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Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716 - 1970
Finding Aid to the Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716 – 1970,
MS 2891
H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society
Collection summary
Title | Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716 – 1970 |
Creator | Hoyt Family |
Call number | MS 2891 |
Inclusive dates | 1716-1970 |
Bulk dates | 1716-1970 |
Extent | 21 boxes. |
Abstract | Summary: This collection consists of papers of various members of the Ridgley Family and related families including the Gough, Howard, Hoyt, and Yeaton families. There are also bills and receipts for the Hampton house, the Ridgley family estate. Among the materials are the papers of Family members including Captain Charles Ridgely (1733-1790), John Ridgely (1792 – 1867), Charles Ridgely (1830 – 1872), and Helen West Stewart Ridgely (1854 – 1929).
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Administrative summary
Repository | H. Furlong Baldwin Library Maryland Historical Society 201 W. Monument St. Baltimore, MD 21218 |
Access restrictions | There are no access restrictions |
Use restrictions | Permission to quote must be received in writing from the Special Collections Librarian. |
Provenance | The Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers was given to the H. Furlong Baldwin Library of the Maryland Historical Society in 1985 by members of the Hoyt family who were descended from the Ridgely family of Hampton. Accession Number: 1055 |
Processing note | Processed and finding aid begun by Joanna Lamb, ca 2005; Finding aid completed by Damon Talbot in June 2011. |
Items Removed from collection | Moved to Museum - Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – drawings of proposed statuary in Rome, 1872 |
Biographical Note
The biographical sketches below give some background on the main persons in this collection. The H. Furlong Baldwin Library contains many collections pertaining to the Ridgely Family. A list of the major Ridgely Family collections at the Maryland Historical Society can be found at the end of the scope and content note. Information about additional collections relating to the Ridgley Family can be located through our online catalog or by inquiring at the Special Collections Desk.
Capt. Charles Ridgely (1733 – 1790)
Capt. Charles Ridgely was a sea captain, iron master, politician, and the builder of Hampton mansion. He began his career as a mariner and reached the rank of Captain by 1757. He sailed ships for London merchants, bringing cargoes of pig iron and tobacco or lumber from the colonies to England. Sailing was his only avocation until 1761, when he formed a partnership with his father Col. Charles Ridgely and his brother John to build Northampton Furnace, an ironworks in Baltimore County. His time was increasingly spent with the iron works, especially after his brother’s death in 1771 and his father’s death in 1772. Capt. Charles did continue to buy good from London merchants until the Revolution, paying with shipments of pig iron and tobacco. His mercantile business pursuits were conducted under several different firm names, including Ridgely and Goodwin (1757); and Ridgely McLure and Goodwin (ca. 1770-1773).
Capt. Ridgely was a political power in Baltimore County throughout the Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary period. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1777 to 1787. He corresponded with political elites such as Samuel Chase, Tench Tilghman, George Lux, and Robert Gilchrist.
In 1760, Capt. Charles inherited the Northampton land from his father. In 1783, he commissioned Jehu Howell to begin building an estate house on this land. Known as Hampton, it is thought to have been based on captain Ridgely’s own design, and it served as the seat of the Ridgely family until 1948, when it passed into the hands of the National Park Service. Although Capt. Ridgely was married – his wife Rebecca Ridgely converted to Methodism and was a correspondent of Francis Asbury – none of his children survived to adulthood. Instead, he adopted his nephew, Charles Carnan, as heir to the Hampton estate.
Charles [Carnan] Ridgely (1760 – 1829)
Charles [Carnan] Ridgely was the nephew of Captain Charles Ridgely who took the surname Ridgely in order to inherit his uncle’s estate. He ran the iron works at Northampton, as well as pursuing a political career, serving in the Maryland legislature from 1790-1800, and as governor of Maryland from 1816 to 1819. Charles [Carnan] also corresponded with the famous and influential Marylanders of his day, including Samuel chase and the Baltimore architect Robert Cary Long Sr. Like his uncle, Charles [Carnan] relied on slave labor to maintain the farm and iron works at Hampton.
John Ridgely (1792 – 1867)
John Ridgely was the son of Charles [Carnan] Ridgely. In 1828, he married his distant cousin Eliza E. Ridgely (1803 – 1867), who was the daughter of Nicholas G. Ridgely, a Baltimore grocery merchant. The union would produce five children. John served as a trustee for Nicholas G. Ridgely’s estate when Eliza inherited it, and the estate settlements of both of their fathers in 1829 provide important information about inheritance, wealth, and financial arrangements in the early nineteenth century. John inherited the Hampton estate, and continued to live as a gentleman farmer as well as overseeing the iron works. Correspondents included Charles Caroll, Robert Gilmor, and N. G. Starkweather. His use of slaves at Hampton has resulted in substantial records of slavery in antebellum Baltimore County.
Eliza E. Ridgely (1803 – 1867)
Eliza E. Ridgely was the wife of John Ridgely and the daughter of Nicholas G. Ridgely. Eliza was very talented musically. A famous portrait by Thomas Sully depicts Eliza and her harp in the early years of her marriage. As mistress of Hampton, Eliza was involved in running the household, keeping track of accounts, in subscribing to charitable organizations. As heir to her father’s extensive estate, she inherited lands in the Illinois and Nebraska territories, which remained in the Ridgely family well into the twentieth century.
Nicholas G. Ridgely (1771 – 1829)
Nicholas G. Ridgely was a Baltimore grocery merchant in the firm of MacDonald and Ridgely, whose success contributed to his substantial wealth. He also owned land in the Louisiana territory, Illinois and Nebraska territories, and stock in a Pennsylvania bank. These speculations led to several lawsuits, including one in which Ridgely sued the heirs of Samuel Chase for a piece of waterfront property mortgaged to Ridgely, and another in which the Union Bank sued Ridgely for a variety of reasons. His wealth also made him the target of pleas from relatives for financial assistance, including his nephew Greenberry Ridgely. After Nicholas’ death in 1829, his business partner, A. MacDonald, served as the executor of his estate.
Charles Ridgely (1830 – 1872)
Charles Ridgely, the son of John and Eliza E. Ridgely, was a gentleman farmer at Hampton. He was educated at Harvard, and married Margaretta S. Howard of Baltimore’s prestigious Howard family. Charles spent much of his adult life abroad, living in London, Paris, and Rome. During his European travels, he corresponded frequently with his bankers and friends Henry and J. L. Johnston, and with his Hampton foreman, who sent him monthly financial statements on the farm’s production. In 1872, Charles died suddenly in Rome of typhoid fever. His estate was thus in some disarray, and the bills, letters, and settlements that resulted are amply contained in this collection.
Eliza Ridgely White Buckler (1828 - ?)
The sister of Charles Ridgely. Henry White, her son, was a diplomat during the 1890s and 1900s and was one of the signers of the Treaty of Versailles.
Margaretta S. [Howard] Ridgely (1824 – 1904)
Margaretta S. H. Ridgely was the wife of Charles Ridgely of Hampton. Her husband’s sudden death left her as a relatively young widow, with children still in school. Her older son, John, married soon after his father’s death, and Margaretta subsequently divided her time between Hampton and her house in Baltimore City. She corresponded chiefly with family members, Margaretta kept extensive records of her life in Baltimore and at Hampton. Her bills and receipts from after her husband’s death cover expenses for repairs to Hampton, furniture for her town house, books, clothing, dry goods, and music lessons and tutors for her younger children. Upon her death in 1904, a legal dispute broke out between John and his siblings over the proper settlement of both their mother’s and father’s wills. Margaretta’s daughters, Eliza Ridgely, Margaret Ridgely, and Julia Yeaton, served as the executors of her estate.
Capt. John Ridgely (1851 – 1938)
John Ridgely was the son of Charles and Margaretta S. H. Ridgely. Few of his papers have survived. John continued the family tradition of living as a gentleman farmer at Hampton. Most of his surviving papers thus relate to the farm, and reflect John’s interests in Jersey cattle, horses, and Hampton-made wines. He helped execute his father’s estate, and was involve in the land speculations in Illinois and Nebraska.
