CABLE LETTERBOOK, MS.171
Letterbook and account book of Thomas Cable, merchant of Eastern Shore
of Virginia, concerned in tobacco trade, shipments of general cargo
to the
West Indies.
1 vol., 1722-1757.
CADWALADER PAPERS, MS.1223
Four letters from William Carmichael to John Cadwalader, 1777. Extract
from a letter of General Joseph Trumbull to William Williams, Congress-
man, urging immediate acceptance of the resignation of General Joseph
Reed, November 18, 1776. Review from the Fireside Visitor of Washington
Irving's The Life of Washington, mainly derogatory comments on General
Reed, 1865. MS. copy of a letter of Washington to Generals Wayne and
Irvine, defending his appointment of Major MacPherson to a position
of
command, 1780, August 11th. Letter of Robert Morris to Phineas Bond,
Esq., 1805, April 4th. "Order of March" and "Order of Battle" for the
Sullivan-Clinton Campaign, 1779.
9 items, 1776-1856.
CALLUM PAPERS, MS.1607
Correspondence of Preston Dixon Callum concerning compensation for
traffic accidents, zoning studies, traffic laws, highway safety, from
the time
of the first Baltimore Safety Council up to 1951. Correspondents include
Governor Albert C. Ritchie, Mayor Howard Jackson, Governor Herbert
R.
O'Conor, and Governor Harry W. Nice. Several invitations to official
func-
tions, including the dinner given in honor of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
at the Lyric Theater, October, 1927.
40 items, 1927-1958.
CALVERT AND DARNALL WILLS, MS.172
Extracts from British archives of data pertaining to Calvert and Darnall
families (wills, etc.), mainly from Prerogative Court of Canterbury
and
High Court of justice.
1 box, 17th century.
CALVERT, CHARLES B., NOTEBOOKS, MS.173
Plats of tracts of land north of Bladensburg owned by Charles Calvert,
1849 (partially surveyed and recorded by Calvert). Tables of measure-
ments of these plats. Plats of Friendship and Yarrow with copy of opinion
of Luther Martin concerning the resurvey of these tracts, 1819.
1 vol., 1819-1849.
CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COLLECTION, MS. 1975
Books, memos, and correspondence relative to the construction, licen-
sing, design, and environmental consequences of the Calvert Cliffs
Nuclear
Power Plant built by the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company.
2 boxes, 1971-73
CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COLLECTION, MS. 1975.1
Papers and correspondence relating to the construction, safety, and
environmental impact of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant con-
structed by the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company: correspondence
between the United States Atomic Energy Commission and the Chesa-
peake Environmental Protection, Inc.; diagrams, charts, safety analyses,
and studies concerned with the impact on the Chesapeake Bay and
surrounding Maryland counties.
1 box, 1971-74
CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COLLECTION, MS. 1975.2
Papers relating to the safety, licensing, and environmental impact
of
the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant: safety reports; emergency plan;
license application; technical specifications; environmental report.
9 items, 1970-72
CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND, RENT ROLL, MS.1065
Typewritten transcript of the Rent Roll of Calvert County, Maryland,
for
the years 1651-1723. Prepared from the original MS. in the Calvert
Papers
(MS.174), for the Maryland Historical Society, by Dr. Christopher Johnston.
1 vol., 1651-1723.
CALVERT FAMILY COLLECTION, MS. 2258
Photocopies from A Collection of Letters and State Papers (London:
Leonard
Howard, 1753-56); four letters from George Calvert (1580-1632) to "Lord-
ship" about criminal legal matters, including the trial of several
persons
accused of collusion with the Dutch; seven letters from Philip Calvert
(fl.
1656-68) and two from Charles Calvert (1629-1715), all to Richard
Nichols, about aid in the settling of such matters as the theft of
some
clothing and a slave by Thomas Nettingham, the Indian Wars, possible
restraints on the planting of tobacco, shipping; a record of ships
entering
the district of Potomac River in Maryland noted by naval officer John
Coode; an account of John Rousby, receiver of Patuxent district.
Photocopies only; originals at the Huntington Library and Folger
Library.
Register available.
Pedley, 201, 277, 281-82, 586 16 items, 1619-1709
CALVERT FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2271
Photocopies and transcripts of the wills of Frederick Calvert (1731-71),
sixth Lord Baltimore, and his illegitimate son, Henry Harford (b. 1760).
Location of originals unknown.
Pedley, 277, 281-82 4 items, 1770, 1835
CALVERT, GEORGE H., PAPERS, MS.1221
Letters to George H. Calvert from relatives and friends, religious
poetry,
miscellaneous material. Printed copy of New England-A Poem, suggested
by the Litchfield County Centennial Festival, Aug. 13-14, 1851, by
J. W.
Dutcher.
35 items, 1828-1878.
CALVERT PAPERS, MS.174
Large collection of family papers relating to the early history of
the Province
of Maryland. Include Cecil Calvert's instructions to the colonists;
records
of Council, Assembly and Courts; rent rolls, 1640-1761. Material on
Indian
affairs, relations with Virginia. Letters from Philemon Lloyd, E. Jennings,
Daniel Dulany, Benjamin Tasker, Horatio Sharpe and others. Important
material on boundary disputes (William Penn, Delaware Peninsula, etc.)
-
This material includes court proceedings, surveyors reports, and maps.
Items on Avalon; patents and bounds of the Province. Calvert family
grants,
deeds, etc., relating to land in England; personal letters, heraldic
docu-
ments, etc. A complete printed calendar of this collection is available.
1300 items, 1621-1775. Available on microfilm (nos. 307-312, 672-677)
CALVERT PAPERS (ADDITIONAL), MS.174.1
Group of 9 items, mainly correspondence between Leonard Calvert and
Sir
Richard Lechford, 1633-38, at the period of foundation of Maryland.
Also
included is MS. of Rev. Andrew Whites A Briefe Relation of the Voyage
Unto Maryland, May, 1634. Typescript of a decree of Leonard Calvert
appointing Sir Richard Lechford as his representative (original owned
by
the Society of the Ark and the Dove, but deposited at Maryland Historical
Society).
9 items, 1633-1638.
CALVERT PAPERS COLLECTION, MS. 1969
Letters and telegrams concerning the attempt to locate the Calvert
family papers (now MS. 174 and 174. 1) in England by the Maryland
Historical Society.
See Richard J. Cox, "A History of the Calvert Papers, MS. 174,"
Maryland Histori'cal Magazine 68 (September 1973): 309-22.
1 box,1886-89,1943
CALVERT STREET STATION CORNERSTONE PAPERS, MS.189
Contents of the cornerstone of Calvert Street Station, Baltimore &
Susque-
hanna Railroad. Include newspapers, 1849, almanac, Bible, laws and
ordi-
nances of the railroad, memorandum on resetting of the cornerstone,
1891,
City Directory, 1849. Lists of personnel of the railroad; lists of
locomotives
and types of cars.
1 box, 1848-1891.
CALVERT SUGAR REFINING COMPANY ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.197
Accounts of Calvert Sugar Refining Company; include miscellaneous
accounts, 1874, and 3 vols.: journal, 1875-1889, showing receipts and
dis-
bursements; ledger with records of dividends paid; check book, 1875-1881.
1 pkg. and 3 vols., 1874-1889.
CAMERON FAMILY PAPERS, MS.1222
Letters, business documents, and school copybooks: of and relating
to the
Cameron family of Cecil County, Maryland, 1728-1836. Include plats
of
Coxes Park. Also in the collection are the Cecil Whig, Elkton, July
3, 1852,
and a broadside Address of Hon. Charles B. Calvert to voters of the
5th
Congressional District of Maryland, July 8, 1863.
23 items, 1728-1863.
CAMPBELL-DONALD McILVAIN, JAMES MASON, PAPERS, MS. 1844
Letters between James Mason Campbell (1810-69), a Baltimore lawyer,
and his cousin Donald McIlvain (1801-84) of Liverpool, England, 1824-
35: United States politics, specifically the Jackson and Van Buren
admin-
istrations, the tariff, internal improvements, and the United States
Bank;
mentions Campbell's thoughts on marriage, social life, the growth of
Baltimore, and the study of law.
Other papers: 1860 letter from Campbell to Gov. Washington Hunt of
New York discussing conditions existing in the United States, particularly
in Maryland and the South, immediately preceding the Civil War; a letter
from Campbell to Marshall Bonifant concerning the sentiments of the
late
Chief justice Roger B. Taney towards lawyer Montgomery Blair; a letter
from Samuel Ringgold to Campbell; a notice of sale of a lot in Baltimore,
James Mason Campbell, trustee.
15 items, 1829-64
CAMPBELL-WARFIELD PAPERS, MS. 2220
Baltimore dry goods merchant (1770-1846): letters between James
Campbell and his son, James Mason Campbell, and letters to Campbell
from business associates James Ritchie and John W. Oldfield about James
Mason Campbell's education, conducted at Eton, England (1818-19) and
at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (1825-26), family news
and
James Mason Campbell's impressions of England, the state of the English
textile market, fluctuations in the cost of cotton, and trends in clothing
styles; letters from Daniel Warfield, Jr. (1831-70) to his wife, Mary
Hutchinson Warfield, which contain family news, 1854-68; a few letters
of a personal nature of the Hutchinson family of Pittsburgh and the
Warfield family.
21 items, 1817-68
CANNON, LUCY A., PAPERS, MS.198
Diary of Lucy A. Cannon, kept near Natchez, Mississippi, April, 1864-
March, 1865. Contains Civil War material. Letterbook of W. Shipp,
Natchez, with letters to commercial agents in various parts of the
United
States, November, 1823-May, 1826. Pencil sketches in the last part
of the
volume include two of Baltimore scenes. Autograph book of Mary Shipp,
most of the entries being dated in Baltimore, 1845-1847.
3 vols., c. 1823-1865.
CANOE REGATTA SCRAPBOOK, MS.218
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to the Arundel Boat Club
and its annual regattas.
1 vol., 1914-1920.
CANTON PERMANENT BUILDING ASSOCIATION RECORDS, MS. 2206
Minutes of shareholders' meetings: accounts; election of officers;
lists of
members for the Canton Permanent Building Association, number one,
1894-1936, and the Canton Bauverain, number three, 1871-78.
