"On the evening of May 13, 1861, General Benjamin Butler and 1,000 Union soldiers arrived at Baltimore's Camden Street Station by train. Under the cover of a thunderstorm, they fortified Federal Hill to ensure the city of Baltimore remained under Union control, after the Pratt Street Riot less than a month earlier."
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Col. John Berry Collection, MS 3119, 1812-1822
Finding Aid to Col. John Berry Collection, MS 3119
H. Furlong Balwin Library, Maryland Historical Society
Collection summary
Title | The Col. John Berry Collection |
Creator | Berry Family, Annabel Ebersole |
Call number | MS 3119 |
Inclusive dates | 1812-1952 |
Bulk dates | 1812-1822 |
Extent | 1 box, 1 oversized folder |
Abstract | Col. John Berry was a decorated artillerist who served at the Battle of Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812. This is a collection of his papers, certificates, correspondence, and family history. The collection also includes a letter to Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott.
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Administrative summary
Repository | H. Furlong Baldwin Library Maryland Historical Society 201 W. Monument St. Baltimore, MD 21218 |
Access restrictions | Unrestricted |
Use restrictions | Permission to quote must be received in writing from the Special Collections Librarian. |
Provenance | Gift of Mrs. Annabel Ebersole; January 17, 2013 |
Accession number | 2013-005-LIB |
Processing note | The collection was processed in 2013 by Ben Koshland. |
Biographical Note
Col. John Berry was a born in 1791 to Benjamin Berry and Eleanor Lansdale. During the War of 1812, Berry was appointed captain of the 1st Reg. 3rd Brigade of the Maryland Militia. This artillery company served during the Battle of Fort McHenry and gave Berry national attention for his service. At the end of the war he was offered a position within the regular army, but decided to decline the offer from then Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott.
After leaving the army, Berry went into business with his brother Thomas L. Berry and purchased the region northwest of Baltimore known now as Poplar Grove. Following his death in 1856, Berry passed the land on to his son John Summerfield Berry. John S. Berry sold much of Poplar Grove using the funds to create the Dukeland Estate, just southeast of Poplar Grove.
Scope and Content
This collection is broken into three series. Series I: Subject Files contains reports, receipts, certificates, and miscellaneous papers relating to Col. Berry from 1812-1889. Most of these papers relate to his work as an artillerist and munitions manufacturer during the War of 1812. Series II: Correspondences contains indexed letters, 1814-1818. Series III: Family History consists of papers, newspaper clippings, and letters collected by the Berry family1836-1954. All series within this collection are organized chronologically. Some materials in Series I and II are housed in an oversized folder.
Series I: Subject Files
Series II: Correspondences
Series III: Family History
Container List
Contents | Span Dates | Box | Folder |
Series I: Subject Files | 1812-1889 |
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Report of Cartridges Made in Laboratory | No Date | Oversized Folder | 1 |
Report of Cartridges Made in Baltimore Laboratory | No Date | 1 | 1 |
Receipt for Cartridges | No Date | 1 | 2 |
Ammunition Inventory, Receipt | Sept.-Dec. 18?? | 1 | 3 |
Laboratory Table | Nov. 18?? | 1 | 4 |
Cartridge Receipt List | Nov. 16-Dec. 12, 18?? | 1 | 5 |
Certificate to 2nd Lt. John Berry | Jun. 4, 1812 | Oversized Folder | 2 |
Certificate & Letter to Lt. John Berry | Aug. 15, 1812 | Oversized Folder | 3 |
Ft. McHenry Furlough | 1814 | 1 | 6 |
Cartridge Supply Order List | Sept. 26-Nov.11, 1814 | 1 | 7 |
Inventory List | Sept. 30-Nov. 30, 1814 | 1 | 8 |
Cartridge Production List | Oct. 1814 | 1 | 9 |
Memorandum of Gunpowder Delivered | Oct. 8-Nov. 8, 1814 | 1 | 10 |
List of Cartridge Orders | Oct. 17-Dec. 5, 1814 | 1 | 11 |
Receipt for Cartridges, Ft. Covington | Oct. 26, 1814 | 1 | 12 |
Account of Work Done in U.S. Laboratory | Oct. 26-Nov. 25, 1814 | 1 | 13 |
Receipt for Cartridges | Oct. 27, 1814 | 1 | 14 |
Receipt for Cartridges | Oct. 27, 1814 | 1 | 15 |
Receipt for Cartridges, Charles Herbert | Oct. 28, 1814 | 1 | 16 |
Receipt for Cartridges, Charles Herbert | Oct. 29, 1814 | 1 | 17 |
Receipt for Cartridges | Nov. 1, 1814 | 1 | 18 |
Receipt for Bullet Nippers | Nov. 7, 1814 | 1 | 19 |
Request for Artillery Supply | Nov. 19, 1814 | 1 | 20 |
Receipt for Cartridges, Charles Herbert | Nov. 24, 1814 | 1 | 21 |
Certificate & Letter to Capt. John Berry | Mar. 18, 1818 | Oversized Folder | 4 |
Certificate to Col. John Berry | Jan. 14, 1822 | Oversized Folder | 5 |
Citizen Soldiers Of Baltimore, War 1812-1814 | 1889 | 1 | 22 |
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Series II: Correspondences | 1814-1818 |
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Letter to Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott | Aug. 1814 | 1 | 24 |
Note, Barney to Lt. Commander Pennington | Oct. 4, 1814 | 1 | 25 |
Unknown Letter | Oct. 21, 1814 | 1 | 26 |
Letter From Joe Nicholson to Capt. Berry | Nov. 5, 1814 | 1 | 27 |
Reply to Joe Nicholson | Nov. 5, 1814 | Oversized Folder | 6 |
Note From J.B. Ruttin to John Berry | Nov. 11, 1814 | 1 | 28 |
Regimental Order | Nov. 25, 1814 | 1 | 29 |
Letter Chargers Filed By Col. Berry Against Soldier | Dec. 4, 1814 | 1 | 30 |
Capt. Berry Retirement Letter | Mar. 21, 1818 | 1 | 31 |
Letter From Capt. Berry to Washington Artillerists | Mar. 21, 1818 | Oversized Folder | 7 |
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Series III: Family History | 1836-1954 |
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Berry Family History | 1836-1954 | 1 | 32 |
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