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Acosta, Moulton, Ridgely Family Papers, 1634-1979, MS 3120
Finding Aid to the Acosta, Moulton, Ridgely Family Papers, 1634-1979, MS 3120
H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society
Collection summary
Title | Acosta, Moulton, Ridgely Family Papers |
Creator | Ryan, Michael. |
Call number | MS 3120 |
Inclusive dates | 1634-1979 |
Bulk dates | 1760-1850 |
Extent | 3 boxes, 168 folders, 19 oversized |
Abstract | Contains correspondence, legal documents, and financial records of the Acosta, Moulton, and Ridgely families, as well as many other associated Maryland families. |
Administrative summary
Repository | H. Furlong Baldwin Library Maryland Historical Society 201 W. Monument St. Baltimore, MD 21218 |
Access restrictions | Open to the public without restrictions. |
Use restrictions | Permission to quote must be received in writing from the Special Collections Librarian. |
Provenance | Gift of Michael Ryan, April 12, 2000 |
Accession number | 2012-unk-LIB |
Processing note | Processed by Lara Westwood, April, 2013. |
Scope and Content
The material documents a variety of Maryland families, many of which were tied by marriage or business associations. Other families in the collection include the Bensley, Brice, Carroll, Cheston, Chew, Chisolm, Colston, Dandridge, Earle, Fehsenfeld, Galloway, Hanson, Howard, Murray, Robinson, Russell, Smith, Smyth, Taylor, and Tilghman families. The majority of the correspondence and receipts relate to merchant business conducted in England. Some of the letters do discuss the Revolutionary War’s impact on trade. The collection also holds more personal items, such as the letters between Samuel and Benjamin Galloway, which discuss both business and family matters and an album of photographs taken by John Ridgely of the family’s manor, Hampton. The Acosta papers show Eliseo de Acosta’s illustrious medical career in America and internationally. Acosta, a Spaniard, married into the Carroll family and was friendly with the Archbishop of Westminster.
The collection is broken down into series for each family group, which are ordered alphabetically. The material is then subdivided into six groups, genealogical information, land documents, legal agreements, financial records, correspondence, and ephemera, by family member when possible. Series XXIV-XXVIII contain miscellaneous legal documents, correspondence, and ephemera from individuals.
See related collections for more information on families represented in this collection:
MS 64, Bordley Family Papers, 1720-1955
MS 220, Carroll-McTavish Family Papers, 1652-1867
MS 1994, Cheston-Galloway Papers, 1684-1961
MS 1970, J. Reaney Kelly Collection
MS 715.1, Helen West Stewart Ridgely Family Papers, 1840-1918
MS 2891, Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1970
MS 716, Ridgely-Stewart Papers, 1773-1921
MS 2099, Conway Robinson Papers, 1780-1880
MS 2600, Tilghman Family Papers, 1493-1940
