1916.
1 vol., 1916-1919.
TIDEWATER LEVELS-BALTIMORE TO HARRISBURG, MS.1568
MS. account by T. H. Poppleton, July-August, 1823, of levels of tidewater
at locations from Baltimore to Harrisburg Bridge, Pennsylvania.
1 vol., 1823.
TIFFANY PAPERS, MS.1443
Miscellaneous correspondence of Tiffany family; includes Israel Thorndike
to his son, Israel, 1801; George P. Tiffan)es correspondence with Josiah
Quincy, President of Harvard, 1848; letter of Daniel Webster to 0. C. Tiffany, February 15, 1851; notes and letters by Edward Everett, 1846-1848.
Confirmation of arms to Thorndike family, 1809.
13 items, 1801-1867.
TILGHMAN ALBUM, MS.829
Album of verse copied from various sources, owned by Miss Elizabeth
Tilghman.
1 vol., 19th century.
TILGHMAN, JAMES, PAPERS, MS.1444
Miscellaneous family correspondence of the Tilghman family, especially
James Tilghman (1793-1845) and Richard Cooke Tilghman. Various topics
include supply of wheat, legal matters, family affairs. Included is a receipt,
1763, signed by Tench Tilghman, and a social note of John Pendleton
Kennedy.
25 items, 1739-1847.
TILGHMAN NOTEBOOK, MS.1059
Notebook of legal precedents, kept by a member of the Tilghman family,
possibly Richard, c. 1740-1750. Most of the decisions recorded refer to the
legal practice of James Tilghman and all relate to Maryland.
1 vol., c. 1740-1750.
TILGHMAN PAPERS, MS. 1967
Letters, 1857-1908, addressed to Ann Margaretta Tilghman Marye
from A. Stuart Marye, Henrietta Maria Tilghman, Anna Maria Tilghman, Tench Tilghman, Robert Lloyd Tilghman, Ella Sophia Tilghman,
and Sarah Charnberlaine Tilghman about news of friends and relatives,
social events, business matters, and related affairs; letters, 1842-46, addressed to Tench Tilghman primarily from his wife, Henrietta Maria Kerr
Tilghman, about accounts and cost of maintaining the "Plirrihimmon"
estate while Tench Tilghman was transacting business in Annapolis and
Baltimore; diary, 1859-65, of Anna Maria Tilghman describing her travels
(Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Georgia), her activities as a
teacher, and the effects of the Civil War on her family in Maryland;
journal of John Leeds Tilghman, 1858-59, describing a journey on ship
from Baltimore to Florida and the conditions, the weather, the coast of
Florida, and the amusement of men on board; genealogical notes on the
Tilghman, Lloyd, Marsh, Kerr, Forman, and related families.
Pedley, 1544-48 2 boxes, 1818-1930
TILGHMAN, TENCH, PAPERS, MS.1445
Commercial correspondence of Tench Tilghman & Company, Baltimore
merchant firm (connected with Robert Morris, 1783-1786). Bills and
receipts show dealings in many different types of goods. Correspondents
are in ports in England, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and
America. Papers contain information on European markets and prices, with
comments on the wheat famine of 1784-1786. Early items include business
papers of Benjamin Tasker, Jr., February, 1763. List of values of foreign
coins in Maryland, September, 1783. Bulk of material is 1783-1791.
372 items, 1731-1808.
TILGHMAN, WILLIAM, PAPERS, MS.1446
Miscellaneous business papers of various individuals, including bonds, legal
opinions, statements on land disputes. Letters to William Tilghman (17561827) of Chestertown, Kent County, from Patrick Hamilton, James Holyday, Benjamin Ogle, and John Warden. Will and inventory of George
Little, 1772-1773. Collection of letters and documents in the hand of or
addressed to William Tilghman, concerning land boundaries, the validity
of old Indian deeds. Letters to various families both before and after the
Revolution. Business records of Tilghman.
c. 270 items, 1732-1826.
TILLARD MEMORIAL FREE LIBRARY MINUTE BOOK, MS.828
Record of the meetings of managers of the Tillard Memorial Free Library
at Reisterstown, Maryland. Shows their efforts to maintain and extend the
use of books in the community.
1 vol., 1891-1908.
TIMANUS ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.830
Journal and ledger of Timanus & Company, Baltimore, with separate
accounts for flour, whiskey, and fish bought and sold; also individual
accounts with dealers in Maryland and Pennsylvania towns.
1 vol., 1816-1819.
TITLING RECORD BOOKS, MS.827
Rough copies or drafts of titles issued for tracts of land throughout Maryland, recorded daily, with names of owners and acreages. Vol. 1, 1771.
Vol. 2,1798-1801. Vol. 3,1810-1812. Vol. 4,1820-1822.
