BACHELORS COTILLON RECORD BOOKS, MS.41
Records of the Bachelors Cotillon, Baltimore. 2 vols. of invitation lists, 1911-
1945, and 5 vols. of cash accounts, 1917-1948.
7 vols., 1911-1948.
 

BACON & LEWIS PAPERS, MS.1188
Business papers of Bacon & Lewis, general merchants of Lexington, Vir-
ginia. All the material is bills, invoices, etc., and comprises an interesting
collection of letterheads.
c. 50 items, 1867-1873.
 

BAKER ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.42
Account books of William George Baker, glass manufacturer of Baltimore.
Vol. 1, 1817-1833, relates to Baker's personal expenses, income from prop-
erty, and investments. Vol. 2, 1836-1845, contains accounts for the sale of
glass. Vol. 3 relates to Jacob Winchester's administration of W. G. Baker's
estate, c. 1850.
3 vols., 1817-1850.
 

BAKER PAPERS, MS.1189
Collection contains letters to and from W. B. Jones, Jane Baker, William
Baker, Anne Jane Baker, and others, mostly family and personal correspond-
ence, covering the years 1816-1840. Also included is a document of citizen-
ship for Richard Jones, August 18, 1797.
25 items, 1797, 1816-1840.
 

BAKERY ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1167
Account book, 1882-1883, of Baltimore bakery listing cost of pies, bread,
ginger, sugar, lemons, blueberries, crabs, eggs, etc. Several names occur
frequently, including those of R. G. Harrison and W. S. Kennedy.
1 vol., 1882-1883.

BALDERSTON,  LUCY HOLMES,  ALBUM,   MS. 1796
Album of poetry and drawings owned by Lucy Holmes Balderston (d.
1881): poems to Lucy Balderston about love, friendship, death, humility,
and hope; obscure authors except for Edgar Allan Poe. Poe poem headed
"Original," later known under the title "Alone," in his handwriting.
Another untitled poem of three stanzas-"By W. H. Poe, copied at his
request by E. A. Poe." Both believed to have been written about 1829.
The Poe manuscripts have been photocopied and are with the manu-
script collection. The original album is in the Rare Book Room of the
Society.
1 vol., 1826-48
 

BALDWIN LETTERBOOK, MS.43
Letters from Rev. Charles W. Baldwin (1840-1938) to a variety of cor-
respondents, mainly in connection with his duties as Presiding Elder of the
Western District, Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and as President of the Board of Trustees of Anne Arundel Academy.
1 vol., 1900-1903.
 

BALL, THOMAS SEWALL, PAPERS, MS.1190
Correspondence of Corporal Thomas Sewall Ball and his family during the
Civil War. Correspondence of Ball relating to his publication of a Confeder-
ate War map of the Richmond, Virginia, area.
41 items, 1863-1892.
 
BALTIMORE ACADEMY OF THE VISITATION
RECORD BOOK,  MS. 2245
Essays and poems written by girls who were students at the Baltimore
Academy of the Visitation on American and European art, American
poetry, and American Indians. Includes three autobiographical sketches.
1 vol., 1849-51
 

BALTIMORE AND DRUM POINT RAILROAD COMPANY
MINUTE BOOK, MS.44
Volume of records of the Baltimore and Drum Point Railroad Company,
and its successor, the Baltimore and Southern Railway Company, both
centered in Baltimore.
1 vol., 1892-1909.
 

BALTIMORE AND FREDERICK TURNPIKE COMPANY RECORDS,
MS.46
Package of stock certificates, check stubs, and miscellaneous business
papers, 1810-1910; two typescripts relevant to action for dissolution of
Baltimore and Frederick Turnpike Company, June, 1911.
1 package, 1810-1911.
 

BALTIMORE AND HAMPDEN RAILROAD COMPANY PAPERS,
MS.1191
Group of business papers of A. H. Carroll, President of the Baltimore and
Hampden Railroad Company, consisting of bills for supplies, receipts for
wages, etc.
c. 70 items, 1876-1882.
 

BALTIMORE AND HARFORD TURNPIKE COMPANY MINUTE
BOOK, MS.47
Complete record of the proceedings of this organization to construct and
operate road north of Baltimore, begun 1816 and dissolved 1937. Gap in
volume between 1867 and 1879. Period from 1906 shows control by United
Railways.
1 vol., 1816-1937.
 

BALTIMORE AND JERUSALEM TURNPIKE COMPANY PAPERS,
MS.48
Volume of rules and minutes of the Baltimore and Jerusalem Turnpike
Company includes index of contents, by-laws of the company and rules of
order, minutes of directors'meetings, and accounts, May, 1871-March, 1890,
and register of the first mortgage bond holders.
1 vol., 1871-1890.
 

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY COLLECTION, MS.2003
Thousands of incoming letters and telegrams pertaining to all phases of
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad history from 1859-1880: finance, traffic, rail-
road competition and combination, labor, legal questions (purchase or
condensation of property, etc.), politics (items showing B. & 0. lobbying
for or against bills on railroads in Congress and in various states-Maryland,
West Virginia, Ohio), management and operation, plant and equipment,
relations with subsidiary railroad, steamship, and express companies. Letter-
press copies or MS. drafts of outgoing correspondence from John W. Gar-
rett and other leading B. & 0. officers, pertaining to the same subjects.
Hundreds of interoffice memoranda to Garrett from his subordinates,
often with pencilled notations by Garrett in the margin. Numerous long,
detailed letters between Garrett and his two vice-presidents during the
1870s, John King, Jr., and William Keyser, full of discussions of
railroad rate wars and conferences, contracts with shippers, the condi-
tion of the road, policy and management questions, etc. Hundreds
of routine railroad items: newspaper clippings, statistical reports and
tables, drafts of Garretes speeches and remarks to B. & 0. board meetings,
drafts of contracts, agreements, briefs, etc., routine reports from B. & 0.
agents and other officers, correspondence pertaining to claims against the
company, letters requesting free passes or information, pamphlets containing
Garrett speeches, testimony of B. & 0. officers before Congress or state
legislatures, copies of bills and laws and legal opinions affecting the com-
pany. Items of particular importance include: 1) Several hundred letters and
telegrams detailing the B. & O.'s activity during the CiA War; troop move.
ments, Confederate destruction of railroad property, efforts to keep the
railroad open and in repair, correspondence with Union generals and
Government officials. 2) Several dozen copies of letters and telegrams relat-
ing to the railroad strikes of 1877. 3) Correspondence between King,
Keyser, and Garrett, setting out company strategy and policy concerning
rate wars, pooling agreements, efforts to secure larger measures of the oil,
grain, livestock coal, and other important traffic, general management of
the road and its subsidiaries, political and legal questions, etc. Among the
corporations that figure more or less prominently in the correspondence are
the Standard Oil Company, the House of Morgan, the Pennsylvania, New
York Central, Erie, Wabash, and Reading Railroads, the Grand Trunk Rail-
way, the North German Lloyd and Allan steamship lines, the Western
Union Telegraph Company, the Adams Express Company, and dozens of
eastern, southern and western railroad companies. Occasional important
letters to and from the following business and railroad leaders: J. P. Morgan,
Junius S. Morgan, Jay Could, William H. Vanderbilt, J. Edgar Thomson,
Thomas A. Scott, Alexander J. Cassatt, Collis P. Huntington, Franklin B.
Gowen, A. J. Drexel, Samuel Sloan, Albert Fink, and many others, includ-
ing the leading officials of Standard Oil and every important railroad serv-
ing the Atlantic Coast and Middle West.
c. 60 boxes (75,000 items), 1859-1880.
 

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY CHARTER,  MS.1078
Bound photostatic copy of the original charter granted to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company by the State of Maryland in 1827.
1 vol., 1827.
 

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY PAPERS,  MS.1192
Letters, mainly addressed to Philip E. Thomas, President of the B. & 0.
Railroad, between 1827-1830, concerning early technical problems. Some of
the letters volunteer plans; others give information on how other roads
(Quincy, Liverpool and Manchester) were meeting problems. One letter
from Roger B. Taney, July 3, 1828.
23 items, 1827-1830.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY PAPERS, MS.1135
Collection consists chiefly of letters to Presidents of B. & 0. Railroad, 1827-
1866. Subjects include laying of first stone in Baltimore, July 4, 1828; letters
from town committees in Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, relocation and
termination of completed road, etc., 1827-1829; bills of lading for bars of
railroad iron from London, 1851-1853; general correspondence on pay,
finances, construction, 1829-1830, and legal matters, 1827-1837; material
on the role of the railroad in the Civil War-Harper's Ferry and Martins-
burg, Virginia, areas-especially letters and telegrams sent to President,
J. W. Garrett. Correspondence from army officers, War Department, etc., re
troop carrying, damage and repair to railroad, and safeguarding the railroad
by Union troops, 1861-1865.
116 items, 1827-1866.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY RECORD BOOKS, MS.49
Two volumes of records of the line from Baltimore to Point of Rocks; con-
ductors' reports showing names of passengers, rates charged, and baggage
carried, 1833-1834.
2 vols., 1833-1834.
 
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY RECORDS MS. 1925
Inter-company communications and incoming letters and telegrams;
letters to John W. Garrett (1820-84), president, 1858-84, containing his
annotations; letters regarding the procurement of iron and steel, discussing
quality, style, price, delivery, tariffs, litigations, and sale offers to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, 1854-80; purchases, manu-
facture, and allotment of various railroad cars, with some references to
their use in moving troops during the Civil War, 1858-80; correspondence
concerning the gradual extension of the B & 0 to include the Central and
Ohio Railroad, 1860-80, and the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, 1870-
80; material including relations of the B & 0 with the Little Miami
Railroad, Somerset and Mineral Point Railroad, Somerset and Cambria
Railroad, and Somerset and Johnston Railroad, 1860-80; letter about the
determination of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson to destroy the B & 0
line in 1862. Prominent correspondents: John Strode Barbour, Andrew
Carnegie, Samuel Morse Felton, John H. B. Latrobe, Samuel Merrick,
Enoch Pratt.
Register available.
18 boxes, 1854-81

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY RECORDS, MS. 1816
Eighteen bound volumes of letterbooks, each indexed by addressee, of
the outgoing correspondence from the office of the president of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, written by or for President John W. Garrett
(1820-84) to political and military leaders, officials of other railroad
companies, and Baltimore and Ohio officials and departments: daily
operational and managerial concerns of the railroad through the Civil
War years with comments on John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry,
Virginia; the destruction and theft of railroad property; concern for the
safety of railroad employees and construction crews from Confederate
troops, guerilla bands, and intoxicated Union soldiers; conflicting pressures
for the delivery of troops, arms, mail, and coal and efficient passenger and
freight service; a letter to President Abraham Lincoln promising delivery
of gas coal to the Washington Gas Light Company, but pleading the
conflicting demands of military and other pressures for services; comments
by Garrett for good management practices as he dealt with mechanical
failures, fires, accidents, employee efficiency, negligence, misconduct,
scheduling problems, competing railroads, potentially disadvantageous
legislation, coal strikes, availability of iron, finances, collecting claims
against the governments and claims against the company, law suits, and
company growth through new routes and extended services.
18 vols., 1859-67
 
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY RECORDS MS. 2157
Financial reports, stockholders' correspondence, and loan records, 1926-
38; public relations records consisting of press releases, correspondence,
and annual reports, 1857-1938 and 1951; public speeches by John J.
Corwell and Daniel Willard, 1926-33; correspondence, speeches, and
minutes of meetings concerning the relationship of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company and the Northwestern Virginia Railroad Com-
pany,1853-54.
2 boxes, 1853-1951
 
 
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY RECORDS:
REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR HISTORICAL MARKERS, MS. 1856
Typewritten reports, blueprints, and photographs dealing with the
erection of markers on sites of historical significance along the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad's Cumberland Division and Baltimore Division, East
End. Cumberland Division report: placement of historical markers on sites
of Civil War blockhouses in Maryland and West Virginia; complete list of
blockhouses along the B & 0 system in 1866; photographs and blueprints
of the sites showing the railroad system and roads; brief descriptions of
Civil War military activities which took place at the sites. Baltimore
Division, East End report: markers commemorating Revolutionary War
battles in Delaware and Pennsylvania around the Wilmington area;
photographs, blueprints, and descriptions of the battles.
2 items, 1929, 1931

 BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD RECORDS,  MS. 2090
Correspondence, 1862, about national and state draft notices and John
W. Garrett's (1820-84) concern for the Manassas and Centreville, Virginia
section and Baltimore and Ohio equipment still in the South; correspond-
ence, 1865, about the recovery of railroad equipment in the South after
the Civil War, mainly correspondence of Edward Keith (I 830-92) to John
W. Garrett describing types and conditions of engines, cars, and railroad
machinery and the date of departure for Baltimore; reports from John C.
Davis to John W. Garrett on the amount of equipment collected in
Winchester, Virginia in conjunction with the expenses; letters from Joshua
Riggles to John W. Garrett and Hugh Rice as to the location of the
engines and machinery after the war; miscellaneous material including
receipts from Edward Keith's salary, memos to John W. Garrett, a letter
from M. C. Meigs to Edwin Stanton, and a listed report of losses and
damages in departments by strikes and riots in 1877 in Baltimore; an
unpublished article by the donor on the recovery of the equipment of the
railroad after the war.
84 items, 1862-77
 

BALTIMORE AND REISTERSTOWN TURNPIKE COMPANY
RECORDS, MS.50
Day book showing purchases of stone and payments for hauling and
masonry work, totalled at end of each month. Two boxes of receipts and
bills relating to construction of the turnpike.
1 vol. and 2 boxes, 1859-1866.
 

BALTIMORE AND YORKTOWN TURNPIKE COMPANY MINUTE
BOOKS, MS.52
Two volumes of proceedings of organization formed to build and operate
road from Baltimore to York, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1 has acts of legislature,
by-laws, lists of subscribers, and minutes during years of construction
(1805-1813). Vol. 2 contains minutes for the last years of the company,
including the final period of control by United Railways (1861-1909).
2 vols., 1805-1813, 1861-1909.
 

BALTIMORE ART NEWS ITEMS, MS-34
Newspaper clippings on the subject of art education in Baltimore public
schools. Pictures of exhibitions, articles, etc.
2 boxes, 1925-1955.
 

BALTIMORE ASSEMBLY RECORD BOOK, MS.53
Subscription book for the series of Baltimore Assemblies during the years
1837-1839, with signatures of those attending each of the thirteen balls. Last
half of the volume has been used as an album for autograph signatures of
Baltimoreans and cabinet members.
1 vol., 1837-1839.
 

BALTIMORE ASSESSMENT RECORD BOOK, MS.55
Alphabetical list of owners or persons chargeable with the assessment of
property in Baltimore City, with the amount of each person7s assessed
property annexed to his name.
1 vol., 1815.
 

BALTIMORE BAR LIBRARY PAPERS, MS.56
Receipted bills and vouchers of the Baltimore Bar Library.
1 box, 1855-1860.
 

BALTIMORE BATTERY OF LIGHT ARTILLERY RECORDS, MS.176
Records of Baltimore Battery of Light Artillery covering 1862-1865-Post
Guard Reports, letter and requisition books, invoices and receipts, morning
reports, enlistment papers.
2 boxes, 1862-1865.
 

