GADDESS COLLECTION, MS.379
Miscellaneous collection of newspaper clippings of election tickets,
letters,
bank checks, etc., made by Charles W. Gaddess.
1 box, 1729-1897.
GADDESS PAPERS, MS. 1946
Inscriptions on monument erected by the Gaddess Brothers, marble
dealers; newspaper clippings on the national election of 1888, recollection
of 1814 bombardment of Fort McHenry (1893), and an 1894 study of Fells
Point in 1794; letter from Charles Marshall to Joseph F. Carter, the
private secretary of Robert E. Lee, describing the Civil War engagement
on Cemetery Hill, 1896; apprenticeship agreement of Durcas Carter to
Darius Stansbury, 1832; genealogies of the Gaddess, Ensor, Gorsuch,
and
Carter families.
Pedley, 619 21 items, 1721-1896
GALE, GEORGE, PAPERS, MS. 2262
Letters from Alexander Randall (1 803-8 1) to George Gale (d. ca. 1860)
about the legal suit concerning the construction of a steamboat wharf
on
Gale's land along the West River in Anne Arundel County; papers related
to the estate of George Gale.
23 items, 1832-79
GALE, GEORGE, PAPERS, MS.1282
Collection contains political correspondence of Colonel George Gale
of
Kent County. Correspondents include Thomas G. Pratt, George L.-L. Davis,
William Pinkney Whyte, James A. Pearce, and others. Included are two
letters to President Franklin Pierce, one from Joshua Vansant, February
12,
1854, the other from J. Watkins Ligon, February 13, 1854.
40 items, 1853-1876.
GALLAGHER, FRANCIS, PAPERS, MS. 2147
Letters written in response to Francis Gallagher's (ca. 1816-66) request
for information concerning the abolishment of laws requiring the imprison-
ment of debtors: letters from Andrew Johnson, Daniel Webster, and
Thomas H. Benton and responses from the states of Kentucky, Ohio,
Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, Arkansas, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Missouri,
Maine, Alabama, Iowa, and Washington, D. C.
22 items, 1848
GALLEGHER ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.1617
Account book, 1867, and copy book, n. d., with definitions of legal
terms.
These volumes were in the possession of the Gallegher family, but no
further identification of their author or authors has been made.
2 vols., 1867, and n. d.
GAMBRILL, OLIVE MOORE, THOMAS BORDLEY, STUDY OF
THE POLITICAL LIFE IN PROVINCIAL MARYLAND, MS.1583
Unpublished article and notes by Olive Moore Gambrill on Thomas Bord-
ley. Includes typed copies of letters from Stephen to Thomas Bordley,
1724-1725, calendar of the legal library of Bordley, bibliography for
her
article, etc. Mainly typescript, with MS. notes.
1 box, 20th century.
ROBERT GARRETT AND SONS, INC. RECORDS, MS. 2089
Financial records, 1835-1954, of Robert Garrett and Sons, first com-
mission merchants, later investment bankers and stockbrokers: cashbooks,
receipt books, ledgers, stock books, disbursement books, payroll books,
and
sales journals; three letterbooks, 1845-47, 1861-62, and 1862-64; Garrett
family ledgers and securities records of John W. Garrett and Robert
Garrett; Eutaw House (Baltimore hotel owned by Robert Garrett and
Sons), 1849-66, registers, receipt books, cashbooks and wine lists;
Howard
House, 1863-65; International House; W.I.T. Company; Maryland Acad-
emy of Music, 1870-1927; three boxes of correspondence and memos,
1818-1960, including material about plans for a new office building
for
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (1950s), an opinion of Reverdy
Johnson in regard to three directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
calling for a meeting in case of refusal by the president, a copy of
the by-
laws and rules of the B & 0, articles of co-partnership of John
W. Garrett,
Robert Garrett, and T. Harrison Garrett in 1872, copies of Garrett
family
ills, Robert Garrett and Sons statements of income, profit, loss, and
expenses (1916-19), and material relating to Howard House, Eutaw
House, the Hippodrome Company, and the Maryland Academy of Music.
Register available.
Pedley, 623-24 3 boxes and 341 vols., 1818-1964
ROBERT GARRETT AND SONS, INC. RECORDS, MS. 2089.1
Eutaw House records: accounts, 1856-66; sewerage, 1876-1907; repairs,
1906-08; its sale of lease, 1909. Correspondence of Charles Nitze,
A. H.
Prevost, and William F. Frick about the lease of the Academy of Music,
1895.
1 box,1856-1909
GARRETT, ROBERT, PAPERS, MS.979
Collection provides detailed information on every phase of business
of
Robert Garrett, Jr., President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
and of the
railroad itself. Includes letterbooks, copies of cablegrams, incoming
cor-
respondence from bankers, B. & 0. officers and friends. Many miscellaneous
stock circulars, pamphlets, etc. Material on the John W. Garrett estate
and
other properties. Earliest items are correspondence of John W. Garrett
and
his brother, Henry, concerning the railroad and other topics. Major
groups
of papers include: 1) Financial, especially concerning efforts by an
eastern
banking syndicate to buy into the company. 2) The dispute of the B.
& 0.
with the Western Union Telegraph Company over control of the B. &
O.'s
system of telegraph lines. 3) The unsuccessful attempt of the B. &
0. to
acquire control of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad.
4)
Rate wars and agreements among the major eastern trunk-line railroads.
Other corporations than the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad that are
substan-
tially represented in this collection include the Western Union Telegraph
Company, Reading Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Central Railroad
of
New Jersey. Letters to and from the House of Morgan and its affiliates,
Jay
Gould, Cyrus W. Field, J. W. Mackay, F. B. Gowen, Samuel Sloan, John
King, Jr., Samuel Spencer, John K. Cowen, C. F. Mayer, and prominent
Marylanders such as Arthur Pue Gorman, Charles J. M. Gwinn, Ferdinand
C. Latrobe, and others.
33 boxes, c. 1850-c. 1895.