4 vols., 1771-1822.
TOBACCO CARGO RECORD BOOKS, MS.832
Detailed records of tobacco cargoes carried from Maryland to London in
the ships Brothers, Richmond, and Nancy, showing marking, contents, and
proceeds from individual hogsheads. Merchants concerned were Christopher Court, Gale, Feron & Company, Joshua Johnson, Mildred & Roberts.
3 vols., 1774-1775.
TOBACCO INSPECTION LAW PROCEEDINGS, MS.843
Volume inscribed "Liber ILP. Test B. Bordley Clerk of Balto.' Contains
entries on financial accounts and bonds of the tobacco inspectors of Baltimore County. Accounts for money due to the Crown, accounts of the
Assembly concerning tobacco inspection. (Legislation concerning the
appointment of inspectors passed by the Assembly, 1764.)
1 vol., 1743-1769.
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE BOOK, MS. 1690
Record, possibly belonging to Alexander Douglass: tobacco received for
storage; to whom assigned; hogshead markings; accounts of the firm
Forrest and Stoddert with warehouses in Dorchester, Somerset, and Wicomico Counties. Letter from John Hutchinson to Alexander Douglass, 22
October 1799, and Douglass's reply, about renting space in Vienna,
Maryland for the storage of grain.
1 vol., 1783-89, 1799
TODD PAPERS, MS. 2284
Careers of Martin L. Todd (1832-95) and his sons, William Franklin
(1874-99), George D. (d. 1956), and Martin L. (d. 1945): includes marriage
certificate of Martin L. Todd and Ann Emily Cooper, 1855; three letters
from Martin L. Todd to his wife; a ship's pass; licenses for dredging,
purchasing, and carrying oysters on Maryland and Virginia waters;
certificates of Todd's membership in the Maryland and Virginia Oyster
Exchange; will of Martin L. Todd, 1891; newspaper clippings about the
wreck of the schooner General E. L. F Hardcastle and William F. Todd's
death, 1899; correspondence between George D. Todd and C. B. Keeler
about the wreck; notebook, correspondence, and notes of George Todd on
the Todd and Cooper genealogies.
34 items, 1839-1931
TODHUNTER PAPERS, MS.1447
Letters to Joseph Todhunter, Baltimore merchant, concerning the trade in
linens, muslins, nankeens, and other textiles. Correspondents include Isaac
Edmondson (Philadelphia), Elisha Riggs (Georgetown), John Stoddart
(Philadelphia), Robert Westwater and Joseph Whitehead (Keswick,
England).
8 items, 1800-1803.
TONGUE ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.844
Daybooks kept by Thomas Tongue, storekeeper at Tracy's Landing, Anne
Arundel County. Show sales of miscellaneous items including food, whiskey,
clothing.
2 vols., 1822, 1825.
TORREY NOTEBOOK, MS.846
Copies of lectures by Professor J. Torrey, D.D., made by Lewis H. Wheeler.
Subjects include psychology, literature.
1 vol., 1853-1858.
TOWSON AND COCKEYSVILLE ELECTRIC RAILWAY PAPERS, MS.847
Material relating to the Towson and Cockeysville Electric Railway Company, including subscription lists for stocks, maps and deeds of tracts of land
on the railway's route, receipts and accounts, annual reports, schedules,
tax forms, and miscellaneous items.
c. 500 items, 1905-1923.
TOWSON, SOPHIA, PAPERS, MS. 2024
Letters of Sophia Towson to her sister-in-law Ruth Towson: the society
in Washington, D. C.; references to parties, acquaintances, and family
news with mentions of Martin Van Buren, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay,
and Winfield Scott.
36 items, 1822-43
TOWSONTOWN LAND ASSOCIATION RECORDS, MS. 2369
Auditors' reports; meeting minutes; financial accounts; agreements for
the sale of land; tax accounts; rents; officers; interest sheets; some correspondence.
75 items, 1850-80
TRADER PAPERS, MS.1448
Collection of deeds, patents, and miscellaneous contracts relating to the
Trader family of Worcester and Somerset Counties, Maryland.
31 items, 1803-1875.
TRAVEL DIARY, MS. 848
By an unidentified Baltimore woman who travelled to Europe with her
aunt and uncle in 1858 and 1859: travels in England, Ireland, France, and
Italy; visits with relatives in Ireland and to numerous castles, museums,
and churches; a trip to the Crystal Palace and a lace factory and poor
house in Ireland; mentions concerts, operas, and lectures attended; notes
foreign recognition of her country.