BALTIMORE BATTERY RECORD BOOK, MS.1193
Volume with morning reports of the Baltimore Battery of Light Artillery,
commanded by Captain Frederick W. Alexander, from September, 1862-
June, 1863. Gives state of the troops and brief notes on horses and guns.
1 vol., 1862-1863.
 

BALTIMORE-BELAIR ELECTRIC RAILWAY RECORD BOOK, MS.45
Volume setting out the results of studies made by Westinghouse, Church,
Kerr & Company concerning a merger of three railroad lines-J. L. Deer
Circle, Towson and Cockeysville Electric Railroad, and the Baltimore and
Belair Electric Railway.
1 vol., 1905 (November).
 

BALTIMORE BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS
RECORD BOOK, MS.51
Volume containing charter, constitution, minutes of meetings, reports, bills,
sick benefits received, distribution of funds, etc., Baltimore Beneficial Asso-
ciation of Teachers. Charter of incorporation signed by I. Asbury Morgan,
Daniel A. Hollingshead, Andrew S. Kerr, Susanna S. Bouldin, Adlein S.
Kenney, Elizabeth A. Baer.
1 vol., 1910-1933.
 

BALTIMORE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION SCRAPBOOK, MS.945
Clippings from the Baltimore Municipal Journal and other local newspapers
covering every aspect of the celebrations for Baltimore's Bicentenary-the
design and variety of floats, persons invited, parade plans, requirements and
costs, historical background on the city, political cartoons.
1 vol., 1929.
 

BALTIMORE BIRTH CONTROL CLINIC RECORDS,  MS. 1996
Correspondence and invitations of a joint meeting of the Baltimore
Birth Control Clinic and National Committee on Federal Legislation for
Birth Control and comments on the possible affiliation of the Baltimore
clinic with the American Birth Control League.
1 box, 1935
 
BALTIMORE BOARD OF TRADE RECORDS, MS.177
Records of the Baltimore Board of Trade include membership list, cash,
minute and letter books, correspondence, records of arbitration court,
minutes of the Commissioners of the Board of Pilots.
20 vols., 1836-1911.
 

BALTIMORE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS COLLECTORS' BOOKS, MS.1002
Series of volumes providing a detailed record of the activities of the Bureau
of Customs, Baltimore; include abstracts of duties on goods, statistical
record of daily imports, applicants for office, record of seizures, record of
appraisement, record of drugs and medicines (1867-1871), damage record.
31 vols., 1848-1918.
 

BALTIMORE CASH BOOK, MS.54
Cash book, Baltimore, mainly recording payments of wages for labor,
1808-1840. Owner and type of business not known. First half of volume
contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings.
1 vol., 1808-1840.
 

BALTIMORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RECORD BOOKS, MS.57
Vol. 1 has constitution and signatures of members of Chamber of Com-
merce. Vol. 2-treasurers' accounts (Christian Mayer and Samuel Etting),
and miscellaneous papers. Vol. 3-bank book with Bank of United States,
1827-1831.
3 vols., 1820-1831.
 

BALTIMORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SHIP ARRIVALS
AND DEPARTURES, MS.58
Merchante Vessels of the United States, 1916-1938, 21 vols. Lloyds Register,
1949, 1950, 2 vols. Five scrapbooks giving news of Baltimore shipping, 1924-
1931. Arrivals and clearances, Port of Baltimore, 32 vols. Index to names of
ships for given years, 1928-1943, 16 vols. Miscellaneous records and financial
accounts of the maritime department of the Baltimore Chamber of Com-
merce, 1926-1930, 2 vols. Baltimore Journal of Commerce, 1921-1923. New
York Maritime Register, 1937-1940.
80 vols., 1886-1950.
 

BALTIMORE CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
ARCHITECTS MINUTES AND LETTERBOOK, MS.1116
Letterbook contains copies of correspondence of the American Institute
of Architects, Baltimore Chapter, on a variety of subjects, mainly concern-
ing the business of the institute, 1872-1893. Minute book, 1870-1895, com-
mences with the inception of the Baltimore Chapter of the institute.
2 vols., 1870-1895.
 

BALTIMORE CHESS CLUB ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1096
Accounts, 1850-1862, kept by A. A. White, Treasurer of the Baltimore Chess
Club, showing receipts from members and expenditures on gas bills, post-
ers, repairs, etc.
1 vol., 1850-1862.

BALTIMORE CHINESE HISTORY COLLECTION, MS. 2238
Manuscript entitled "Early Baltimore Chinese Families" by Lillian Lee
Kim: history of many Chinese families in Baltimore; contributions and
achievements; Chinese food; New Year celebrations.
1 vol., 1976
 

BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY POOR RELIEF
AND WELFARE SERVICE RECORDS, MS. 1866
Minutes of the Trustees of the Poor for Baltimore City and County,
1833-93; minutes of the Board of Supervisors of the City Charities, 1905-
53; minutes, memos, correspondence concerning the Baltimore Emergency
Relief Commission, ca. 1934-37.
5 boxes, 1833-1937

BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION RECORDS,  MS. 1736
Constitution, minutes, membership lists, and financial records of this
high school association from its founding.
1 vol., 1885-1923
 
BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE CLASS OF 1905
COLLECTION,  MS. 2314
Correspondence, newsletters, lists of living members, programs and
organizational materials; noted members of the class include Caleb Guyer
Kelley, Dr. Alan M. Chesney, C. William Schneidereith, and honorary
member, George L. Radcliffe; materials concerning the deterioration of
City College standards.
32 items, 1945-77
 
 
 BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE RECORDS, MS. 1820
Thirty volumes of candidate examinations, 1876-91; seven volumes of
candidates'work for the Central High School (later renamed the Baltimore
City College), 1858-64; twenty-three volumes of candidates' work for
Baltimore City College, 1868-84; fourteen volumes of specimens of stu-
dents' work of Baltimore public primary, grammar, and high schools,
1876; twenty volumes of samples of composition work done in Baltimore
public schools, grades one to eight, 1893; fifteen volumes of Central High
School and Baltimore City College class records, 1862-1912; two volumes
of candidates' examinations, 1875; seven volumes of faculty minutes,
1868-1917 and 1926-53; one volume of library visitors' register, 1905-24;
two volumes, chemistry department, 1909-16 and 1925-43; one volume
recitation marking book, 1911-33; one volume, physical geography records,
1912-22; one volume, French department, 1913-24; one volume,
French-Spanish department, 1920-23; two volumes, science department,
1930-3 1; thirty-two volumes, miscellaneous scrapbooks and faculty hand-
books; one volume of the minutes of the faculty publications committee,
1927-36.
167 vols., 1858-1953

BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE, CURRENT EVENTS
CLUB RECORDS, MS.1820.1
Minutes of this club, 1941-42 and 1944, and correspondence, mostly
invitations to speakers. Replies from H. L. Mencken, Frank Kent, Gerald
W. Johnson, and Owen Lattimore.
1 box, 1941-51

BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE, PEABODY LYCEUM
RECORDS, MS. 1821
Minutes of the weekly meetings of this club, 1859-69, and a list of
members, 1865-69.
1 box,1859-69

BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE, BANCROFT
LITERARY ASSOCIATION RECORDS, MS. 1822
Treasurer's reports and papers, 1889-94; ledgers, 1906-13 and 1912-20;
record books, 1916-21; dues book, 1926-27; and minutes, 1940-43.
1 box, 1889-94,1906-21,1906-27,1940-43

 BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE,
CARROLLTON-WIGHT LITERARY SOCIETY LEDGER, MS. 1823
Ledger of this literary club.
1 vol., 1906-11

BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE REUNION RECORDS, MS. 1507
Reunions of the class of 1905: correspondence; notes; newsletters; mem-
bership lists; programs; invitations.
2 boxes, 1905-68

BALTIMORE CITY COMMISSIONERS FOR OPENING
STREETS RECORDS, MS. 1819
Correspondence, mostly from John 1. Sanford (1872-1964) and Henry
A. Remley, concerning the opening and widening of streets, installations
of water drains and sanitary sewers, and paving, grading, and extending
streets.
7 items, 1913-15

BALTIMORE COMPANY RECORDS, MS.65
Collection of business papers, invoices, deeds, purchase orders, receipts,
correspondence, etc., of the Baltimore Company (among,0.4g;.&I; were Charles Carroll of Annapolis, Daniel Dulany, Sr., Benjamin Tasker).
3 vols., 1703-1737.
 

BALTIMORE COMPANY SURVEY BOOK, MS.66
Courses of the lots divided by the Baltimore Company, covering 153 tracts
in Baltimore County.
1 Vol., C. 1810.
 
BALTIMORE COUNTY ALMSHOUSE RECORDS, MS. 1866.1
Institution for the care of the blind, impoverished, deranged, alcoholic,
and diseased persons: admission and discharge book with account of all
inmates-name, age, person who admitted patient, and remarks on the
reason for admission.
1 box,1814-26
 

BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT DOCKETS, MS.68
Dockets of Baltimore County Court for June, November, 1757; March,
1758; August, 1769; March, June, November, 1770; November, 1771; March,
1772; August, 1773; November, 1775.
11 vols., 1757-1775.
 

BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT LIBER BB No. F, MS.67
Liber BB No. F, Baltimore County Court, 1758-1763, contains minutes,
registers of court sessions, etc.
1 vol., 1758-1763.
 

BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS, MS.70
Negative photocopies of records of Baltimore County Court.
2 vols., 1682-1686.

BALTIMORE COUNTY DEBT BOOK,  MS. 1711
Fragment of the debt book including fifty-six names. A name index not
related to the debt book.
2 vols., 1765-66
 
BALTIMORE COUNTY LAND COLLECTION, MS. 2173
Deeds for the following county residents: John Eager Howard (1752-
1827); John Spitler (1730-1807); Christian Wine (fl. 1750s-1830s); Rich-
ard Ratien; John Stieger (fl. 1800); Oliver Pollock (1780-1823); Martin
Eichelberger (ca. 1758-1840); Daniel Deady (d. 1803).
19 items, 1793-1816
 

BALTIMORE COUNTY LIST OF TAXABLES, MS.74
List of persons subject to taxes in Baltimore County, 1699-1705. Also
included is a list of charges against the county, in terms of tobacco, for
payment of judges, sheriffs, jurors, and other expenses.
1 vol., 1699-1705.

BALTIMORE COUNTY MORTALITY SCHEDULE, MS. 2153
Name, age, sex, race, occupation, birthplace, cause of death, listing of
religious denomination.
1 vol., 1850-60
 
BALTIMORE COUNTY SURVEY BOOK, MS. 2354
Notebook of unknown land surveyor pertaining to property owned by
the Hays and Stansbury families with information back to 1686.
1 vol., ca. 1760
 

BALTIMORE COUNTY SURVEY BOOK, MS.71
Survey book to lands in Baltimore County, 1771-1776, laid out by James
Colder, surveyor.
1 Vol., 1771-1776.
 

BALTIMORE COURT HOUSE COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES, MS.69
Box of loose sheets containing minutes of the Baltimore Court House
Commissioners, 1837-1840, appointed 1834 to repair the court house. Com-
missioners were Solomon Etting, Joseph Wilkins, William Jenkins, Samuel
Parker, Edward Grey, et al.
l box, 1837-1840.
 

BALTIMORE CUSTOMS HOUSE PAPERS, MS.806
Letters to Samuel and Robert Purviance, 1767-1797; 171 items on the opera-
tion of the Port of Baltimore, permission to allow ships to land, health
clearances, material on the operation of the committee of the Association
of Baltimore. Package of ships' pass papers, 1797-1815, with some presi-
dential signatures. Small group of papers of James McCulloh, Collector,
1795-1813, contains clearance reports, ships' losses, etc.
c. 200 items, 1767-1815.
 
BALTIMORE CUSTOMS RECORDS, MS. 2301
Entrances and clearances of vessels for the port of Baltimore: date,
name, and rig of the vessel; master and home port; port departed from
and destination; owner's name; merchant consignee; description of cargo;
dimensions of the vessel; armament; size of the crew.
Microfilm only; originals in RG 36, National Archives. Register avail-
able.
2 reels (nos. 1454-55), 1782-1824

 BALTIMORE CUSTOMS RECORDS, MS. 2302
Abstracts of the register of vessels for the port of Baltimore, 1789-1801:
name; rig and tonnage of the vessel; master; disposition of the vessel;
summaries of all vessels whose registry was still outstanding as of 31
December 18 1 0 and 31 December 181 1.
Microfilm only; originals in RG 36, National Archives.
1 reel (no. 1453), 1789-1801, 1810-11
 
BALTIMORE CUSTOMS RECORDS, MS. 2359
Correspondence between the collector of customs at Baltimore and the
United States Treasury Department: imports and exports; building, pur-
chasing, and manning of revenue cutters; fines and forfeitures of ships and
cargoes; appointments of customs officers and deputies; the purchase of
Louis Point near Baltimore; the administration of the Marine Hospital.
Baltimore collectors include Robert Purviance (I 790-1806), Gabriel Chris-
tie (1806-8), and James H. McCulloh (1808-33).
Microfilm only; originals in RG 56, National Archives.
2 reels (nos. 406-07), 1790-1832
 
BALTIMORE CUSTOMS RECORDS, MS. 2180
Declarations of cargoes imported or exported by Baltimore merchants;
information on the nature, amount, and value of the cargoes; the name of
each vessel, master, and the port of departure; date of arrival.
Register available.
1 box,1800-10
 

BALTIMORE DEFENDERS' ASSOCIATION RECORD BOOK, MS.72
List of members of organization of veterans of the Battle of Baltimore, 1814,
with notations of dues paid and prescribed. Memoranda on members'
occupations and addresses.
1 vol., 1841-1846.
 

BALTIMORE DRAFTEE PARADE SCRAPBOOK, MS.1194
Volume of clippings from the Baltimore Sun concerning the patriotic
parade honoring the Baltimore men selected for the National Army,
September 5, 1917.
1 vol., 1917 (September).
 
BALTIMORE EASTERN DISPENSARY RECORDS, MS. 1864
Charitable institution for the poor living in Fells Point in Baltimore,
minutes of meetings; administrative decisions pertaining to the medical,
financial, and social procedures of the dispensary; duties of the officers,
board members, and physicians connected with the dispensary; minutes of
quarterly board meetings with statistics on the use of the facility.
2 vols., 1818-94, 1904-47
 
BALTIMORE ENROLLMENT ABSTRACTS, MS. 2311
Chronological record of enrollments: name of vessel; rig; names of
owner and master; reason for enrollment.
Microfilm only; originals in RG 41, National Archives.
1 reel (no. 1457), 1815-1911
 

BALTIMORE EQUITABLE SOCIETY COLLECTION, MS. 2406
Records, 1861-71, of the Baltimore Manual Labor School for Indigent
Boys; minute book for the McKim Free School, 1821-27, and reports from
quarterly visiting committee; certificates of indebtedness, 1870, and stock
book, 1866-67, of the Maryland Marble Company; minute book of the
vestry of St. Andrew's Church, 1837-59.
6 vols. and 3 boxes, 1821-71
 

BALTIMORE EXCHANGE HOTEL COLLECTION, MS.1600
Inventories, ledgers, bills, and correspondence of the Commercial Exchange
Company, Baltimore, and the Baltimore Exchange Hotel. Inventories of the
hotel by room, 1842-1846 (8 vols.). Accounts of the Commercial Exchange
Company, 1834. Bills for furnishings of the hotel, 1833-1843. Hotel corre-
spondence in the hand of J. Coleman, 1843-1846. List of stockholders, Min-
utes of the Board of Directors, 1816-1840. Correspondence, Commercial
Exchange Company, 1833-1846. Bills paid by Commercial Exchange
Company, 1829-1835. Inventories made by Stanard (William P.) & Kennedy
(George), Appraisers, and by Erastus Coleman, proprietor, 1843-1844, and
John West, proprietor from 1844.
9 vols. and 3 boxes, 1816-1846.
 