Eliza Ridgely (1858 – 1954)
Eliza Ridgely was the daughter of Charles and Margaretta S. H. Ridgely, the sister of John Ridgely. Although she remained unmarried, she was active in Baltimore social reform movements and literary societies. She traveled extensively with her friend Eleanor Freeland, visiting Europe, the Middle East, East Asia, and even the west coast of Africa. Eliza’s papers reflect her close relationships with her sisters and her mother, and her interest in her nieces and nephews.
Margaret Ridgely (1869 – 1949)
Margaret Ridgely was the daughter of Charles and Margaretta S. H. Ridgely. Named Margaretta after her mother, she frequently went by either Margaret or Margie, and thus is named Margaret in this collection to distinguish her from her mother. Only 3 when her father died, she was the youngest of Charles Ridgely’s children. Like her sister Eliza, Margaret remained unmarried, and was active in social reform. However, from 1904 - 1932, Margaret served as a Protestant Episcopal missionary in Liberia, where she founded and ran the House of Bethany, a boarding school for native girls in Cape Mount, Liberia. After her retirement in Baltimore, she continued to correspond with both the House of Bethany workers and with former students. While in Liberia, she designated her sister, Julia Yeaton, to serve on her behalf as executor of her mother’s estate, and gave Julia power of attorney to deal with Margaret’s financial and investment concerns.
Julie Southgate Ridgely Yeaton
Julie Yeaton was the daughter of Charles and Margaretta Ridgely.
Helen West Stewart Ridgely (1854 – 1929)
Helen West Stewart Ridgely was the wife of Capt. John Ridgely of Hampton. She was one of the foremost society matrons in Baltimore in the late nineteenth century, She was frequently away from her husband John, traveling for pleasure or her health, and her papers therefore contain many letters from John to his wife. Her other correspondents consisted primarily of family members, including her mother, Josephine Moulton Stewart, her grandmother Leonice Sampson Moulton, Many of the letters contain advice on proper upbringing for Helen’s children. She also corresponded frequently with her many children.
Helen was active in the Maryland Society of the Colonial Dames of America, in which she served as the chairman of their committee to research colonial graves. Her research in this direction led to the publication of Historic Graves of Maryland and the District of Columbia (New York, 1908), which she edited. Helen was also the chairman of the Maryland Commission to the Jamestown Exposition in 1907.
Helen Ridgely was a conscientious diarist. The diaries (7 vols.) in this collection are detailed and introspective, giving her thoughts as well as a record of her activities. The earliest diary records her activities while in school, probably in the early 1870s. The most interesting diaries are the 3 volumes covering the years 1881-83, and 1886-1888, giving insight into the child-rearing philosophy of Ridgely. In the 1881-83 volume she records the activities of her 3 daughters as dictated by the girls. They are quite candid about their misdeeds and punishments. The 2 volumes of 1886-1888 contain Ridgely's thoughts on raising her children to be useful adults. These diaries coupled with the letters of advice from Ridgely's mother in MS 715 give a good view of childrearing in the late 19th century.
Ridgely's notebooks include her Bible study notes for 1877; one notebook of research on Maryland churches probably used for her book, The Old Brick Churches of Maryland; one scrapbook of obituaries; and one of articles on Baltimore. There is also an essay (ca. 1904) by Ridgely on the attitude of inquiry. One book has notes on keeping poultry (1913) and raising vegetables (1917).
Ridgely's account books include her expenses for 1904-1905 and her grocery account for 1907.
There is also some printed material about the 1914 Star-Spangled Banner Centennial.
Helen W. Ridgely wrote a genealogy/reminiscence of her family entitled, My Heritage. This 50-page article deals with the Moulton and Stewart families and contains copies of many family letters. A typescript of this work is part of the collection.
In 1894 Helen Ridgely published The Old Brick Churches of Maryland. There are letters (1893) from a J.W. Palmer discussing this book.
Scope and Content
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Series I: Colonel Charles Ridgely Papers (1716 – 1772)
Series II: Captain Charles Ridgely Papers (1736 – 1791)
Series III: Rebecca Ridgely Papers (1790)
Series IV: Charles Carnan Ridgely (1790 – 1827)
Series V: Gough Family Papers (1786 – 1847)
Series VI: Nicholas G. Ridgely Papers (1814 – 1882)
Series VII: John Ridgely Papers (1829 - 1970)
Series VIII: Eliza E. Ridgely (1828 – 1867)
Series IX: Charles Ridgely Papers (1848? - 1913)
Series X: Hampton Bills (1863 – 1876)
Series XI: Trinity Church (1856 – 1880)
Series XII: Eliza Ridgely White Buckler (1848 – 1872)
Series XIII: Margaretta Stewart Howard Ridgely (1872 – 1909)
Series XIV: Captain John Ridgely (1866 – 1935)
Series XV: Margaret Ridgely (1904 – 1950)
Series XVI: Julia Yeaton (1873 – 1950)
Series XVII: Eliza Ridgely (1902 – 1937)
Series XVIII: Hoyt Family Papers (1930 – 1948)
Series XIX: Helen West Stewart Ridgely (1840 – 1970)
Series XX: Howard Family Papers (1863 – 1928)
Series XXI: Miscellaneous Papers (n.d., 1824 – 1927)
Series I: Colonel Charles Ridgely Papers, 1716 – 1772 (Box 1, Folders 1 – 10)
This series consists of several deeds and land surveys concerning real estate owned by Col. Charles Ridgely.
Series II: Captain Charles Ridgely Papers, 1736 – 1791 (Box 1: Folders 11-32; Box 2: Folders 33 – 42)
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1769 – 1791 (Box 1, Folders 11 – 16)
Subseries 2: Financial Records, 1764 – 1790 (Box 1, Folders 17 – 30)
This subseries includes both the accounts records and the bills and receipts.
Subseries 3: Legal Records, 1760 – 1790 (Box 1: Folders 31-32; Box 2: Folders 33 – 35)
Subseries 4: Miscellaneous Papers, 1736 – 1790 (Box 2, Folders 36 – 42)
Included in this subseries are papers relating to the political and legislative activities of Capt. Charles Ridgely.
Subseries 5: Nicholas Ruxton Gay Paper, 1757 – 1763 (Box 2, Folders 43 – 44)
Subseries 6: George Lux Papers, 1782 – 1789 (Box 2, Folder 45)
Series III: Rebecca Ridgely Papers, 1790 (Box 2, Folders 47 – 48)
Series IV: Charles Carnan Ridgely, 1790 – 1827 (Box 2, Folders 49 – 53)
This series includes the correspondence, land deeds, and some miscellaneous papers of Charles Carnan Ridgely, the second master of Hampton. There is a also a record book from the Belvedere Estate in Baltimore County, of which Charles Carnan Ridgely served as a trustee in the early nineteenth century.