1 vol., 1858-59
TRAVEL DIARY, MS. 2296
Diary, 1827, of an unknown person on a voyage from Newcastle to
Liverpool on the Algonquin and of travel experiences in England and
Ireland: seasickness; companionship of fellow passengers (who included a
Mr. Ridgely and a Mr. Carroll of Baltimore); food; visits to the Liverpool
town hall, wharves and docks, and exchange reading room; comparison of
Liverpool and New York for the size of its warehouses and the volume of
business; English class consciousness; construction of a railroad; visits to
Belfast, Dublin, Londonderry, and Armagh commenting on the scenery,
churches, houses, vegetation and hospitality; relatives and other Irish
families; Irish way of life.
1 vol., 1827
TREIDE, HENRY E., COLLECTION, MS. 2376
Collection by Baltimore resident (d. 1969): trade route reports by the
United States Maritime Commission and the Postwar Planning Committee; international trade; trade routes; volume and character of trade;
competitive service; passenger services; import and export commodities;
recommended services. 1 box,1945-46,1951
TRIMBLE PAPERS, MS.1449
Papers of Colonel (later General) Isaac Ridgeway Trimble (1805-1888)
during the first weeks of the Civil War. Include many letters of instruction
from Charles Howard, President of the Board of Police. Letters dealing with
the riot of April 19, 1861; the mission of Colonel Francis J. Thomas, Adjutant
General of Volunteer Forces, to Virginia to obtain supplies from the Virginia
authorities for the defense of Baltimore; the control of volunteer forces for
the preservation of order in Baltimore, under the command of Colonel
Trimble. List of organized bodies.
39 items, 1861-1865.
TRIMBLE PAPERS, MS.1449.1
Letters on military affairs to Colonel (later General) Isaac Ridgeway
Trimble, from General Jackson (5 items), General Robert E. Lee (4 items),
General Cooper ( 1 item), and the ladies of Baltimore ( 1 item) - Two letters
from Jackson to General Cooper.
13 items, 1862-1863.
TRIMBLE, RACHEL RIDGEWAY STARR, PAPERS, MS. 1762
Letters from Rachel Ridgeway Starr Trimble (1841-1930) and Isaac
Ridgeway Trimble (1802-88) to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Trimble and
John Trimble: family news, weather, and social events.
Pedley, 1559-60 12 items, 1800, 1830, 1886-87
TRINITY PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH ACCOUNTS, MS.1601
Account book of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore.
1 vol., 1860-1873.
TRINITY PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH REGISTER, MS.850
Register of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, showing
baptisms, marriages, deaths, names of proprietors of land in the burial
ground, communicants of the church, pew holders, and miscellaneous
notes.
1 vol., 1815-1836.
TRIPP RECEIPT BOOK, MS.849
Receipt book of John Tripp of Wilmington, Delaware, for payments on a
variety of items, including milk, limes, rum, clothing, taxes, blacksmithing.
1 vol., 1771-1783.
TRIPPE, ANDREW NOEL, PAPERS, MS. 2252
Correspondence of Andrew Noel Trippe about the state of his finances
and the status of his will; copies of his will and trust agreements between
Andrew Noel Trippe and the Equitable Trust Company of Baltimore;
journals (presumably kept by Trippe) of sailing vacations on the Atlantic
coast and the Carribbean; an account book of Andrew Noel Trippe, 197 1 76; a scrapbook owned by Caroline A. McConky, 1852.
35 items, 1852, 1900-50, 1970-76
TRIPPE PAPERS, MS.851
Large group of letters received by James McConky Trippe (1874-1936),
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1912-1914, on local option
bills (liquor, anti-saloon league), 1912; letters received on a wide variety
of bills and measures, 1913-1914.
1 portfolio box, 1912-1914.
TROOP FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2060
Papers, mostly correspondence, about the marriage of Scottish sea
captain Andrew Troop to Elizabeth McKerlie (I 797-1874), his death, his
estate, his business, the Troop family of Scotland, their farm near Baltimore, education of his children, and other family news.
49 items, 1815-91
TUESDAY CLUB RECORDS, MS.854
Records of meetings of the Tuesday Club, a literary and social club founded
at Annapolis, 1725. This volume dates from 1745-1755, and was compiled
by Dr. Alexander Hamilton (1712-1756), Secretary of the club. Some
papers of a later date, apparently unconnected with the Tuesday Club, are
bound in the volume. Also included is James Carrolrs letter presenting
the Tuesday Club material to the Baltimore Library Company, 1824. This
volume is Hamilton's fair copy made from notes taken at meetings.
1 vol., 1745-1755, 1824.
TULIP HILL DIARY, MS. 1871
Unidentified person living at "Tulip Hill," West River, Anne Arundel
County: notes of readings on poetry, history, philosophy, religion, astronomy, and mathematics; writings labeled "West River, Occasional
Thought, Observations and Reflections" about love, happiness, courtship,
etiquette, and word usage.
Photocopies only; permission for publication must be obtained from
owner.