BALTIMORE FEMALE COLLEGE TEACHERS' REGISTER AND
RECORD BOOK, MS.73
School register designed to record attendance, recitations, deportment, etc.,
at Baltimore Female College, 1860. Only partially completed.
1 vol., 1860.
 

BALTIMORE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY RECORDS, MS.75
Minute book of the Baltimore Fire Insurance Company, 1808-1876. Includes
act of incorporation and by-laws. Vol. 2 contains policies #1-#244, 1808.
2 vols., 1808-1876.
 

BALTIMORE GRAND JURY EVIDENCE BOOK, MS.76
Record book of the Baltimore Grand jury, with daily entries on cases heard
and action taken.
1 vol., 1884.
 
BALTIMORE HARDWARE MERCHANTS' COLLECTION, MS. 2179
Orders and letters of hardware orders of various Baltimore merchants,
mostly the Anderson Brothers, to Gillet and Company of Elmira, New
York.
78 items, 1876-85
 

BALTIMORE HARMONIC SOCIETY RECORD BOOK, MS.78
Volume containing constitution of the Baltimore Harmonic Society, by-
laws, rules of the orchestra; autograph signatures of members: newsmPer
article by Lee McCardell (n. d.) giving a history of the Society; material
on the discovery of the volume by Louis H. Dielman.
1 vol., 1809.
 

BALTIMORE HISTORY SCRAPBOOKS, MS.1506
Collection of clippings from various newspapers and magazines, 1929-1952,
concerning Baltimore shipping, industry, commerce, politics, etc.
5 vols., 1929-1952.
 

BALTIMORE HOTELS COLLECTION, MS.466
Collection of hotel letterheads, covers, typed and MS. histories, of all major
hotels in Baltimore, 1864-1945, made by John Radcliffe Ewell.
1 box, 1864-1945.
 

BALTIMORE INDEPENDENT COMPANY RECORD BOOK, MS.79
Orderly book of Baltimore Independent Company, attached to the 5th
Regiment, Maryland Militia, commanded by Captain Samuel Sterett. Con-
tains muster rolls, morning reports, guard details, and provision returns
during service with U. S. Army, August 19-November 18, 1814. Record book
kept by Henry P. Sumner, 3rd Sergeant.
1 vol., 1814.
 

BALTIMORE INSURANCE COMPANY ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.77
Volume contains record of ships insured with the Baltimore Insurance
Company, names of assured, description of voyages, and comments on
results. Lists of bank and U. S. stocks purchased by the company, land
surveys, 1796-1797. Later material in the volume (1802-1803) is arithmet-
ical exercises of John Ellicott Carey, giving typical problems.
1 vol., 1796-1797 (1802-1803).
 
BALTIMORE LETTERS OF MARQUE BONDS, MS. 2303
Letters of marque bonds for the port of Baltimore, arranged alphabeti-
cally by vessel name: rig and armament; name of the master; names of
owners; size of crew.
Microfilm only; originals in Continental Congress Papers, National
Archives.
3 reels (nos. 1450-52), 1776-83
 
BALTIMORE LEVY COURT CONSTRUCTION RECORDS, MS. 2172
Eight accounts of money spent on construction of roads and bridges
rendered to the Baltimore Levy Court by the supervisors of construction.
8 items, 1807-9
 

BALTIMORE LIBRARY COMPANY RECORD BOOKS, MS.80
Record books of the Baltimore Library Company include Director's Minute
Books, 1796-1855; catalogues; accession books; lists of books borrowed;
History of the Library Company, December, 1795-January, 1796; Treasur-
er's account books; Secretary's letter book, 1848-1854; lists of stockholders;
Librarians' ledgers, 1804-1841; contribution ledger, 1847-1851; William
Gwynn's Librarian's Record Book, 1843-1844. Miscellaneous letters to
librarians, records of supplies bought, etc.
532' shelf feet, 1795-1855.
 

BALTIMORE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAPERS, MS.175
Complete papers (correspondence, account books, bills and receipts, lists
of policyholders, etc.), of the Baltimore Life Insurance Company, later
deposited with Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Company, 1868, when the
Insurance Company was liquidated.
15 boxes and 20 vols., 1831-1867.
 

BALTIMORE LIGHT DRAGOONS RECORD BOOK, MS.91
Accounts and minutes of Baltimore Light Dragoons, commanded by Cap-
tain Samuel Hollingsworth (to 1809) and Captain Henry Thompson. Not
many financial details, but complete record of meetings for business, exer-
cise, and parades.
1 vol., 1793-1811.

BALTIMORE LIGHTERAGE RECORDS, MS. 1734
Records of two Baltimore lighterage firms. Baltimore Storage and
Lighterage Company: letters; abstracts of storage and lighterage costs;
records of loading; statements of cattle shipments, 1887-93. Atlantic
Transport Company: lists of barges and lighters with owners' names;
tonnage; year built; repairs and costs; contracts; towage rates, 1905- 10.
2 vols., 1887-93, 1905-10
 

BALTIMORE LODGE OF MASONS #16 RECORD BOOK, MS.107
Membership record book with list of dates of entrance, degrees received,
and resignations and deaths. Some members were Charles F. Wiesenthal,
Mordecai Gist, Stephen Decatur, John McHenry, and Robert Gilmor.
1 vol., 1773-1780.
 
BALTIMORE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
LETTERBOOK, MS. 2214
Letterbook of Frank W. Willson, the vice-president, and John W.
McCoy, secretary, to various agents and policyholders: activities, problems,
and directions of the marine insurance business; references to shipping on
the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and to major ports along the Atlantic
seaboard.
1 vol., 1866
 

BALTIMORE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CLUB HISTORY, MS.118
Typed volume entitled About Ourselves and Long Ago, giving an account
of the Baltimore Medical and Surgical Club, contemporary events, pictures
of local scenes and people, etc., 1900-1960.
1 vol., c. 1960.
 

BALTIMORE MERCHANT'S DAYBOOK, MS. 1927
Daybook of an unknown merchant: sales of cloth, hardware, stationery,
pewter spoons, carpeting, and tobacco boxes.
1 vol., 1804-6
 

BALTIMORE MERCHANT'S LEDGER, MS.99
Merchant's daybook, recording sales of clothing, staple foods, and miscel-
laneous articles. Among customers are listed James Buchanan, Patrick Fin-
nigan, Lyde Goodwin, Samuel Handy, John Hooper, Matthew Pawson &
Company, Ridgely, Lux & Company, Jonathan Rutter, Henry Wilson. Loca-
tion of business and name of merchant not known.
1 vol., 1786-1787.
 

BALTIMORE MUNICIPAL COLLECTION, MS. 1992
Papers to or concerning early mayors of Baltimore, the city council,
special committees of the government, and other officials discussing a
variety of political and administrative topics: a petition for permission to
hold a lottery to raise money for a charity school, 1805; reports of
committees responsible for building a public wharf, 1804; the removal of
obstructions in Water Street, 1830; the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Photocopies only; permission for publication must be obtained from
owner.
19 items, 1797-1862
 

BALTIMORE MUSEUM ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.92
Record of income and expenditure for Rembrandt Peale's Baltimore
Museum; contains some of Peale's estimates of expenses and monthly sum-
maries of income, 1814-1821; daily accounts for 1822-1829, including notes
of exhibits.
1 vol., 1814-1829.
 
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART HOME
PRESERVATION RECORDS,  MS. 2237
Correspondence concerning the purchase of rooms in two Maryland
houses-"Owens House" in Calvert County and "Habre de Venture" in
Charles County.
19 items, 1925-28
 

BALTIMORE MUSICAL ASSOCIATION MINUTES, MS.93
Charter, by-laws, list of members, journal and minutes of Board of Trus-
tees of Baltimore Musical Association.
1 vol., 1835-1838.
 

BALTIMORE NORMAL SCHOOL ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.94
Record of receipts and expenditures on behalf of Baltimore Normal School
(for training Negro teachers-now Towson State College), including items
for salaries and supplies. Treasurers were John A. Needles, 1870-1893, F.
Henry Boggs, 1893-1908.
1 vol., 1870-1908.
 

BALTIMORE NORMAL SCHOOL MINUTE BOOKS, MS.95
Proceedings of the Board of Trustees, Baltimore Normal School (now
Towson State College). Vol. 1, minutes, 1867-1874. Vols. 2-3, executive
committee minutes, 1867-1870. Vol. 4, minutes, 1891-1908.
4 vols., 1867-1908.
 

BALTIMORE ORATORIO SOCIETY MINUTE BOOK, MS.96
Minutes of the meetings of the Baltimore Oratorio Society, concern the
performance of famous works in Baltimore, 1897-1914. Also printed consti-
tution and by-laws; program for Music Festival, April 7-9, 1913.
1 vol., 1897-1914.
 

BALTIMORE ORATORIO SOCIETY SCRAPBOOK, MS.97
Scrapbook pertaining to the Oratorio Society, Baltimore, 1880-1926 (bulk
1889-1890).
1 vol., 1880-1926.
 
BALTIMORE PASSENGER SHIP LISTS, MS. 2332
Declarations sworn before the Baltimore collector of customs or mayor
of Baltimore: name; age; sex; occupation; city of origin, destination.
Microfilm only; originals at the National Archives, RG 36, and Balti-
more City Archives.
50 reels (nos. 833-82), 1820-91

BALTIMORE PASSENGER SHIP LISTS INDEX, MS. 2333
Alphabetical card file of the passenger ship lists described in MS. 2332,
keyed to the "Soundex" system of alphabetical listing.
Microfilm only; originals at the Baltimore City Archives.
22 reels (nos. 833-904), 1833-66

BALTIMORE PASSENGER SHIP LISTS INDEX,  MS. 2334
Alphabetical card file of the passenger ship lists described in MS. 2332,
keyed to the "Soundex" system of alphabetical listing.
Microfilm only; originals at the National Archives, RG 36, and Balti-
more City Archives.
171 reels (nos. 905-1075), 1820-97
 

BALTIMORE PATRIOT ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.98
Record books of the Baltimore Patriot, a newspaper published by Isaac
Munroe. Subscription book, 1847-1861, including section for out of town
and out of state orders. City subscription ledger arranged alphabetically,
1849-1865. Out of town subscription ledger, 1859-1861. Advertisement
record, n. d., with copies of the advertisements and notations of persons
placing them.
4 vols., 1847-1865.
 

BALTIMORE, PORT OF, PASSENGER LISTS, MS.1382
Lists of persons entering the United States through the Port of Baltimore.
Printed forms filled out and sworn to by the shipmasters concerned.
14 items, 1834-1854.
 
BALTIMORE PRIVATEER LOGBOOK AND
REPORTS COLLECTION,  MS. 2317
Transcript including the logbook of the privateer schooner Nonsuch on
cruise from Baltimore to Charleston, South Carolina, July 3-November 9,
1812; report in December 22, 1812 issue of the Baltimore American of an
incident on board the privateer Joseph & Mary; logbook of the privateer
schooner Rossie on cruise from Newport, Rhode Island to Baltimore,
September 16-October 22, 1812; logbook of the privateer schooner Wasp,
July 14-Novernber 19, 1812; extract from the logbook of the privateer
schooner Comet on cruise from and to Baltimore, November 25, 1812-
March 17, 1813; report of an encounter between the Comet and the
Portuffese brig-of-war Libre as published in the Baltimore American, March
23, 1813; report by Lt. R. D. Lancaster, R.N. of May 20, 1819 regarding
the action between the privateer Syren and H.M. Schooner Landrall, July
12, 1814.
Microfilm only; location of originals unknown.
1 reel (no. 583), 1812-15

MS. 2323 BALTIMORE REGISTRATION ABSTRACTS
Chronological record of registrations issued at the port of Baltimore:
name of vessel; rig; names of the owner and master; reasons for documen-
tation.
Microfilm only; originals at RG 41, National Archives.
1 reel (no. 458), 1815-1911
 

131. BALTIMORE SCRAPBOOKS, MS.1072
Scrapbooks of Baltimore, January, 1935-September, 1945, mainly concern
civic improvements. Many articles about Chesapeake ice-breakers, build-
ing of Baltimore's municipal airport (Logan Field), rebuilding of Hanover
Street Bridge, etc. Also material on building a freeway from Baltimore to
Washington. Several articles concerned with making a port of Trenton, New
Jersey.
3 vols., 1935-1945.
 

132. BALTIMORE SHIP DEPARTURES, MS.1612
Entries for merchandise, ships departing from the Port of Baltimore, 1800-
1810, with full details of cargo, signatures of owners and of port officials.
(MS. on printed forms.)
50 items, 1800-1810.
 

133. BALTIMORE SHIPPING RECORDS, MS.1171
Collection of photostats (originals in the Library of Congress) giving infor-
mation on ships trading to Maryland, April, 1689-january, 1694. Include
names of ships, place of origin, English or foreign built, build, tonnage,
armament, name of master, day when entered, bond of navigation given
in the plantation, certificate of bond given in England, last port of call,
goods carried, when cleared, destination.
6 items, 1689-1694.
 

134. BALTIMORE STEAM PACKET COMPANY PAPERS, MS.1023
Papers of the Baltimore Steam Packet Co. (Old Bay Line) operating on
the Chesapeake Bay, date from 1907-1962. Include logs of ship City of
Richmond., 1921-1922. Plans and correspondence relating to the building and
repairing of various ships including the State of Maryland, State of Virginia,
President Warfield. Annual reports, 1935-1962. Insurance policies, 1951.
Payroll, figures, 1907. Daily record of ships' sailings, 1953-1962; daily freight
and passenger statistics, 1950-1962. Two packages consisting mainly of
specifications and blueprints for various ships.
6 boxes, 1907-1962.
 
MS. 1880 BALTIMORE STEAM PACKET COMPANY RECORDS
Office files of Baltimore shipping company: earnings and expenses,
1920-46; legal concerns, 1920-42; depreciation, 1920-37; freight, 1917-
39; income, 1914-39; appointments of vice-presidents, 1920-41; copies of
the act of incorporation.
1 box,1907-46
 

135. BALTIMORE STORE ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1547
Account book of an unidentified Baltimore storekeeper selling general
merchandise including silk, laces, rum, salt, etc. Record of money orders
and checks cashed. In front of volume is a check made out to Charles
Carroll of Carrollton for $100.00 by John P. Paca, Baltimore, 7 December,
1790.
1 vol., 1786-1787 (1790).
 