Series V: Gough Family Papers, 1786 – 1847 (Box 2, Folder 54)
Series VI: Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely Papers, 1814 – 1882 (Box 2, Folders 46, 55 – 61; Box 3, Folders 62 – 87; Box 21, Folder 507)
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1814 – 1829 (Box 2, Folders 55 – 59)
Subseries 2: Bills and Receipts, 1825 – 1829 (Box 2, Folder 60)
Subseries 3: Leases, 1825 – 1829 (Box 2, Folder 61)
Subseries 4: Estate, 1824 – 1870
Subseries A: Will and Inventory, 1824 - 1834 (Box 3, Folders 62 –65; Box 21, Folder 507)
Subseries B: Accounts and Settlements, 1829 – 1872 (Box 3, Folders 66 – 70)
Subseries C: Bills and Receipts, 1829 – 1835 (Box 3, Folders 71 – 75)
Subseries D: Trustee Papers, 1831 – 1870 (Box 3, Folders 76 – 81)
Subseries E: Illinois Land Records, 1869 – 1882 (Box 3, Folders 82 – 87)
Subseries F: Lydia Ridgely Papers, 1784 – 1798 (Box 2, Folder 46)
Series VII: John Ridgely Papers, 1829 – 1870 (Box 4, Folders 88-110; Box 21, Folder 505)
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1854 – 1868 (Box 4, Folders 88 – 90)
Subseries 2: Accounts and Receipts, 1829 – 1858 (Box 4, Folders 91 – 93)
Subseries 3: Land Records, 1838 – 1852 (Box 4, Folders 94 – 98; Box 21, Folder 505)
Subseries 4: Slave Records, 1829 – 1865 (Box 4, Folders 99-102)
Subseries 5: Miscellaneous Papers, 1834 – 1860 (Box 4, Folders 103– 104)
Subseries 6: Estate, 1833 – 1869 (Box 4, Folders 105 – 106)
Subseries 7: Hampton Tax Receipts, 1848 – 1870 (Box 4, Folders 107 – 110)
Series VIII: Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely, 1828 – 1867 (Box 4, Folders 111 – 117; Box 20, Folder 500)
This series contains the correspondence, accounts records, and receipts of the wife of the third master of Hampton. Eliza Ridgely was also the daughter of Nicholas G. Ridgely. It also includes a book of poems that Eliza copied down for herself in the years before her marriage to John Ridgely.
Series IX: Charles Ridgely Papers, 1848? – 1913 (Box 5, Folders 118-144; Box 7, Folders 145-167); Box 15, Folders 364 - 371; Box 21, Folder 506)
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1848 – 1872 (Box 5, Folder 118-126)
Subseries 2: Miscellaneous Papers, n.d., 1851 (Box 5, Folders127-128)
Subseries 3: Hampton Farm Records, 1851 – 1869 (Box 5, Folders 129-133)
Subseries 4: Leases, 1865 – 1874 (Box 5, Folders 134 – 140)
Subseries 5: Financial Records, 1854 – 1872 (Box 5, Folders 141-144)
Subseries 6: Estate, 1870 – 1913
Subseries A: Will and Inventory/Miscellaneous, 1870 – 1872 (Box 6, Folders 145-150)
Subseries B: Legal Papers, 1873 – 1889 (Box 6, Folder 151)
Subseries C: Financial Records, 1872 – 1905 (Box 6, Folders 152 – 163; Box 21, Folder 506)
Subseries D: Trustees Papers, 1874 – 1913, Settlement, 1904-1909 (Box 6, Folder 164– 167; Box 15, Folders 364-371)
Series X: Hampton Bills, 1863 – 1876 (Box 7, Folders 168 - 179; Box 8, Folders 180-188; Box 21, Folder 508)
The bills and receipts contained in this series represent purchases made by the Ridgely family members who were living at Hampton during the 1860s and 1870s, including: Charles Ridgely, his wife Margaretta, his son John, and John’s wife Helen. Because of the volume of bills that were incurred during this time period they have been organized by the type of purchase rather than by the purchaser. The series includes orders for construction and repairs at Hampton, purchases of mourning clothes following Charles Ridgely’s death, school bills for John Ridgely’s siblings, and expenses incurred by Margaretta Ridgely at her Baltimore house. The categories for the Hampton bills are arranged alphabetically, and are divided into the following subjects: clothing; druggist supplies and doctor bills; farm and garden supplies; food; freight; furnishings; hardware; house expenses; horses and vehicles; jewelry/china/silver/clocks; hired labor and repairs; miscellaneous; music lessons and school bills; stationary and subscriptions; building supplies (lumber, brick, etc.); and washing. There are two indentures located in Folder 508. This series also contains the record of the weekly butter account at Hampton for the year 1884.
Series XI: Trinity Church, 1856 – 1880 (Box 8, Folders 189-199)
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church was built in the 1850s of limestone donated by the Ridgelys from their Hampton quarries. Charles Ridgely served as the treasurer for the congregation in the late 1850s, and John Ridgely was heavily involved in overseeing the construction of the church (dedicated in 1860) and the later additions to the building in the early 1870s. This series contains some of the financial records and correspondence relating to the construction and financial concerns of the church, and contains papers from both Charles and John Ridgely.
Series XII: Eliza Ridgely WhiteBuckler, 1848 – 1872 (Box 9, Folder 213)
Series XIII: Margaretta Stewart Howard Ridgely, 1872 – 1909 (Box 9, Folders 211-212, 214-230; Box 10, Folders 231-246)
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1872 – 1904 (Box 9, Folders 214-223)
Subseries 2: Accounts, 1872 – 1874 (Box 9, Folder 224)
Subseries 3: Bills, 1872 – 1875 (Box 9, Folders 225-229)
Subseries 4: Receipts, 1875 – 1903 (Box 9, Folders 230; Box 10, Folders 231-233)
Subseries 5: Leases, 1872 – 1899 (Box 10, Folders 234-235)
Subseries 6: Miscellaneous Papers, 1872 (Box 10, Folder 236-236a)
Subseries 7: Howard Ridgely, 1873 – 1874 (Box 9, Folder 211)
Subseries 8: Otho Ridgely, 1872 – 1874 (Box 9, Folder 212)
Subseries 9: Bank Book, 1894 – 1909 (Box 10, Folders 237-238)
Subseries 10: Estate, 1904 – 1905 (Box 10, Folders 239-246)
Subseries A: Financial Records (Box 10, Folders 239-242)
Subseries B: Correspondence (Box 10, Folders 243)
Subseries C: Nebraska Land (Box 10, Folders 244-245)
Subseries D: Settlement of Will (Box 10, Folder 246)
Series XIV: Captain John Ridgely, 1866 – 1935 (Box 9, Folders 200-210; Box 10, Folders 247 – 262; Box 11, Folders 263-289; Box 21, Folder 504)
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1872 – 1935 (Box 10, Folders 247 – 257)
Subseries 2: Financial Records, Box 10, Folders 258 –262) (1872 – 1903)
Subseries 3: Legal Papers, 1884 – 1901 (Box 11, Folders 263 – 266)
Subseries 4: Miscellaneous Papers, 1869 – 1901 (Box 11, Folders 267-168)