13 items, 1871-1936
CAREY SCRAPBOOK, MS.976
Volume with clippings on political and military subjects relating to
the
Civil War, 1861-1865. Kept by Miss Helen Hamilton Carey.
1 vol., 1861-1865.
CARMICHAEL, WILLIAM, PAPERS, MS. 1698
Letters to William Carmichael (d. 1795) from the Marquis de Lafayette,
Silas Deane, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, and Baron de Kalb:
Carmichael's devotion to the Revolutionary War; "conduct" of the war;
Lafayette's views on America and its people; Spain's interest in America;
free trade; the Constitution.
Photocopies only; originals in House of Representatives Collection,
National Archives.
Pedley, 275 17 items, 1776-88
CARMICHAEL, WILLIAM, PAPERS, MS. 2143
Papers of Revolutionary leader and diplomat (d. 1795): two letters
from
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, 1779, discussing financial policies
of the
Continental Congress, various intelligence reports, the progress of
the
Revolutionary War; letter from Gouverneur Morris, 1784, assuring Car-
michael of the retention of his diplomatic post in Spain and outlining
his
plan for the elimination of the public debt; letter from George Washington,
1785, acknowledging a gift from the King of Spain and discussing Great
Britain's trade policy; letters from Richard Bennett Carmichael, 1782
and
1787, about local and family news, health, property; letter from Nicholas
Shelby, 1791, concerning a shipment of goods to Spain; a will of William
Tilghman, 1739; undated notes about a family deed.
10 items, 1739, 1779-91
CAROLINE COUNTY RECORDS, MS.199
Records of Caroline County, Maryland, between 1783-1827. Include Poll
List, 1800, for General Assembly election, Road Books, 1801-1816, 1827,
Tax
List, 1845, Court Minutes, March, 1783-May, 1791.
1 box, 1783-1827.
CARROLL, A. E., PAPERS, MS.1224
Correspondence of Anna Ella Carroll with many well-known public figures.
Large group of papers concerning claims for the planning of the Tennessee
Campaign. Copies of letters to public figures on current affairs. Letters
to
her family from Texas. Manuscripts on John Minor Botts (26 pp.) and
other subjects.
c. 550 items, 1854-1890.
CARROLL, CHARLES, BARRISTER, COMMONPLACE BOOK, MS.207
Volume contains holograph articles by Charles Carroll, Barrister, on
taxa-
tion and the public debt, c. 1776.
1 vol., c. 1776.
CARROLL, CHARLES, DOCTOR, OF ANNAPOLIS, LAND CERTIFICATES, MS.210
Land certificates of Dr. Charles Carroll of Annapolis, 1658-1764 (510
pages), entitled Collection of Land Certificates chiefly in Baltimore
and
Anne Arundel Counties, To which is added, A List of Postponed Certificates
for the years 1703-1734,1766...
1 vol., 1658-1766.
CARROLL, CHARLES, DOCTOR, OF ANNAPOLIS, LETTERBOOKS, MS.208
Letterbooks of Dr. Charles Carroll of Annapolis, for years 1722-1731
(includes business accounts, 1716-1731); 1742-1752; 1752-1755 (includes
letterbook of Charles Carroll, Barrister, for 1755-1769). Topics covered
by
letters are business and personal.
3 vols., 1722-1769.
CARROLL, CHARLES, DOCTOR, OF ANNAPOLIS, LETTERBOOK, MS.208.1
Letterbook of Dr. Charles Carroll of Annapolis, including letters written
to
business associates in London, and to son, Charles Carroll, Barrister,
in
Lisbon, Portugal. Some pencilled notes on Carroll genealogy and recipes
are on blank pages in another and more modem hand.
1 vol., 1731-1748.
CARROLL, CHARLES, OF ANNAPOLIS, ACCOUNTS, MS.211
Account book of Charles Carroll of Annapolis (father of Charles Carroll
of Carrollton), including entries for receipts, expenditures on rents,
etc.
1 vol., 1754-1784.
CARROLL, CHARLES, OF ANNAPOLIS, ACCOUNTS, MS.211.1
Accounts of Charles Carroll of Annapolis as administrator of affairs
of
Daniel Carroll and Charles Carroll of Duddington (nephew).
1 vol., c. 1730-1757.
CARROLL, CHARLES, OF ANNAPOLIS, LETTERBOOK, MS.214
Letters from Charles Carroll of Annapolis to Clement Hill and Basil
War-
ing, in regard to his dispute with his nephew, Charles Carroll of Dudding-
ton, whose affairs he had administered. Messrs. Hill and Waring became
arbitrators in the dispute, 1759.
1 vol., 1757-1761.
CARROLL, CHARLES, OF CARROLLTON, BICENTENNIAL CORRESPONDENCE, MS.212
Correspondence pertaining to the preparations for the Memorial Book
for
the Bicentennial Celebration of the birth of Charles Carroll of Carrollton,
1937.
1 pkg., c. 1937.
CARROLL, CHARLES, OF CARROLLTON, COLLECTION MS. 1932
Photocopies of papers of Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832)
collected by Dr. Thomas O'Brien Hanley for his microfilm edition. Ma-
jority of papers are from the Maryland Historical Society although
a
number of other institutions also are represented.
Collection restricted to microfilm (nos. 1090-92). See Thomas O'Brien
Hanley, Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Charles Carroll Papers
(Wilming-
ton: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1972).
7 boxes, 1749-1832
CARROLL, CHARLES, OF CARROLLTON, COLLECTION, MS. 1893
Collection of items (mainly letters) written to, by, or about Charles
Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832): his education in France; "Bohemia
Manor"; "Carrollton"; the Baltimore Company; the house of Charles
Carroll, Jr., "Folly"; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ground breaking;
Carroll's estate; internal improvements on the Potomac River; the Mary
Washington monument. Correspondents: Charles Carroll of Annapolis;
Charles Carroll, Barrister; Benjamin Tasker; Walter Dulany; David
McMechan; Ignatius Davis; Cornelius Howard; Robert Young Brent;
Richard Caton.
Pedley, 298-305, 312, 314-15 30 items, 1758-1854, 1967
CARROLL, CHARLES, OF CARROLLTON, CORRESPONDENCE, MS.215
Eight letters from Charles Carroll of Carrollton to his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Harriet Chew Carroll, 1817-1829. One letter, June 1, 1804, to
Charles
Carroll, Jr., of Homewood.
9 items, 1804,1817-1829.
CARROLL, CHARLES, OF CARROLLTON, CORRESPONDENCE WITH SON, MS.203
Correspondence of Charles Carroll of Carrollton with his son, Charles
Carroll, Jr., in New York and Baltimore. Family news, personal affairs,
and
advice to his son on finances, 1797-1828. Collection is typed copies.
2 vols., 1797-1828.
CARROLL, CHARLES, OF CARROLLTON, INVENTORY OF REAL ESTATE, MS.205
Printed copy of will of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, 1831, and MS.
inven-
tory of his real estate (200 pp.), 1833.
1 vol., 1831-1833.
CARROLL, CHARLES, OF CARROLLTON, JOURNAL, MS.209
Personal diary of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, for the years 1792-1802.
1 vol., 1792-1802.
CARROLL, CHARLES, OF CARROLLTON, LETTERBOOK, MS.203.1
VolumeWITH45 letters of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, mainly to English
friends, with comments on the political situation in America, reception
of
the Stamp ACT,ETC.CORRESPONDENTS courts. Include legal opinions, sworn
statements before justices of the
Peace, claims against estates, deeds to land, etc. Material relating
to
Orphans'Court, Cecil County.
2 boxes, 1810-1866.
CARROLL, JR., DR. DOUGLAS G., DIARIES, MS. 1851
Diaries of Baltimore physician (1915-77): sports (racing and hunting);
social life; traveling in Europe and the United States; his studies
and
readings (student at Gilman Country School, Yale University, and Johns
Hopkins Medical School); the development of his religious views (secretary
of the Yale University Christian Association); his involvement in the
peace
movement of the 1930s; his hopes for improvement of civic life in Balti-
more; medicine (residency at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston
and in the Army medical corps in Australia and the Philippines during
World War II). Some diaries contain pencil sketches, letters, and news-
paper clippings.
Not to be quoted directly until 2003 and never to be used in a manner
derogatory to anyone mentioned.
Pedley, 348 3 boxes, 1923-46
CARROLL FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 1998
Gaelic-English genealogy of the Carroll family, possibly made at the
request of Charles Carroll of Carrollton; illustrated genealogy of
the
Carroll family of Ireland made for John Nicholas Carroll by J. Bernard
Burke of Ulster in 1875 and several related letters.
Restricted to photocopies in the Society's library.
Pedley, 291-317 1 box, late 18th century, 1875-76
CARROLL FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 1873
Letters from Charles Carroll, Barrister (1723-83) to his father, Dr.
Charles Carroll of Annapolis (1691-1755), 1735-41: school expenses,
studies, and daily life; correspondents include Dr. Charles Carroll
of
Annapolis, Nicholas Carroll, John Henry Carroll, John McTavish, and
H.
G. Rieman. Other papers, ca. 1732-1900: correspondence on Carroll
genealogy, Carroll estate matters, family news; deeds dealing with
Carroll
family estate, the "Caves," in Baltimore County.
Pedley, 291, 293-94, 1533 1 box,1730-1926
CARROLL, JOHN NICHOLAS, PAPERS, MS. 2248
Certificate of indebtedness to Carroll (1847-1926) from the Grand
Consistory of Maryland, 1871; inventory of contents of the "Caves"
in
Baltimore County, the residence of Carroll, ca. 1890; accounts of the
"Caves," 1874.
3 items, 1871-90
CARROLL, LOUIS G., COMMONPLACE BOOK, MS. 2282
Quotations from philosophers; poems; epigrams; metaphors; anagrarns,
several small pencil drawings.