GARRETT, MRS. T. HARRISON, APPRAISAL, MS.380
Extensive report compiled for Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett on all the construc-
tion on the Garrett estate, furnishings in the main house (Evergreen)
and
power house, stable and garage, vinery and mushroom house and tea-room.
1 vol., 1918.
GARRETT, JR., THOMAS, PAPERS, MS.2130
Letters from Thomas Garrett, Jr. (b. 1787) to various members of his
family: family health and visits; views of the Civil War and Abraham
Lincoln; his attendance at abolitionists' meetings in Pennsylvania;
notes
on the family.
Photocopies only; permission for publication must be obtained from
owner.
19 items, 1746-1881
GARRISON FOREST FARMERS' CLUB MINUTES, MS.381
Detailed minutes of meetings of the Garrison Forest Farmers' Club,
with
reports of discussion on papers on agricultural improvements. Members
whose names appear are Eugene Blackford (President), Cleve; G. W. Theo
Lurman, Farmlands; Adolphus Cooke; Charles K. Harrison, Annandale;
W.
T. Johnson, Rockland; Robert and George Elder; C. R. Rogers, Forest
View;
C. G. Cockey; W. G. H. Stump; John Ridgely, Hampton; Richard F. May-
nard, Greyrock; W. Allen, Forleigh; Dr. W. M. Wood; James Howard
McHenry, Sudbrook; Thomas Craddock; Colon'el W. Norris; Talbot I.
Taylor.
2 vols., 1877-1879.
GARRISON FOREST FARMERS CLUB RECORDS, MS. 2162
Baltimore County agricultural organization: meeting minutes, 1885-
1907; by-laws; membership and attendance lists, 1901-06; letters from
members to club secretaries, 1886-1907; a letter from the Blue Mountain
Farmers Club of Emmitsburg, Pennsylvania, reporting efforts of that
club
to solve the road problem in Frederick County, 1887.
25 items, 1885-1907
STANLEY, GARY, E., SCRAPBOOKS, MS.949
Collection of clippings from various magazines. Subjects include steam
engines, naval shipping and armament. Others concern General E. Stanley
Gary, compiler of the volumes.
3 vols., 1880-1913.
GARY, JAMES A., PAPERS, MS. 1980
James A. Gary (1833-1920), prominent Baltimore Republican: letters
from John Sherman, secretary of the treasury, soliciting Gary's cooperation
during the 1880 presidential campaign and discussing a political appoint-
ment; letters from James A. Garfield, presidential nominee, expressing
gratitude for Gary's support and regret that he could not visit Baltimore;
three newspaper articles about doubt of Republican sensibilities among
the wealthy; a poem by Folger McKinsey; and a menu and comments
about a dinner at Gary's home in 1883.
8 items, 1879-1883
GATCHELL, SAMUEL H., PAPERS, MS. 1988
Letters from Samuel H. Gatchell to his wife written while on board
ship
about the weather and sailing conditions, crew, Gatchell's disillusionment
with going to sea, advice to his wife about family business; notification
entitling heirs of Capt. Samuel Gatchell (1759-1819) to a pension for
his
service in the Revolutionary War, 1845.
7 items, 1844-46
GEISINGER PAPERS, MS.1283
Naval papers of David Geisinger (1790-1860). Include commissions, 1809-
1838, covering his service on the U. S. ships Wasp, Independence, Constitu-
tion, Peacock, Brandywine, Columbia, and Plymouth. Log of brig Atlanta,
1814. Extracts from the Mediterranean Squadron's orders, 1824-1841,
many
signed by Commander Isaac Hull. Order book of Peacock, 1833-1834, and
two logs, 1833-1834. Order book of frigate Columbia, 51 articles, 1814.
Abstract of log of Pallas, 1818. Miscellaneous charts, etc. Correspondents
include Commander John H. Aulick, George E. Badger, Commander Wil-
liam Bainbridge, Commander Isaac Chauncey, R. W. Crowninshield,
Mahlon Dickerson, David G. Farragut, Commander George W. Morgan,
Commander Charles Morris, Edmund Roberts, Captain Joseph Tarbell,
Levi Woodbury, Commander M. T. Woolsey.
124 items, 1809-1856.
GEMMELL RECEIPT BOOK, MS.388
Receipt book of James R. Gemmell, resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(no further details known).
1 vol., 1841-1846.
GEORGE'S CREEK COAL AND IRON COMPANY LETTERBOOK, MS.396
Letters of George's Creek Coal and Iron ComDany, Lonaeoning'. AUP-9-any
County, Maryland, to buyers of food supplies, etc., for company store.
Include description of company housing for employees and other build-
ings, current prices of commodities, coal, and iron. References to
books for
Lonaconing Library Institute. Letters are signed by Robert Graham,
super-
intendent, and are indexed in front of volume.
1 vol., 1839-1847.
GEORGETOWN, KENT COUNTY, RESURVEY, MS.382
Resurvey of Georgetown, Kent County, made in 1787 by William
Humphreys, surveyor, in accordance with an Act of Assembly after the
loss
of the original. Contains courses of all lots in the town, names of
streets,
and measurements. Copy of act included.
1 vol., 1787.
GEORGIA BRIG PAPERS, MS.1632
Collection of material all relating to the brig Georgia, master Captain
John
H. Holt, in the period 1864-1868. Include bills for work on the ship,
bills
for towing and wharfage, bills for wages. Two clearance papers, port
of
Kingston, Jamaica; seaman's contract, and bill of sale for interest
in the
ship Susan of Dennis.
20 items, 1864-1868.
GIBBON PAPERS, MS.1284
Letters and documents concerning military affairs during the Civil
War.
Include letters from William T. Sherman, Philip Sheridan, James Long-
street, and the Count of Paris. Other letters, non-military, from Samuel
L.
Clemens, Grover Cleveland, et al. Copy of General Phillip Kearny's
last
letter to his wife, August 31, 1862. Personal letters from General
John Gib-
bon to his wife and mother during the Civil War. Two letters to Miss
Frances Gibbon from Cardinal Gibbons, September 30, 1901, and June
29,1913.