Subseries 5: Livestock Records, 1872 – 1882 (Box 11, Folders 269-273)
Subseries 6: Hampton Wines Records, 1902 (Box 11, Folders 274-277)
Subseries 7: Record Books,1866 – 1914 (Box 11, Folders 278-284)
Subseries 8: Towson Guard, 1876 – 1884 (Box 11, Folders 285-289; Box 21, Folder 504)
Subseries 9: Tax Records, 1872 – 1903 (Box 9, Folders 200-206)
Subseries 10: Illinois and Nebraska Land Records, 1865 – 1875 (Box 9, Folders 207-210)
Series XV: Margaret Ridgely, 1904 – 1950 (Box 12, Folders 290-310; Box 13, Folders 311-319; Box 15, Folders 372 - 378)
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1904 – 1932 (Box 12, Folders 290-292)
Subseries 2: Bills, 1922 – 1932 (Box 12, Folder 293)
Subseries 3: Missionary Souvenirs, 1912 – 1937 (Box 12, Folders 294-299)
Subseries 4: Investments, 1910 – 1932 (Box 12, Folders 300-307)
Subseries 5: Legal Papers, 1904 – 1923 (Box 12, Folders 308-310; Box 15, Folders 372 - 378)
Subseries 6: Correspondence with Julia Yeaton, 1922 – 1932 (Box 13, Folders 311-318)
Subseries 7: Estate, 1904 – 1950 (Box 13, Folder 319)
Series XVI: Julia Yeaton, 1873 – 1950 (Box 13, Folders 320 – 337; Box 14, Folders 338 - 344; Box 19, Folder 499
Subseries 1: Envelopes from Margaret Ridgley, (Box 13, Folder 320)
Subseries 2: Articles and Clippings Re: Margaret Ridgley, (Box 13, Folder 321)
Subseries 3: Girlhood Souvenirs, 1873 – 1884 (Box 14, Folders 338-339)
Subseries 4: Liberian Souvenirs, 1912 – 1950 (Box 13, Folders 322-325)
Subseries 5: Correspondence, 1885 – 1949 (Box 13, Folders 326-334)
Subseries 6: Financial Papers, 1882 – 1914 (Box 13, Folders 335-337)
Subseries 7: Miscellaneous, n.d., 1932 – 1933 (Box 14, Folders 340-341)
Subseries 8: Yeaton Family Papers, n.d., 1908 (Box 14, Folders 342-344)
Subseries 9: “The Dorsey Book” genealogical research, 1875 ca. (Box 19, Folder 499)
Series XVII: Eliza Ridgely, 1902 – 1937 (Box 14, Folders 345 - 361; Box 15, Folders 379 - 381
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1902 – 1938 (Box 14, Folders 345-359)
Subseries A: Correspondence (Box 14, Folders 345-347)
Subseries B: Miscellaneous Postcards (Box 14, Folder 348)
Subseries C: Postcards: Eleanor Freeland to Margaret Yeaton (Box 14, Folder 349)
Subseries D: Postcards: Eleanor Freeland to Julia Yeaton (Box 14,
Folders 350-352)
Subseries E: Postcards: Eliza Ridgely to Margaret Yeaton (Box 14, Folders 353-355)
Subseries F: Postcards: Eliza Ridgely to Julia Yeaton (Box 14, Folders 356-359)
Subseries 2: Receipts, 1905 (Box 14, Folder 360)
Subseries 3: Creative Writing, no date (Box 14, Folder 361)
Subseries 4: Legal Papers, 1904 – 1913 (Box 15, Folders 379-381)
Series XVIII: Hoyt Family Papers, 1930 – 1948 (Box 14, Folders 362 - 363)
Series XIX: Helen West Stewart Ridgely, 1840 – 1970 (Box 15, Folders 382 – 404; Box 16, Folders 405 - 422; Box 17, Folders 423 - 455; Box 18, Folders 456-471; Box 20, Folders 501 – 502); Box 21, Folder 503
Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1869 – 1926 (Box 16, Folders 405-422)
Subseries 2: Genealogy Research, 1840 – 1915 (Box 17, Folders 423-439)
Subseries 3: Manuscripts, n.d., 1890 – 1899 (Box 17, Folders 440 – 455)
Subseries 4: Miscellaneous Papers, 1890 – 1892 (Box 18, Folders 456 – 461)
Subseries 5: Printed Ephemera, n.d., 1893 – 1939 (Box 15, Folders 382-404; Box 21, Folder 503)
Subseries 6: Newspaper Clippings, 1880 – 1829 (Box 18, Folders 462-471)
Subseries 7: Genealogy Scrapbook, 1914 – 1970 (Box 20, Folders 501-502
Series XX: Howard Family Papers, 1863 – 1928 (Box 19, Folders 492-498)
Series XXI: Miscellaneous Papers, n.d., 1824 – 1927 (Box 19, Folders 470 - 491)
See also the following manuscript collections related to the Ridgley Family:
Ridgely Account Books, MS 691
Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882, MS 692
Ridgley Papers, 1733-1817, MS 692.1
Ridgely-Pue Papers, 1748-1932, MS 693
Helen West Stewart Ridgely Papers, 1868-1919, MS. 715
Helen West Stewart Ridgely Family Papers 1840-1918, MS. 715.1
Ridgely-Stewart Papers, 1773-1921, MS 716
Ridgely-Dorsey Papers, 1733-1885, MS 717
Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1949, MS 1127
Charles Ridgely Papers, 1720-1841, MS 1620
Inventory of his goods and chattles, 1771 (Charles Ridgely), MS 2018
Container List
BOX 1
Folders
1 Col. Charles Ridgely – Parts of land deeds, no date, 1746
2 Col. Charles Ridgely – Deed “Hampton Court”, Wm. Merryman to Charles Ridgely, 1746
3 Col. Charles Ridgely – Deed – John Ensor to Wm. Wheeler, “Bold Adventure”, 1752
4 Col. Charles Ridgely – Deed – Thomas Tipton of VA to Col. Charles Ridgely, 1755
5 Col. Charles Ridgely – Deed – Horatio Sharpe, Royal Mines, 1765
6 Col. Charles Ridgely – Deed – Col. Charles Ridgely [Sr.] to Capt Charles Ridgely [Jr.], Benjamin Nicholson, et al., - Northampton Furnace, 1772
7 Col. Charles Ridgely – “Resurvey of Land called Abbington”, 1716
8 Col. Charles Ridgely – Survey – “White Oak Swamp” for Tobias Stansbury, 1755
9 Col. Charles Ridgely – Survey – “Pitches Chance”, Baltimore County, 1769
10 Gardener, ---- to Capt. William Young, 1747
11-15 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Incoming Correspondence, 1769 – 1791, no date
16 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Outgoing Correspondence, 1785 – 1788
17-20 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Accounts, no date, 1780 – 1790
21 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Jehu Howell Account and North Point bills, 1783 – 1787
22 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Jehu Howell Account and North Point bills COPIES [1783 – 1787]
23 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Orders to Pay, 1782 – 1790
24-29 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Bills and Receipts, no date, 1764 – 1790
30 Capt. Charles Ridgely – ‘Hampton’ Bills COPIES [1767, 1784 – 1786]
31 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Miscellaneous Land Records, 1760 ca., 1780, no date
32 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Land Records – “Patapsco Neck from Nicholas Ruxton Gay”, 1766
BOX 2
Folders
33 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Complaint about tract “Oakhampton”, [1784]
34 “Real estate devised by Capt. Charles Ridgely to John Ridgely and Charles [Carnan] Ridgely of Hampton”, 1790 ca.