1 vol., 1812
CARROLL, MARY ANN ROGERS, PAPERS, MS. 2405
Miscellaneous papers: a letter of 1825 from Charles Carroll of Carrollton
to Mary Ann Rogers Carroll about an inheritance through her late
husband; slave bills of sale, 1854 and undated; letter of Henry Carroll,
1802, to his daughter Mary Ann; three commonplace books and a text
book for French language lessons. 20 items, 1802-1906
CARROLL-ROGERS FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2109
Land records, accounts, and marriage records of the related families
of
Carroll and Rogers of Baltimore County; papers of Charles Carroll of
Annapolis (1702-82), Benjamin Rogers, Daniel Carroll of Duddington
(I 730-96), and Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1 73 7-1832).
23 items, 1702-1833
CARROLL, ROBERT GOODLOE HARPER, PAPERS, MS. 1683
Civil War letters from Carroll (b. 1840) to his wife, Ella Thompson
Carroll: the Army of Northern Virginia; camp life and the battles of
Gettysburg and Spottsylvania Courthouse. A letter from Albert Henry
Carroll (Harper Carroll's brother) and travel permit for Mrs. Ella
Carroll.
17 items, 1861-65
CARSON, JOHN, PAPERS, MS. 1903
Merchant in Port Deposit, Cecil County: letters pertaining to the sale
or rental of property, payment of debts, and orders for clothing, lumber,
and animal traps from William Carson, John C. Clarke, Albert Constable,
John C. Groome, John W. Randolph, George W. Richard.
1 1 items, 1829-53
CARTER, ROBERT, ACCOUNT BOOK, MS. 2439
Ledger, mostly of rents, of Robert Carter (1 728-1804), businessman
and
landlord in Baltimore.
1 vol., 1803
CARVER, ANNA M., DIARY, MS. 2113
Autobiography and diary of Anna M. Carver (1845-1917) with details
of trips to Mount Vernon, Virginia, Gettysburg, and Boston: comments
on the Murray family (including genealogy); childbirth; widowhood;
old
age.
1 vol., 1845-1917
CECIL COUNTY POOR SCHOOL FUND RECORDS, MS. 2080
Accounts, bills, receipts of payments to teachers from the Orphans'
Court of Cecil County, trustee of the poor school fund.
13 items, 1826-56
CECIL COUNTY ROAD PETITIONS, MS.1232
Petitions for laying out and opening roads in Cecil County, signed
by the
inhabitants.
18 items, c. 1801.
CECIL COUNTY TAX RECORDS, MS. 1929
Tax lists from the following hundreds of Cecil County: Manor, Milford,
North Susquehanna, Octororah, South Milford, Back Creek, West Sassaf-
rass, South Susquehanna, Bohemia Manor, Elk, Middle Neck, North
Sassafrass.
1 box, 1761
CEDAR POINT METHODIST EPISCOPAL YOUNG PEOPLE'S
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION RECORD BOOK, MS.226
Record book with roll and minutes of the Young People's Christian Asso-
ciation of the Cedar Point Methodist Episcopal Church in Saint Mary's
County, 1889-1891.
1 vol., 1889-1891.
CENTRAL STABLES ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.959
9 vols. of accounts pertaining to the Central Stables, Lexington Street,
run
by John and Colin Stewart. Dates covered are 1856-1907. Cash books,
1879-
1891, show expenses and receipts for coffins, hearses, cemetery expenses,
etc.
Account book, 1886-1893, has wages paid to employees; other receipt,
cash,
and daybooks have similar entries, including number of horses and buggies
rented, net amount of work performed daily, etc. Included is account
book
of Reinhard Schaefer, employee of the stables, 1882-1891. Record book
of
ground rents due on houses in Saratoga Street and Columbia and Myrtle
Avenues.
9 vols., 1856-1907.
EMMANUEL CHAMBERS FOUNDATION, INC. RECORDS, MS. 2435
Records, minutes, and finances of a charitable foundation established
by Emmanuel Chambers (1861-1945) through his bequest and dissolved
in 1972. Principal benefactors include the Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Prov-
ident Hospital, and Morgan State College.
3 vols., 1945-72
CHAMBERS, EZEKIEL, PAPERS, MS.1233
Miscellaneous group of receipts, family and business (law) correspondence.
Includes a partial list of taxables for Kent County, 1813.
1 folder, c. 1798-1862.
CHAPMAN ACCOUNT BOOK, MS-225
Ledger kept by Henry H. Chapman from 1794-1821. Shows purchases
made for various persons in return for shares in wheat and tobacco
crops.
Among the accounts fisted are those of Dr. John Chapman's estate, Samuel
Jones's estate, Daniel of St. Thomas jenifer, McDonough Charity School,
Richard R. Swann.
1 vol., 1794-1821.
CHAPMAN, JOHN LEE, DAY BOOK, MS.1546
Account book of the Chapman Glass Company in Baltimore, 1831-1832.
The signature of William Baker under that of John Lee Chapman is that
of
Chapman's associate in the business. Pasted over many of the pages
are
newspaper clippings from 1868-1869 describing the problems of the West-
ern Maryland Railway and events in the city of Baltimore.
1 vol., 1831-1832 (1868-1869).
CHAPMAN FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2036
Land and financial records of this Maryland family; letters and papers
of Lottle Chapman Antrim (1868-1947) concerning her search for ances-
tors who were Revolutionary War soldiers; manuscript histories of Mount
Paran Church and the Principio Company; records of the sale of slaves.
2 boxes, 1744-1969
CHARCOAL CLUB SCRAPBOOK, MS. 2363
Scrapbook of materials concerning the Charcoal Club's research into
and celebrations of an imaginary Maryland painter named Ignatius
Loyola Glutz.
1 vol., 1927-69
CHARLEMONT STORE LEDGER, MS.1085
Ledger, 1817-1818, of a store at Charlemont, Maryland, owner's name
unknown. Daily entries show sales of n-im, yard goods, hardware, tobacco,
general groceries, etc.
1 vol., 1817-1818.
CHARLES COUNTY COURT RECORDS, MS.227
Photostatic copies of Liber A, Charles County Court, dating from June,
1658-December, 1662.
1 vol., 1658-1662.
CHARLES COUNTY LAND RECORDS INDEX, MS.235
Unidentified index to Charles County land records, with alphabetical
list-
ing of tracts of land together with acreages of each tract.
1 pkg., n. d.
CHARLES STREET AVENUE COMPANY RECORD BOOK, MS.228
Minutes and accounts of this organization, which was chartered in 1854
to
develop and run Charles Street Avenue, Baltimore County. Volume dates
from 1864-1935, and includes figures on tolls charged and collected
to 1897.
1 vol., 1864-1935.
CHASE HOME BOOK, MS.969
Negative photocopies of papers and letters to the Chase family of Maryland
(especially Annapolis). Letters are to and from Rev. Richard Chase,
c. 1734,
Rev. Thomas Chase (1703-1779), Thomas Chase, Matilda (Mrs. Thomas)
Chase, judge Jeremiah Townley Chase, judge Samuel Chase, Ann Chase.
Also correspondence between Mary (Marianne) Caton, Robert G. Harper,
and Miss Ann Chase. Genealogical material on the Chase, Townley, and
Townley-Chase families.
125 items, 1714-1850.
CHASE, JEREMIAH T. AND RICHARD, PAPERS, MS.278
Accounts of the estate of Richard Chase (father of Jeremiah T. Chase)
and
inventory of his property, 1757-1758. Accounts of the two Chases with
Wil-
liam Holton of London. Papers on suit of J. T. Chase to collect interest
from
J. Stevenson, 1760-1780 (Daniel Dulany, Chase's lawyer). Bills and
receipts
of J. T. Chase in account with Samuel and Thomas Chase, 1790-1817.
Papers relating to J. T. Chase's suit against Maryland Legislature
for back
compensation, 1818. Richard Loockerman's suit over settlement of J.
T.
Chases estate, 1834-1850. Miscellaneous items on principal Chase lands,
letters from D. Bowley, and letters from Hester Anne Chase.
1 box, 1736-1850.
CHASE NOTEBOOKS, MS.229
English translation of The Punicks by Silius Italicus, made by Rev.
Thomas
Chase.
4 vols., 1759.
CHASE PAPERS, MS.1235
Letters to and from Samuel Chase on various legal and financial matters.
Include letters to unknown addressee on Revolutionary War, 1775-1777.
Bond for Samuel Chase re Bank of England stock, June, 1763. correspond-
ents include Samuel Chase, Jr., John F. Mercer, Ninian Pinkney, James
Winchester, William Pinkney, David M. Randolph, Edmund Lee, Samuel
Stringer, Luther Martin. Statement of family property in London by
Samuel Chase (n. d.).
31 items, 1777-1807 and n. d.
CHASE, SAMUEL, CHECK BOOK, MS.275
Check book contains stubs of checks drawn by Samuel Chase on the Office
of Discount and Deposit in Baltimore, showing amounts and purposes
of
withdrawals. Checks are identified as uniquely Chase's by means of
musical
notes on treble clef.
1 vol., 1806-1811.
CHASE, SAMUEL, LETTERS, MS.1234
Photocopies of letters of Samuel Chase and family, 1741-1811, mainly
from
originals in the Virginia Historical Society. Correspondence of Dr.
Douglas
G. Carroll, 1955-1962, with various repositories concerning Chase
manuscripts.
1 portfolio, 1741-1811, 1955-1962.
CHASSEUR AND ROLLA SHIPS' LOGS, MS.689
Log of the private an-ned brig Chasseur, kept by Thomas Boyle, Captain,
leaving New York, December 23, 1814, and returning March, 1815 after
news of the signing of the peace. Accounts of various activities, especially
the engagement with the English schooner St. Lawrence (commanded
by Lieutenant James E. Gordon). Log attested by John Dichter, Lieutenant
on the Chasseur and H. P. Cathill, Prize Master. Log of the schooner
Rolla,
Master James Dortoy, November, 1812-january, 1813, calling at New
London, Providence, etc. Contains conventional information on ship-board
activities and the weather. Log attested at Baltimore, but attestation
incom-
plete, so keeper of log unknown (presumably captain of vessel).
2 vols., 1812-1815. Available on microfilm (no. 373)
CHAVANNES, FRANK STRADDON, PAPERS, MS. 1833
Business papers, mostly related to Chavannes's (1870-1959) company,
the Chesapeake Iron Works: wills; social security claims; naturalization
papers; Rotary and Concordia Lodge memberships; legal papers; checks;
income tax records; automobile insurance records.