136. BALTIMORE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY MINUTE BOOK, MS.100
Proceedings of the Board of Managers of the Baltimore Temperance Soci-
ety, showing efforts to spread movement among apprentices, clergymen,
newspapers, etc.
1 vol., 1829-1833.
 

137. BALTIMORE THEATRE RECORD BOOK, MS.102
Records of the 126 shares in the Baltimore Theatre, showing original owners
and successive transferees. In back of volume are 276 signed receipts for
transfers.
1 vol., 1813-1848.
 
MS. 1845 BALTIMORE THEATRICAL COLLECTION
Yearly and monthly lists of entertainments of the Baltimore theaters:
Holliday, Front Street, Concordia, Ford, and the Academy of Music;
description of a Jenny Lind performance in Baltimore, 1850.
45 items, 1850, 1861-1907
 

138. BALTIMORE TOWN ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1133
Account book, 1742-1774, of Baltimore merchant-? Bernard Diderich-
containing accounts for purchases of wheat, corn, rum, nails, etc., by named
individuals. Volume also shows expenses incurred by proprietor of store,
and entries on two agreements between Diderich and John Sheriden
(Sheridine), 1772, 1774, overseer for Diderich. Rear of volume has planta-
tion accounts.
1 vol., 1742-1774.
 

139. BALTIMORE TOWN COMMISSIONERS' ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.103
Ledger with accounts of special commissioners, Baltimore Town. Numerous
entries of miscellaneous nature, including data on streets, paving, etc.
1 vol., 1786-1797.
 
MS. 1179 BALTIMORE TRUST COMPANY RECORDS
Bank papers from the estate of William Ingle (1859-1943), president of
the Baltimore Trust Company: examiners' reports from the accounting
firm of Haskins and Sells and the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond,
1916-26; letters to Ingle relating to bank affairs.
1 box,1916-26

140. BALTIMORE UNITED FIRE DEPARTMENT MINUTE BOOKS,
MS.101
Proceedings of the standing committee created to carry out official regula-
tions adopted for the conduct of the fifteen volunteer fire companies in
Baltimore. List of rules in front of the volume, followed by minutes of
regular and special meetings.
2 vols., 1834-1865.
 
MS. 2233 BALTIMORE VOTER REGISTRATION RECORD
BOOK
List of applicants for voter registration in ward fourteen, Baltimore,
third legislative district with names, addresses, party affiliation, ages, race.
1 vol., ca. 1908-9
 

141. BANK OF BALTIMORE EXCHANGE BOOK, MS.352
Daily exchange book, 1849-1850, of Bank of Baltimore, showing exchanges
on Baltimore. Banks listed are Union Bank, Mechanics' Bank, Commercial
and Farmers' Bank, Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, Marine Bank, Mer-
chants' Bank, Farmers' and Planters' Western Bank, and Bank of Baltimore.
First few pages have been used as a scrapbook, c. 1860.
1 vol., 1849-1850 (1860).
 

142. BANK STOCK PAPERS, MS.1195
Instructions and letters from Governor Smallwood, Thomas Johnson, and
Charles Carroll of Carrollton to Samuel Chase, concerning the stock of the
Bank of England belonging to Maryland, 1787, and appointing Chase as
agent. Chase's letters to them on the same subject. Two letters signed by
William Paca.
13 items, 1783, 1786-1787.
 
MS. 1672 SAMUEL BANKS LEDGER
Ledger of Anne Arundel County blacksmith listing customers (members
of the Hammond, Warfield, and Dorsey families) and prices paid for farm
equipment, nails, and horseshoes. Includes a name index.
1 vol., 1796-1801

MS. 2433 JEREMIAH BANNING AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Autobiography of Jeremiah Banning (1733-98) written in 1793 and
concerning his career on Atlantic sailing vessels and in the American
Revolution.
Photocopy only; permission for publication must be obtained from
owner.
1 vol., 1793
 

143. BARNUM'S HOTEL COLLECTION, MS.104
Three account books showing loans made for the construction and opera-
tion of Barnum's Hotel, holders of stock certificates, and interest payments.
Papers relating to the legal case involving the estate of David Barnum vs.
David C. Gordon et al., concerning the ownership of Barnum's Hotel, 1862-
1869.
4 vols., 1824-1870.

MS.2101 FEDERICO BARREDA AND BROTHER COMPANY RECORDS
Peruvian-based guano exporters: invoices for shipping supplies obtained
from numerous Baltimore firms; several telegrams containing instructions
to their agents in Baltimore, Fitzgerald and Barril; a few ships' boarding
permits.
40 items, 1852-63

 MS. 2281 FEDERICO BARREDA PAPERS
American operative (located in Baltimore) of the company of F. Barreda
and Brother, 1852-56: several telegrams from Barreda to his wife, 1854;
letter from a representative of Mount Saint Mary's College concerning the
education of Barreda's nephew, 1854; a shipping report, 1853; various
ships' passes, 1853; bank drafts, 1854-56; papers related to the outfitting
of ships and the shipping of guano from Peru, 1852-56; copy of a notarized
document designating attorneys and agents for F. Barreda and Brother,
1857; an account of the sale of the contents of Barreda's rented house on
Madison Street, 1856; real estate developer's prospectus for "Rousby-on-
the-Patuxent," 1891.
36 items, 1852-57, 1891
 

144. BARRIERE ALBUM, MS.106
Album of verses, inscribed by various hands to Theodosia Barriere.
1 vol., c. 1841-c. 1848.
 

145. BARROLL FAMILY LETTERS, MS.108
Miscellaneous group of correspondence of the Barroll family of Kent
County, including Civil War letters.
1 box, 1845-1938.
 

146. BARRY PAPERS, MS.1196
Telegrams sent to General William F. Barry, officer commanding Federal
troops at Fort McHenry during the railroad riots of July-September, 1877.
c. 70 items, 1877 (July-September).

MS. 1913 MATTHIAS E. BARTGIS RECORD BOOK
Volume compiled by Matthias E. Bartgis (1791-1849) of Frederick,
Maryland: essay on the early history of Delaware and Pennsylvania; letter
written from Camp Hampstead describing the activities of the Frederick
volunteers in the campaign near Baltimore, 1814; letter written from the
"Patapsco Encampment" describing the campaign of 1813; sentences of
treason pronounced against seven men of Frederick, 1781; vote of the
Lutheran vestry refusing the Odd Fellows the use of their church, 1842;
votes of the corporation election of Frederick, 1847, in which Bartgis was
elected mayor; muster roll of the Frederick volunteers, 1814; newspaper
clipping of the confession of a pirate, Charles Gibbs, 1831; summary by
Bartgis of testimony and verdicts of a grand jury investigating privateers,
1829.
Photocopy of original at the Enoch Pratt Free Library; permission for
publication must be obtained from owners.
1 vol., 1781-1847
 
MS. 2216 BARTLETT HAYWARD COMPANY RECORDS
Baltimore metalworks company: bound volumes of Koppers News, 1956-
58; record of the gas apparatus, 1946-47; feld washer quotations, 1923-
26; general estimates, 1939-44; correspondence regarding Russian con-
tracts, 1915-17; manufacturing record books, 1891-92 and 1902-14;
charge books, 1886-1958.
47 vols., 1886-1958
 

147. BARTOL, JAMES L., PAPERS, MS.1197
James L. Bartol's Jefferson College diploma, 1832; commission as judge
of Court of Appeals and letter of notification, 1857; and commissions as
judge and Chief judge of Court of Appeals, 1881.
5 items, 1832-1881.
 

148. BARTON RECEIPT BOOK, MS.1042
Receipt book of Seth Barton, Baltimore merchant, 1791-1793; entries cover
a wide variety of subjects and goods.
1 vol., 1792-1793.
 

149. BATTLE MONUMENT PAPERS, MS.1198
Accounts of expenditures by the committee in charge of the erection of
the Battle Monument, Baltimore; three letters from Maximilian Godefroy,
the architect, dealing with workmen and money matters. One letter from
Antonio Capellano, sculptor, to Robert Cary Long, concerns the bas-reliefs
on the front of St. Paurs Church, engravings of the monument. Clipping
with sketch.
32 items, 1814-1820.
 

MS. 2322 BATTLE OF BALTIMORE COLLECTION
Defense of Baltimore in September 1814: letters from Vice Admiral
Alexander Cochrane, April-October 1814, regarding naval operations;
secret instructions and dispatches from the British Admiralty to the
commanders of ships on the Chesapeake Bay; extracts from the logs of the
British ships Aetna, Devastation, Erebus, Euryalus, Fairy, Havannah, Meteor,
Seahorse, Severn, Surprize, Terror, Tonnant, and Volcano.
Microfilm only; originals in the Admiralty Group at the Public Record
Office in London.
1 reel (no. 506), 1814

150. BAUGH PAPERS, MS.1199
Letters pertaining to the affairs of the Baugh Chemical Company, Balti-
more. Miscellaneous land deeds, insurance policy.
c. 50 items, 1801-1916.
 
MS. 2361 BAXLEY FAMILY PAPERS
Correspondence, 1820-39, of George Baxley (1771-1848), consisting of
letters to his children written while on trips to Philadelphia, New York,
and Cincinnati discussing family news, travel, the Adams administration,
and religious revivals; letters of W. Capers to George Baxley discussing his
trip from Baltimore to Savannah and the death of Mrs. Baxley; a copy of
George Baxley's will and estate inventory, 1944-49; photocopies of legal
papers of the Baxley family.
37 items, 1763-1849
 

MS. 2097 BAXLEY-MINIFIE PAPERS
Family legal papers, correspondence, household account books, diaries,
and miscellaneous items relating to family activities: marriage settlement
of James Minifie and Elizabeth Hyne (1795), and the wills of Elias T.
Hyne (1818), Elizabeth Minifie (1830), and William Minifie (1880); letters
from Baltimore businessman, art teacher, and Maryland Academy of
Sciences founding member, William Minifie, to his wife and sister describ-
ing voyages to England, Ohio, and New York, 1830-34; letters to Charles
Minifie from his sister Gertrude Minifie Baxley, 1878-91, and an aunt
and cousin in England, 1906-14, discussing a variety of family news, the
Baltimore fire of 1904, and World War 1; notebooks of the women of the
family that contain household accounts, recipes, medical cures, diary
entries, and mathematical exercises; biographical sketch of William Min-
ifie; poems and speeches for the fiftieth wedding anniversary of William
and Mary Minifie; a list of stereoscopic views.
1 box,1789-1914
 

151. BAYARD PAPERS, MS.109
Land papers, business papers, and correspondence of the Bayard, Eager,
and Howard families. Include Eager and Howard land documents, 1672-
1817 (Luni@s Lot, etc.); John Eager Howard (1752-1827) personal papers
and correspondence, 1770-1825. 14 letters from Robert Goodloe Harper to
constituents, reporting on acts of Congress and public affairs in general,
1796-1801. Letters from members of the Gilmor family, 1796-1816. Benjamin
Chew Howard (1791-1872) correspondence with Timothy Pickering, Wil-
liam Johnson, A. Garden, and Robert Gilmor, ? Jr., 1829-1861. Correspond-
ence of Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868) on estate of Charles Carroll of
Carrollton, 1832-1834. Correspondence between Daniel Webster and R. J.
Jackson, 1840-1841. Correspondence of R. Howard Bayard (d. 1923), 1890-
1895.
1% shelf feet, 1672-1895.
 

MS. 1987 THOMAS F. BAYARD PAPERS
Correspondence between Thomas F. Bayard (1868-1942), United States
ambassador to Great Britain, and Frederic Emory (1853-1908), Baltimore
journalist: personal views of Presidents Grover Cleveland and William
McKinley; treaties (especially the arbitration about the preservation of
seals in the Bering Sea); the silver standard and free coinage of silver;
tariff reform.
Register available. 13 items, 1879-98
 
MS. 1899 CORNETTA S. BAYLINE PAPERS
Letters of William Clinton Duffy, a sergeant in the United States Army
stationed at Camp Meade and serving in France, addressed to Cornetta S.
Bayline of Baltimore: camp life; comments on war conditions; the war in
France, 1918-19. Also includes a letter from Oswald Clear to his wife (the
former Cornetta Bayline) about marital problems, 1954
11 items, 1918-19, 1954

152. BAYNE, DR. JOHN H., PAPERS, MS.1200
Typescript copies of eight letters from Dr. John H. Bayne and Edwin M.
Stanton, Secretary of War-three personal letters from Stanton to Bayne
and Dr. Barre, U. S. Army Surgeon, concerning health matters, 1864, 1868,
1869. One letter to Bayne, also on health, 1869. Pass for Dr. Barre from
Stanton, to and from Washington, D. C., ad lib., 1864. Two letters from
Bayne to President Lincoln concerning the disappearance of slaves and the
resultant economic hardship to Maryland farmers, 1862. Letter from Stan-
ton, addressee unknown, again concerning health, 1869.
8 items, 1862-1869.
 
MS. 2344 ABRAHAM BEACHAM PAPERS
Correspondence between officers of a United States Army arsenal near
Baltimore and the United States Ordnance Department and Secretary of
War John C. Calhoun about the reinstatement to employment of Abra-
ham Beacham, dismissed for insulting an officer.
6 items, 1824-25
 

153. BEADENKOPF PAPERS, MS.1201
Letters addressed to Mrs. Anne Beadenkopf in connection with her article
The Baltimore Public Baths and Their Founder, Rev. Thomas Beadenkopf,
in Maryland Historical Magazine, September, 1950. Copies of newspaper
reviews on the article. Correspondents include Governor T. R. McKeldin,
Mayor T. D'Alesandro, Jr., Baltimore Board of Education officials, and
other civic leaders.
48 items, 1950-1951.
 

154. BEALL LEDGER, MS.111
Ledger of Brooke Beall, tobacco merchant of Georgetown, Maryland. Con-
tains references to several Georgetown tobacco warehouses, to Georgetown
Academy, and local families. Accounts of large shipments to William Ander-
son & Company of London. List of vessels which shipped to important
customers-Governor Thomas Sim Lee, Daniel Carroll, Warner Washing-
ton, and General James M. Lingan. Business conducted by Brooke Beall
and Beall & Turner.
1 vol., 1790-1798.
 

155. BEALL, THOMAS, ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.112
Daybook of Thomas Beall, Georgetown merchant, for years 1812-1819,
with additional entries for 1820 in another hand. Beall lists personal and
household expenses, mainly foodstuffs in quantity. For date August 24,
1814, there is a brief account of the destruction of Washington by the British
Army.
1 vol., 1812-1819.
 

156. BEAMER PAPERS, MS.110
Beamer family correspondence and title deeds for land located in Baltimore
City and County. Also in the collection are judgments on money and
property (Henry Beamer, lawyer). Papers, 1841-1842, on Henry Beamer's
administration of Ann Lenhart's estate.
c. 100 items, 1790-1905.
 

157. BEATTY PAPERS, MS.1202
Letters of Captain William Beatty to his father, Colonel William Beatty,
of Frederick County, from camps of the Continental Army at Kingsbridge,
New York, Skipack, Pennsylvania, Englishtown, New Jersey, Guilford Court
House and Buffalo Creek, North Carolina. Describe movements of Ameri-
can troops with figures and names of casualties and personal news. journal,
June 25, 1776-january 25, 1781. Later letters from judge Adam Beatty in
Kentucky, 1853, describe the papers in this collection and the terms of the
gift.
1 vol. and 10 items, 1776-1781, 1853.
 