35 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Legal Records, 1781 – 1790
36 Capt. Charles Ridgely – William Spencer Petition to Gov. Robert Eden, 1774
37 Capt. Charles Ridgely – printed votes and proceedings of the MD House of Delegates, 1780
38 Capt. Charles Ridgely – petitions to the General Assembly, no date, 1780, 1787 – 1788
39 Capt. Charles Ridgely – “List of members, November session 1788, Lower House”, 1788
40 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Miscellaneous papers, 1736 – 1784
41 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Memorandums, 1777 – 1790
42 Capt. Charles Ridgely – Memoranda – Land purchase – Thomas Hutchins from Nathan Johnson, 1774
43 Nicholas Ruxton Gay – letter from Thomas Jennings, 1757
44 Nicholas Ruxton Gay – plantation inventory and rental agreement, 1763
45 George Lux – Correspondence and Papers, 1782 – 1789
46 Lydia Ridgely – Correspondence, 1784 - 1798
47 Rebecca Ridgely – Conversion to Methodism (Photostat), 1790
48 Rebecca Ridgely – articles left to her (Photostat), Letter to “Priscy”, 1790, no date
49 Charles [Carnan] Ridgely – letter from Samuel Chase, 1790
50 Charles [Carnan] Ridgely – deed from Lyde Goodwin, 1796
51 Charles [Carnan] Ridgely – deed of share in Northampton Furnace from Rachel and William Lux, 1800, 1826
52 Charles [Carnan] Ridgely – Miscellaneous papers, 1791 – 1827
53 Charles [Carnan] Ridgely – Records book of 663 lots sold at “Belvedere” (with copy), 1827
54 Gough Family – Letters and Papers, 1786 – 1847
55- 58 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Correspondence with nephew William G. Ridgely, 1814 – 1829
59 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1827 – 1829
60 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Bills and Receipts, 1825 – 1829
61 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Lease Agreements: Thomas A. Jones and William Henry Hall, 1825, 1829
BOX 3
Folders
62 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Ledger of Will with Inventory, 1824 – 1832
63 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Inventory, 1830
64 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Orphan’s Court Records, 1830 – 1831
65 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Ellen S. Eichelberger testimony on Will, 1834
66-69 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Accounts and Settlements, 1829 – 1833
70 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Account with Robert Sherman, 1871 – 1872
71-73 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Bills and Receipts, 1829 – 1835, no date
74 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Tax Bills, 1832 – 1835
75 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Records of Real estate and rents, 1829 – 1835
76 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Alexander MacDonald Correspondence, 1831 – 1834
77 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Correspondence – William G. Ridgely and Alexander MacDonald, 1832 – 1833
78 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Bank of Baltimore notes and checks, 1834 – 1836
79 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Opinion of John McMahon, 1857
80 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Tax Estimates and Agreements, 1867 – 1869
81 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Schedule of property held by Trustee, [1870]
82 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – copies of Illinois land records, 1869
83 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Correspondence re: Illinois land records, 1869 – 1872
84 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Surveys of Illinois land, 1870
85-87 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Tax bills on Illinois land, 1874 – 1882
BOX 4
Folders
88 John Ridgely – Outgoing Correspondence – Mayor Trimble, John Bosly, 1857, 1865
89 Baltee, R. R. to John Ridgely – red: “McLanahan’s Land”, 1854
90 John Ridgely – Incoming Correspondence – Wm. C. Wilson, Th. Alexander, W. S. Keech, Nathan Harris, A. Stirling, R. J. Gittings, 1858 – 1868
91 John Ridgely – Accounts and Receipts, 1829 – 1857
92 John Ridgely – Ledger of Slave and Horse Purchases, 1829 – 1862
93 John Ridgely – Receipt – Astor House for Mr. Ridgely and party, 1846
94 John Ridgely – Loan notes – T.S.O. Eichelberger and Alfred Tipton, 1838, 1858
95 John Ridgely – Contract with August Dames, 1838
96 Plat of John Ridgely’s Fields, 1840 – 1842
97 John Ridgely – Lease of “Hampton” Mill to Thomas Beam, 1852
98 John Ridgely – Deed of land from William McClymont, 1852
99 John Ridgely – Deed – Robert J. McLanahan to William A. McLanahan, 1852
100 John Ridgely – Papers – statement on “burnt child” at “Hampton”, [1859]
101 John Ridgely – Receipt for slaves – Searis (?) Davis; Tilghman Davis; George Humphrey, 1864
102 John Ridgely – Letters re: Lucy Jackson, former slave, 1865
103 John Ridgely – Birth records, Nicholas Ridgely, son of John and Eliza Ridgely, 1834
104 John Ridgely – Minutes of Board, Gas and Light Co. of Baltimore, 1860
105 John Ridgely – Wills, 1833
106 John Ridgely and Eliza Ridgley – Estate – Bills and Receipts, 1867 – 1869
107-108 John Ridgely and Charles Ridgely – Tax Returns for “Hampton” and other properties, 1848 – 1864
110 John Ridgely and Charles Ridgely – Tax Returns – Federal, 1865 – 1870
111 Eliza E. Ridgely – Correspondence – from Lafayette (COPIES), 1828, 1831
112-113 Eliza E. Ridgely – Correspondence – from her daughter Eliza R. White, from Europe, 1857 – 1858
114 Eliza E. Ridgely – Power of Attorney to her husband, John Ridgely, regarding her father’s estate and executor A. MacDonald, 1830
115 Eliza E. Ridgely – Account book of expenses on trip to Europe, 1833 – 1834
116 Eliza E. Ridgely – Receipts, 1835 – 1836
117 Eliza E. Ridgely – Account book as trustee to Nicholas G. Ridgely, 1858 – 1867
BOX 5
Folders
118 Charles Ridgely – Outgoing Correspondence – to Eliza E. Ridgely (his mother) from Harvard, 1848 – 1849
119 Charles Ridgely – Outgoing Correspondence, 1867 – 1872
120 Charles Ridgely – Incoming Correspondence – R. W. Templeman; R.R. Baltee; Alex Morrison; Harry Gilmor; T.H. Buckler, 1854 – 1866
121 Charles Ridgely – Incoming Correspondence – from applicants for position as gardener at “Hampton”, 1865 – 1868
122 Charles Ridgely – Incoming Correspondence – References for William Dickson, gardener
123 Charles Ridgely – Incoming Correspondence – Tutor applicants, 1866
124 Charles Ridgely – Incoming Correspondence – R.W. Templeman re: Harford Road lands, 1867 – 1868
125 Charles Ridgely – Incoming Correspondence – John Merryman and Co.; Hubbale and Talbott; R. Grason; H.W. Brooke, 1867 – 1868
126 Charles Ridgely – Incoming Correspondence – Henry White Jr.; H.C. Longnecker; Jones Deal; Peter Henderson, 1870 – 1872
127 Charles Ridgely – Miscellaneous papers, no date
128 Charles Ridgely – “Hampton” list of guests at wedding reception, 1851
129 Charles Ridgely – “Quantitative analysis of soil sample from ‘Hampton’”, 1851
130 Charles Ridgely – “Hampton” Farm daily diary, 1855 – 1864
131 Charles Ridgely – Mill Dam papers, 1860, 1869
132 Charles Ridgely – Deeds concerning Lutherville seminary, 1855
133 Charles Ridgely – Ashland Iron Co. papers – mining ore on “Hampton”, 1865 – 1874
134 Charles Ridgely – Leases with Joshua Bosley, 1868 – 1870
135 Charles Ridgely – Leases with John H. Butler, 1868 - 1869
136 Charles Ridgely – Leases with John T. B. Parlett, 1868 - 1869
137 Charles Ridgely – Leases with John Sheridan, 1869
138 Charles Ridgely – Leases with Abraham Shertzer, 1868 – 1869
139 Charles Ridgely – Leases with Elijah Simmer, 1868 – 1869
140 Charles Ridgely – Leases with William Todd, 1870
141 Charles Ridgely – Receipts, 1854 – 1871
142 Charles Ridgely – Bill – Hôtel D’Angleterre, Rome, Italy, 1872
143 Charles Ridgely – Accounts, 1869 – 1872
144 Charles Ridgely – Checkbook, 1866 – 1872
BOX 6
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145 Last Will and Testament of Charles Ridgely, 1870
146 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Death notices, undertaker’s bill, etc., 1872
147 Estate of Charles Ridgely to John Ridgely re: Bequest, 1872
148 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Poems on the death of his uncle, by James McHenry Howard, 1872 -1873
149 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Tributes of respect to Charles Ridgely, 1872
150 Charles Ridgely – Estate - Inventory, 1872
151 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Legal Papers, 1873 – 1889
152 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Accounts, Records of Sales, 1872 -1875