50 items, 1900-59
CHAYTOR PAPERS, MS.230
Accounts, price lists, shipping invoices, etc., of Captain James Chaytor
Con-
cerned with his dealings with customers in many countries, from Baltimore
and Norfolk. Among correspondents are Isaac McKim and Gregor
McGregor.
c. 200 items, 1828. Available on microfilm (no. 374)
CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE CANAL COMPANY RECORD BOOK, MS.238
Volume with records for employees of the Chesapeake & Delaware
Canal
Company, showing position, salary, birth data, family status, and work
record.
1 Vol., 1905.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY RECORDS, MS. 2151
Two undated letters respectively entitled "Letter to a Stockholder
from
a Stockholder" and "Letters of Delta on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal"
dealing with the problems of the Potomac Improvement Company in
completing the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
2 items, ca. 1850
CHESAPEAKE BAY YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION RECORDS, MS.240
Score and record sheets for regattas held in 1959 by the Chesapeake
Bay
Yacht Racing Association, Easton, Maryland.
2 rolls and 1 pkg., 1959.
CHESAPEAKE CLUB RECORD BOOK, MS 239
Record book with printed constitution and by-laws of the Chesapeake
Club,
an organization to promote the general interests of the Democratic
Party,
Baltimore. 99 pages of signatures.
1 vol., 1877.
CHESTERTOWN 250m ANNIVERSARY PAPERS, MS.1122
Press releases, newspaper articles, committee reports, schedules of
events,
and a souvenir program entitled The Chestertown Story, all concerning
the
activities connected with the 250th Anniversary Celebration of the
founda-
tion of Chestertown, Maryland, 1706. The history of Chestertown is
included in The Chestertown Story.
c. 43 items, 1956.
CHESTON-GALLOWAY PAPERS, MS. 1994
Papers of merchant and slave trader Samuel Galloway (I 720-85) and
of his son-in-law James Cheston (I 747-98), a merchant dealing in convict
servants, tobacco, and wheat: colonial trade, the Revolution, loyalists,
and
post-war trade; papers of James's wife Anne Galloway Cheston, their
granddaughter Anne Cheston Morris, her husband, physician Caspar
Morris (1805-84), and members of the Murray family of West River,
Maryland about the medical practice in Philadelphia, 1859-83, and the
Cheston family home, "Ivy Neck," 1787-1961.
Microfilm only; register available.
Richard J. Cox, "A New Source for Robert Bensley, English Actor: A
Research Note, " Theatre Survey 18 (May 19 7 7): 99- 1 01 describes
a segment
of this collection; Bensley was a brother-in-law of James Cheston.
27 boxes, 1684-1961
CHEW-RIDGELY PAPERS, MS.1620
Group of land papers of the Chew and Ridgely families, include grants
from
Frederick Calvert to Charles Ridgely, 1755, 1759; Frederick Calvert
to John
Cross, 1755. Deeds of John Hambleton, 1814; Prudence Howard, 1830;
Henry B. Chew and wife, Elizabeth A. Chew, to trustees of Epsom Chapel,
1841; Charles Ridgely, Benjamin and Samuel Chew, 1867. Land involved
is mainly in Baltimore County and specific plots are Fellowship, Ridgely's
Conclusion, Croses Chance, Epsom, etc. Other items in the collection
are
bill from Daniel C. Holliday to Charles Ridgely, 1803, with items for
fiddlers at a party and a boy to carry Ridgely to Annapolis in a chair.
Poem
addressed to Mrs. Harriet Ridgely, 1720. Bengali Hymnbook of Henry
B. Chew.
10 items, 1720-1867.
CHISHOLM, JULIAN J., PAPERS, MS. 1713
Two letters to Chisholm (1830-1903) from the surgeon general's office,
Confederate States of America, about medical supplies, 1865; Chisholm's
oath of loyalty to the United States, 1865; letter to Chisholm from
Charles
A. Carleton about a trial in Washington, D.C., 1865; letters informing
Chisholm of his appointment to the chair of surgery of the New Orleans
School of Medicine, 1867, and to the same position at the University
of
Maryland, 1868.
6 items, 1865-68
CHRIST CHURCH I. U. FAMILIES ASSOCIATION RECORDS, MS. 2108
Easton, Maryland church: by-laws of the organization; minutes of
general meetings, 1949-52; minutes of committee meetings, 1958-60;
information on the origin of the name of the parish.
5 items, 1949-61
CHRIST PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH RECORDS, MS. 1724
Vestry minutes of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore.
Pedley, 5 2 boxes, 1828-1903
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION SUNDAY SCHOOL RECORDS, MS. 2042
Offerings and attendance of scholars, teachers, and officers of this
Baltimore school.
1 vol., 1878-84
CHURCH OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS TREASURER'S RECORDS, MS.464
Volume contains treasurer's records of the Church of the Holy Innocents
(Protestant Episcopal), Baltimore, including envelope accounts, general
cash accounts, organ accounts, etc.
1 vol., 1888-1895.
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER PAPERS, MS.247
Vestry minutes, financial accounts, photographs, annual reports, and
general
correspondence all relating to Church of the Redeemer (Protestant Epis-
copal), Baltimore.
44 vols. and c. 5000 items, 1849-1950.
CHURCH PAPERS, MS.1236
Correspondence of Samuel Church with his wife, Hannah, between 1798-
1823. Bills of sale for farm animals and equipment. Bill of sale for
brig
Aurora. Shorthand extract from George Washington's speech to First
Con-
gress, April 30, 1789. Material of other members of the Church family,
including Edward, Elizabeth, and Samuel, Jr.
31 items, 1798-1823.
CHYBA, FRANK J., CZECH COLLECTION, MS. 2268
Two Catholic Sokol Society financial secretary-treasurer's books, 1933-
74; monthly reports of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church of New York
and Saint Wenceslas Church in Baltimore, 1912; Czech Bible published
in 1916; history of Czechoslovakia published by the National Alliance
of
Bohemian Catholics of America, 1939; scrapbook of newspaper articles,
many written by Frank J. Chyba (b. 1889), on Maryland history and the
Catholic church in Maryland, 1957-74.
7 vols., 1912-74
CINNAMOND, GEORGE R., PAPERS, MS. 2149
Naturalization papers of George R. Cinnamond (1814-66) and testi-
monies and tributes by friends written upon his death in 1866.
5 items, 1842-66
CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ASSATEAGUE ISLAND RECORDS,
MS. 38
Administrative records of a committee for the designation of Assateague
Island as a national park: correspondence; press releases; policy statements;
copies of state and federal studies of the island; involvement of C.
A.
Porter Hopkins, Claude Callegary, Ellery B. Woodworth, Rogers C. B.
Morton, United States Senator Daniel B. Brewster.
1 15 items, 1963-65
CITIZENS' EMERGENCY COMMITTEE MINUTE BOOK, MS.237
Proceedings of an advisory committee of 63 men appointed by Mayor
Robert McLane to consider problems of reconstruction after the great
Balti-
more Fire of 1904. Include reports and recommendations of sub-committees
on various subjects. William Keyser, general chairman, and William
H.
Buckler, secretary.
1 vol., 1904.
CITY OF NORFOLK RADIO TELEPHONE LOG, MS. 1651
Log of the Baltimore Steam Packet Company (Old Bay Line) steamship,
City of Norfolk, showing ship to shore and ship to ship calls: name
of station
or ship; call number; operator's name; reason for call.
Pedley, 134 1 vol., 1960-61
CIVIL WAR COLLECTION, MS. 1860
Small number of items dating before 1861 concern the abolition question
and reflect the growing strain between North and South; military papers
from both the Union and Confederate armies, including supply orders
and
lists of stores, passes, appointments and commissions, authorizations
to
recruit, muster rolls, discharge papers, conscript orders, and oaths
of
allegiance to the United States; journals and correspondence from soldiers
on both sides about aspects of army life such as battle conditions
and
hardships, meals and camp life, troop movements, skirmishes, picket
duty,
capture of blockade runners, and the fate of prisoners of war; letters
from
civilians discuss Southern sympathy in Baltimore, living conditions
and
hardships during the war, and local news; items after 1865 include
reminiscences from both soldiers and civilians, pension certificates,
post-
war honors, papers of various veterans' organizations, a pardon from
President Andrew Johnson for aiding John Wilkes Booth, and a book by
Nettle Mudd about her father, Dr. Samuel Mudd.
Each item is individually indexed; see separate Civil War catalogue
file
in the Manuscripts Division.
8 boxes, 1832-1960
CIVIL WAR DIARIES, MS. 1834
Diary of Thomas L. Matthews (b. 1838) of the Second Maryland
Infantry, 1863-65: trip through Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York, New
England, and Maryland, 1863; campaign of the Army of the Potomac in
1864 at the James River, Fort Powhatan, and Fort Dushane; skirmishes
and names of wounded; Baltimore in 1864 and its military preparedness;
treatment as a prisoner in Petersburg and Richmond, 1864-65.
Diary of unknown soldier, an officer in the Union Army and a Balti-
morean, 1863-65: movement through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, West
Virginia, and Maryland; provost guard duty and recruiting at Frankfort,
Kentucky; detailed account of battle at Knoxville, Tennessee.
2 vols., 1863-65
CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOK, MS.960
Volume of selected newsclippings mainly domestic, with a few foreign
items reprinted in Baltimore papers, all concerning the Civil War.
Include
eye-witness accounts of battles, letters to editor, presidential proclamations
and messages, official military reports, accounts of battles by northern
and
southern correspondents; also some items of local interest.
1 vol., 1861-1865.
CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOK, MS.1058
Volume of newspaper clippings concerning the Civil War from February,
1861-May, 1862. Collector not known.
1 vol., 1861-1862.
CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOK, MS. 1916
Civil War battles, personalities, and background issues presented in
newspaper and magazine clippings and illustrations; American military
involvements from the Spanish-American War to World War II; non-
military conflicts, such as the Canadian-American dispute over the
San
Juan Islands; American presidents, especially George Washington, Abra-
ham Lincoln, and Ulysses S. Grant; symbols such as various American
flags and the American eagle; an 1888 program to a New York exhibit
about "The Battle of Gettysburg"; an 1880 explanation of "What Led
to
the Civil War."