38 items, 1862-1913.
GIBBS ALBUM, MS.383
Album of verse and decorative labels collected by Miss Virginia Gibbs,
bound in red velvet with carved wooden facings.
1 vol., 1857.
GIBSON, JOHN, PAPERS, MS. 2257
Letters from John Gibson of London to Mrs. John Ross of Annapolis:
the Ross family; London theatres and apparel; furniture;jewelry; kitchen
utensils; books; wine; the English political situation; English nobility;
Lord Baltimore; tobacco laws.
Microfilm only; location of originals unknown.
1 reel (no. 452), 1740-64
GIBSON-MAYNADIER PAPERS, MS.1142
Correspondence of John Gibson to John and Mrs. Ross from London. These
letters mainly concern finances of John Ross and politics of British
Govern-
ment in the colonies. Mrs. Ross's letters are concerned with London
society.
Correspondence dates from 1740-1752. Letters in French to Mme.
Maynadier in Baltimore from various persons in France, 1795-1819. Cor-
respondents include Monsieur Bayard, Le'aumont de Lam6nie, M. de la
Landelle, et al. Subjects are social and personal matters. Surveys
of courses
of Friends Choice., 1669, Waterford, Roedown Security. Plats and land
descriptions.
1 box, 1669-1819.
GIDDINGS, CATHERINE RANDALL, PAPERS, MS. 2176
One letter from Catherine Wirt Randall (ca. 1807-53) to her niece,
Catherine Randall Giddings (b. 1829), and eight letters from Catherine
Randall Giddings to her husband, Luther Giddings: visit with Thomas
Randall of Tallahassee, Florida; news of the children; Randall and
Wirt
relatives; friends; hired labor and servants; advice on household matters.
9 items, 1851-68
GIESY, REV. SAMUEL, LETTERS, MS.1629
Personal correspondence between Rev. Samuel Giesy and members of his
family.
20 items, 1849-1863.
GILES SCRAPBOOK, MS.1069
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to the interests and career
of
judge William Fell Giles, apparently kept by his wife.
1 vol., c. 1840-1860.
GILL PAPERS, MS.1285
Letters and papers of Harrison Ball, Elizabeth Teackle, Ann E. Upshur
Ball Gill, William Lowry Gill, and other members of the Gill family.
40 items, 1798-1855.
GILLINGHAM PAPERS, MS.1286
Small collection of land items collected by H. E. Gillingham. Include
bond
of Joseph Ratcliffe to John Dixon, 1774, 1778. Agreement of John Dougherty
concerning the land of William M. Catrup [Catrop], 1779. Deposition
of
John and Elizabeth Liddle concerning Catrup's land, 1779. Deposition
of
Isaac and Levi Faulkner of Talbot County, 1782. These depositions mainly
concern land actions between William Marsh Catrup, John Dougherty,
Joseph Ratcliffe, and John Dixon. Collection also includes order from
Samuel Wallis to David McMechen to pay Samuel and Thomas Hollings-
worth fifty pounds, April 26, 1786. Receipt from the Hollingsworths
to
Daniel Bawley for sixty pounds received from him, July, 1786.
6 items, 1774-1786.
GILMAN, ELISABETH, DINNER ALBUM, MS.386
Correspondence, telegrams, and clippings relating to a dinner given
in
honor of Miss Elisabeth Gilman, November 6, 1941.
1 vol., 1941.
GILMAN SCRAPBOOK, MS.384
Scrapbook of Dr. Daniel Coit Gilman, first President of The Johns Hopkins
University, containing clippings and letters relating to his service
as a mem-
ber of the committee to draft a city charter in 1898.
1 vol., c. 1898.
GILMOR, HARRY, MANUSCRIPT, MS. 2248.2
Manuscript copy (not in Gilmor's handwriting) of the first section
of
Harry Gilmor's (1838-83) Four Years in the Saddle (New York: Harper
and
Brothers, 1866) about his career in the Confederate army during the
Civil
War.
Pedley, 641-43 1 vol., 1861-62
GILMOR, HARRY, PAPERS, MS.1287
Civil War correspondence of Colonel Harry Gilmor, Confederate raider
and
officer in the southern army, 1862-1865. Includes both family and military
items. Letter from Gilmor to Captain G. W. Booth of johnsoes Cavalry
Brigade, giving an account of Gilmor's destruction of railroads, etc.
(10 pp.)
75 items, 1862-1865.
GILMOR, HARRY, PAPERS, MS.1288
Letters and resolutions dealing with Colonel Harry Gihnor's last illness
and
his affairs after his death. Letter from Gilmor to Hoffman Gilmor,
May 23,
1865, while a prisoner at Fort Warren. Miscellaneous papers concerning
his
book, Four Years in the Saddle.
50 items, 1865-1883.
GILMOR, HARRY, SCRAPBOOK, MS.385
Collection of newspaper clippings relating to the career and death
of
Colonel Harry Gilmor, Confederate officer, and to other members of
the
Gilmor family. Included are two MS. letters-one introducing Hoffman
Gilmor to the Duke of Granada, and the other from Mr. Gilmor to the
Duke, enclosing it, n. d.
1 vol., c. 1883.
GILMOR PAPERS, MS.387.1
Material collected by Robert Gilmor, Jr., includes contemporary copies
of
many acts of legislation, especially relating to the militia in Maryland,
1689-1773. Material on the part of Maryland in the French and Indian
War, including reports to Governor Sharpe, letters from other colonial
governors (Dinwiddie of Virginia, Andrew Hamilton), letters from William
Johnson (vols. 1, 2). Petition of Annapolis Clergy, 1753-1768, and
other
items on the controversy on the morals of Rev. Bennet Allen (vol. 1).
journal of James Gorrells on Wilkins Niagara Expedition, 1761-1763.