153 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Bills and Receipts, 1872
154 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Receipts, signed Richard W. Templeman, 1872
155–162 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Bills and Receipts, 1873 – 1885, 1898 – 1905
163 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Maryland Estate Tax records, 1873 – 1883
164 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Correspondence, 1874, 1890
165 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Settlements by heirs, dissolution of estate, 1904 – 1905
166 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Papers of Nannie Howard, substituted trustee, 1903 – 1913
167 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Miscellaneous papers, no date
BOX 7
Folders
168 Hampton Bills – Clothing, 1866 – 1876
169 Hampton Bills – Druggist Supplies and Doctors, 1867 – 1876
170 Hampton Bills – Farm and Gardens, 1862 – 1876
171-173 Hampton Bills – Foods, 1872 – 1876
174 Hampton Bills – Freight, 1870 – 1875
175 Hampton Bills – Fuel, 1870 – 1876
176-177 Hampton Bills – Furnishings, 1782 – 1876
178 Hampton Bills – Hardware, 1870 – 1876
179 Hampton Bills – Account of House Expenses, 1869 – 1870
BOX 8
Folders
180 Hampton Bills – Horses and Vehicles, 1870 – 1876
181 Hampton Bills – Jewelry/China/Silverware/Clocks, 1866 – 1876
182 Hampton Bills – Receipts for hired labor and repairs, 1863 – 1876
183 Hampton Bills – Miscellaneous, 1867 – 1875
184 Hampton Bills – Music Lessons and School Bills, 1870 – 1876
185 Hampton Bills – Stationery and Subscriptions, 1867 – 1876
186 Hampton Bills – Supplies – Lumber, Brick, etc., 1871 – 1876
187 Hampton Bills – Washing, 1872 – 1876
188 Hampton Bills – “Weekly Butter Account”, 1884
189 Trinity Church – Pew assignments chart, no date
190 Trinity Church – Pew rents records, no date
191 Trinity Church – Ledger of pew rents payments, 1876 – 1880
192 Trinity Church – Charles Ridgely’s papers (COPIES), 1860 – 1870
193 Trinity Church – Insurance papers, 1860 – 1884
194-198 Trinity Church – Accounts – Bills and Receipts (John Ridgely, treasurer), no date, 1856 – 1864
199 Trinity Church – Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1860 – 1861
BOX 9
Folders
200-206 Ridgely Estate – Tax Records, 1872 – 1903
207 Charles Ridgely and Capt. John Ridgely – Illinois and Nebraska Lands – property valuation, [1865]
208-210 Charles Ridgely and Capt. John Ridgely – Illinois and Nebraska Lands –letters and papers, 1869 - 1875
211 Howard Ridgely – List of Books and Supplies, Report Card, 1873 – 1874
212 Otho E. Ridgely – List of Books and Supplies, Report Card, 1872 – 1874
213 Eliza R. White Buckler – Correspondence, 1848, 1872
214 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Correspondence – “Evergreen”; M. P. Johnston; H.S.D.; Miss Gowan, no date
215 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Correspondence – Miss C. Gates, [1872]
216 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – letter to her daughters from Rome, 1872
217 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Correspondence – re: Turkey carpets, 1872
218 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – agreement with Mark Taylor (gardener at “Hampton”), 1872
219 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Correspondence – Lizzy Sheridan; Wm. Fraser; John McCarte; C. M. Stewart; Eliza Buckley; Julie Johns; Eliza Ridgely, 1872 – 1873
220 Margaretta S. H. Ridgley – Correspondence – Mdm. Rabillon, French tutor, with receipts, 1872 – 1873
221 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Correspondence – Episcopal HS of VA – reports of Otho and Howard Ridgely, 1872 – 1873
222 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Correspondence – Ashland Iron Co., 1873
223 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Correspondence – 1898 – 1904
224 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Accounts, 1872 – 1874
225 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Bills from London and Paris, 1872
226 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Bills and Letters – Philip Smick – Re: slate roof at “Hampton”, 1872
227 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Bills and Letters – J. A. Weston – re: shipment of paintings from Paris, 1872
228 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Bills and Letters – John Laing – re: construction of gates at “Hampton”, 1875
229 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Bills and Letters – J. Noel Wyatt and Jacob Vance – re: plans for “Belvedere” and masonry work at “Hampton”, 1875
230 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Insurance Receipts, 1887 – 1900
BOX 10
Folders
231 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Miscellaneous Receipts, 1885 – 1889
232 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Rental receipts, 1875 – 1891
233 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Safe Deposit receipts, 1872 – 1903
234 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Leases of property, 1872 – 1899
235 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Lease agreements with E. Tyson Ware, 1886
236 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – List of Brandy, Wines, and Whiskey at “Hampton”, 1872
237 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Bank Book, 1894 – 1907
238 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Papers/checks from Bank Book, 1898 – 1909
239 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Estate – Accounts, 1904 – 1905
240 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Estate – Accounts – Western Lands, 1904
241 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Estate – Bills and Receipts, 1904 – 1905
242 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Estate – Cancelled checks, 1904
243 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Estate – Correspondence, 1904 – 1905
244 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Estate – Julia Yeaton Papers – Nebraska land, 1904
245 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Estate – Julia Yeaton Papers – Nebraska land, 1904-1905
246 Margaretta S. H. Ridgely – Estate – Settlement of Will, 1904 – 1905
247 Capt. John Ridgely – Correspondence – George Peabody, no date
248 Capt. John Ridgely – Correspondence – John F. Lee, 1872 – 1873
249 Capt. John Ridgely – Correspondence – J. L. Johnston, 1872
250 Capt. John Ridgely – Correspondence – R. Potts (Cambridge), 1872
251 Capt. John Ridgely – Correspondence – Helen West Stewart (Ridgely), no date, 1873
252 Capt. John Ridgely – Correspondence – R. Nevins; M. Britton; A.J. Barney; M. H. Ross, 1872 – 1884
253 Capt. John Ridgely – Correspondence – James W. Hoyt, 1876
254 Capt. John Ridgely – Correspondence – American Jersey Cattle Club; Farmer’s Club; outgoing corr., 1872 – 1886
255 Capt. John Ridgely – Correspondence – anniversary of appointment as MD representative, 1880
256 Capt. John Ridgely – Correspondence – E. P. Keech (doctor), 1894 – 1895
257 Capt. John Ridgely – Correspondence – M. Howard; D. R. Howard; H. R. Evans, 1906 – 1935
258 Capt. John Ridgely – Checkbook register, 1872 – 1882
259 Capt. John Ridgely – Check stubs, 1877 – 1882
260 Capt. John Ridgely – Shares subscription book – Agricultural Society of Baltimore County, 1879
261 Capt. John Ridgely – Accounts, 1903
262 Capt. John Ridgely – Receipts, 1872 – 1876
BOX 11
Folders
263 Capt. John Ridgely Papers – Deeds – Jenkins estate to Towsontown Turnpike Co., 1884
264 Capt. John Ridgely Papers – Insurance policy for gatehouse on Jamesville Pike, 1888
265 Capt. John Ridgely Papers – Towsontown Hedge &Wire Fencing Co. – purchase of patent, tax receipt, 1889, 1894
266 Capt. John Ridgely – Court summons in Tucker claim against heirs of Howard Ridgely, 1901
267 Capt. John Ridgely – Miscellaneous Papers, 1876 – 1887
268 Capt. John Ridgely Papers – Report card and literary clippings, 1869 – 1872
269 Capt. John Ridgely Papers – Exhibit awards from Hagerstown Fair, 1901
270 Capt. John Ridgely – Receipts for livestock and dogs, 1872, 1882
271 Capt. John Ridgely – Bulls from Jersey, 1879
272 Capt. John Ridgely – Printed catalog of “Hampton” herd, with dates and pedigrees, 1882
273 Capt. John Ridgely – Newspaper clippings – purchase of cattle, no date
274 Capt. John Ridgely – List of wines bottled at “Hampton”, 1902
275 Capt. John Ridgely – Invoice of “Hampton” wines sold to J. P. Morgan of NY, [1902]
276 Capt. John Ridgely – Printed labels for ‘Hampton Madeira’ wine, 1902
277 Capt. John Ridgely – Printed labels for “Hampton” wines – ‘Scott Madeira’, ‘Holmes Madeira’, ‘N.G. Ridgely Madeira #1’, 1902