2 boxes, 1863-1955
CLAGETT-HOLLINGSWORTH PAPERS, MS.1237
Small collection of deeds to land belonging to the Clagett and Hollings-
worth families, especially Captain Thomas Clagett and Nathaniel Hollings-
worth. Several Maryland counties are involved.
18 items, 1684-1869.
CLAIBORNE PAPERS, MS.1238
Items collected by Mrs. Mary Claiborne, primarily deeds, plats and
trans-
fers of land in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Include deed of John
Smith
to George Krause, 1799; Tanyard to Mary Balderston, 1823; Brothers
Expec-
tation to John Sloane, 1837. Passport of Henry J. Berkley, 1883, etc.
19 items, 1799-1883.
CLAPP, MRS. H. ROWLAND, COLLECTION, MS. 2338
Lecture on Maryland historic houses and gardens.
Accompanying slides to this collection are contained in the Prints
and
Photographs Division.
1 vol., ca. 1940-53
CLARK ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.241
Records of rents and ground rents collected by Gabriel D. Clark, showing
amounts on various designated properties, particularly Happy Alley,
Franklin and Chatsworth Streets, and Reisterstown Road, Baltimore City.
2 vols., 1854-1856, 1863-1869.
CLARK, JR., ERNEST, COLLECTION, MS. 2243
Letters of William Hammond to Charles Carroll of. Carrollton, 177 1,
about the imprisonment of two Baltimore Iron Works Company servants
for robbery, with notes by Charles Carroll the Barrister and Walter
Dulany; letter of John Hancock to Samuel Smallwood, 1788, to accom-
pany a copy of the proceedings of the Massachusetts convention to ratify
the United States Constitution; letter of Levin Winder to Thomas Sim
Lee, 1794, introducing John Landrath as a candidate for surveyor of
Somerset County; petition of John Eager Howard, 1806, to the General
Assembly of Maryland about the extension of a wharf on Light Street
in
Baltimore.
4 items, 1771-1806
CLARK, JOHN, PAPERS, MS. 2213
Baltimore grocer: order book and two daybooks for tea, coffee, sugar,
cheese, spices, tobacco.
3 vols., 1814-19
CLARKE, AMBROSE, PAPERS, MS. 1754
Papers, letters, and account of this Baltimore merchant and ship owner
(d. 1810) involved in trade with Amsterdam, Liverpool, London, the
West
Indies (especially Martinique and Trinidad), Bremen, New York, New
Orleans, Havana, and Wilmington, North Carolina, during the Napo-
leonic Wars. Commodities included cotton, sugar, molasses, flour, dry
goods, wines, and lumber. Records of the following Clarke-owned ships:
Prosperiy, 1806; Mathilda, 1794-96; Edward, 1806; General Green, 1802-04;
Harriot, 1803; Ann, 1805; Franklin, 1793-94; Mary, 1803; Sally, 1802;
Venus,
1803; Marias, 1804; Eleanor; Ethan Allen; Neptune; Fortune; and Perseverance.
10 boxes, 1793-1829
CLARKE PAPERS, MS.1239
Military papers of J. Lyle Clarke, cover all phases of military activity,
and
include proceedings of courts martial, muster rolls, etc. Special items
include Orderly Book, C. L. Stevenson, Adjutant General, Army of the
North West (Western Virginia), 1861-1862. Orderly book of Clarke with
sharpshooters in southwest Virginia, 1862-1864. Morning report book,
Cap-
tain D. Bowly Thompson, 30th Virginia Sharpshooters, Camp Narrows,
Virginia, April, 1863. Printed orders from Adjutant and Inspector General's
Office in Richmond, 1862-1864, and from headquarters of Departments
of
Western Virginia and East Tennessee, 1862-1864.
527 items, 1861-1864.
CLEMM PAPERS, MS. 2145
Letters written to Elizabeth and Johanna Clemm of Baltimore, 1833-
35, about family news and travels in Europe; a letter from L. P. Hunter
to his sister providing a Confederate soldier's account of camp life
at Fort
Caswell, North Carolina, 1862; a letter to Robert E. Lee from James
L.
White, a Confederate officer, about some of his wartime experiences,
his
plans for the future, and request from Lee for communication and his
picture, 1866; three undated poems and newspaper clippings with copies
of poems by Edgar Allan Poe and Bayard Taylor.
15 items, 1833-66
CLENDENIN, MARY ELLA, AUTOGRAPH ALBUM, MS. 1767
Autograph album of members of the 1874 graduating class of Lutherville
Female Academy at Lutherville, Maryland.
1 vol., 1874
CLOBERRY VERSUS CLAIBORNE PAPERS, MS.242
Transcripts of documents concerning several cases arising over William
Claiborne's conduct in Virginia and Maryland, including charges of
piracy
and murder brought against him. Cases are Cloberry vs. Claiborne, Clo-
berry vs. Calvert, and Smith vs. Claiborne. Booklet by R. G. Marsden
(donor of papers), The High Court of Admiralty in Relation to National
History, Commerce and the Colonization of America, A.D. 1550-1650.
1 box, 1638-1645.
COALE COLLECTION, MS.248
12 commonplace books kept by Mary, Ann Letitia, Anne Maria, and J.
R.
Coale, Mary Anne and Elizabeth Buchanan, and other unidentified mem-
bers of the Coale and Buchanan families. Exercise book of Mary Anne
Coale. Album of Marianne Buchanan. Two cookbooks with recipes, 1800-
1860. Eight scrapbooks kept by both families, with lithographs, etchings,
engravings of celebrities, European scenes, and buildings.
24 vols., 1800-1900.
COBERTH PAPERS, MS.243
Small collection of land papers of the Hezekiah Coberth family of Calvert
County, Maryland.
1 portfolio, 1715-1842.
COCK-COLEMAN PAPERS, MS.244
Deeds, indentures and surveys relating to Samuel Cock and his real
estate
near Mount Pleasant, Frederick County. Sixty-four letters of Chester
Cole-
man relating to Maryland agriculture and the education of his children
(with typed transcripts).
1 box, 1740-1850.
COCKEY FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 1782
Papers of the Cockey and related families, chiefly Thomas Cockey (b.
1726), John Cockey (I 758-1824), Charles Cockey (I 761-1823), and Mor-
decai Gist Cockey: patents, plats, surveys, and land indentures, 1704-
1852; wills of Cockey and related families, 1758-1886; sales of slaves,
1810-26, and an apprenticeship of a black orphan girl, 1864; naturaliza-
tion papers of Nathan Rogers, 1824; character references for Henry
Forsythe, 1840; miscellaneous autographs including Samuel Chase, Louis
Gassaway, John Randolph of Virginia, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton;
copyright papers of Samuel Butler for his books, History of the Civil
War in
Ireland (I 805) and Report of the Trial of the Honorable Samuel Chase
(I 805), the
latter co-authored by George Keatinge; letter from George A. Leakin
concerning genealogy and local history, 1893; draft of an essay by
an
unidentified person about the history and future of roads in Baltimore
County; a volume containing the account of Charles J. Cockey with
Alexander Yearly and Son, real estate agents and brokers, pertaining
to
the management of Cockey's rental properties in Baltimore, 1902-8.
1 box, 1725-1908
COFFIN CATTLE PEDIGREE BOOK, MS.250
Volume with pedigrees of shorthorn cattle belonging to C. E. Coffin,
Muir-
kirk, Maryland.
1 vol., 1866-1871.
COFFING ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.249
Ledger for store kept in Annapolis by William Coffing with backing
of
James Maccubbin. Most entries are for rum, molasses, and wine, but
some
coffee, tea, and ginger are also mentioned.
1 vol., 1770-1771.
COHEN CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOKS, MS.251.1
Three volumes of newspaper clippings collected by Dr. Joshua I. Cohen,
including news items and editorials on phases of the Civil War. Much
local
news, especially on the arrest of southern sympathizers. Vol. I covers
the
entire period of the war. Vols. 2 and 3 are labelled "Newspaper Extracts,"
for 1862-1863.
3 vols., 1861-1865.
COHEN COLLECTION, MS.251
Cohen, Etting and Gratz family data-genealogy and private letters.
Material on the Maryland Historical Society during the Presidency of
Mendes Cohen, 1904-1914. Items on the history of the Jews in Maryland.
Mendes Cohen railroad material-maps, timetables, etc. Scrapbook of
clip-
pings, 1885. Cohen family photograph album. Eleanor S. Cohen scrapbook
with clippings of poems and items of Jewish interest, 1899-c.1925.
A. M.
Cohen cookbook, 1890. Notes for history of Maryland, 1803, by General
William Winder (1775-1824). James Carroll (1791-1873) notebook, as
judge of Orphans' Court, Baltimore, concerning laws of Maryland, 1798-
1816.
7 boxes, 1798-1945.
COHEN, MENDES, COLLECTION, MS.251.4
Letters, documents, etc., of Thomas and John P. Kennedy, Jacob I. Cohen,
and others relating to the civil rights of Jews in Maryland, 1818-1867.
Miscellaneous items on the Cohen estate, including letters of Mayor
Latrobe
to Mendes Cohen as Chairman of Committee on Car Fenders, 1894. Papers
of Emil Hurja. Nathan family genealogy. Collection of Eleanor S. Cohen
(1858-1937). Gratz collection catalogue. Mendes I. Cohen reminiscences
on
the bombardment of Fort McHenry and composition of The Star-Spangled
Banner.
2 boxes, 1812-1894.
COHEN, MENDES I., TRAVELS, MS.251.3
Material relating to Colonel Mendes I. Cohen's trip to Europe, Africa,
Asia
Minor, and Egypt between 1829-1835. Included are letters to relatives
and
journals. On this trip Cohen carried the American flag to the Nile
River for
the first time. Catalogue of Egyptian antiquities owned by Colonel
Cohen.
2 boxes, 1829-1835.
COHN AND BOCK COMPANY RECORDS, MS. 1759
Princess Anne, Somerset County business specializing in grain, lumber-
ing, box manufacturing, and poultry: ledgers, 1882-94 and 1896-04;
journals, 1896-1902; daybooks, 1890-93 and 1901-04; cashbooks, 1894-
98, 1900-04 and 1929-34; letterbook, 1889-1900; merchandise book,
1905-07; and business letters and miscellaneous accounts and cancelled
checks, 1900-20 and 1924-29.