158. BECK JOURNAL, MS.113
Diary kept by Charles A. Beck, minister near Haverhill, Massachusetts, from
1875-1880. Notations of church meetings, with comments on spirit of
people. Financial record in back of volume.
1 vol., 1875-1880.
 

159. BECKER ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.114
Account book of Simon Becker, Baltimore merchant and shipper, 1800-1819.
Volume continues as an account book of John D. Becker, from 1846-1868,
with tavern accounts from York Springs, Franklin Township, Adams
County, Pennsylvania. John D. Becker distributed alcoholic beverages, and
may have kept a tavern.
1 vol., 1800-1819, 1846-1868.
 

160. BECKER LETTERBOOKS, MS.115
Indexed correspondence of Simon Becker of Baltimore, 1799-1818, con-
cerning the tobacco trade between Baltimore and Bremen, coffee trade
with Cuba, and general commercial activities.
2 vols., 1799-1818.
 
MS. 2305 BEDFORD-JOHNSTON PAPERS
Letters, receipts, and promissory notes about the settlement of a debt
involving Christopher and W. C. Johnston, Elizabeth Ann Mitchell, Mary
and Gunning Bedford, M. Strichen; a letter about a journey to England.
10 items, 1808-26
 

161. BELL, EDMUND HAYES, COLLECTION, MS.1090
First part of collection is MSS. dating from 1770-1866, mainly material of
Edmund Hayes Bell's ancestors-the Thompsons of Williamsport, Alexander
Hayes, and Edmund and'Gabriel Patterson. Some of the Thompson cor-
respondence relates to the Continental Army, in which William Thompson
was a Brigadier General. Second part of the collection is genealogical notes
and correspondence of E. H. Bell relating to the Williams, Claiborne, Shelby
and Thompson families; letters on two priests who served in the Mexican
War; correspondence with the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the
U. S. on membership requirements and articles on American history by
Professor A. Henderson.
1 box, 1770-1933. '
 

162. BELL, MARY CAROLINE, COLLECTION, MS-1137
Collection of correspondence and miscellaneous items, 1783-1883, from the
estate of Mary Caroline Bell. Ineluded arp Innd pntont-Q, 1792-1794,, a VAII
of the Neal Haile family, 1796; Stock certificates; a seal of the Peabody
Institute, Baltimore; letter from Rev. Ethan Allen; copies of notes on
the Constellation; University Club roll. Military items include letters
from Surgeon E. Lloyd Howard, serving in the Army of Northern Virginia,
to Mrs. Charles Howard, 1863. Correspondence concerning the 77th Regi-
ment, Maryland National Guard, 1877, and six commissions of Colonel
William Lawrence, 1814-1830, with presidential signatures. Letter to Law-
rence at Fort Boywer, Alabama, 1814, signed by Major General Andrew
Jackson.
74 items, 1783-1888.
 

MS. 1965 BELL PAPERS
Financial records of Dr. Ephraim Bell (1793-1875), 1821-75, including
bills, receipts, promissory notes, memoranda, and two cashbooks; tuition
bills and collections notices from Bell to others to support a school for
indigent children in Baltimore County, 1840-48; items concerning his
appointment as a postmaster; medical licenses; deeds and surveys; estate
papers of Peter Smyser for which Bell served as executor; bills and receipts
of Bell's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Deford, 1870-75,
including Mrs. Deford's charitable work and letters of sympathy on the
death of Benjamin Deford, 1870; bills and receipts of Benjamin Deford,
1841-43; Pennsylvania land papers, 1790-1843. Records of Benjamin
Deford and Company, tanners: bill book (1832-34), sales ledgers (1840-
44), cashbook (1837-38, 1840-41), and a receipt book (1838-43).
7 boxes, 1790-1889
 

163. BELT COLLECTION, MS.117
Collection relating to Captain William Joseph Beles experiences in the
U. S. Navy. Includes journal, 1816-1817 on USS Washington, and April-
May, 1820, USS Columbus. Day and scrapbook, c. 1825-1856, with accounts,
poems, letters, receipts, etc. Watch book, USS Hudson, October, 1828.
journal, 1828-1829, USS Hudson, and 1829-1830, USS Natchez. journal,
November, 1839-September, 1841, USS Marion. Letterbook, 1839. State-
ment of Belt's services to U. S. Navy, 1811-1841. Private journal, 1840-1842,
and letterbook, 1841-1842. Boxes with correspondence of Captain Belt (c.
250 items), during the thirty years of his naval career.
2 boxes and 7 vols., 1811-1856.
 

164. BELT, JAMES B., PAPERS, MS.116
Miscellaneous letters, receipts and memoranda of James B. Belt, 1870-1905,
including an extensive set of cigarette cards, 1890-1910. journal with
miscellaneous accounts, 1877-1910. Account book, Farmers! Bank of Mary-
land. Memoranda book, 1879-1881, mainly devoted to daily personal
accounts of Belt.
c. 100 items and 2 vols., 1870-1910.
 
MS. 1882 BELVEDERE HOTEL RECORDS
Agreements, deeds, contracts, mortgages, leases, and policies of the
Belvedere Hotel Company and the Belvedere Building Company of
Baltimore.
1 box,1900-58

165. BENNETT, C. E., PAPERS, MS.119
Vouchers, manifests, clearances, and other papers relating to the Baltimore
schooners David F. Keeling and Hattie E. Giles, captained by C. E. Bennett
in 1876-1878, and 1878-1879, respectively. Ships were engaged in the West
Indian and Brazilian trade from Baltimore and New York.
1 box, 1876-1879.
 

166. BENSON-FENDALL CORRESPONDENCE, MS.1582
Business correspondence of Samuel Benson, Baltimore tailor, with Philip
R. Fendall, lawyer, concerning actions for nonpayment, purchases of cloth
and clothing, furnishing clothing for naval officers. Gives Fendalrs account
with Benson for clothing purchased. Majority of correspondence deals with
law suits entered and pending for non-payment of debt, with a Lieutenant
W. W. Dulany as the main offender.
56 items, 1819-1824.
 

167. BENSON, HARRY L., COLLECTION, MS.120
Miscellaneous maps, etc., showing early land grants in Maryland; file cards
showing location of early grants. Genealogical charts of Benson, Adams,
Purnell, Wilson, and other families in Worcester County, 1790. Wills and
other material relating to Accomac County, Virginia, 1663-1800. Atlas of
land surveys in Somerset County, Maryland. Miscellaneous notes, drawings,
photostats, etc., all collected or made by Harry L. Benson, and relating to
land grants in early Maryland.
12 boxes and 3 vols., 20th century.
 

168. BENTALOU, PAUL, JOURNAL, MS.125
Photostatic copies of journal of Paul Bentalou, Baltimore merchant. Account
of trades in general merchandise in North and South America, West Indies,
and Europe. Transactions are entered in full detail, in narrative form.
Occasional references to national and international politics, and to the slave
trade, immigration from South America, etc.
216 pp., 1784-1813.
 

169. BERGER, REV. A. J., ACCOUNT BOOKS AND PAPERS, MS.121
Account books, 1845-1891, record personal expenses, money received from
ministerial fees and salary, accounts of pew holders, Christ Church, West-
ern Run Parish, etc. (4 vols.). Box of papers relating to church affairs
includes letters concerning various rectorships in Georgia, Virginia, Mary-
land, and Pennsylvania; correspondence with Bishops W. R. Whittingham,
Stephen Elliott; Rev. William Bacon Stevens, Rev. John Johns, Rev. E. A.
Dalrymple. Miscellaneous deeds, etc. Papers cover 1828-1890.
4 vols. and 1 box, 1828-1891.
 

170. BERKLEY COLLECTION, MS.123
Papers of Dr. Henry J. Berkley (1860-1940) include a scrapbook with clip-
pings of cartoons and news items dealing with U. S. participation in World
War I. Typescripts by Dr. Berkley on the Hundred and Town of Port
Tobacco, Charles County; a chronological history of the town and city of
Baltimore; histories of the early Episcopal churches and parishes in Mary-
land; the Huguenots in Florida and South Carolina; legends of south-
western Indians; adventuring with Sir John Hawkins in England, Africa and
America, 1567-1588. The collection also includes photographed samples of
Elizabethan calligraphy.
2 boxes, 1918, 1930-1940.
 

171. BERKLEY, HENRY J., ARTISTS' REGISTER, MS.1474
A typescript Descriptive Register of First ThousandFortrait and Landscape
Artists of English North America, 1607-1835, undated. Lists names of
artists, place of birth, localities, speciality, dates, and publications in which
they are cited; compiled by Henry J. Berkley.
148 pp., n. d.
 

172. BERRY AUTOGRAPH ALBUM, MS.126
Autograph album of Mrs. Kate Mattingly [Edwards] Berry.
1 vol., c. 1876-1878.
 

173. BERRY, KATE MATTINGLY, SCRAPBOOK, MS.126.1
Scrapbook containing Christmas cards and postcards with current advertise-
ments, including several for the Howe Machine, an early sewing machine.
1 vol., c. 1882-1883.
 

174. BESORE PAPERS, MS.127
Receipts, bills, and accounts of George Besore, dry goods merchant of
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, largely relating to Baltimore firms. Some letters
included.
3 boxes, 1820-1865.
 

175. BETTS COMMONPLACE BOOK, MS.128
Commonplace book of Sarah M. A. Betts, c. 1818, with selections from
contemporary poets.
1 vol., c. 1818.
 

176. BIBBINS PAPERS, MS.129
Typescript and notes for The Beginnings of Maryland and its First Capital-
St. Mary's, c. 1933, by Mrs. Arthur B. Bibbins. Diary, 1901-1902, of Mrs.
Bibbins, entitled English Memoirs, and including her account of the open-
ing of Parliament in London., 1902.
1 box, 1901-1902,1933.
 

177. BIDEN PAPERS, MS.1203
Three documents relating to the settlement of the estate of William Biden,
1863-1864. Last will and testament of Mary Biden, 1863. Lease from Owen
McManus to William Biden, August 28, 1820. Deed from Charles Warfield
to William Biden, 1838.
6 items, 1820-1864.
 

MS. 1936 JOHN B. BIEMILLER PAPERS
Papers concerning the schoonerjohn R Biemiller built by a man of the
same name (d. 1917) in 1903: letters from Charles Adams, the vessel's
captain, to John B. Blemiller about manning and financing of the ship,
Blemiller's ice business, construction of the ship, its launching, ice, lumber,
coal, plaster, cement, and fertilizer, the grounding of the ship on a sand
bar, insurance and trips to Quebec, New York, Georgia, Cuba, Baltimore,
Florida, Puerto Rico, and Philadelphia; letters from E. S. Crosby to Mrs.
Biemiller concerning the transfers of the ship's shares after John B.
Bierniller's death; other letters of E. S. Crosby to John B. Bierniller about
payments, sale of shares, and investments; documents on the sale of shares
and ownership of the vessel; report, 1971, by S. Blemiller describing the
John B. Biemiller with information on the cargoes, prices, ports, physical
description, financing, construction, and launching.
63 items, 1901-18, 1971
 

178. BILLS OF LADING, PORT OF BALTIMORE, MS.1209
Bills of lading (mainly between 1800-1801) show goods imported through
the Port of Baltimore-give duties paid, quantities of goods, etc. Many of
the bills are signed by Robert Purviance and Edward Langworthy.
52 items, 1800-1806.
 

179. BIRCKHEAD CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOK, MS.130
Collection of broadsides, clippings, cartoons, etc. MS. copies of miscellane-
ous items, especially poems, with southern subjects predominating.
1 vol., 1861-1862.
 
MS. 2318 BIRNIE FAMILY PAPERS
Letters to Clotworthy Birnie (1 765-1845): three letters, 1799-18 1 0, from
Dr. Upton Scott discussing English politics, Ireland, encouragements to
Birnie to move to Maryland, arrangements for the settlement of the Birnie
family in Taneytown; letters from family and friends after 1810 discuss
family news, difficulties facing British merchants and manufacturers, the
British monetary crisis, and unrest in Ireland.
30 items, 1799-1890
 

180. BISHOP PAPERS, MS.1204
Correspondence of George W. Bishop and his son, John S. Bishop, pertain-
ing to the Worcester Locomotive Company, of which George Bishop was
President, and also to the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia Railroad and the
Worcester Railroad. Fragments and receipts of George W. Bishop.
55 items, 1874-1919.
 

MS.1977 MARIEA.W.MARTINBLAKEPAPERS
Papers of Maryland teacher (ca. 1875-ca. 1972): notebooks from the
Maryland Normal School on mineralogy, arithmetic, elocution, algebra,
chemistry, teacher education, and physiology, 1893-96; programs from
the Maryland Normal School, 1893-96; diary discussing food prices,
personal health, war, food rationing, movies, national politics, stocks, and
frequent mentions of her husband, Frank N. Blake, a professor of Oriental
languages at Johns Hopkins University, 1944; miscellaneous newspaper
clippings concerning World War II.
1 box,1893-96,1944
 

181. BLACKFORD DIARY, MS.1087
Diary covers three years, 1829-1831. Writer, John Blackford, seems to have
been a prosperous farmer, storekeeper, and ferry owner. He notes the names
of those using the ferry and discusses the day's events-lumbering, hemp-
making, selling of wheat, breeding of horses, and amount of money lent and
owed. Blackford resided at Hagerstown, Maryland.
1 vol., 1829-1831.
 

182. BLACKFORD RECORD AND ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.131
Eugene Blackford ledgers, farm accounts, and journals; letterbooks relating
to Sudbrook Farm Real Estate Development, Baltimore County, 1894-
1907; also farm activities at Cleve, Baltimore County, 1869-1895; detailed
farm journal recording livestock, planting of crops, etc., 1869-1884, accounts
with Pikesville Dairy Company. Cash and investment accounts of William
M. Blackford of Lynchburg, Virginia, 1863-1864.
22 vols., 1863-1907.
 

183. BLAKE, HELEN D., DIARIES, MS.133
Personal diaries of Helen D. Blake of Baltimore, with much material on
North Avenue Methodist Church.
4 vols., 1922-1927.
 

184. BLAND PAPERS, MS.134
Collection of correspondence and papers of the Bland family in England
and Virginia. Material of Theodorick Bland includes a letter describing life
in Tennessee, 1798-1801; notes on Alexander's Chancery Proceedings; an
analysis of the United States Constitution (1463 pp.) and of the constitu-
tions of various states (484 pp.); notes on cases tried before court in Ten-
nessee, 1799-1801; manuscript catalogue of Theodorick Bland7s books, Anna-
polis, 1829; manuscript volume with a survey of American institutions.
Report to John Q. Adams from commission to investigate affairs in South
American countries, 1818. Notes on life in Chile and Argentina, 1818. Other
material in the collection includes ledger of Thomas Stockett Alexander,
Bland's law partner, 1849-1860, and a ledger with Alexandex?s notes on
various cases.
5 boxes, 1757-1860. Available an mle-rafilm (no- 505)
 

185. BLOOMSBURY FARM ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.6
Accounts of receipts and expenditures at Bloomsbury Farm (location not
known), Columbus Shipley, overseer.
3 vols., 1849-1862.
 

