Addison Papers, 1663-1906, MS 3

Finding Aid to the Addison Papers, MS 3

H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society

 

 

Collection summary

 

Title

The Addison Papers

Creator

Addison Family

Call number

MS 3

Inclusive dates

1663-1906

Bulk dates

1663-1906

Extent

Two Boxes plus oversize

Abstract

Land grants, deeds, survey letters, sermons (Rev. Henry Addison), indentures, 1663-1906. Land grants to Robert Groseman signed Charles Calvert (ca. 1675). Letters: Rev. Henry Addison (1717-89), Henry A. Callis (?), Daniel Dulaney (1727-97), etc. Some material is oversize

 

Administrative summary

 

Repository

H. Furlong Baldwin Library

Maryland Historical Society

201 W. Monument St.

Baltimore, MD 21218

www.mdhs.org

special_collections@mdhs.org

Access restrictions

Public use restricted to microfilm: Manuscript Dept. microfilm MS 2001; 41 reels

Use restrictions

Permission to quote must be received in writing from the Special Collections Librarian.

Provenance

 

Accession number

 

Processing note

 

 

Container List

 

Contents

Span Dates

Box

Volume

Thomas Addison’s Will and Codicil dated Nov. 2, 1725 (Official copy made Aug 28, 1866)

April 9, 1772

1

 

Correspondence—Eleanor Smith Addison to Daniel Dulany; Thomas Addison, Jr. to [Walter Dulany]

1741, 1743; 1776

1

 

Correspondence—Walter Dulany, Jr.

1782, 1784

1

 

Contemporary copy of the articles of agreement and minutes of two meetings of the Mississippi Company

1763-1767

1

 

Correspondence—the Reverend Henry Addison

1751-1789

1

 

“Copy Book” of the Reverend Henry Addison

1784-1788

1

 

Sermon of the Reverend Henry Addison

Sept. 17, 1769

1

 

Petition of Henry Addison top the Parliamentary Commissioners for Loyalist Claims

April 11, 1788

1

 

Henry Addison’s will and memorandum

Aug. 20, 1789 and Aug 30, 1789

1

 

R[achel?] Addison (Mrs. Henry Addison) to “Kitty”

1774?

1

 

Legal Papers—Anthony Addison

1798-1818

1

 

Anthony Addison’s Will

March 30, 1830

1

 

Correspondence—Daniel Dulany Addison

n.d., 1784, 1803, 1807

1

 

Correspondence—Henry Addison Callis

n.d, 1830-1839

1

 

Estate Papers—Henry Addison Callis

1854, 1856, 1869

1

 

Papers relating to O.W. Callis

1818, 1828

1

 

Correspondence—John Addison

n.d., 1807-1829

1

 

Legal Papers—John Addison

n.d., 1796-1806

1

 

John Addison’s will

July 11, 1816

1

 

Correspondence—Anthony Addison, James L. Addison, Sarah Addison, Andrew Addison, and William Thompson

1792-1864

1

 

Correspondence—William Meade Addison

1871

1

 

Correspondence—A. Merrill Addison

1871

1

 

Accounts and Receipts—Addison Family

n.d., 1858, 1886

1

 

Land Papers—Addison family

n.d., 1688, 169[?], 1826, 1906

1

 

Legal Papers—copies of land records

n.d., 1796-1804

2

 

Legal Papers—deeds

1849-1906

2

 

Legal Papers

n.d., 1838-1864

2

 

Miscellaneous memoranda and correspondence

n.d., 1812, 1835, 1892, 1897

2

 

“Calendar” of the Addison collection

n.d.

2

 

Land Patent for “Sewall’s Discovery”—Nicholas Lewis Sewall; Land Patent for “Batchelor’s harbour”—Thomas Addison; Land Patent for “Mattapany Sewall”—Nicholas Sewall; Indenture for “Roger’s Enlargement”

1744; May 5, 1718; Oct. 22, 1726; 177[?]

2

 

John Addison’s commission as chaplain in the U.S. Navy; Land Patent for “Fishing Point”—Nicholas Lewis Sewall; Blank military commission

March 3, 1825; March 18, 1740; n.d.

2

 

Land Patent

June 18, 1676

2

 

Land Deed for “Barnaby” and “Gleanings”; Resurvey of above; Plats for “Barnaby” and “Little Gleanings”; Notice of public sale of lands at “Barnaby”

Nov. 27, 1767; Dec. 24, 1767; 1823, 1876; 1856

2

 

Plats for “Brothers Joint Interest Enlarged”

[c. 1770], 1792, 1804

2

 

Act for relief of Anthony Addison and Eleanor Callis

1782(official copies 1823, 1836)

2

 

Act for benefit of Henry Addison

1787 (copies 1804, 1823)

2

 

Power of attorney

1792

2

 

Plat for “Addison’s Choice”

n.d. [c. 1785]

2

 

Plat of “Friendship”

n.d.

2

 

Unknown plat

n..d.

2