1 vol., 1781-1801
TURNBULL COLLECTION, MS.1101
Papers of Frances Litchfield Turnbull, poetess and authoress, founder of
the Womaes Literary Club of Baltimore. Include sketch of her, study of
William Watson by her, MS. poems, school compositions, and miscellaneous
items. Material relating to her husband, Lawrence Turnbull. Items on the
Percy Turnbull Lectures at The Johns Hopkins University established by
Mr. and Mrs. Turnbull. Papers of Eleanor Turnbull (1875-1964), including
translations of poems and correspondence with Professor Salinas. Scrapbook
with letters from Sidney Lanier, William Cullen Bryant, Robert Browning,
William Dean Howells, James Whitcomb Riley, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Christopher Morley, Alfred Noyes,
Gabriela Mistral, and Archibald MacLeish. Also included in the collection
are letters from Albert Einstein, Woodrow Wilson, and Robert Frost.
9 boxes, 1840-1947.
TURNBULL FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 1719
Autograph collection of European and American political and literary
figures, 1820-90, organized by Marion B. Turnbull; family letters with
reference to Maryland politics and the Civil War, 1861-1920; genealogical
data on the Turnbull family; sonnet by Lizette W. Reese; references to
Grace H. Turnbull.
1 box,1820-1942
TURNBULL, FRANK, PAPERS, MS. 2058
Letter from the Rev. Edgar A. Hamilton to Congressman Mahlon
Pitney (1858-1924) and from Pitney to Frank Turnbull concerning public
opinion on the impending Spanish-American War; letters from Richard
G. Davenport to Turnbull about Turnbull's reporting to the United States
Navy Yard in New York; letters from A. C. Oliphant about a football
game in Annapolis and from Pitney asking for support in his bid for
election to the state senate of New Jersey; grade reports of Archibald D.
Turnbull while at the United States Naval Academy, 1902-3; business
letters of Frank Turnbull while a real estate dealer in Morristown, New
Jersey.
8 items, 1897-1903
TURNBULL, GRACE H., PAPERS, MS. 1797
Baltimore sculptor and author (1881-1977): manuscript entitled "A
Searcher Overseas" with letters and diary passages when she was a Red
Cross volunteer in Europe, 1918-19, discussing crossing the Atlantic
Ocean, ship life, European customs, hospitals, and her opinions on the
war; a typescript copy of one of her anti-war speeches, 1935; a copy of her
short story "Why" about alcoholism and miscellaneous other stories and
poems.
Parts of "A Searcher Overseas" were published in her autobiography,
Chips from My Chisel (Rindge, New Hampshire: Richard R. Smith, Inc.,
1953).
1 box, 1914-61
TURNBULL, GRACE H., PAPERS, MS. 2017
Sculptor, writer, and philosopher (1880-1977): autobiographical sketch;
notes used in lectures and exhibitions of her art work; catalogue of an
exhibition of her work at Baltimore junior College, 1966; newspaper
clippings of her editorials and about her career; correspondence concerning
her election as an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa; newspaper
clippings and correspondence concerning her publications of Tongues of
Fire: A Bible of Sacred Scriptures of the Pagan World (New York: MacMillan
Co., 1929), The Essence of Plotinus (1934), and Chips from My Chisel.- An
Autobiography (Rindge, N.H.: R. R. Smith, 1953).
85 items, 1907-73
TURNBULL, GRACE H., PAPERS, MS. 2017.1
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and letters related to author and
sculptor Turnbull's books (1880-1977), The Essence of Plotinus and Tongues
of Fire, and newspaper clippings concerning her exhibitions and Maryland
history; manuscript of poems translated by Eleanor L. Turnbull, the
introduction by James D. Breckenridge to her Paintings and Sculptures
(Brussels: Malvaux, 1959) and her short story, "Why?"; miscellaneous
newspaper clippings about Turnbull; letters to her from Edith Hamilton,
Andrew Turnbull, Thomas I. Cook, Tylden W. Streett, and the National
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
80 items, 1877-1973
TURNBULL, GRACE H., PAPERS, MS. 2017.2
Letters from Albert Einstein, Helen Keller, Christopher Morley, Rheinhold Niebuhr, King George V of Great Britain, and Richard Byrd to
Grace H. Turnbull (1880-1977) about her literary and art work and
humanitarian efforts; manuscript of a book by Turnbull, "The Uncovered
Well," 1955; poems of Lizette W. Reese and newspaper clippings about
her career; translations of poetry by Eleanor L. Turnbull.
1 box,1891-1971
TURNBULL PAPERS, MS. 2077
Land grants to William Turnbull, 1789 and 1842; papers concerning a
legal case involving William Turnbull (ca. 1800-57) and Robert Y. Brent,
1845; life insurance policy of William Turnbull with the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1848; deed for plot in Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown, 1858; undated description and map of coal-bearing
land in Virginia being offered for sale by Frank Turnbull.