278 Capt. John Ridgely – Bank book, 1866 – 1889
279 Capt. John Ridgely – Notebook, [1872]
280 Capt. John Ridgely – Notebook/planner, 1873
281 Capt. John Ridgely – Notebook, 1873 – 1886 ca.
282 Capt. John Ridgely – Account book for Johnston Bros. & Co., 1881 – 1884
283 Capt. John Ridgely – Calendar Diary, 1889
284 Capt. John Ridgely – Calendar Diary, 1914
285 Towson Guard – Accounts, no date, 1878 – 1881
286 Towson Guard – Agreements and Correspondence, no date, 1878 – 1884
287 Towson Guard - Bills, Receipts, and Miscellaneous, 1876 – 1881
288 Capt. John Ridgely – Towson Guard Papers, 1881 – 1883
289 Capt. D.G. McIntosh Papers – Towson Guard, 1872 – 1880
BOX 12
Folders
290 Margaret Ridgely – Correspondence – first months in Liberia – Capt. John Ridgely; Helen Ridgely, 1904 – 1906
291 Margaret Ridgely – Outgoing Correspondence – William D. Hoyt Jr., 1918 – 1932
292 Margaret Ridgely – Outgoing letter re: “House of Bethany” with attached photos, 1903 ca.
293 Margaret Ridgely – Bills for supplies for mission house in Liberia, 1922 – 1932
294 Margaret Ridgely – unsent Christmas cards from Liberia, no date
295 Margaret Ridgely – Missionary souvenirs, 1912, 1941, no date
296 Margaret Ridgely – St. John’s School, Liberia souvenir calendar, 1929
297 Margaret Ridgely – Articles and news clippings about Liberia, 1917 – 1937
298 Margaret Ridgely – Newspaper clippings, no date, 1927 – 1928
299 Margaret Ridgely – The Liberian Churchman, 1928 – 1930
300 Margaret Ridgely – Investment Statements – miscellaneous, 1910 – 1932, no date
301 Margaret Ridgely – Investment Receipts, 1910 – 1925
302 Margaret Ridgely – Investment Correspondence – miscellaneous, 1918 – 1931
303 Margaret Ridgely – Investment Correspondence – R. L. Thompson, 1928
304 Margaret Ridgely – Investment Statements – Alex Brown and Sons, 1920 – 1932
305 Margaret Ridgely – Currency exchange receipts from Alex Brown and Sons, 1918 – 1932
306 Margaret Ridgely – Investment Correspondence – John D. Howard Co., 1923 – 1931
307 Margaret Ridgely – Investment Receipts – Equitable Trust Co., 1924 – 1930
308 Margaret Ridgely – Tax Forms and Receipts, 1904 – 1932
309 Margaret Ridgely – Legal Papers – “Memorandum on Argument”, [1905]
310 Margaret Ridgely – Land Records – deeds, sales, rents, etc., 1919 – 1923
BOX 13
Folders
311-317 Margaret Ridgely – Outgoing Correspondence – Julia S. Yeaton, 1922 – 1932
318 Correspondence – Postcards – from Margaret Ridgely – W.D. Hoyt Jr.; Margaret Yeaton; Julia S. Yeaton, 1909 - 1937
319 Margaret Ridgely – Estate Papers, 1904 – 1950
320 Julia S. Yeaton – Envelopes and stamps from Margaret Ridgely’s letters, 1912 – 1932
321 Julia S. Yeaton – Articles and Clippings re: Margaret Ridgely, 1927 – 1949
322 Julia S. Yeaton – The Liberian Churchman, 1924 – 1926
323 Julia S. Yeaton – Correspondence from Liberia, no date, 1920 – 1950
324 Julia S. Yeaton – Letter concerning Liberian missions, 1945
325 Julia S. Yeaton Papers – Letter from William R. Howard, 1900
326-328 Julia S. Yeaton – Correspondence and Writings from Maria Johns Hammond, no date, 1926 – 1939
329-332 Julia S. Yeaton – Correspondence, no date, 1885 – 1949
333 Correspondence – Postcards – to Julia S. Yeaton from various (including W. H. Buckler, R.Y. Stewart), 1933 - 1937
334 Julia S. Yeaton – Business Correspondence, 1903 – 1915
335 Julia S. Yeaton Papers – Receipts and small notebook, 1885, 1904 – 1905
336 Julia S. Yeaton – Stock Certificates, 1882 – 1903
337 Rental Agreement – Julia Yeaton and Harry T. Campbell, 1914
BOX 14
Folders
338 Juliana E. H. Ridgely (Yeaton) – Correspondence – from H. M. Eichelberger, [1873]
339 Julia E. H. Ridgely – Ledger of Wedding gifts and securities, 1884
340 Julia S. Yeaton Papers – Miscellaneous/ephemera, no date
341 Julia S. Yeaton – Newspaper clippings, no date, 1932 – 1933
342 Julia S. Yeaton – “Heraldry and its Origin”, “History of the Yeaton Surname”, no date
343 Miss Ella Duval to William C. Yeaton, no date
344 Julian W. Ridgely to Margaret H. Yeaton his cousin, (COPY), 1908
345 Eliza Ridgely – Correspondence, no date, 1902 – 1909
346 to 347 Eliza Ridgely – Outgoing Correspondence – Julia S. Yeaton, 1923, 1931 - 1938
348 Correspondence – Postcards – Miscellaneous, no date
349 Correspondence – Postcards – Eleanor W. Freeland to Margaret H. Yeaton, 1905 – 1908
350 to 352 Correspondence – Postcards – Eleanor W. Freeland to Julia S. Yeaton, 1905 – 1929
353 to 355 Correspondence – Postcards – Eliza Ridgely to Margaret H. Yeaton, 1904 – 1908
356 to 359 Correspondence – Postcards – Eliza Ridgely to Julia S. Yeaton, 1905 – 1929
360 Eliza Ridgely – Receipts, 1905
361 Eliza Ridgely – Creative Writing, no date
362 Hoyt Family Papers, no date, 1930 – 1948
363 Hoy Family Genealogical Info., 1935 ca.
BOX 15
Folders
364 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Nannie Howard, substituted trustee, 1902
365 Case in Equity – Eliza Ridgely vs. John Ridgely, 1905
366 Final Decree in Eliza Ridgely vs. John Ridgely – copy for Eliza Ridgely, 1905
367 Final Decree in Eliza Ridgely vs. John Ridgely – dispute over Charles Ridgely’s will – copy for Margaret Ridgely, 1905
368 Final Settlement of Charles Ridgely’s will among his children, 1905
369 Charles Ridgely Estate – bill from McHenry Howard to three daughters (Eliza Ridgely, Julia Yeaton, Margaret Ridgely) for legal services, 1910
370 to 371 Deed of Partition – Julia Yeaton; Margaret Ridgely; Eliza Ridgely, 1914
372 to 373 Power of Attorney – Margaret Ridgely to Julia Yeaton and Nannie Howard, 1904
374 Power of Attorney – Margaret Ridgely to Julia Yeaton and Nannie Howard (or Eleanor Freeland), 1909
375 Deed of right-of-way – Margaret Ridgely to D. Stewart Ridgely, 1913
376 Power of Attorney – Margaret S. Ridgely to Nannie Howard and David Ridgely Howard, 1913
377 Power of Attorney – Margaret Ridgely to Julia Yeaton and Eleanor Freeland, 1917
378 Deed of land from Eliza and Margaret Ridgely to Julia Yeaton, 1904
379 to 380 Power of Attorney – Eliza Ridgely to Julia Yeaton and Nannie Howard, 1904