28 vols. and 2 boxes, 1882-1934
COLBURN FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2025
Correspondence with family news, the progress of the Civil War, the
Mount Calvary Church, lectures and concerts, letters of Augustus Colburn
(b. 1819) and Harry Colburn on the making and fitting of false teeth,
prices, and dental operating chairs; essays by Harvey Colburn on Balti-
more mayoral campaigns, Reverdy Johnson's difficulties with Andrew
Johnson's Baltimore campaign, English attitudes toward the Union, and
a diplomatic incident during the Civil War.
Pedley, 376 26 items, 1832-75
COLBURN-KNIGHT PAPERS, MS.1519
Letters, deeds, etc., of Dr. Hervey Colburn, his son, Hervey, and members
of the Colburn, Knight and Rollinson families. Include notes on Colburn
genealogy; letters of recommendation for Hervey Colburn (1824-1833),
Nathaniel Knight Colburn (1865), and Rollinson Colburn (1885). Letters
and indentures of sale of land in Howard and Carroll Counties and Wash-
ington, D. C., 1854-1873, involving Nathaniel Knight, William Krebs,
and
Nathaniel Colburn. Letters of Hervey Colburn, 1870-1888. Business papers
of Colburn & Knight, 1839-1853. Papers of Hervey Colburn as executor
of
the estates of Rev. E. A. Colburn, 1863; Rev. Edward A. Knight, 1862;
Nathaniel Knight, 1854 (bulk of papers). Papers on Gatechair family
burial
plot, 1863. Letters on Mrs. Rollinson Colburn's paintings, 1899, etc.
c. 250 items, 1824-1899.
COLE-FENWICK PAPERS, MS.1240
Small group of business papers, bonds, agreements, deeds, letters,
primarily
relating to Charles, Calvert, Saint Mary's and Prince George's Counties,
Maryland and members of the Cole and Fenwick families; a fragmentary
deposition, 1818, is notarized by George Mason.
23 items, 1724-1824.
COLE, JUDGE WILLIAM, PAPERS, MS.188
Papers of judge William Purrington Cole, Jr., include newspaper clippings
on elections between 1922 and 1940. Material on various projects with
which Cole was associated-super highway, 1933, North Point Battle Field,
1942, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, 1935-1936, National Cemetery, 1936, Balti-
more County Public Works, 1933-1942. Copies of speeches by Cole, Gov-
ernor Ritchie, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Pamphlets (1933) on reorganization
of U. S. judicial system. Resignation from Board of Regents of University
of Maryland. Citation for Bronze Star Medal, 1944, and Purple Heart
to
William Cole III (1918-1944), son of judge Cole.
5 boxes, 1905-1957.
COLEMAN, CHARLES, DIARIES, MS. 1966
Plantation owner of Halifax County, Virginia: weather, agriculture,
local travels, and allusions to local politics.
2 vols., 1842-49
COLEMAN, REV. JOHN, PAPERS, MS.1749
Maryland Episcopal minister (ca. 1715-1816): "Exercise Book" with
notes for sermons, 1775; sermons on missionary work, theology, and
public
worship, 1795-1815; miscellaneous notes, poems, list of books, and
copies
of hymns.
Pedley, 1355 1 box,1775-1815
COLEMAN PAPERS, MS.252
Letters to Anne Caroline Coleman during her days at Miss Mercer's
Academy, West River, Maryland, 1830-1833, giving details of life in
Balti-
more, Philadelphia, and Virginia. Correspondents include Sarah F. Cocke,
Harriet Fenwick, Ann C. Hall, Christiana Lippincott, Mary T. McLane,
Agnes Riddell, Margaret Tilghman, Elizabeth Todhunter, Lucretia Van
Bibber.
233 items, 1830-1833.
COLLINS COOK BOOK, MS.253.1
Volume contains recipes of Mrs. William H. Collins.
1 vol., c. 1875.
COLLINS SCRAPBOOKS, MS.253
Three vols. of clippings kept by Mrs. William H. Collins. Vols. 1 and
2,
1830-1835, 1860, contain verse, stories, etc., from newspapers. Vol.
3, clip-
pings on Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other Confederate leaders;
Queen Victoria and her Diamond jubilee; religious news; also miscellaneous
poems, etc., 1875-1890.
3 vols., 1830-1890.
COLMORE ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.254
Ledger kept for Thomas Colmore, London merchant, by his Maryland
agent, John Talbot, of Anne Arundel County, and other unknown agents,
1719-1720. Lists cargoes imported and sold to various citizens and
tells the
location of their homes.
1 vol., 1719-1720.
COLONIAL COLLECTION, MS. 2018
Papers relating to the colonial period of Maryland: financial and
business records; land records; military records; government documents;
personal and family papers. Numerous photocopies, extracts of and indexes
to original records, and a few secondary essays concerning the period.
Register available. 18 boxes, 1620-1775
COLUMBANO, JOHN F., COLLECTION, MS. 2425
Letters and newspaper clippings pertaining to the musical compositions
of John F. Columbano (b. ca. 1910). Includes several of his compositions.
16 items, 1974-77
COLUMBUS MONUMENT PAPERS, MS.1241
Typescript history of the Samuel Ready School, Baltimore, 1898. Scrapbook
on the Columbus Monument in the grounds of the Samuel Ready School,
presented to the City of Baltimore in 1964 by Sears, Roebuck and Company.
Newselippings, copies of letters, etc., 1891-1964. Program of re-dedication
of
Columbus Monument, Columbus Day, 1964. Scroll signed by City Manager
of San Juan, Puerto Rico, originally accompanying a chest of earth
from
Puerto Rico, as the only land under the American flag touched by the
feet of
Columbus (sent 1951 for 459th anniversary of discovery of America).
3 vols. and 1 scroll, 1891-1964.
COMMERCIAL AND FARMERS' BANK MINUTE BOOKS, MS. 2189
Board of directors minute books of this Baltimore bank: directors'
decisions; bank's charter; by-laws; bank examiners' reports; records
of
paper currency withdrawn and put into circulation; annual records of
bank's assets; a detailed statement of bank transactions, 1837-39;
a list of
bank stockholders and amounts held as of July 1841; selection of Maxi-
milian Godefroy to design the bank's building, 1812; removal of assets
to
Frederick and Westminster during the war with Britain, 1813-14; bank's
subscription to the Cumberland turnpike, 1814; bank loans to the federal
government and Baltimore, 1815 and 1841; memorial to congress sup-
porting the Bank of the United States charter renewal, 1832; report
of the
Philadelphia bank convention, 1838.
Pedley, 141 2 vols., 1810-45
COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE COMPANY, BALTIMORE, RECORDS, MS.698
A collection of bills and payrolls connected with the construction
of the
new building of the Commercial Exchange Company of Baltimore. John
Donnell & Son, and J. N. Bonaparte are mentioned as superintendents
of
construction.
185 items, 1833-1834.
COMMISSION ON NEGRO HISTORY AND CULTURE RECORDS, MS. 2047
Correspondence, minutes, reports and studies related to the work of
the
commission.
200 items, 1969-71
COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN PLANTATIONS COLLECTION, MS. 2351
Report from the Committee of Lords and Commons for Foreign Plan-
tations about Maryland, 1645; draft ordinance concerning the removal
of
the governor of Maryland and other officials appointed by Lord Baltimore,
1646; petition of Lord Baltimore for time to defend against the removal
of
his officers, 1646-47.
Photocopies only; originals in the Public Record Office, London.
3 items, 1645-47
COMMITTEE ON THE PRESENT DANGER RECORDS, MS. 2424
Reports and memoranda of the Baltimore organization collected
by
William L. Marbury (b. 1901), one of its members. Records reflect the
organization's concern in universal military service and defense. Other
members include William F. Tuttle, Jr. and Tracy S. Voorhees.
50 items, 1950-79
COMPTON, HENRY TRUEMAN, JOURNAL, MS. 2276
Trip from Baltimore to San Franscisco: sightings of other ships; weather
conditions; illnesses; ship activities.
Photocopy only; original owned by the Pioneer Museum and Huggins
Galleries of Stockton, California.
1 vol., 1850
CONFEDERATE MARYLAND LINE BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION
PAPERS, MS.255
Minutes, financial records, and membership statistics of the Confederate
Maryland Line Beneficial Association.
11 vols., 1882-1924.
CONFEDERATE MARYLAND LINE SOLDIERS' HOME RECORD
BOOKS, MS.256
Registers of visitors, diaries of daily happenings, printed souvenirs,
account
books, admissions, receipt books, vouchers, etc., all connected with
the
Confederate Maryland Line Soldiers'Home, Pikesville.
18 vols. and 2 boxes, 1883-1932.
CONFEDERATE PAPERS, MS.259
Box contains miscellaneous collection of muster rolls, photographs,
letters,
etc., all relating to the Confederacy. In very poor condition.
1 box, c. 1861-c. 1865.
CONFEDERATE RECORD BOOKS, MS.257
Vol. 1, muster rolls of Maryland troops in service of the Confederate
States.
Vol. 2, History of the Maryland Line, Maryland Organizations, and Mary-
land Soldiers and Sailors, 1861-1865. Vols. 3-5, extracts from official
records
on the Civil War.
5 vols., 1861-1865.
CONFEDERATE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE
CONFEDERATE STATES IN MARYLAND ACCOUNT BOOKS,
MS.258
Two account books listing annual dues paid by members of the society
and
disbursements, 1886-1891, 1890-1921. One volume with a descriptive
roll of
members of Company B, 21st, Virginia Regiment, 1861-1865, and a ticket
for
election of officers of the Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate
States in Maryland, 1888.
3 vols., 1886-1921.
CONN, WILLIAM TIPTON, PAPERS, MS. 1813
Newspaper clippings of Conn's (1881-1926) activities as a naval recrui-
ter in New York, 1918-19, and of his experiences while on the US.S.