13 items, 1789-1858
TURNER, LEWIS McKENZIE, COLLECTION, MS.853
Printed leaflets, flyers, broadsides, and other items printed by Lewis
McKenzie Turner (1863-1938) at the Salt House Press in Baltimore (i
existence from 1920-c. 1933). Some sheets of proofs with MS. corrections
by Turner.
c. 50 items, 1926-1933.
TURNER PAPERS, MS.852
Collection made by Lewis McKenzie Turner (1863-1938) of Baltimore land
records (leases, deeds, mortgages, receipts for ground rents, drafts of agreements).
c. 200 items, 1807-1852.
TURRIER, JOSEPH, PAPERS, MS. 1747
Two volumes possibly of Joseph Turrier: hauling of coal, 1804-5;
hauling of lime and stone, 1813-14.
2 vols., 1804-05, 1813-14
TYLER, ADELINE, PAPERS, MS.1450
Collection of papers relating to Adeline Blanchard Tyler (1805-1875),
especially concerning her care for victims of the riot of April 19, 1861, in
Baltimore. Resolution to her by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
account of the riot by A. Fulton; material on her hospital work in Baltimore,
Chester, and Annapolis, 1861-january, 1864; correspondence of Mrs. Tyler
concerning her hospital work; proceedings of the Massachusetts Legislature
on Maryland's indemnity for the occurrences of April 19, 1861 (Boston,
1862); miscellaneous clippings and accounts of Adeline Tyler's nursing
activities in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
43 items, 1861-1864.
TYSON & COMPANY LEDGER, MS.865
Accounts of Tyson & Company, Baltimore merchant house, dealing chiefly
in flour. Also show cargoes of coffee and plaster, and "adventures" of the
schooner Leander.
1 vol., 1818-1823.
TYSON FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2107
School correspondence of Isaac Tyson, Jr. (I 792-186 1), founder of the
chrome industry in the United States, to his mother Margaret Tyson and
father Jesse Tyson; later letters to Isaac Tyson, Jr. and his wife Hannah A.
Wood Tyson with many from friends and relatives in Philadelphia on the
activities of members of the Society of Friends (of which Isaac Tyson and
his family 'Were members); letters, 1830-40, from Isaac's son R. W. Tyson
written at Haverford School and school letters from sons James (18281900) and Jesse (1826-1906); letters, 1850-60, from relatives and friends
to James Tyson including several letters discussing the sport of boxing in
Sykesville, Maryland; correspondence between various members of the
Tyson family on the various attitudes of a group of members of the Society
of Friends toward the Civil War; letters, especially those dated 1862, detail
the development of the chrome industry and the possibilities of foreign
competition for the sale of ore and bichrome; reports of Jesse Tyson of a
business trip to London, Glasgow, and Frankfort about the condition of
the chrome industry in Europe and also frequent speculations upon the
attitude of England and France toward the United States.
Pedley, 1573 2 boxes, 1775-1889
JESSE TYSON AND SONS RECORDS, MS. 2371
Baltimore flour firm dealing with South America, the West Indies,
Africa, England, Mexico, Philadelphia, New York, Charleston, Alexandria, and Norfolk: incoming letters to Jesse (1761-1821) and Thomas
(1791-1857) Tyson, 1816-26, abo'ut prices of goods, market conditions,
and voyages; records of the vessels used by the firm, 1823-26, including
bills of lading, cargo lists, portage lists, some correspondence; business
records, 1818-26, with bills, receipts, vouchers, cancelled checks, notices
paid, barrel receipts, duty bonds, orders.
Pedley, 1570 14 boxes, 1800-26
TYSON, MARY, LETTERBOOKS, MS.1597
Letterbook of Mary Randall Tyson of Baltimore County, mainly containing
correspondence on the estate of Nathan Tyson. Includes inventories of the
estates of Nathan Tyson and Charles J. Tyson (d. 1819, aged 10). Book of
land indentures by Mary Tyson as guardian for Ellen Tyson, 1822-1827.
2 vols., 1821-1827.
TYSON PAPERS, MS.981
Letterbooks: of Matthew Smith, 1803-1862. Account book and journals,
exercise book, and diary of A. Morris Tyson, 1888. Memorandum on a trip
from Baltimore to the 'Vestern Country' 1819. Diary of a tour of Europe
by Elisha Tyson, 1817-1818, with advice on the tour by Evan Thomas, Jr.
Diary of Catherine W. Smith, 1869-1870. Scrapbooks and genealogical data
of A. Morris Tyson. Notes on the Baltimore fire of 1904. Business and personal papers of Matthew Smith and members of the Smith and Tyson
families.