Sur-
veys, 1751-1766, on Maryland boundaries with Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Survey of the Potomac River. Surveyors: William Parsons, William Shank-
land, John Emory, William Killen, Thomas Jones (vol. 2). Papers on
the
Harmony Club, Annapolis, 1748-1773, members including Governor Eden,
John Hall, Daniel Dulany, Jr. (vol. 3). Papers on Committees of Cor-
respondence, 1770-1783 (vols. 3-4), from counties in Maryland, and
also
from Virginia, Boston, etc., some signed by Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
Reports from Congress in Philadelphia. Letters of Thomas Johnson, Daniel
of St. Thomas jenifer, John Hanson, General Greene, orders and papers
concerning the Maryland Line. Constitution of the Independent Militia
Company and lists of officers. Letters from and concerning Patrick
Henry.
Letters from John Adams. Pay orders of the British Army in Nova Scotia
(vol. 3). Folio with colonial newspapers, printed reports of legal
cases,
deed to Fox Hall, Dorchester County, 1734, etc.
4 vols. and 1 folio, 1689-1845.
GILMOR, ROBERT, JR., PAPERS, MS.387
Four bound letterbooks of Robert Gilmor, Jr., from France, Holland,
Italy
and Germany to his brother (?) in America, 1800-1801. Album of wit-
ticisms, 1828. Printed memoir of Robert Gilmor, Sr., annotated by Robert,
Jr., c. 1840. Family memoranda booklet, 1813, with notes on Robert,
Jr.'s
friends and relatives, personal and business items. journal of travels
in
Europe (2 vols., 1829-1830) by Robert Gilmor (1808-1875), nephew of
Robert Gilmor, Sr. Diary of Robert, Jr., 1826-1827. Extracts from the
family Bible, made by William Gilmor (n. d.). Memo and private account
of Robert, Jr., beginning in 1827. Printed catalogue of autographs
in the pos-
session of Robert Gilmor, Jr. (may be the MSS. in item 644), n. d.
Undated
typescript of a letter giving the itinerary of Robert, Jr., in Europe,
1825, and
family history.
13 vols., 1774-1848.
GILMOR, JR., ROBERT, PAPERS, MS. 2261
Letters to Robert Gilmor, Jr. (1774-1848) from Horatio Greenough,
Jose Silvestre Rebello, John J. Audubon, Susan M. Bonaparte, Jerome
Napoleon Bonaparte, Joel Roberts Poinsett, James Smith, and Benjamin
Harrison: mineralogy; sculpture; painting; museums (especially the
Na-
tional Institute for the Promotion of Science and the Useful Arts).
Microfilm of originals at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Pedley, 644-45 1 reel (no. 453), 1782-1840
GILMOR, SR., ROBERT, MEMOIR, MS. 1729
Manuscript memoir of Robert Gilmor, Sr. (1748-1822) by his son,
Robert Gilmor, Jr.: mentions national politics, the Revolution, life
in
Philadelphia and Baltimore, commerce, relations between the United
States and Europe (especially England and France); includes a watercolor
of "Beech Hill," the Gilmor estate, and photographs of "Glen Ellen,"
the
house built by Robert Gilmor, Jr., in 1834; letters of Jefferson Davis
(1871), recommendation for Robert Gilmor, Sr. to establish a mercantile
house (1 782), and Albert Gallatin describing the firm of Robert Gilmor,
Sr. in Baltimore.
Some of this biography was published in 1840 by Robert Gilmor, Jr.,
for the private use of his family. The Peabody Library owns a copy
of this
volume and a photocopy of it is available in the Society's library.
Pedley, 644-45 1 box,1748-1822,1834,1871
GINN-SHELDON ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.389
Ledger of store at Middletown, Delaware, kept by John Ginn, mainly
showing sale of cloth, staple foods, etc., 1825-1851. Later accounts
in the
same volume are those of William T. Sheldon at Cecilton, Maryland,
with
sums received and spent. Newspaper clippings from Cecil Democrat
include list of voters for 1870 and miscellaneous advertisements.
1 vol., 1825-1851, 1865-1869, 1870.
GIRLS' LATIN SCHOOL RECORDS, MS. 2392
Baltimore preparatory school: annual reports, 1903- 1 0; correspondence,
1909-13, 1922-23, about the reorganization of the school and financial
problems; school brochures; unissued diplomas.
1 box,1895-1913,1920-30,1950
GIST ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.390.1
Cash book, 1784, for store at Westminster, Carroll County. Cash books
of
Independent Gist for 1803-1820 (4 vols.). House expenses of I. Gist,
1812-
1819 (2 vols.). Cash books for store at Westminster, 1817-1821, 1848-1872
(2 vols.). Cash book, 1846-1848, with farm records. Cash book, 1850-1856,
with records of Long Farm.
12 vols., 1784-1872.
GIST BOOK, MS.1635
Volume used by various members of the Gist family, not all of whom
can
be clearly identified. Includes Joseph Gist's personal financial accounts
and
business records as a weaver, c. 1775, poetry, proverbs, family records;
indentures and documents copied, 1761-1794. Entries by William Gist,
son
of Joseph, while still a child, 1783-calligraphy practice. Other entries
by
an unidentified third party in a different hand, etc., including geometry,
two sections of surveying records, and an index to land surveyed, 1695-
1765. The name John Elder Gist appears in the volume but his name cannot
be connected with any specific entries (lived 1761-1804).
1 vol., 1695-1794.
GIST-GREEN PAPERS, MS.1573
Genealogical material on Gist, Green, Adlum, Abbott, Foutz, Cameron,
Jones families. Bulk of material pertains to John Adlum Green, railroad
builder. Include Civil War items, notebook, 1863, material on building
last
stages of Union Pacific Railroad, 1869. Diary of a trip to Haiti, 1877,
with
small account book. Copy of prospectus of Compagnie des Chemins de
Fer,
Haiti, part of which was built by Green. Letter to him from Lespinasse,
head of Railroad Company at Port au Prince, 1881. Other items include
letter to Adlum Green on Adlum estate, Lycoming County, 1850. Copies
of
letters from Ellen Green Guyer of Idaho to her niece, Martha Cameron
Green House, with comments on daily life and other topics, 1899-1908.