Alcedo, 1917; scrapbook compiled by Jane Rider Conn (1879-1956) of
her
husband's career as an officer aboard the U.S.S. Pauljones (1903-5),
the
US.S. Supply (1906), the U.S.S. Donegal (1917), and as an aide to Governors
T. M. Potts and Edward Dorn of Guam (1906-9).
1 box, 1902-19
CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATIC CLUB RECORD BOOK, MS.1130
Register of visitors to the Conservative Democratic Club, Baltimore,
1876-
1879. Includes residences, local addresses, and signatures of sponsors.
1 vol., 1876-1879.
U.S.F. CONSTELLATION COLLECTION, MS. 1939
Letters, logs, notes, designs, drawings, and journal with plans and
records for the restoration of the vessel.
Majority of this collection consists of photocopies; permission for
pub-
lication must be obtained from owners.
Pedley, 162 2 boxes and I oversize package, ca. 1959-72
CONSTELLATION HOMECOMING PAPERS, MS.1613
Collection of correspondence, mainly of James W. Foster of the Maryland
Historical Society, concerning the frigate Constellation and her return
to
Baltimore. Includes The Constellation Comes Home to Stay, 15 pp., TS.,
by Gladys Benson Snodgrass, 1955. U. S. Frigate Constellation, 14 pp.,
TS.,
from the Boston Naval Yard. Correspondence, 1941-1942, of Senator George
Radcliffe with the Gavel Club of Baltimore concerning the Constellation.
Correspondence, 1942-1953, of James W. Foster with prominent Balti-
moreans and others on the subject of returning the Constellation to
Balti-
more and restoring her. Correspondence, 1935, of J. Alexis Shriver
with
Maryland Congressmen concerning the resolution authorizing the Constel-
lation's return.
c. 50 items, 1935-1955.
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, MS.1082
Volume with MS. copy of the Constitution of the United States, Articles
I-X, 19 pp. (copyist unknown),
1 vol., n. d.
CONTINENTAL OFFICERS' RECORD BOOK, MS.273
Index to returns of officers (non-Maryland) of the Continental Army.
1 vol., 1775-1776.
COOK ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1588
Ledger of William Cook, Baltimore merchant, showing sales of clothing,
brandy, food, hardware, etc. An indenture made between William Cook
and Richard Wilder and Frederick Hammer to transfer Cooles "stock and
trade" into their account.
1 vol., 1775-1776.
COOK, BERNARD H., BANK BOOK, MS. 1746
Bank record of this Baltimore lottery agent with the Franklin Bank
of
Baltimore.
1 vol., 1835-39
COOK-CASHMEYER PAPERS, MS. 2341
Papers of Henry Cashmeyer (1835-91): certificates and letters, 1868-
90, of work as a justice of the peace in Baltimore. Cook papers: a
notebook,
1861-62, of J. R. Coloney of Company P, First Maryland Regiment, of
autographs of prisoners-of-war at Libby Prison, Richmond after the
battle
of Front Royal, 1862; two undated letters of Mrs. N. F. Cook about
the
autograph book; letters, 1883 and 1885, of V. C. Jarboe to Vernon Cook
(1870-1954) about a collection of election tickets, badges, proclamations
of national and local political campaigns.
20 items, 1861-90
COOK, EARNSHAW, PAPERS, MS. 1803
Private papers related to Cook's career and property.
Restricted.
16 items, 1968
COOK FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2328
Land transactions of Isaac P. Cook (1808-84), Baltimore bookseller
and
stationer, and his wife, Laura (d. 1876), and daughter, Isabel (fl.
1877-
87); correspondence, 1877-80, about property assessment; deeds for
Bal-
timore City and County land, 1808-87.
47 items, 1808-87
COOK FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2202
Two letters from Edward Cook (d. 1786), 1760, about his departure
from England to Baltimore; six letters from Edward Cook and William
Otley of Baltimore about the town's business conditions 'trade, agriculture,
grains, land, servants and convicts, weather and repeated mentions
of the
capture of one of their vessels by a privateer in the French West Indies;
two letters from John Cook (d. 1763) in England discuss news there.
Photocopies from the Northumberland Record Office; permission for
publication must be obtained from owner.
9 items, 1760-61
COOK, GEORGE H., LETTERS, MS.1610
Letters of George H. Cook to his parents, Colonel and Mrs. E. W. Cook
in
Lockport, New York. Most of the letters deal with Cooles service in
the U. S.
Army in the Civil War, especially in Virginia, where Cook was a Captain
in
the Sth U. S. Artillery. Some copies of orders, and occasional single
letters
from Illinois, Texas, and Kentucky. One letter, dated Fort Lyon, Colorado,
July 19, 1876, describing Custer's last stand. One letter to George
H. Cooks
wife, Jessie, 1883.
19 items, 1860-1883.
COOK LEDGER, MS.261
Ledger contains accounts of pieces of silver, gold, and jewellery sold
to
customers by William A. Cook, Baltimore.
1 vol., 1830-1832.
COOKE FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 1872
Letters between members of the Cooke family, the majority being
between itinerant, Maryland-born artist George Cooke (I 793-1849) and
his brother, Dr. James Cooke: Cooke's art education in France and Italy,
1826-27; one undated letter by George Cooke refers to his paying for
his
brother's medical training; a brief genealogy of the Cooke and Macpherson
families in a letter from Robert Cooke to William Cooke, 1827; discussion
of Cooke's return from Georgetown to live and paint, 1837; a letter
from
Hannah Ellery to Dr. James Cooke about George Cooke's death in New
Orleans, 1849.
10 items, 1826-49
COOKE PAPERS, MS.195
Collection relates to the business affairs of William Cooke (1746-1817)
as
an attorney and a tobacco commission merchant in Baltimore. Included
are
c. 150 letters (1785-1819); accounts; papers on the settlement of the
estates
of John Cooke and Mrs. Ann Tasker; Dulany family material; and papers
on the law suit between William Young and John O'Donnell.
3 boxes, 1750-1819.
COOKE, WILLIAM, ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.267
Account book, 1771-1785, and several loose business papers of William
Cooke, Charles County tobacco merchant.
1 vol., 1771-1785.
CORNER AND DANNY ACCOUNT BOOK, MS. 2307
Baltimore merchants: sales of cargo, imports, and exports; vessels,
masters, and destinations usually noted.
Microfilm only; location of originals unknown.
Register available. 1 reel (no. 544), 1818-21
CORNER COLLECTION, MS.1242
Miscellaneous manuscripts, largely economic in type, collected by William
Henley Comer (1838-1911). Include business papers of Mark Alexander,
Baltimore merchant., 1757-1794, emphasizing trade with the West Indies
and ports of New England. Correspondence of James Cox with letters
on
western trade during a trip by Cox to St. Louis and New Orleans. Brief
exchange on British vessels captured by French privateers and brought
into
Baltimore., 1793. Letters of James N. Weems to Messrs. Balturs &
Cox, 1811.
Correspondence on the court martial of Lieutenant Colonel William H.
Fitzhugh, Hagerstown, May, 1824. Two letters from Michael Earle in
Maryland to a friend in London, 1754-1755, on colonial affairs. Letter
from
Charles Wallace to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, c. 1780, on the building
of the State House in Annapolis. Political sketches by William Vans
Murray
dedicated to John Adams, April, 1787, with comments on aristocracy,
bal-
ance of power. Letter from Isaac McCoy to James Cox, March 20, 1817,
describing the New Orleans market and providing a list of prices.
741 items, 1678-1883.
CORNER COLLECTION, MS.1244
Miscellaneous collection from the holdings of the Comer family, especially
William Henley Comer. Letters relating to legal matters, iron works,
ship-
ping and trade regulations. Specific items are Robert Peters to Robert
Gilmor & Company, August 4, 1788; Thomas James to Mark Alexander,
March 16, 1781; Thomas Wallace to George Patterson, August 21, 1780;
material on case of brigantine Maxwell., destroyed by fire August,
1793.
5 items, 1780-1793.
COST, HORACE F., MANUSCRIPT, MS.2037
Manuscript entitled, "Songs the Writer has Known," showing Cost's (d.
1973) preferences in music.
1 box, 1960
COWEN, JOHN K., COLLECTION, MS. 2291
Six scrapbooks of clippings from Baltimore and out-of-town newspapers
collected by John K. Cowen (1844-1904) concerning local politics, reform
issues, railroad legislation, the controversy over the Chesapeake and
Ohio
Canal, and other issues.
I (September 25-October 29, 1889): 1889 local and national Democratic
Party platforms, the coming elections, and political speeches;
II (October 28-Noyember 8, 1889): debate between Democrats and
Fusionists about corruption in the Democratic party, the Baltimore
may-
oral compaign, the construction of better roads;
III (November 11, 1898-january 9, 1890): post-election articles con-
cerning the inauguration of Mayor Robert C. Davidson, the new city
council, the city delegation in the legislature, Gov. Elihu E. Jackson's
message to the legislature, efforts of reformers to introduce the Australian
ballot, Sen. Arthur Pue Gorman's opposition, railroad issues, oyster
farm-
ing;
IV (January 9-February 14, 1890): debate over ballot reform with
Senator Gorman leading the opposition and other aspects of political
reform, bills concerning railroad and oystering, the fate of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal;
V (February 14-April 9, 1890): Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, the work
of the Reform League and government and political reform efforts in
general, railroads;
VI (November 4-December 30, 1895): the election of 1895 and efforts
to defeat the Gorman-Rasin political machine, election day corruption,
the election returns of Maryland and other states, the election of
Lloyd
Lowndes as governor, Alcaeus Hooper as mayor of Baltimore, and a
Republican city council; a scrap book of newspaper clippings, magazine
articles,
and maps concerning the establishment of ex-slave colonies in Liberia,
the efforts of the
Maryland State Colonization Society.
Pedley, 401, 413 7 vols., 1832-34, 1889-95
COWEN SCRAPBOOKS, MS.263
Clippings on political matters, such as Free Trade versus Protection,
in
career of John K. Cowen. Vols. 1-2 cover Congressional campaign of
1894
in which Cowen was elected to represent Maryland's 4th District; vol.
3,
August 16-October 2, 1895; vols. 4-5 cover Baltimore and national poli-
tics and election quarrel of 1895.
5 vols., 1894-1895.