28 vols. and c. 50 items, 1803-1950.
TYSON RECORD BOOK, MS.863
Deeds, indentures, agreements, and contracts concerning the copper and
chrome mining operations of Isaac Tyson, Jr. (1792-1861), owner of the
Tyson Mining Company, Baltimore. Mainly relate to tracts of ore near
Baltimore.
1 vol., 1826-1849.
ULMAN, JOSEPH NATHAN, PAPERS, MS. 1914
Judge on the Baltimore Supreme Bench and active leader in various
reform causes: school composition book, 1887; themes, papers, and a
scrapbook from student days at Johns Hopkins University in the late
nineteenth century; scrapbooks relating to his appointment to the Baltimore Supreme Bench; forty-two volumes of records of cases tried before
him, 1924-43; papers showing his reform interests including a typescript
copy of and correspondence related to his book, A Judge Takes the Stand
(New York: A. A. Knopf, 1933); speeches; copies of his printed articles
and reviews; four volumes on his involvement with the Prison Industries
Reorganization Administration; scrapbooks of obituaries and letters of
condolence to his widow and related material.
A fuller description is in Nancy G. Boles, "The Joseph Nathan Ulman
Collection," Maryland Historical Magazine 67 (Fall 1972): 307-09.
28 boxes, 1887-1960s
UNION CLUB RECORD BOOKS, MS.855
Records of The Union Club of Baltimore, founded in 1863 to perpetuate
Union ideals in the city. Vol. 1, 1863, has signatures of club members
including fohns Hopkins and Enoch Pratt; constitution of the club. Vol. 2,
1863-1872, minutes. Vol. 3, 1863-1871, register of nominations. Vol. 4, 1863-
1872, register of invitations. Vol. 5, 1863-1872, register of visitors.
5 vols., 1863-1872.
UNION FIRE COMPANY RECORD BOOKS, MS.856
Proceedings of a fire company organized by the residents of Howard's Hill,
Baltimore. Vol. 1 describes the organization of the company, its members,
their duties and laws, and has minutes for 1782-1806. Vol. 2, records of
expenses, debts, and contributions to the company, 1796-1842. Vol. 3,
minutes, 1824-1842, with items on new apparatus, a ball, and membership.
Includes meetings of March, 1842, concerned with the Fire Riots. Vol. 4,
minutes, 1843-1865.
4 vols., 1782-1865.
UNION LITERARY ASSOCIATION MINUTES, MS.868
Volume with details of papers read and other transactions of the Union
Literary Association, Oakland, Harford County.
1 vol., 1858-1861.
UNION ORPHAN ASYLUM ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.857
Records of Emily Albert, Treasurer of the Union Orphan Asylum, showing
receipts and expenditures, 1865-1882, on behalf of this Baltimore institution.
Include material on various benefit performances.
1 vol., 1865-1882.
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY PAPERS, MS.858
World War I military and naval records of lineal descendants of Confederate veterans, compiled by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Maryland Division.
1 vol., c. 1920.
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY SCRAPBOOKS, MS.805
Scrapbooks compiled by the Maryland Division, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, during the Presidency of Miss Sally Washington Maupin.
Contain original letters, poems, essays of the Civil War period. Bulk of
material consists of clippings, pictures, and magazine articles about the
Civil War and the Confederacy, collected after 1900.
18 vols., c. 1860-1940.
UNITED STATES ARMY ORDER BOOK, MS.859
Volume with MS. copies of letters and general orders issued from army
headquarters in various parts of the United States. Cover regulations for
numerous activities of troops, transfers and promotions of officers, proceedings of courts martial.
1 vol., 1797-1813.
UNITED STATES CONGRESS RECORDS, MS.864
Typed copies of records of the United States Congress. Acts, 1789, including
those to establish the departments of State and of War. Report of the
Attorney General, 1790, and of the Secretary of State, 1791. Two speeches
by George Washington to both Houses, 1794. Bills and Resolutions of the
House and Senate, 1786-1826.
18 items, 1786-1826.
UNITED STATES FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.869
Minutes, January-October, 1870. Premiums and risks taken, 1870. Account
book, 1867-1869; record of dividends, 1867; record of stockholders and
dividends paid to them. Account book showing transactions, oil purchased,
lumber, and other commodities. Account book of money on hand.
4 vols., 1867-1870.
UNITED STATES FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY RECORDS, MS.
1798
Three volumes listing insurance policies made by this Baltimore company.
Pedley, 1582 1 box, 1868-69
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION DATA, MS.862
Two typescript volumes of wholesale and retail fair food prices, compiled
1918. Policies and plans of operation in regard to wheat, flour, and bread,
December, 1917. Accounting instruction booklet, 1917. Mimeographed data
books on conservation, publicity, rulings, and miscellaneous subjects. Relate
to World War I shortages, etc.