186. BOETTINGER, WILLIAM O., PAPERS, MS.1041
Collection of catalogues primarily relating to meteorological instruments,
photographs of these instruments, and athletic memorabilia of the donor,
William G. Boettinger; material relating to his association with various firms
in designing meteorological and aeronautical instruments.
2 boxes, 1899-1965.

MS. 2032 BOGGS FAMILY PAPERS
Letters concerning the litigation over the estate of Ellen M. Boggs.
Principals include Catherine Berry, daughter of Mrs. Boggs, and William
L. Marbury and Morgan H. Bench, lawyers involved in the case.
1 box,1895-1900
 

187. BOHEMIA MANOR PAPERS, MS.1556
Wills, deeds, and other documents relating to Augustine Herni an and
Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Maryland. Include copy of Herin an's
memorandum on the original foundation of the manor, his Letters of
Denization, naturalization papers, wills, etc. Material on legal controversies
among later holders of the property (Herrman family).
c. 40 items, 1660-1791.
 

MS. 1950 BOKEL-GALLAGHER PAPERS
Undated notebook of J. M. Gallagher with notes and outlines on various
legal subjects including contracts, deeds, mergers, and the nature of
evidence and testimony in court cases; Patrick Gallagher Is time book,
1879-82, while supervising the construction and repair of roads in Balti-
more County; undated exercise book in German owned by Ella Gallagher;
assorted receipts, 1876-91, mostly made out to Patrick Gallagher for
alterations on a suit of clothes, liquor, ground rents, and construction
work; five letters, 1917-18, written by George W. Bishop, John Maynard,
and D. S. Lyons to Martha Bokel while serving in the United States Army
about military life and training and life on the front line in France.
25 items, 1876-1918

MS. 1904 BOKEL PAPERS
Correspondence concerning Helen Gallagher Bokel's (I 862-194 1) mem-
bership in the Notre Dame College Alumnae Association and the Contri-
bution to the Sister Meletin Memorial Fund made by her daughter,
Dorothy Bokel.
7 items, 1896-1920
 

188. BONAPARTE, CHARLES J., LETTERS, MS.1598
Correspondence between Charles J. Bonaparte and Mrs. Francis King
Carey on social legislation, the Consumers' League, the Ten Hour Law
(establishing a ten-hour working day for women), the State Board of
Health, child labor, and the improvement of working and living conditions.
c. 50 items, 1911-1918.
 
MS. 2205 CHARLES J. BONAPARTE PAPERS
Correspondence of Baltimore lawyer and politician (1851-1921): Balti-
more law practice; his position as secretary of the navy; political corre-
spondence with Maryland figures such as William F. Broening, William
Cabell Bruce, Charles Stewart Davison, Joseph I. France, Robert Garrett,
Reno S. Harp, William Hogarth, Charles Morris Howard, William H.
Jackson, Henry Barton Jacobs, John Henry Keene, Josiah L. Kerr, Sydney
E. Mudd, Gifford Pinchot, Blanchard Randall, Albert C. Ritchie, Alfred
Jenkins Shriver, Galen Tait, Ovington E. Waller; requests for financial
aid and support from various charitable, educational, and political organ-
izations such as the library of the University of Pennsylvania, Saint Mary's
Industrial School of Baltimore, Mayflower Sailor's Hotel, Smith College,
Catholic and Indian Missions, Roosevelt Memorial Association, National
Civil Service Reform League, American Committee for the Independence
of Armenia, American Social Hygiene Association, Republican State
Committee.
2 boxes, 1905-09, 1919-21
 
MS. 2194 ELIZABETH PATTERSON BONAPARTE
BIOGRAPHICAL MANUSCRIPT
Manuscript biography of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785-1879)
by Dorothy Mackay Quynn (1898-1963) sponsored by the American
Federation of University Women with ten chapters by Quynn and four by
her husband, William R. Quynn, from her notes; a copy of a talk on
Bonaparte delivered by Mrs. Quynn before the Maryland Historical
Society, 1953; a short unpublished article on the marriage of Patterson
and Jerome Bonaparte; correspondence between William R. Quynn and
P. William Filby about the manuscript biography, 1973-74.
See Dorothy Mackay Quynn, "Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte," Notable
American Women, 1607-1950 ed. Edward T. James (Cambridge: Harvard
University Press, 1971), 1: 192-4.
1 box,1953,1963,1973-74
 

189. BONAPARTE PAPERS, MS.141-5
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte material-correspondence and memoranda
books. Bulk of material is on her life in Europe, 1815-1840, and marriage
to Jerome Bonaparte. List of property, jewels, etc. Reply from Lafayette to
an invitation from her, n. d., and various business items. Letters of Jerome
Bonaparte to various correspondents, 1805-1852 (6 items). Official docu-
ments on Jerome's career, 1796-1804. Copy of marriage contract. Common-
place books of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte at Harvard. Three letterbooks,
1854-1861, 1863-1870, with copies of letters of Jerome N. Bonaparte and
Jerome N. Bonaparte, Jr. C. 200 bills of Jerome N. Bonaparte, Jr., and
items on his claim against France. Charles J. Bonaparte political correspond-
ence with Theodore Roosevelt, George Wickersham, George B. Cortelyou,
Elihu Root, Ira Remsen, J. S. Crosby, J. D. Long, James Bryce. MS. copy of
the analysis of and remarks on the will of William Patterson (will dated
1827), c. 124 pages; original signed Reverdy Johnson, March, 1835. Scrap-
books of newsclippings: and miscellanea. Typescript copy of letter from
member of the bar to the members of the bench, concerning judge Baer,
n. d. Blank sheet of paper found in carriage of Napoleon after Waterloo,
with his watermark.
19 boxes and 17 vols., 1785-1921.
 

MS. 1942 HATTIE BONBRIGHT PAPERS
Letters to Hattie Bonbright of Pittsburgh from Roswell R. Frisbee
written during his service in the Forty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry, 1861-64, about Frisbee's affection for Bonbright with
additional references on the war and military life in Virginia, Tennessee,
and Alabama; a letter from Bonbright to Frisbee and a Baltimore Sun
newspaper clipping, 1869, containing the confession of Samuel B. Arnold
regarding his part in Booth's alleged Lincoln abduction conspiracy.
19 items, 1862-69
 

190. BOND ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.22
Medical account book of Dr. Thomas E. Bond, Sr., started in 1832 and
continued ? by his son, Dr. T. E. Bond, Jr. Notes on various medical sub-
jects included.
1 vol., 1832-1850.
 

191. BOND ACCOUNTS, MS.61.1
Collection of land papers, accounts, inventories, etc., 1758-1849, concern-
ing the Bond family (John Bond, c. 1730-1792, received land grants in
Baltimore County, and with his marriage to Alice Fell of Fell's Point,
received Fells Forest). Letters of Dr. Thomas E. Bond, editor of Christian
Advocate and Journal, from various abolitionists at the time of the slavery
question, 1836-1841. Letter from John H. B. Latrobe. Accounts and settle-
ment of John Bond's estate by his son, Thomas Bond. Material on court
cases, bonds, etc. Opinion of William Pinkney, William Cooke, and P. Key
about the property on Hampstead Hill leased by J. Bond for 99 years to
Elisba (?) Tyson, 1790.
1 box, 1758-1840.
 

192. BOND, BEVERLY W., JR., PAPERS, MS.63
Manuscript (apparently unpublished) entitled The United States Emerges,
by Beverly W. Bond, Jr.
1 item, n. d. (20th century).
 

193. BOND CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOK, MS.59
Volume with clippings of Civil War and reconstruction period relating to
Maryland and the south, and the activities of Judge Hugh L. Bond.
1 vol., c. 1861-1865.
 

194. BOND FAMILY PAPERS, MS.61
Leases, deeds, and financial records of various members of the Bond family
of Baltimore City and Baltimore and Harford Counties. The lands involved
are mainly in Fell's Point and other Baltimore County localities. Genealog-
ical data on Bond and Fell families. Deeds to Strawberry Alley Methodist
Meeting House (1776). Ledger of John Bond of Fell's Point, 1749-1767,
and day book, 1783-1789. Minutes and accounts of "Fountain Company,"
formed to exploit minerals in Frederick County, 1744-1764.
1 box, 1749-1844.
 

195. BOND-McCULLOCH FAMILY PAPERS, MS.1159
Small group of miscellaneous correspondence of various members of the
Bond-McCulloch families, mostly addressed to Miss Kate Bond of Balti-
more, 1860-1864. Relates to family history and activities of the family during
the Civil War period. Genealogical material on the Bonds, McCullochs of
Ardnell, and Birckheads. Large family tree of Bond family. Letters of Judge
Hugh Lennox Bond, 1864-1868. Letters concern political issues, especially
slavery and reconstruction.
1 box, c. 1850-1870.
 

196. BOND PAPERS, MS.60
Sketch of Bernard T. Carter by Carroll T. Bond. Scrapbooks (2 vols.) of
letters from lawyers and libraries concerning the distribution of Bond's
History of Maryland Court of Appeals. Manuscript notes on Thomas
Jennings. journal of trip abroad, 1914. journals of Canadian trips and
journals of social events. Miscellaneous correspondence.
2 boxes and 2 vols., 1887-1935.
 

197. BOND PAPERS, MS.1206
Letters from judge Hugh L. Bond to his wife, Anna, while serving on the
bench during the Ku Klux Klan threats in North Carolina. Mainly personal
items, but references to the judicial proceedings, etc. Also included are
Proceedings of the Ku Klux Klan Trials, Columbia, S. C., 1872, and Official
Report of the Proceedings of the U. S. Circuit Court, Hon. Hugh L. Bond,
Circuit Judge, Presiding Columbia, 1872. Scrapbook of judge Bond.
37 items, 1870-1873.

BOND, CARROLL TANEY PAPERS MS. 60.1
Diary of Bond (1873-1943) on vacation at York Harbor, Maine, in
August, 1942: daily activities; other vacationing Baltimoreans; personal
health problems. Correspondence: appropriate repository for the diary;
Bond's interest in the "Broad Arrow" mark, a colonial mark designating
government property.
10 items, 1932-43

198. BOND, THOMAS E., PAPERS, MS.1207
Unindexed miscellaneous papers of the Bond family, especially Thomas E.
Bond, including deeds, bonds, indentures, c. 1770; family letters, c. 1800-
1840; five page typed outline of the McCulloch family (relatives of the
Bonds), 1587-1840.
26 items, c. 1770-1866.

MS. 2067 THOMAS BOND PORTRAIT COLLECTION
Correspondence between Walter D. Wise of the Southern Military
Society, members of the Bond families of Maryland and Massachusetts,
and authorities at the University of Pennsylvania and the College of
Physicians about the identity of portraits of two different men with the
name of Thomas Bond.
21 items, 1909-30

MS. 2028 STEPHEN BONSAL PAPERS
Handwritten and typewritten notes from American and English primary
and secondary sources and printed material such as newspaper clippings
and pamphlets for a proposed but unfinished history of the Maryland
Line during the Revolutionary War by Stephen Bonsai (1865-1951);
letters to and from Bonsai concerning material and Maryland loyalists;
copy of a letter from Bonsai to Sen. Robert F. Wagner (1941) concerning
a congressional debate on Franklin D. Roosevelt's foreign policy and Adolf
Hitler's Germany.
2 boxes, 1909-74
 
MS. 1750 BOONE FAMILY DIARIES
Diary of Sarah P. Kennedy Boone of Pennsylvania, 1865; diary of
William M. Boone (1836-79), president of the Mount Vernon Company
of Baltimore, 1865 and 1874-77; diary of Agnes Boone travelling in
Europe (Germany, England, France, and Scotland), the Middle East, and
the Western United States, 1888-97.
1 box,1865,1874-77,1888-97
 

199. BOONSBOUROUGH TURNPIKE ROAD COMPANY MINUTE
BOOK, MS.62
Proceedings of group formed to build and operate a road from Boons-
bourough to Hager's Town, with complete details of construction and
development.
1 vol., 1822-1911.
 
MS. 2150 GEORGE W. BOOTH PAPERS
Acknowledgements to George W. Booth (1844-1914) by recipients of
copies of his memoirs Personal Reminiscences of a Maryland Soldier in the War
Between the States, 1861-1865 (Baltimore: Fleet, McGinley and Company,
1898); letters between Booth and Bradley T. Johnson about Booth's
manuscript on the 1862 engagement between the Merrimac and the Monitor.
68 items, 1898-99
 

200. BOOTH, JUNIUS BRUTUS, BIOGRAPHY, MS.1039
Manuscript of a biography of Junius Brutus Booth (unpublished) by Wil-
liam Stump Forwood. Several letters, primarily from Dr. Forwood (Presi-
dent of the Harford County Historical Society) to Dr. G. W. Archer, on
matters pertaining to the Historical Society, the Stump family, and the
biography of Booth.
1 MS. (300 pp.) and 4 items, 1886-1894.

MS. 2125 BOOTH PAPERS
One undated letter from Mary Ann Booth (1802-85) to John Wilkes
Booth (1838-65) about her loneliness; one letter from Edwina Booth
Grossman to a Mrs. Mahony, 1927, containing an autograph of John
Wilkes Booth; deed of assignment between Mary Ann Booth and Samuel
A. S. Kyle for tract of land in Harford County, 1878.
5 items, 1865, 1878, 1927
 

MS. 1267 CHARLES W. BOOZ AND SONS RECORDS
Record of ships hauled on the marine railway of Charles W. Booz and
Sons, shipbuilders at Fells Point in Baltimore: name of ship; rig; tons;
depth of keel; rough sketches of the lines of ships.
1 vol., 1874-82

MS. 1671 CHARLES W. BOOZ AND SONS RECORDS
Record books of Baltimore shipbuilders located in Fells Point: one
volume with orders (1880), employee times (1882-86), and costs of vessel
constructions (1884-86); four volumes of time books, 1894-97, 1900-04,
1907-12, and 1947-49; ledger, 1902-19, with records of vessels and ship
owners; five volumes of daybooks, 1902-15 and 1917-21; a hauling book
for the marine railway, 1880-1902.
7 boxes, 1880-1949

201. BORDLEY-CALVERT MANUSCRIPTS, MS.82
Letters and documents of members of the Calvert family, notably Benedict
Leonard Calvert (1700-1732), Governor of Maryland from 1727 until his
death. Papers of Thomas Hearne, English antiquarian, and John Beale
Bordley and family.
2 boxes, 1612, 1705-1804.
 

202. BORDLEY, ELIZA, PAPERS, MS.1210
Correspondence between various members of the de la Roche, Mifflin, and
Bordley families (Eliza [Bordley] Gibson ,et al.), many of the letters in
French, c. 1778-1861. Blank certificate of the Defenders of Baltimore Asso-
ciation, 1842, signed by George F. de la Roche. Letters to James W.
Foster of the Maryland Historical Society from two members of the Lung
family concerning the provenance of this collection. Include notes on family
history, 1953-1954.
21 items, c. 1778-1861, 1953-1954.