Beulah B. Little letters on the House family, and on the shawl given
to John
A. Green by the Emperor of Japan.
20 items, 1840-1958.
GIST-JONES PAPERS, MS.1572
Collection primarily relates to the genealogy of the Gist-Jones families.
Includes material on Oliver B. Jones, Margaret Adlum Green Jones Gist,
Esther E. and Margaret A. Gist, mainly compiled for applications for
membership of societies. Letter from Oliver B. Jones, Jr., 1928, commenting
on the Jones, Gist, Cameron, Abbott, Foutz and related families. Copies
of
letters from Margaret A. G. J. Gist describing life in a construction
camp
in Missouri, 1906, and on family matters. Copy of a letter to Miss
Esther
Gist from Oliver B. Jones including comments on the refitting of the
ship
Powhatan with machinery made by his great-grandfather Green for use
on
Perry's trip to Japan, 1853. Centennial speech by Mary B. Sbellman
at
Jones family reunion, 1886, Walnut Grove, Patapsco, Maryland.
11 items, 1886-1967.
GIST, MORDECAI, COLLECTION, MS. 2348
Correspondence of Gen. Mordecai Gist (1742-92) with Thomas Sim
Lee, Caesar Rodney, Nathanael Greene, Anthony Wayne, Baron de Kalb,
Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington: troop movements; recommen-
dations for promotions; officer appointments; resignations; court martials;
recruitment; supplies; pay; raising money; seizure of enemy vessels
and
disposition of prisoners; events surrounding the Yorktown campaign
of
1781.
Photocopies and microfilm only; originals located at the Historical
Society of Pennsylvania, New-York Historical Society, State Library
of
New York, New York Public Library, Houghton Library, Harvard Uni-
versity, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Rhode Island Historical
Society, Maine Historical Society, Chicago Historical Society, Princeton
University Library, New Jersey Historical Society, and Duke University.
These materials were used for the preparation of Richard J. Cox, A
Guide
to the Microfilm Edition of the Mordecai Gist Papers (Baltimore: Maryland
Historical Society, 1975).
Pedley, 615-53, 655-56 33 items and 1 reel (no. 1459), 1776-91
GIST PAPERS, MS.390
Correspondence of Brigadier General Mordecai Gist, all dealing with
mili-
tary affairs and the Maryland Line (4 vols.). Ten orderly books with
accounts and returns, 1779-1783. Typed Gist family records (I package),
n. d.
14 vols. and 1 pkg., 1772-1813, n. d.
GIST PAPERS, MS.2007
Personal and business correspondence of the Gist family, 1798-1859.
Includes letters of Mary Cattell. Gist of Charleston, 1798-1800; letters
of
William Cattell, Charleston lawyer, 1809-1817. Five letters from William
Calhoun, executor of the estate of Mordecai Gist, 1799-1803. Gamble
family
items (John Gamble, Robert Gamble, et al.), 1807-1820. Largest group
of
items is letters from States Gist to his brother, Independent, 1804-1821.
Subjects include death of uncle, Thomas, 1813, land claims of Michael
Nourse (c. 40 items). Letter of Joseph Taney to Independent concerning
a land patent and General Jackson's defense of New Orleans, 1815. List
of
lands which he wished to buy from the Gist family, made by Joseph Spiker
of Allegany County, 1859.
c. 110 items, 1798-1859.
GIST PAPERS, MS.2007.2
Land and legal papers of the Gist family include grant of Gises New
Inven-
tion to Mordecai Gist, 1771, and deed of Felrs Prospect to him, 1781.
List
of land in Maryland belonging to Mordecai Gist, 1797. Will of Mary
Gist,
1810. Letter of George Gist as one of the heirs of States Gist concerning
lands in Ohio, 1869. Letters of William Calhoun as executor of Mordecai
Gist's estate, 1797-1817, and relevant land items. Letters from John
Gist,
rancher in Kansas and other locations, to his aunt, Margaret Gist,
1867-
1881. Business records and crop accounts, 1798-1813, and letters concern-
ing Mordecai Gist's estate, 1801-1808. Wills, etc., 1797-1851, including
those
of Joshua Gist, 1837, Rachel Gist, 1829, and Thomas, c. 1813. Land
grants,
including one for Ohio County, Virginia.
c. 118 items, 1771-1881.
GIST PAPERS, MS.2007.3
Letters from General George W. Gist, I (1795-1855) to relatives in
West-
minster, Maryland, describing his adventures with Indians, etc., 1830-1854.
Letters from George W. Gist, II (1819-1895), to his sister, Mary, describ-
ing a trip west, and with observations on Texas, 1842-1870. Letters
from
George W. Gist, II, to George W. Gist, III (1848-1933), 1883-1890,
on
family and business matters, appointment to West Point. 14 letters,
1890-
1892, from George Gist (1864-1934) to his uncle, George W. Gist, III,
in
Arkansas. George W. Gist, III, to his aunt, Mary, on trip to Florida,
1884.
Letters from George W. Gist, III, to his sister, Mrs. Gaitskill, on
the Indian
alphabet, etc., of George Gist (1760-1843), 1894-1895. Letters on the
genealogy of the Gist, Elder, Howard, and Cromwell families, 1891-1956.
College records of George W. Gist, IV (1864-1935), at Western Maryland
College and the University of Pennsylvania.
c. 155 items, 1823-1956.
GIST PAPERS, MS.2007.4
War Department appointment signed by Simon Cameron (Gist ancestor),
1861, and article on Cameron by C. M. Steese, 1953. Pamphlet by Charles
T. Cockey, Gist Family, 1885. Letter from S. H. Gaitskill to George
W. Gist,
III (1848-1933), brother-in-law, concerning Canewood, the Kentucky
home
of Nathaniel Gist, 1894. Margaret A. G. J. Gist's original account
of George
Gist (1760-1843), known as "Sequoia," and his work with the Indians,
Cherokee alphabet, 1906. Five letters from Mrs. Silas H. Gaitskill
to her
brother, George W. Gist, III, 1880-1881. Copies (1950) of wills of
States
Gist (1786-1822), William Gist (1743-1802), Mordecai Gist (1743-1792).