4 boxes, 1917-1919.
UNITED STATES LINES EMPLOYEES' CARDS, MS.834
File cards on employees from Maryland who worked for the United States
Lines shipping company (name changed to International Mercantile
Marine Company, 1943).
1 box, c. 1935-c. 1949.
VAN BIBBER, IV, GEORGE L., PAPERS, MS. 2409
Diary of Van Bibber (1906-79), Harford County draftsman, architect,
and local historian. Diary, 1926-79, on everyday life, meals, weather,
conversations, parties, clothes, financial transactions, movies, book, radio
and television programs, world affairs, travels, and writings. Also includes
three volumes of poetry written by Van Bibber, a monograph on Bel Air
in Harford County, and a treatise on the spelling, grammar, and pronunciation of English.
Register available; restricted until April 1999.
63 vols. and 5 boxes, 1926-79
VAN BIBBER, HENRY P., PAPERS, MS. 1666
Letter, 1793, to Andrew Van Bibber concerning land purchase in
Georgia; letters, 1820-23, to Henry P. Van Bibber from William B. Taylor
about the disposition of land near Milledegville, Georgia; letter, 1820, to
Mrs. Sarah E. Van Bibber about the administration of the estate of
Abraham Van Bibber in Washington, D.C.; a printed circular, 1828,
directed to Isaac Van Bibber announcing the merger of the Bank of
Columbia with the Bank of the United States; miscellaneous letters, 1832
and 1834, regarding land in Washington, D.C.
Pedley, 1585 14 items, 1793, 1820-25
VAN BIBBER JOURNAL, MS.515
Diary of Isaac Van Bibber (1810-1847), 1844, on a journey through Maryland to collect money for the building of Ascension Church, Westminster
(where the Van Bibbers of Avondale, Carroll County, are buried). Towns
visited include Sykesville, Ellicotes Mills, Elkridge Landing, Annapolis,
South River, Upper Marlborough, and Washington, D. C. Families mentioned (mainly clergy, landowners) include Garrett, Hewitt, Brune, Dunbar, Sykes, Warfield, Dorsey, Worthington, Harwood, Randall, Brice,
Chase, Magruder, Gill, Cheston, Maynadier, McKubbins, Claggett, Chew,
Hodges, Morsell, and Patterson. Pencil sketch of the Brice House, Annapolis,
on the first page of the volume.
1 vol., 1844.
VAN BOKKELEN PAPERS, MS.1451
Draft of a letter from Libertius Van Bokkelen, November 20, 1855, to the
Governor of Maryland, concerning military drills in the schools of Muyland. Address by Van Bokkelen before the Maryland Historical society on
the public schools of Maryland, 1671-1775. Memoranda by Van Bokkelen
on the Civil War. A poem compiled by "Wm. T. H.," student at St.
Timothy's College, 1849, entitled, The Different Sounds of Baltimore.
5 items, 1849-1865.
VANNEMAN, J. P., RECEIPT BOOK, MS.1070
Receipts of J. P. Vanneman, mainly for purchases of lumber made at Port
Deposit, Maryland. No details of Vanneman are known.
1 vol., 1850-1855.
VANSANT, RICHARD, ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1054
Farm accounts of Richard Vansant for wheat, corn, tobacco, and other
crops, wages paid to laborers for harvesting, and for personal purchases
such as clothing. Accounts of Jonathan W. Vansant. Copy (MS.) of deed
to land in Baltimore sold to Jonathan Vansant by Sarah E. Clary, 1896.
1 vol., 1854-1875,1896.
VATTEMARE PAPERS, MS.1452
Letters to Alexandre Vattemare (1796-1864) from Brantz Mayer, John H.
B. Latrobe, W. B. Wyatt, Robert Gilmor, Robert Cary Long, and others on
the "System of International Exchange7 proposed by Vattemare in 1840.
Several letters dealing with the exchange of gifts between the city of Paris
and the Maryland Historical Society. Letter sent from John Bigelow to John
H. B. Latrobe, October 15, 1890, forwarding this correspondence. Letter,
November 17, 1846, records the building of the Baltimore Athenaeum.
Note, September 25, 1847, lists gift of art to the Maryland Historical Society
by Alexandre Vattemare.
35 items, 1840-1854.
VEAZEY, GEORGE ROSS, PAPERS, MS. 2187
Chairman of the Library Committee of the Maryland Historical Society
concerned with a pension plan for society employees: insurance policies,
1951-56; retirement and pension plans, 1957-60; financial records including budgets, dues, endowments, and expenses, 1955-60; council meeting
minutes and notes, 1955-60; annual reports, 1900, 1943, 1947, and 195556; library committee reports, 1955-59; correspondence, 1952-60.