381 Deed – Sophia and Herman Kuhst to Eliza Ridgely, Margaret Ridgely, and Julia Yeaton, 1913
382 Helen Ridgely – “America Forever” begging card, no date
383 Helen Ridgely – “Bromo Seltzer” pocket memorandum, no date
384 Helen Ridgely – Pamphlet – “Daniel Dulany the Elder”, no date
385 Helen Ridgely – Literary review of James Lane Allen, no date
386 Helen Ridgely – Maryland Historical Society Constitution, no date
387 Helen Ridgely – “The United Women of Maryland” Constitution, no date
388 Helen Ridgely – “Notable People of the Day” from The Phrenological Journal, 1890
389 Helen Ridgely – “Journal…of the Protestant Episcopal Church”, 1893
390 Helen Ridgely – “Star-Spangled Banned” consumption cure ad, 1896 ca.
391 Helen Ridgely – Cagliostro articles by Henry Richard Evans, 1899 ca.
392 Helen Ridgely – Article – “Memoir of Dr. Randle Hulse…”, 1899
393 Helen Ridgely – Pamphlet – “The Old French Monarchy – Its Decline and Fall”, 1902
394 Helen Ridgely – “Ladies’ Note Book and Calendar”, 1902
395 Helen Ridgely – “Third Recital of Compositions by Edwin Litchfield Turnbull…” music recital programs, 1905
396 Helen Ridgely – Jamestown Exposition maps and exhibition pamphlets, 1907 ca.
397 Helen Ridgely – Pamphlet – “Colonial Families of the United States”, 1907
398 Helen Ridgely – Pamphlet – “History of the First Monument to George Washington” by Harvey S. Bomberger, 1907
399 Helen Ridgely - Pamphlet – Address of DeCourcy W. Thom, re-consecration of “Old Wye Church”, 1908
400 Helen Ridgely – The Colonial Dames of America Booklet – 9th Council address, 1908
401 Helen Ridgely – Gilman Country School – J. E. Howard Post Memorial – subscription letters, 1912
402 Helen Ridgely – “Star-Spangled Banner” Centennial program, 1914
403 Helen Ridgely – Pamphlet – “The Beginnings of American Methodism” by Robert Strawbridge, 1916
404 Helen Ridgely – Maryland Historical Society magazine article by William D. Hoyt Jr., 1939 ca.
BOX 16
Folders
405 to 413 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Correspondence, no date, 1891 - 1926
414 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Correspondence – Minnie Brandt, 1869 – 1872
415 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Correspondence – Burgess/Greenbury memorials in Annapolis, 1899 – 1900
416 to 417 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Correspondence – re: old churches/graveyards in MD, with her notes, no date, 1892 – 1899
418 Helen W. S. Ridgely- Correspondence – Colonial Dames of America, no date, 1897 – 1906
419 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Correspondence – controversy about “Hampton” silver, 1904
420 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Correspondence – Rebecca Lloyd Past Shippen, 1903
421 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Correspondence – Florence and Agnes Thompson, 1895 ca.
422 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Correspondence – Westminster Presbyterian Church preservation, 1904 ca.
BOX 17
Folders
423 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Correspondence and notes on families and graveyards, var. dates
424 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Genealogy – notes on graveyards, no date
425 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Genealogy notes and correspondence – Bateman Family?, 1897 ca.
426 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Genealogy notes and correspondence – Buchanan/Rogers Family, 1840, 1902 ca.
427 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Genealogy notes and correspondence – Robert Gilmor, 1897 ca.
428 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Genealogy notes and correspondence – Wm. Hall Harris, 1897 ca.
429 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Genealogy notes and correspondence – Philpot family, 1895 – 1915
430 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Genealogy notes and correspondence – Warfield family, 1895 ca.
431 to 434 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Genealogy notes – miscellaneous, no date, 1905 ca.
435 to 436 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Genealogy notes and correspondence, no date, 1892 – 1912
437 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Genealogy – lineage papers (blank), no date
438 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Handwritten copy of the index from Southern Review of 1867 – 1878, no date
439 Diary pages of Leonice J. Moulton; letter from Leonice J. Stewart re: diary, 1873, 1905
440 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “Untitled” (essay on drama), no date
441 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – Untitled (discussion of literary values), no date
442 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – Untitled (discussion on flowers), no date
443 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – Untitled (discussion on science), no date
444 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – Essay on “Taras Bulba” by N. Gogol, no date
445 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “The House of Wolfing” by William Morris, no date
446 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “Citizen Lux”, no date
447 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “The Definite Article”, no date
448 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “The Early Christians”, no date
449 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “Men and Women – A Suggestion”, no date
450 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “Poetic Justice”, 1890
451 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “A Southern Ramble in Maryland”, 1892 ca.
452 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “Food: Its History” and correspondence on the article, 1892
453 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “Taxation of Mortgages” and her notes, 1894 ca.
454 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “Fashion During the Colonial Period” and notes, 1896 ca.
455 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Manuscript – “Fin de Siecleism”, 1899 ca.
BOX 18
Folders
456 Helen W. S. Ridgely – pieces of envelopes and empty envelopes, no date
457 Helen W. S. Ridgely- Miscellaneous papers – envelopes and scraps, no date
458 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Notes and scrap paper, 1895 ca.
459 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Notes on her children’s illness, 1892
460 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Wallet containing notes and clippings, 1895 ca. – 1900 ca.
461 Copies of North Point land deeds, letter from Helen W. Ridgely, (1716 – 1767, 1928)
462 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Newspaper Clippings – Dom Pedro of Brazil, no date
463 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Newspaper Clippings – William Cullen Bryant, 1880 ca.
464 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Newspaper Clippings – Travel, 1882, no date
465 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Newspaper Clippings – Maryland history, no date, 1892 – 1902
466 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Newspaper Clippings – Maryland history, 1901 ca.
467 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Newspaper Clippings – United Women of Maryland, 1899
468 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Newspaper Clippings – King Edward VII, 1901 ca.
469 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Newspaper Clippings – Royalty, 1901 ca.
470 to 471 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Newspaper Clippings – Miscellaneous, 1880 – 1929, no date
BOX 19
Folders
472 Abstract of Title to Edward Corcovodo’s Farm, no date
473 Analysis of “Hampton” Soil, no date
474 Bowers, Th. H. to Minister Bowers, no date
475 Church Seating Plan (Trinity Church?), no date
476 “Words of ‘Sonny Boy’ as sung by Al Jolson” [Miss Eddleston], no date
477 “To His Excellency, President Juarez”, no date
478 Name cards and signature cards, no date
479 Miscellaneous, no date
480 Miscellaneous – Family Papers and Receipts, no date
481 Miscellaneous – Notes on the Ridgely Family, no date
482 Miscellaneous – Accounts, 1824 – 1834
483 Cards/lists of school class, girls schools, 1845 ca.
484 William F. Giles to C. W. Roberts, 1850
485 Receipt – Mr. John White to Baltimore-York Turnpike Co., 1853
486 “The Anatoahe” Greek newspaper, 1862
487 [White, Henry] to “Uncle” from Paris (fragment), 1866
488 S. T. Wallis to James McLane of the Water Board, 1873
489 Walpole Bors. In Dublin – list of prices for Damask, 1873
490 Letter from State Treasurer’s Office, 1898
491 Henry White memorial, 1927
492 Booklets on John Eager Howard, 1863, no date
493 Major John E. Howard – catalog of estate wines for auction, 164
494 William R. Howard, bill for hire of phaeton, 1872
495 “The Howard Book”, 1876, no date
496 Items found inside “The Howard Book”, no date
497 Ridgely Howard – Correspondence re: City’s condemnation of right-of-way over Ridgely Property, 1927
498 Maria Johns Howard – Poem – “Song to Grannie”, 1928
499 “The Dorsey Book”, 1875 ca.
BOX 20
Folders
500 Eliza E. Ridgely – Book of poems copied down before her marriage to John Ridgely, no date
501 Helen W. S. Ridgely – “The Ridgelys of Hampton” genealogical scrapbook – collected by Helen W. S. Ridgely and others, 1914 – 1971
502 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Newspaper clippings for “The Ridgelys of Hampton” scrapbook, 1914 – 1970
BOX 21
Folders
503 Helen W. S. Ridgely – Progress maps of the Jamestown Exposition, 1907
504 Capt. John Ridgely – Towson Guards – his commission as 1st Lieutenant; military goods exhibition program; his commission as “Alternate Commission” to the Centennial Fair in New York, 1876 – 1881 ca.
505 John Ridgely – Plat of lots purchased – West Falls Ave, Baltimore, 1850 ca.
506 Charles Ridgely – Estate – Administrative Accounts, 1876 – 1883
507 Nicholas G. Ridgely – Estate – Will probate, 1830
508 Charles Ridgley, John Ridgley - Indentures, 1851, nd