Genealogical data on the Gist family. Miscellaneous programs, etc.
Obituary
notice of Mrs. Mordecai (Mary) Gist, c. 1810. Letter from B. L. Little,
Berkeley, California, to Miss Esther Gist, 1934.
12 items, 1861-1967.
GIST PAPERS (COPIES), MS.2007.1
Miscellaneous collection of papers relating to the Gist family, an
copies.
Includes list of books concerning the family; historical and biographical
sketch of the Gist family; letters from George W. Gist, I (1795-1855)
from
Tiffin, Ohio, and Westport, Missouri, describing his work with the
Seneca
Indians and other topics, 1830-1855. Wills of General Mordecai Gist,
1792;
James Sterrett, 1792; Rachel Gist, 1829; Thomas Gist, 1807, all of
Baltimore
County; Joshua Gist, 1837, Carroll County. Letters of George W. Gist,
II
(1819-1895), of the Kentucky Volunteers during the Civil War, 1863-1864.
Letters of Richard and Branford P. Gist while both were serving in
the 6th
Maryland Regiment from 1862-1864. Originals of these items are in the
Library of Congress, or in other sections of the Gist Papers.
c. 50 items, 1792-1864.
GITTINGS ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.391
Vol. 1, fann book of Berry Hill, seat of Richard Gittings, for the
year 1815.
Vols. 2-3, work book of Roslin Farm, 1857, and store book of the same
farm,
1887-1888, kept by David Sterett Gittings.
3 vols., 1815-1888.
GITTINGS, JOHN S. & COMPANY, ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.1020
Collection of account books of John S. Gittings & Company, Baltimore
brokerage firm, used in the case of Williams vs. Gittings, Baltimore
City
Circuit Court, 1869. (Williams was a partner in the firm.)
6 vols., 1865-1869.
GITTINGS, RICHARD AND DAVID S., PAPERS, MS. 1667
Mostly papers of Richard Gittings (1764-1830), Baltimore merchant,
and his son, Dr. David Sterett Gittings (1797-1887): includes bank
book
of Richard Gittings, 1815-30; will of Deborah Ridgely Sterett (1747-
1819), 1812 (with codicils dated 1813 and 1817); letters to and from
Doctor Gittings while a medical student at the University of Edinburgh,
1819-20, with descriptions of London, Edinburgh, and student life (cor-
respondents include his parents, Charles W. Howard, Caroline Howard,
and Robert Y. Welford); cookbook, ca. 1880, of Mrs. Rachel Garrett
of
Elkridge Landing, Howard County, which also includes a record of the
births of the slaves of Dr. David S. Gittings, 1822-59; a few personal
letters
of Mary Sterett Gittings, (Mrs. Wakeman Bryarly) (d. 1957), 1880-96.
Pedley, 657, 1049 33 items, 1815-96
GITTINGS, VICTORIA, PAPERS, MS.563.2
Collection mainly consists of correspondence of Miss Victoria Gittings,
a
Maryland writer, and MSS. on supernatural apparitions in Maryland.
A few
miscellaneous poems.
1 box, c. 1944.
GLASS NOTEBOOKS, MS.392
Transcripts, maps, clippings, and MS. notes on a wide variety of subjects
relating to Maryland history, up to 1650, and from 1900, including
Indians,
churches, estates, accounts, wills. Copy of records of St. Martin's
Church
of Worcester Parish, 1722-1833. Material compiled by David W. Glass,
Sr.
15 vols., 20th century.
GLASSWARE ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.393
Order book, 1803-1805, of household articles, mainly glassware, to
be
shipped to various points in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and
Tennes-
see. The firm concerned is Frederick Hammer and Company, Philadelphia.
journal, 1806-1819, of a Baltimore glass and glass shipping concern
(uniden-
tified). Trade is with London and other cities. Cash book, 1816-1839,
of a glass, china, and earthenware manufacturer, probably Matthew Smith
& Company. Merchandise mentioned includes tumblers, cruets, teapots,
china plates, twiflers [sic].
3 vols., 1803-1839.
GLENN, MARY, COMMONPLACE BOOK, MS.395
Commonplace book, c. 1847, of Mary Glenn, including definitions of
various
terms in alphabetical order.
1 vol., c. 1847.
GLENN PAPERS, MS.1017
Papers of the Glenn family of Maryland. Early material is mainly legal
documents, wills, etc. Correspondence of judge John Glenn, including
letters from William Wirt, Roger B. Taney, Reverdy Johnson, Daniel
Webster, and others. From 1840-1860, correspondence relates to John
Glenn
and his son, William Wilkins Glenn. Later papers cover the Civil War,
William Wilkins Glenn's Colorado silver mine venture, and other family
and business topics. From 1877 the major correspondents are John Mark
Glenn and William L. Glenn. Subjects are social life in Baltimore,
England;
travels in South America, Colorado, and England. Correspondence with
various members of the British nobility is included. Letters from Mr.
and
Mrs. Anthony Trollope. Material on Civil War political prisoners, Baltimore
politics (letters of Severn Teackle Wallis), and Episcopal church life
(Wil-
ham L. Glenn was a Maryland rector).
13 boxes, 1767-1939.
GLENN PAPERS, MS.1558
Copy of the inventory of the estate of William Wilkins Glenn, Georgetown,
Colorado, 1876. Guardian7s bond and petition, and letters of guardianship
by John Glenn for John and William L. Glenn, sons of William Wilkins
Glenn, 1877-1878. Album of newspaper clippings of family births and
deaths, poetry, etc., 1856-1884. Clippings and pamphlet on St. Paurs
Burial
Ground, 1907. Description of the Consolidated Coldstream Mine, with
com-
ments of surveyors, engineers, etc., n. d. Deeds of land from Colonel
John
Eager Howard to Frederick Alter and Solomon Heims, 1794, 1805. Letter
from General G. T. Beauregard concerning an incorrect article in William
Wilkins Glenn's newspaper. Copy of bail bond of Jefferson Davis and
ticket
to trial, 1867; photograph of Davis; letter from Davis to Mrs. Glenn,
1871.