1 box,1900,1943,1947,1951-60
VETCH, ALEXANDER, PAPERS, MS. 1748
Letters of Alexander Vetch of Scotland to his son John Vetch of
Bladensburg, Maryland: family news, requests to his son for financial
assistance, his son's return, and news of his activities.
Transcripts only; permission for publication must be obtained from
owner of originals.
9 items, 1763-74
VETERAN VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION
OF BALTIMORE RECORDS, MS. 1909.1
Letters of thanks, invitations, and requests to the Veteran Volunteer
Firemen's Association of Baltimore from the Independent Engine House
of Portsmouth, Maryland State Firemen's Association, Charlestown Volunteer Firemen's Association, Vigilant Steam and Chemical Fire Engine
Company, Laurel Steam Fire Engine Company, and Veteran Volunteer
Firemen's Association of California.
15 items, 1886-1914
VIRDIN PAPERS, MS.866
Virdin family papers include land records relating to Lapidum and surrounding tracts in Harford County. Material on Chiriqui Real Estate Company, Central America, including eighty stock certificates, 1856-1858. Papers
relating to the Philadelphia, Wihnington & Baltimore Railroad, 1850s, and
Chesapeake Bay shipping, 1890s. Letters from P. L. Hooper to Mrs. Kate
E. L. Virdin on lots in Havre de Grace, 1899-1909. Correspondence of John
E. Virdin, 1926-1931. Correspondence between Mary D. V. Steinback, John
S. Young, and Philip H. Close concerning land near Havre de Grace, 19331938. "Harvest Book' 1839, and memorandum book with farm inventory
and slave record, n. d.
1 box, 1838-1938.
VIRGINIAN AND HIS BALTIMORE DIARY (A), MS-1584
Typescript copy of a diary of John Montgomery Gordon (1810-1884),
entitled A Virginian and his Baltimore Diary. Mainly relates to his residence in Baltimore, with observations on his life and contemporary events.
1 vol., 1835-18 [84 ? ].
VOCKE, CLAAS, PAPERS, MS.1453
Miscellaneous papers relating to Claas Vocke (b. 1815). Include birth certificate, passports from Germany to the United States, 1836. Citizenship
papers, and appointments (1856, 1888) as Consul of the Netherlands for
Maryland.
12 items, 1815-1888.
VOGELER LEDGER, MS.840
Ledger of A. Vogeler, 1856-1858. (Details of Vogeler and location of his
business are unknown.) Entries mainly relate to cash and unspecified mer-
chandise, but occasional references are made to bicarbonate of soda, quinine, cod liver oil, sponges, cold remedies. Purchasers were located over a
very wide area, including Richmond, Virginia, Louisville, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois. Many Maryland names also appear.
1 vol., 1856-1858.
VOLCK COLLECTION, MS.867
Collection of Civil War etchings, 1860-1864, by Dr. Adalbert J. VoIck
(1828-1912). Cartoons by Volck. Several sketch books of the American
west, landscapes, caricatures of westerners. Scrapbook of clippings on exhibitions of the work of VoIck. Correspondence of Mrs. Frank H. Falkenburg,
Dr. Volcles daughter, with Baltimore museums and others, concerning
exhibitions. Correspondence of Dr. Anderson, VoIck collector. Four letters
by VoIck, with sketches along the margins. Original General Jackson sketch.
Explanation by VoIck of one of his cartoons. Several collections of Confederate war etchings, second and third state, by Volck.
1 box, c. 1860-1944.
VORDEMBERGE, HERMAN H., PAPERS, MS. 2094
Deeds for land in Baltimore owned by Vordemberge and his family,
1829-89; Vordemberge's citizenship papers; two birth certificates (in
German) of family members.
26 items, 1829-89
VOSHELL, JONATHAN K., PAPERS, MS.941
Papers of Jonathan Kersey Voshell (1866-1935), include letters concerning
the State Roads Commission, 1929, report of the investigating committee
(of which Voshell was a member), and newspaper clippings regarding the
scandal. Material on various aspects of Maryland roads. Scrapbook of material on the 1929 general hospital campaign (Voshell was campaign chairman), newspaper clippings. Minute book of the Baltimore Steamship Company, 1919-1927, with rules and record of meetings of the Board of
Directors. (Voshell was a member of the Board and Treasurer, 1926.)
c. 100 items, 1919-1929.
VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
OF MARYLAND, MS.1554
Printed copy of the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Delegates of
Maryland, November Session, 1790. This copy apparently was owned by
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and is signed by him. Attached to the booklet
is A List of the free Male Persons from Eighteen Years Old and Upward$ In
Huntington hundred 1778 (MS., author unidentified).
1 vol., 1778-1790.