COX ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.262
Daybook, 1768-1771, of James Cox, Baltimore tailor. Contains entries
for
suits, coats, breeches, etc., made for various customers. Includes
entries on
types of materials used and color of the garments. Customers included
Daniel Carroll of Duddington, Caleb Dorsey, Daniel Dulany, Jr., Mordecai
Gist, Captain Charles Ridgely, Dr. John Stevenson.
1 vol., 1768-1771.
COX ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.264
Volume contains letters of Luther J. Cox, flour merchant, 1838-1839;
admin-
istration accounts of Maria C. Cox, one of his children, 1841-1858.
1 vol., 1838-1858.
COX, JAMES, PAPERS, MS. 1909
Baltimore tailor (1737-77) who served as a major in the Baltimore
Town Battallion of Militia under William Smallwood: an agreement of
Cox with his servant allowing him to go on a privateer, 1776; letter
from
Cox to his wife Mary describing the military campaign in October 1777
near Philadelphia; papers of his estate and his wife's efforts to obtain
financial assistance from the state of Maryland.
Pedley, 402 21 items, 1774-95
COX PAPERS, MS.1245
Small indexed collection of Charles County land records-various names
occur, especially Samuel and Mary Cox. Papers on Montgomery County
court cases involving Sykes Beckwith and Augustus Taney; correspondence
of Samuel Cox on settlement of land disputes. Zachariah Walker's deeds
to
land in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties and Washington, D.
C.
57 items, 1714-1862.
CRADOCK PAPERS, MS.196
Papers of the Cradock and Walker families and some related groups,
con-
sisting of correspondence, receipts, commonplace books, accounts, copies
of wills and legal documents.
c. 1000 items, 1734-1900.
CRADOCK, CARROLL, JENSEN FAMILY PAPERS, MS.1976
Anna Ella Carroll (1815-93) correspondence and essays dealing with
the Civil War, especially with the Tennessee campaign (I 86 1), demanding
compensation from the federal government for her work. Correspondents:
Thomas Hicks, Lemuel D. Evans, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin
Wade, Charles M. Scott, Edward Stanton, Samuel Hunt, and Mary H.
Carroll. Essays on topics such as natural rights, government, slavery,
religious freedom, and Maryland's toleration act.
Cradock family: deeds, some from the eighteenth century; land sales;
estates of Julia S. Cradock, Thomas Cradock, Arthur Cradock, and
Katherine Cradock; newspaper clippings on the death of Arthur Cradock
and the murder of Katherine Cradock; letters from Thomas Cradock as
he travelled to Rio de Janeiro in 1884; information on "Trentham,"
the
Cradock family estate in Pikesville, Maryland.
Jenson family: wills of Kathleen H. Jenson and Philip J. Jenson; stock
dividends, securities, bonds, and insurance policies of Kathleen H.
Jenson;
letters concerning Philip J. Jenson's membership in the Canadian Black
Watch during World War I; letters from Thomas Cradock Jenson while
in the United States Air Force in 1954; sermons, notes, and prayers
written
by Philip J. Jenson while rector of Saint Thomas's Episcopal Church
in
Garrison, Maryland, and information about the church.
Twenty-five volumes consisting of scrapbooks, account books, daybooks,
diaries of Thomas Cradock, Thomas Cradock, Jr., S. Carroll Cradock,
and
Saint Thomas's Episcopal Church, 1836-1960.
8 boxes, 1738-1968
CRADOCK-HOWARD-LAMBORN PAPERS, MS. 1976.1
Historical notes, such as reminiscences of Saint Thomas's Church in
Pikesville, Maryland; fragment of an essay on the Maryland toleration
act; a copy of John Brice's return of loyalty oaths for Anne Arundel
County; Lamborn genealogical information; social invitations and letters
concerning family news are among the papers of John and Mary Howard,
Mrs. Thomas Cradock and Arthur Cradock; a tax statement for the estate
of Sally Carroll Cradock; Anne Arundel County survey report; a list
of
North American Land Company shares; a financial statement about a
mortgage to Mrs. Fox from Edwin Warfield; obituaries of Col. Edward
Colston.
Pedley, 405, 654, 819-21, 1004 44 items, 1776-1951
CRAIG, SALLY K., FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2434
Genealogical information on the Goldsborough, Hanson, Rasin, Ring-
gold, and Wilson families. Also, printed and manuscript versions of
Civil
War songs and poems; published address from Robert E. Lee to Maryland
inhabitants, 1862; Florida land deed, 1834; and miscellaneous family
correspondence, 1845-89.
1 box, 1834-89, 20th century
CRAMPLIN ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.265
Account book of ( ... ) Cramplin, a Montgomery County blacksmith, con-
tains entries in English currency for shoeing horses, sharpening ploughs,
etc., and for sale of corn.
1 vol., 1776-1783.
CRAWFORD-FROST WILLIAM ALBERT PAPERS, MS. 1995
Correspondence and notes about the inventions of this Maryland Epis-
copal priest (1863-1936)-railway cars, a fire escape, airplanes, para-
chutes, gates, wheels, automobiles, and a gas mask; manuscripts and
copies
of his writings mainly on religious and philosophical subjects.
Register available. 5 boxes, 1896-1939
CRAWFORD, JOHN, LETTERS, MS.1246
Correspondence of Dr. John Crawford in Baltimore with Hugh McCalmont
in Demerara and London. Letters relate primarily to Crawford's affairs,
especially his concern for his son, Thomas, sent as a medical student
to
London.
9 items, 1798-1805.
CREAMER CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOK, MS.270
Scrapbook of David Creamer containing a history of the Civil War written
by Osmond Tiffany in a newspaper of 1871-pasted in a copy of the Annual
Report of the Postmaster General of the United States for 1868.
1 vol., 1871.
CRESWELL, JOHN A. J., PAPERS, MS.1247
Three funerary notices addressed to John Thompson, 1839-1841. Papers
relating to John Creswelrs office of Superintendent of the Draft of
Mary-
land, 1862-1864. Papers and letters on the office of Postmaster General,
1870-1874 (office held by Creswell). Letters on fund-raising for Mrs.
John
Logan Fund, 1886-1887. Miscellaneous items, 1846-1885.
40 items, 1839-1887.
CREVECOEUR MANUSCRIPT, MS.266
20th century longhand copy, with transcript, of Crevecoeur's Me'moire
sur
le Commerce entre la France et les Etats-Unis XAm9rique, written in
1784.
Original in Library of American Embassy in Paris, copied by Peter
Vanderpoel.
1 vol., 1784 (20th century).
CRISFIELD PAPERS, MS.1248
Letters of John Woodland Crisfield. Three are to Miss Henrietta M.
Wilson,
19 to his wife, Mary Handy Crisfield, and one to an unknown male recipients
Letters contain comments on public affairs.
23 items, 1832-1876.
CROMWELL COLLECTION, MS. 2039
Diary of Lucie M. Franklin (b. 1855), 1892-1924, mostly discussing
her
travels to Europe (especially France, England, and Italy), important
events
such as the Baltimore fire of 1904 and the sinking of the Lusi'tania;
purchase
records of the Gandy Betting Company kept by W. K. Cromwell, Jr.,
1923-42; bill for the Men's Monday Club of Ruxton, 1935; a United
States Army discharge for Edward W. Dunn of Galloway County, Mis-
souri, 1865.
1 box,1865-1942
CRONMILLER RECORD BOOK, MS.271
Volume used first as a music note book by Thomas Cronmiller of Baltimore,
1790-opening pages contain harmonizations of German religious tunes.
Bulk of volume is receipts for money paid by Cronmiller for land debts,
ground rents, etc., 1809-1857.
1 vol., 1790, 1809-1857.
CROSS, W. IRVINE, SCRAPBOOKS, MS.955
Volume devoted to "Review and Outlook" from The Wall Street Journal.
Volume of material on political developments and candidacy. The name
of John K. Cowen (partner of W. Irvine Cross in legal firm) appears
frequently. Volume on miscellaneous subjects, mainly political, including
editorials and comments by H. L. Mencken.
3 vols., 1910-1917.
CROWLEY, D. FRED, COLLECTION, MS.1640
19 letters from J. D. Doxen in China to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crowley,
Balti-
more, during the second World War, 1944-1945. 17 miscellaneous letters,
invitations, and clippings concerning Mr. Crowley. Letters from the
Mary-
land Historical Society to Fred Crowley, 1945, concerning his manuscripts
about Baltimore Harbor, and letters from Senator George Radcliffe on
the same subject. Three MSS. by Crowley, presumably unpublished; Sights
and Sounds of Baltimore Harbor, 1885-1910; Curtis Bay and Creek, 1870-
1900; and Federal Hill.
c. 45 items, 1944-1956.
CROXALL LEDGER, MS.274
Accounts in English currency of foodstuffs, tobacco, tools, etc., kept
by
John Croxall from 1779-1784. Many pages have been pasted over with
news-
clippings of poetry, etc., c. 1835.
1 vol., 1779-1784 (c. 1835).
CULBRETH SCRAPBOOKS, MS.946
Scrapbooks containing death notices of Culbreth family members and
other
citizens of Baltimore, probably compiled by David M. R. Culbreth.
2 vols., 19th and 20th centuries.
CUMBERLAND CONTROL CENTER RECORDS MS. 1800
Registers of volunteers and messages of the Council of Civilian Defense
in Allegany County, 1941-44; volume of expenses and checks, 1942-25.
1 box,1941-45
CURRY PAPERS, MS.279
Collection of deeds, plats, and survey memoranda for lands in Carroll
and
Frederick Counties. Miscellaneous material relating to land transactions.
Many of the items pertain to William R. Curry (fl. 18th century).
1 box, 1702-1903.
CUSHING ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.268
Household account book kept by Ann Mackenzie Cushing, including entries
for household expenses and for wages paid to cooks.
1 vol., 1839-1842.
CUSTOMS PAPERS, MS.1249
Commercial papers dealing with the operations of the Baltimore Custom
House, including clearances from quarantine, accounts of various Balti-
more merchants, inventories of cargoes, etc. Some items badly burned.
c. 125 items, 1796-1798.
CUTHBERT NOTEBOOK, MS.269
Notebook in ancient history kept by Joseph H. Cuthbert, Jr., while
attend-
ing Columbian College, Washington, D. C.
1 vol., 1872.