Passport and various letters from friends leaving France after the
Revolu-
tion, 1807. Civil War family letters. Miscellaneous photographs, genealogi-
cal material, etc.
c. 75 items, 1794-1878, 1936-1941.
GLYOL CHEMICAL COMPANY MINUTE BOOK, MS.394
Minutes of the Glyol Chemical Company, a Baltimore corporation formed
to manufacture and distribute Glyol, a preparation invented by Dr.
Wirt
A. Duvall. This volume covers the first four months of the company
only,
with constitution, and agreement covering the use of the formula.
1 Vol., 1901.
GODDARD, M. R., SCRAPBOOK OF BALTIMORE CHECKS, MS.1486
Collection of checks and money orders of various Baltimore banks and
businesses, 1873-1898. AR are chargeable to the account of M. R. Goddard
of Georgetown (no details known of him).
1 vol., 1873-1898.
GODDARD, M. R., PAPERS, MS. 2394
Resident of Georgetown: bills and receipts of Baltimore business for
wine and liquor, china, bread, cigars, tea and coffee, and produce.
Pedley, 666 60 items, 1871-88
GODDARD, MARY K., PAPERS, MS.1517
Collection of photostats relating to the career of Mary Katharine Goddard,
Baltimore Postmistress. Include her appointment by Richard Bache, Post-
master General, 1779, as Deputy Postmistress. Petition to George Wash-
ington against her dismissal, 1789. Representation from the merchants
of
Baltimore to Samuel Osgood, Postmaster General, 1789, on her behalf,
and Osgood's reply, 1790. Petition from Mary Goddard to the Senate
of
the U. S. for restoration to office, 1790. Petition from merchants
of Balti-
more, c. 1790, to the President and Congress of the U. S. to encourage
and
protect American manufacturers and tradesmen by imposing duties on
foreign-made articles, with list of suggested articles and signatures
of
merchants.
16 items, 1779-1790.
GODEFROY PAPERS, MS.1289
Miscellaneous material collected by Carolina V. Davidson for her work
on the Godefroys-notes, photostats, etc. Four original letters-three
from
Eliza Godefroy to Robert Oliver, 1817-1818, and one from John Crawford
to Oliver, 1828. Transcripts of these letters included.
c. 150 items, 1765-c. 1941.
GOLDSBOROUGH AND HENRY RECORD BOOK, MS.397
Record of cases handled by the law firm of B. J. Goldsborough and D.
M.
Henry during 1856. Over some of the pages printed lists of the registered
voters of Dorchester County for the year 1882 have been pasted.
1 vol., 1856 (1882).
GOLDSBOROUGH, WILLIAM, PAPERS, MS.1290
Correspondence of Goldsborough family on miscellaneous personal matters.
Bulk of letters are from William Goldsborough (1763-1826) to Mrs. Sarah
Worthington Goldsborough (d. 1854).
23 items, 1792-1855.
GOODWIN, CHARLES, PAPERS, MS.409
Papers of Charles Goodwin and family, largely of domestic interest.
Deeds,
receipts, etc., concerning various properties. Letters from William
A. John-
son while a prisoner at Fort Delaware, 1864-1865. Considerable correspon-
dence on lands in Virginia and Ohio.
1 box, 1860-1890.
GORDON-BLACKFORD PAPERS, MS.398
Correspondence of the Gordon and Blackford families of Virginia and
Baltimore, 1828-1889. Letters to and from Gordons in Baltimore and
their
relatives in Fredericksburg, Port Royal, and Orange County, Virginia.
Letters from Eugene Blackford and family in Lynchburg, Virginia, and
his
letters while serving in the Confederate Army. Prayer book of Eugene
Blackford used during the Civil War. Correspondence of Eugene with
Rebecca [Gordon] Blackford, his wife, and with John and Emily (Mrs.
John) Gordon. Letters of Eugene Blackford while at the University of
Virginia. Business papers of Blackford family with vouchers, bills,
etc.
Letters of John M. Gordon on land investments in Michigan, 1830s. Cor-
respondents include Samuel, Sarah F. and Susan Gordon, George Fitzhugh
[Lee ?], John Minor, Eugene Blackford. Letters of L. M. Blackford,
head
of the Episcopal High School of Virginia, Fairfax County.
4 boxes, 1828-1889.
GORDON COLLECTION, MS.399
Commonplace books of Rebecca and Susan F. Gordon, 1849-1858, Balti-
more. Diary and scrapbook of Susan F. Gordon, 1849. Diary of Rebecca
Gordon, 1852, with copies of her letters written to members of her
family.
7 vols., 1849-1858.
GORDON, JOHN M., PAPERS, MS.404
Papers of John M. Gordon include account book, 1834-1857, listing personal
assets with stock in the following turnpike companies: Boonsborough,
Cumberland, York and Maryland, York; land holdings in Michigan, Balti-
more and Frederick, Maryland. journals and diaries for 1835 (also in
type-
script), 1835-1836. Memo and notebooks, 1839, and 1845 (includes Lock-
dingam Farm journal, 1869, on reverse). Daybook, 1869; diary, 1866-1868
( ? of John M. Gordon). Typescript of letters to Mrs. Gordon, 1835-
1839; letters to Mrs. Gordon, 1863-1864. Family letters, 1838-1871.
Type-
script journal of travels in Europe, summer, 1857, of Anne Eliza Pleasants
Gordon. Letters to Thomas Hughes, 1913-1915. Copies of letters between
James W. Foster and Frederick W. Franck concerning the John M. Gordon
Papers, 1950-1951.
2 boxes, 1835-1915, 1950-1951.