MS. 2063 JAMES BORDLEY,JR. PAPERS
Typescript of a 1930 lecture by Bordley (1874-1956) to the Roland Park
Women's Club about the manufacture of glass in America, 1609-1790;
letter (1932) from Harrold E. Gillingham to Bordley describing and
enclosing a 1769 furniture bill from James Gillingham to James Bordley;
typescript entitled "A Study of Baltimore Furniture-Period 1785-1815."
4 items, 1769, 1930-32
 

203. BORDLEY PAPERS, MS.64
Thomas Bordley and family papers; correspondents include his sons,
Stephen, William and John Beale Bordley; Samuel Chew, Patrick Hepburn,
Daniel Dulany. Medical diagnoses and records. journal of Thomas Bordley's
voyage to England. Volume with copies of letters of James T. Earle and
family, 1830. Letters of William Hollyday, 1852-1860. Letters to James T.
Earle, etc., 1830-1832. Patents, deeds and land records. Dr. James Bordley's
correspondence and notes on the Tilghman, Lloyd, Frisby, Hollyday, Earle,
and Tobins families. Data on Readboume, Hollyday family house in Queen
Anne's County, Maryland. Sketch of the Tilghman family by judge Richard
T. Earle. Virginia three pound note of 1773 signed by B. Dandridge and
John Blair. Reply to an invitation from Mrs. Charles Carroll (Barrister)
by Mr. and Mrs. Johnston of Bladensburg.
3 boxes, c. 1720-1955.
 

204. BORDLEY, STEPHEN, LETTERBOOKS, MS.81
Five letterbooks (1727-1759) of Bordley's correspondence with brothers,
Thomas, William, John Beale Bordley, and Matthias Harris, William Hunt,
Flowerdewe & Norton. Subjects covered are schooling of Stephen and half-
brother, Thomas, 'law suits over Bordley lands, love of Stephen Bordley and
Peggy Shippen, and of Elizabeth Bordley and "J. A." Setting up of Snow-
den's Ironworks, electioneering for Lower House, appointment as Naval
Officer for Annapolis, 1755, effect of privateers and European wars on
shipping. Much on collecting, selling, and shipping of tobacco, and on
ordering goods from England. Letters between Maryland Historical Society
and F. Sims McGrath, who financed the restoration of this material in 1950.
5 vols., 1727-1759 (1950). Available on microfilm (no. 505)
 
MS. 2254 FRANZ BORNSCHEIN PAPERS
Manuscript and printed music composed or arranged by Franz Carl
Bornschein (1879-1948), a professor at the Peabody Conservatory of Music
in Baltimore: choral works; instrumental solos and ensembles; symphonic
tone poems.
Register available. 47 boxes, 1897-1951
 

205. BOSLEY PAPERS, MS.83
Deeds, indentures, plats, wills, etc., of Bosley family including (Mary)
Elizabeth Bosley, Dr. Richard Emory, Anna Warfield, S. Davis Warfield.
1 box, 1717-1719.
 
MS. 2275 BOTANY CLUB OF MARYLAND MINUTE BOOK
Club business; maintenance of an herbarium; plant discovery and
classification; scientific inquiry into botany; a printed copy of the club's
constitution and by-laws with a list of founding members.
1 vol., 1888-91
 

206. BOUIS PAPERS, MS.1211
Patents for inventions for cooking and heating apparatus, 1812-1837, with
drawings of three, by John Bouis. Patents have presidential signatures. Also
included is a land grant of Anne Arundel County property to Alexander
Warfield, signed Benedict Leonard Calvert, 1727.
7 items, 1727,1812-1837.
 

207. BOULDIN PAPERS, MS.1212
Correspondence, March-June, 1812, dealing with the proposed survey of
the City of Baltimore and Jehu Bouldin's candidacy for the work. Includes
certificates by the City Commissioners as to Bouldin's qualifications as a
surveyor and also Luther Martin's positive declaration in favor of him.
9 items, 1812 (March-June).
 

208. BOURNE PAPERS, MS.1213
Letters to Sylvanus Bourne, American merchant in Amsterdam and the
U. S. Consul there. Commercial and political subjects include sale of
tobacco and remittance through Hamburg; Jay's Treaty; treaty of England
and Spain with Algeria; advancement of 5,000 pounds to be invested in
butter; German princes malting peace, etc.
5 items, 1794-1797.
 

209. BOWEN ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.85
Administration record of the estate of Mary Bowen (George Roberts, exec-
utor). Volume gives inventory, and shows expenses for care of insane
daughter in Alms House in Baltimore County.
1 vol., 1816-1825.

MS. 1755 LUCY LEIGH BOWIE COLLECTION
Miscellaneous papers of Lucy Leigh Bowie (1872-1966) and letters of
her parents and relatives including members of the Leigh, Davis, Hollyday,
Gardiner, Thomas, and Bowie families. Leigh family, 1795-1843: letters,
1795-96, from friends to John Leigh; letters from John Leigh and others
to his son, George S. Leigh, some concerning the latter's marriage in 1823;
a statement by John Leigh about politics, ca. 183 1. Davis family: letters,
1877-90, from an Ojibway minister, mostly to Rebecca D. Davis, describ-
ing his missionary work on White Earth Reservation. Hollyday family:
transcripts of scattered letters, 1653-1795, and one concerning the Holly-
day genealogy, 1858. Gardiner family: letters to Eliza C. Gardiner from
friends and relatives, 1840-67, mostly containing family news; letters,
1847-98, to and from her daughters, Lucy Leigh, Lottie Leigh, and Mary
S. Gardiner, teachers at Saint Mary's Seminary in Saint Mary's County;
Mary Gardiner's correspondence with Philip W. Thomas at the beginning
of the Civil War and some letters in 1869 from her future husband,
Thomas John Davis Bowie.
Bowie family: a letter from Arthur Pue Gorman, 1875, concerning T. J.
D. Bowie's job on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; fragments of Allen
Bowie land documents; letters, 1888-1908, of John Leeds Bowie, brother
of Lucy Leigh Bowie; some miscellaneous letters, 1836-93, of unidentified
writers or recipients, manuscript poems, lists, and recipes; letters on the
coming of the Civil War and the Confederacy; portion of the diary of
Walter Bowie, describing fighting in Virginia in the winter of 1863; five
typescript letters, 1861-64, from Somerville Sollers describing his experi-
ences as a soldier in the Maryland Line; an 1864 letter from M. A. Beatty
describing the death of her son, Lt. Edward Beatty, in the federal prison
at Johnson's Island.
Lucy Leigh Bowie papers, 1908-59: letters from relatives and friends,
mainly concerning family news and history, experiences during World
War I (letters from Ernest R. Chamberlain) and World War II (letters
from Edward W. Bowie, fighting in the Pacific, and Tench T. Marye,
stationed in Europe during and after the war), and personal research; a
few letters from H. C. Mercer, 1916-17, concern the publication of her
article on the Bowie knife; a large group of research notes and drafts of
letters, some concerning her work on the Frederick, Maryland barracks;
copy of a letter by Lucy Leigh Bowie, 1925, to the Woman's Club of
Rockville concerning the disposition of the Allen Bowie Davis collection
of artifacts, clothing, household articles and books donated to the club in
1904 to start a museum.
3 boxes, 1795-1959

210. BOWIE, WALTER W., COLLECTION, MS.86
Business papers and letters of the Bowie family of Maryland, 1898-1936
(Walter W. Bowie, et al.). Deal with legal matters, etc. MS. copies of Bowie
genealogical data, and data on related families, dating back to 16th century.
2 boxes, 1898-1936.
 

211. BOWMAN, ALONZO, DAYBOOK, MS.1500
Daybook of Alonzo Bowman, presumably a general merchant. Includes
accounts with him, 1848-1860, at Perrymansville, Harford County. Diary
January, 1868-May, 1868. Miscellaneous accounts to 1873.
1 vol., 1848-1873.

MS. 2045 BOWMAN DIARIES
Harry S. Bowman and his brother Zoba F. Bowman, sailors aboard the
U.S.S. Dixie in the Carribbean during the Spanish-American War: visits
to Cuba, Haiti, and Trinidad; life and activities aboard ship; skirmishes
with Spanish ships; weather conditions.
2 vols., 1898
 
MS. 1817 BOYD FAMILY PAPERS
Petitions, warrants, commissions, and testimony regarding the successful
attempt of Augustus and Milcha Boyd for reimbursement of a loan made
with Cooper S. Boyd, 1854-56; miscellaneous land papers, 1806, 1869, and
1888; warrant and acquittal papers for Caroline Schnabel, 1855.
25 items, 1806, 1854-56, 1869, 1888
 

212. BOYD-HOOPMAN PAPERS, MS.1208
Letters of Stephen Boyd of Harford County and other members of the
Boyd family to Mary Elizabeth Hoopman (niece) at Lititz Seminary, Lan-
caster County, Pennsylvania. Letters to M. E. Hoopman from friends, 1836-
1849. Miscellaneous items include photostat of land deed of Matthias Van
Bibber of Cecil County to Andrew Shrager, December 16, 1709. Broadside
of E. Cain of Harford County advertising for a runaway Negro, November
21, 1801. Broadside notice from Pennsylvania State Livestock Sanitary
Board for quarantine because of foot and mouth disease, c. 1914.
500 items, 1709, 1801, 1836-1849, c. 1914.
 

213. BOYD JOURNALS, MS.84
Daily account of voyage to Colombia, South America, 1845, to Mediter-
ranean, England, and other European areas, 1846-1847, by James McHenry
Boyd.
2 vols., 1845-1847.
 

214. BOYD PAPERS, MS.1214
Correspondence of Dr. John Boyd of Baltimore and Sam Caldwell of Phila-
delphia, 1782-1783. Also several deeds, 1820-1821.
8 folders, 1782-1783, 1820-1821.
 

215. BOYLE, JAMES, FEE BOOK, MS.89
Professional and business accounts of a Baltimore lawyer, James Boyle.
1 vol., 1808-1822.
 

MS. 1934 JOHN LEEDS BOZMAN PAPERS
Fee list of Bozman (1757-1823), a lawyer of Talbot and Caroline
Counties, 1788-1808; commonplace book of Bozman with notes of elec-
tions, slavery, and a wide range of topics, some related to his historical
studies, ca. 1820; genealogical information on the Kerr, Bozman, and
Leeds families; notes by John Bozman Kerr on families and individuals of
Talbot and Caroline Counties.
1 vol., 1788-1876
 

216. BOZMAN NOTEBOOKS, MS.87
Extracts from Maryland State Papers, 1636-1658, made by John Leeds
Bozman of Talbot County, Maryland, 1 vol. Rough draft of an enlarged
edition of a pamphlet containing essays on several subjects concerning the
Laws of Maryland, published 1802 under the title A New Arrangement of
the Courts of Justice of the State of Maryland.
2 vols., c. 1800.
 

217. BRACKENRIDGE COLLECTION, MS.88
Letters of William D. Brackenridge concerning the Wilkes Expedition of
1838, and botanical gardens. Correspondents include Captain Charles
Wilkes, John Torrey, Asa Gray, Johns Hopkins, R. W. McClelland
(c. 80 items, all photostatic copies). journals record daily events of Wilkes
Expedition and later expeditions in Oregon and California, kept by William
D. Brackenridge, 5 vols. Describe places visited, with observations on
botanical items seen. Vols. 3-5 are notes also included in vol. 2.
5 vols. and c. 80 items, 1834-1854.
 

218. BRADFORD DIARIES, MS.1077
Xerox prints of the typescript copy of the diary of Mrs. Phoebe [George]
Bradford, housed at the Eleutherian Mills Historical Library, Wilmington,
Delaware. Mrs. Bradford was a resident of Wilmington. Original diary the
property of the Historical Society of Delaware.
2 boxes (1997 pp.), 1832-1839.

MS. 1802 AUGUSTUS W. BRADFORD PAPERS
Receipts of Bradford (1806-81) and his wife for payments on household
goods, household furnishings, and hardware supplies.
22 items, 1865-68

MS. 1077.1 PHOEBE GEORGE BRADFORD PAPERS
Sections of the diaries of Phoebe George Bradford (Mrs. Moses Bradford)
(1794-1840) not included in MS. 1077: December 6, 1833-March 12,
1834; October 16, 1834-January 13, 1835; June 20, 1836-December 14,
1836; December 14, 1836-April 6, 1837; and January 21, 1839-April 15,
1839. Descriptions of social and daily activities, opinions of family matters
and religion, and occasional references to national and local matters;
commentary upon her work with the Female Bible Society, Female
Hospitable Society, and the Female Colonial Society of Wilmington,
Delaware; remarks on Negro slavery in the 1830s (particularly the colo-
nization effort in Liberia) and the relationship between the United States
and Mexico.
Photocopies only; originals in the Historical Society of Delaware. Pub-
lished as W. Emerson Wilson, ed., Diaries of Phoebe George Bradford, 1832-
1839 (Wilmington: Historical Society of Delaware, 1976).
1 box,1833-39

219. BRADFORD JOURNALS, MS.90
Daily record kept by Augustus W. Bradford to show his actions as Governor
of Maryland during the Civil War. Mainly concern appointments and
pardons.
4 vols., 1862-1865.
 

220. BRADFORD PAPERS, MS.1215
Correspondence of Augustus W. Bradford, Governor of Maryland from
1862-1866, covers 1860-1879 (c. 650 items). Subjects include miscellaneous
political questions, the knitting machine, slavery, Civil War (including the
burning of Bradford's house by Confederate troops). Critical commentary
by Bradford on pamphlet advocating John A. J. Creswell for Vice Presi-
dent, 1864. Correspondents include R. H. Atwell, Montgomery Blair, H. P.
Brooks, T. K. Carroll, Jr., C. C. Cox, T. W. Crisfield, J. Townsend Daniel,
H. Winter Davis, John A. Dix, Thomas Donaldson, A. Evans, Horace Gree-
ley, Reverdy Johnson, Charles E. Phelps, Francis Thomas.
8 boxes (c. 650 items), 1860-1879.

MS. 1870 SAMUEL WEBSTER BRADFORD PAPERS
Genealogical charts and records of the Bradford, Kell, and Skinner
families: lists of deaths, marriages, births, and deeds of the Bradford
family; biographical information on Augustus Bradford, Samuel Bradford,
and William Bradford; letters from J. G. Bradford, 1879-95, concerning
the genealogy of the Bradford family; letters of Samuel Webster Bradford
(1856-1932) concerning the Bradford genealogy, 1895-1900; correspond-
ence between Leonard Roden and Samuel Webster Bradford concerning
the quality of different clays that were tested in the making of enamelled
bricks, 1900-2; letter from Samuel W. Bradford to the editor of the
Baltimore News, ca. 1890, concerning the preservation of papers found in
the State House at Annapolis; undated material concerning the Maryland
and United States constitutions; letters concerning a list of members of
the Union Society of the Civil War, 1907.
2 boxes, 1632-1931
 
MS. 2337 1. G. BRADWELL PAPERS
Confederate soldier in the Thirty-first Georgia Regiment, Company L:
Bradwell's (b. 1842) recollections of major campaigns of the Civil War
including Cold Harbor, Gettysburg, the Shenandoah Valley campaign,
the Confederate drive toward Washington, D.C., and the defense of
Richmond with descriptions of troop movements, camp life, and the work
of leading generals on both sides; letters from Bradwell, 1933-34, to
Douglas G. Carroll, Jr. about his reminiscences and their possible publi-
cation.
6 items, 1861-65, 1933-34
 

221. BRAND-WHITTINGHAM CORRESPONDENCE, MS.122
Volume contains copies of letters between Rev. William F. Brand and Rt.
Rev. William R. VvUttingham, 4th Episcopal Bishop of Maryland, re
duties of clergy as citizens of a divided state and nation. Some letters are
extracts, some compiled from drafts, by Brand. Narrative is inserted with
the letters. Sennons loose in back of volume.
1 vol., 1861-1863.
 

222. BRANNAN ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.105
Accounts kept by William Brannan (resident on Susquehanna River near
Darlington, Harford County), 1819-1823. Material deals mainly with sale
of salt and shad.
1 vol., 1819-1823.
 

223. BRANTLY, WILLIAM T., COLLECTION, MS.132
Account books, scrapbooks, journals, lecture notes, sermons, correspondence
and miscellanea of William T. Brantly, Sr. and Jr. (Baptist ministers in
Philadelphia and Baltimore) and William T. Brantly, III, Baltimore
attorney.
18 vols. and miscellaneous papers, 1819-1911.
 

224. BRENGLE HOME GUARDS MINUTE BOOK, MS.135
Constitution and proceedings of Brengle Home Guards in Frederick, Mary-
land, formed for "the protection of the citizens of Frederick from mobs,
violence, and at the same time to do all that good citizens of Maryland may
lawfully do, to preserve the Union." Roll of 305 members, headed by Cap-
tain Alfred E. Brengle, with John A. Steiner, Secretary.
1 vol., 1861.
 

225. BREREWOOD-BOURK ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.136
Accounts of Captain Thomas Bourk's Company (Dorchester County),
Colonel Richardson's Battalion, Maryland, Flying Camp, June-December,
1776. job Brerewood's accounts of rents of lands of James and Hugh
Eccleston, 1808-1816.
1 vol., 1776,1808-1816.
 

226. BREVITT LETTERBOOK, MS.137
Letterbook of Joseph Brevitt of Baltimore with correspondence to and from
Brevitt and his father, letters to English friends, etc. Deal with personal
and family matters with some references to Baltimore.
1 vol., 1798-1815.
 

227. BREVITT PAPERS, MS.1216
Collection of land papers relating to Calvert County, Maryland, named for
donor, Mrs. Katherine Brevitt. Primarily relate to Island Neck and Teux-
bury, 1669-1755. John Broome is a frequent principal.
15 items, 1669-1755.
 
MS. 2265 BREWER, JAMES H. FITZGERALD
Original typewritten manuscript of James H. Fitzgerald Brewer's History
of the 175th Infantry (Fifth Maryland) (Baltimore: Maryland Historical
Society, 1955) covering the regiment's history from 1774 to 1954.
1 vol., 1955
 

228. BREWER, JUDGE NICHOLAS, COLLECTION, MS.1641
Receipts, accounts and bills of judge Nicholas Brewer, 1842-1869. Accounts
of Brewer with William Kirby. Letters between various members of the
Shriver family and one from Thomas Iglehart to Thomas Bicknell, 1822.
Small notebook of Julian [Brewer?] containing court or arrest records.
Material on trials in Chancery Court, July Term, 1806. Oath and declara-
tion of Christian religion, signed by Henry M. Murray, 1809. Carriage
license to Nicholas Brewer, Annapolis, 1848. Document concerning case of
Nicholas Brewer, administrator of Thomas Bicknell, vs. Rachel and Benja-
min Watkins, administrators of Nicholas Watkins (complaint dismissed,
1846). Several of the above items have photocopies included.
152 items, 1806-1869.
 

229. BREWER PAPERS, MS.1615
Papers of judge Nicholas Brewer of Anne Arundel County are: Vol. 1,
Calendar of Trials in Chancery and Injunctions, September Term, 1809,
through December Term, 1810; Vol. 2, Calendar of Court Cases, 1820-1831,
with trials, appearances, appeals.
2 vols., 1809-1831.
 

230. BREWER, PETER S., COPYBOOK, MS.1491
Copybook of Peter S. Brewer containing mathematical problems; also farm
memoranda and farm recipes. No details of writer known.
1 vol., c. 1834-1836.
 

231. BREWINGTON, HENRY J., NOTEBOOK, MS.1156
Account book of Henry J. Brewington from 1842-1887. Contains record of
cash drawn and profits made, but no details of the transactions involved.
1 vol., 1842-1887.
 

232. BRICE-JENNINGS PAPERS, MS.1997
Collection mainly relates to John Brice of Annapolis and Edmund Jennings,
Chief justice and Secretary of State of the Province of Maryland. Includes
miscellaneous business papers, 1732-1755, 1762-1792, those in the latter
group chiefly relating to John Brice (include pages from invoice book
showing goods shipped from London firms, etc.). Shipping receipts, 1730-
1773, James Brice and Vachel Denton. Business papers of Colonel James
F. Brice; plat in Cecil County, 1803; affidavit of worth of servant, Charlotte,
1853; inventory of John Brice's estate. James Brice's Soldiers' Guide from
a newspaper, 1826. Family letters, 1830-1835; bills and receipts. Letter, c.
1700, signed by Daniel Dulany, Sr., (badly damaged). Copy (n. d.) of 1659
order to Dutch to leave land in Maryland. Deeds to Brice lands in Anna-
polis, 1713-1717. Two deeds from Cecil Calvert-to J. Smith, 1660, and to
Richard Barthohnay (Bartholmay's Neck), 1672. Tobacco accounts, 1717-
1740, John Brice, Edmund Jennings, Charles Carroll. Miscellaneous items,
1740-1758, and undated. Account book, 1807. Genealogical notes on Sarah
Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough, and her will (n. d.). Deed of Thomas
Jennings to Henry Dorsey. Business letters of Thomas Jennings and John
Brice. Affidavit of Philip Jones re a boundary, 1746. Newspaper clipping,
1854, giving history of the Jennings family in reference to the Jennings
estate in England.
c. 170 items, 1660-1853.
 

233. BRICE PROTEST BOOK, MS.138
Depositions taken before John Brice, Deputy Notary Public, being state-
ments of masters of vessels concerning loss and damage sustained by the
party making the protest, sealed by John Brice. Includes full copies of
charter parties and agreements, with considerable data on the tobacco
trade contained in the depositions.
1 vol., 1734-1743.
 

234. BRIGGS ALBUM, MS.139
Verse and prose writings, original and copied, begun by Sarah B. Briggs
of Alexandria, Virginia, and continued by her and by Deborah Stabler in
Montgomery County, Maryland.
1 vol., 1828-1840.
 
MS. 1716 ISAAC BRIGGS, SR. PAPERS
Papers of engineer and surveyor (I 763-1825): letter to his wife Hannah
describing the Mississippi Territory, 1804; bill for food, 1820-24; photo-
copy (location of original unknown) of membership in the Literary and
Philosophical Society of New York, 1818; diary maintained while working
on the Erie Canal, 1817-19, with a description of a boat trip from New
York to Albany, 1817, account of work done on the canal, and expenses
and supplies.
6 items, 1804-24

235. BRIGGS, ISAAC, NOTEBOOK, MS.146
Volume contains survey notes on Erie Canal, and sample practical trigo-
nometry problems, by Isaac Briggs, c. 1817. Transcription, made by Isaac
Briggs, Jr., of a journal of his father's journey to Ohio, 1824. Account by
Hannah Briggs of her husband's death, January, 1825.
1 vol., 1817-1825.
 

236. BRIGGS-STABLER PAPERS, MS.147
Personal, business, and family papers of Isaac Briggs and James P. Stabler
families (latter from Sharon, Sandy Springs, Maryland, and forming center
of family spread into Ohio). Important subjects include Georgia lands;
steam engines; survey of Mississippi territory; visit with Jefferson and
Madison, 1804; New Orleans, 1804; Creek Indians, 1805; Louisiana Terri-
tory; cotton and woollen factories; Erie Canal; Quaker affairs (Sarah B.
Stabler a well known Quaker poetess); Albany, New York, 1818; Wilming-
ton, Delaware, 1815-1817; James River and other Virginia canals; visit
with Jefferson, 1820; firm of Briggs and Gamble (John Gamble); settlement
and frontier life in Ohio from 1826; homeopathic medicine; Thompsonian-
ism; farming and attempted silk culture at Sharon; 19th century medicine
and country medical practices, etc.; letters, vouchers and receipts, Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad, 1830-1834.
19 boxes and 18 vols., 1793-1910.
 

237. BRISCOE COLLECTION, MS.1089
Genealogical material on various members of the Briscoe family; pro-
grammes of D.A.R. meetings and other patriotic functions (Alexina Briscoe
and others were members of D.A.R., National Society of Magna Carta
Dames); baby book of Charles W. L. Briscoe. Scrapbook of Civil War
and reconstruction clippings.
1 box, mid 19th-20th centuries.
 

238. BROOKE ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.148
Vol. 1, day book of James Brooke, 1742-1769, with full entries for corn,
wheat, tobacco, brandy, cider, venison, etc. Numerous notations of work
performed. Vol. 2, journal of Roger Brooke for 1793-1807, of Brooke Grove;
includes expenses in detail for building the house in 1793.
2 vols., 1742-1807.
 

239. BROOKE-HOPKINS LETTERBOOK, MS.150
Correspondence of members of Brooke and Hopkins families, pasted into
one volume. Includes Mary Brooke's description of Quaker meetings, 1785-
1801; Samuel Brooke's descriptions and reports from New York, Pbila-
delphia, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and Marlborough, Ohio, 1792-1841.
Letters from Dorothy Hopkins to her sisters in Montgomery County, c.
1825-1857 (letters from Baltimore).
1 vol., 1785-1878.
 

240. BROOKE, MARY, ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1498
Account book, 1940-1960, of Mary Brooke, containing accounts of the
money spent by her on groceries, clothing, etc. Receipts from Olney Foods.
1 vol., 1940-1960.
 

241. BROOKE PAPERS, MS.1162
Miscellaneous business papers of Roger Brooke and various descendants,
1754-1852. Include several engineering items by Isaac Briggs, 1817. Some
verse, unknown origin, mid 19th century. Ledgers, surveyor's notes; map
of Mississippi River from 33'N to Gulf of Mexico. Population and other
numerical tables. Miscellaneous Brooke family receipts.
45 items, 1754-1852.
 

242. BROOKEVILLE ACADEMY MINUTE BOOKS, MS.149
Proceedings of meetings of trustees of Brookeville Academy, Montgomery
County, Maryland, founded 1815 and continuing as a separate school until
1909; include listings of regulations to be observed by staff and scholars,
etc., information on courses, boarding house.
2 vols., 1822-1934.
 
MS. 2273 JOSEPH W. BROOKS PAPERS
Miscellaneous financial records of Joseph W. Brooks of Madison, Mary-
land for ship construction and repairs.
Microfilm only; location of originals unknown.
1 reel (no. 469), 1882, 1892-93, 1900-02, 1912-22, 1933-35
 

243. BROOKS PAPERS, MS.1218
Letters from William Brooks in Oporto, Portugal, to his brother, James
Brooks, in Annapolis. Concern the wine trade, customs, and people of
Portugal. Miscellaneous letters to James Brooks.
11 items, 1764-1780. Available on microfilm (no. 505)
 

244. BROWN ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.151
Account book of Cornelius Brown, tanner, of Washington County, 1847-
1887. Shows skins sold (with corresponding amounts in cash), work or
bark supplied.
1 vol., 1847-1887.
 

245. BROWN CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOKS, MS.152
Collection of newspaper clippings relating to the Civil War, collected by
George William Brown, Mayor of Baltimore, 1860-1861. Clippings cover
entire period of war.
2 vols., 1861-1865.
 

246. BROWN, CORNELIUS COMEGYE, ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.153
Account books of Cornelius Comegye Brown, fruit grower of West Reardon,
Kent County. Mainly records of sales of apples, strawberries, peaches,
pears; loose bills and receipts. Letter giving background material on the
collection.
3 vols. and 1 box, 1851-1924.
 

247. BROWN, GEORGE D., NOTEBOOK OF COOKERY, MS.165
MS. recipes collected by George D. Brown of various delicacies and des-
serts, contributed by different persons from their personal collections.
1 vol., ? early 20th century.
 

248. BROWN, GEORGE DOBBIN, SCRAPBOOKS, MS.154
Six scrapbooks-1) Album of small paintings; 2) Theater programs; 3)
Recipe book; 4) Two sketchbooks, 1833, containing printed engravings and
cartoons; 5) Scrapbook of clippings on House Bill 363, called "Lawyers'
Hill Bill" or "Pennsylvania Cut-Off Bill."
6 vols., 1833-1906.
 
MS. 2398 GEORGE WILLIAM BROWN PAPERS
Letters from George William Brown (1812-90) to his brother-in-law,
Dr. George Shattuck and other family members: Brown's imprisonment
at Fort Warren in Boston as a Southern sympathizer, 1861-62, comment-
Ing on prison life, politics, Civil War battles, and hopes for parole. Letter
from Arthur George Brown, 1862, about preparations for conflict in
Baltimore and attitudes toward the war.
25 items, 1861-62
 

249. BROWN LETTER BOOK, MS.155
Letterpress book containing three chapters of autobiographical narrative
of Colored Sambo by John Brown (1800-1859).
1 vol., 1859. RESTRICTED
 

250. BROWN NOTEBOOK, MS.164
Notebook containing "Heads of course of lectures on the principles and
practice of physick delivered by John Brown, 1778-1779." No further details
known.
1 vol., 1778-1779.
 
MS. 2428 THOMAS M. BROWN COLLECTION
Deposition and bond relating to the seizure of a Baltimore-owned ship,
New Light, near Rio de Janeiro commanded by Thomas M. Brown and
owned by Samuel Philips, Thomas Pierce, and Samuel Hurbbut.
5 items, 1865
 
MS. 2136 BROWN-TILYARD PAPERS
Letters to Virginia Ann Brown from various family members about the
family, the sale of slaves in 1853, and the 1862 imprisonment of her uncle;
letters to Virginia Ann Brown from Philip Tilyard on his Civil War
experiences, the military future of Baltimore, and secessionist sympathies,
1861-62; will of Philip Tilyard, 1902; letter from J. S. Nicholson to Angelo
Tilyard about experiences aboard a troop ship which stopped in Havana,
1848; spiritual diary of John Moule, 1798, and religious writings of Joseph
Moule, 1798-1800; numerous genealogical notes and family records per-
taining to the Brown, Tilyard, and Moule families; apprentice paper,
1824, and indenture, 1828, of John Chamberlain; mortgages and burial
plot certificates of John and Rebecca Chamberlain, 1847-48; wills of John
and Rebecca Chamberlain, 1897 and 1886 respectively; photocopy of an
unsigned account of the Baltimore fire, 1904.
1 box,1794-1908
 

251. BROWN, WARNER, STOCK APPRAISAL, MS.1153
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