GORMAN, ARTHUR PUE, PAPERS, MS. 2156
Family correspondence among Arthur Pue Gorman (1839-1906), his
wife Hannah (1836-1910), their five daughters (Madie Gorman Hills,
Ada
Gorman Magnes, Bessie Gorman Lambert, Heddie Gorman Garnbrill,
Daisy Gorman Johnson), and their son, Arthur Pue Gorman, Jr. (1873-
1919): family matters; education of some of the girls in Boston; trips
to
Saratoga, New York; Gorman's various stocks; his political involvement,
including the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the United States
Constitution.
Pedley, 675 6 boxes, 1873-1942
GORMAN, ARTHUR PUE, PAPERS, MS. 2156.1
Letters from Arthur Pue Gorman (1839-1906) mainly to his son, Arthur
Pue Gorman, Jr. (1873-1919) and daughter, Daisy Gorman Johnson:
family matters; travel plans; sightseeing in London, Paris, and other
European cities; stock prices; politics.
Pedley, 675 23 items, 1903-05
GORMAN PAPERS, MS.706
Scrapbooks compiled by Arthur Pue Gorman (1839-1910) and members
of his family. Letters from prominent Marylanders and national political
leaders, including Grover Cleveland, Cardinal Gibbons, Andrew Carnegie,
Theodore Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan, A. P. Belmont, and Marcus
Hanna. Drafts of statements, interviews and letters of Arthur Pue Gorman,
including material on the debate on the constitutional amendment of
1905,
involving the limit of the franchise.
12 vols. and c. 300 items, 1884-1910.
GORMAN TESTIMONIAL BOOK, MS. 706.1
Compiled under the direction of Douglas H. Thomas, president of the
Merchants National Bank of Baltimore, to document the 1891 testimonial
dinner in honor of Arthur Pue Gorman's (1839-1906) efforts in defeating
the federal elections measure (Force Bill): photographs of the Kirk
silver
service presented to Gorman; list of donors; newspaper clippings about
it;
correspondence between Thomas and Gorman.
Pedley, 675 1 Vol., 1891
GORSUCH PAPERS, MS. 1909.2
Receipts issued in Baltimore to Joshua Gorsuch, a sea captain of North
Point, about salt, sugar, fish, cloth, tea, coffee, whiskey, clothing,
and
tobacco.
110 items, 1808-19
GOUGH, HARRY DORSEY, ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.400
Family and farm accounts of Harry Dorsey Gough of Perry Hall include
family accounts, 1851-1852; wills and inventories, c. 1753-c. 1700
(members
of the Gough, Carroll, and Maccubbin families). Letterbooks of Harry
Dorsey Gough, 1768, 1768-1785 (2 vols.). Part of a Baltimore County
sur-
veyor's book, n. d. Will and inventory book of Charles Ridgely of Hampton,
inscribed Harry D. G. Carroll, 1829 (damaged). Pocket account, 1767-1768,
H. D. Gough, and inventory of estate; accounts, 1827-1844, Perry Hall;
accounts, 1759-1767, 1816-1822, 1817-1825 (not identified). Food or
farm
account, 1837-1839.
13 vols., 1759-1844, and n. d.
GOUGH, HARRY DORSEY, RECORD BOOK, MS.400.1
Letter and memorandum book of Harry Dorsey Gough. Contains copies of
letters by him and by James Carroll; copies of documents concerning
the
administration of Gough's estate by his executors.
1 vol., 1790-1842.
GOUGH PAPERS, MS.401
Papers of Harry Dorsey Gough include large numbers of indentures and
other documents dealing with tracts of land in Baltimore and Harford
Counties. Miscellaneous letters of Henry Bengough, Charles Carroll
of
Carrollton, Charles Ridgely, A. Wiesenthal, R. G. Harper, James Carroll,
Daniel Carroll. Letters and memo book of H. D. Gough, 1790-1797, with
papers of James Carroll (his executor). Inventory of the estate of
H. D.
Gough, 1808, showing property room by room, list of debts, and administration
accounts.
1 box, 1681-1835.
GOVANSTOWN ACADEMY MINUTE BOOKS, MS.402
Records of meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Govanstown Academy,
Baltimore County, mainly dealing with the financial affairs of the
institution.
2 vols., 1835-1855.
GOVERNORS' LETTERS, MS.1478
Collection of miscellaneous correspondence of Governors Phillips Lee
Goldsborough, Emerson Harrington, and Albert Cabel Ritchie.
15 items, 1914-1930.
GRAFFLIN, JACOB, PAPERS, MS. 2055
Baltimore sailmaker: bills of sale; orders; other financial records.
1 box,1795-1844
GRAHAM-WINANS PAPERS, MS. 2144
Letters from William H. Graham (d. 1885) to Thomas Winans (1820-
78) in London about the management of Winans's estate in Baltimore;
mentions of troop movements around Baltimore during the Civil War;
Winans's invention of the cigar steamer, a navigational device.
Transcripts; location of originals unknown.
Pedley, 19, 1686-87 40 items, 1862-70
GRANOFSKY COLLECTION, MS. 2383
Maritime records collected by Hugh F. Granofsky: vessel enrollment
documents, 1799; certificates of vessel ownership, 1799-1800; cargo
man-
ifests, 1808-1904; vessel bills of sale, 1797-1802; builders' and surveyors'
certificates, 1799-1800; vessel destination papers and bonds, 1804-1904;
Baltimore sugar imports, 1852; entries of baggage and perishables,
1845-
1944; Baltimore Customs District administration papers, 1852-77; Annap-
olis Custom House administration papers, 1822-78; correspondence of
James R. McCulloh, collector of customs of Baltimore, 1817-18; sale
of
the Baltimore Court House, 1908.
2 boxes, 1797-1904, 1908
GRANOFSKY, HENRY G., CUSTOMS COLLECTION, MS. 2231
History of the United States customs service from 1789 to the present,
with much on the Baltimore and Maryland customs operations: smug-
gling; censorship; weights and measures; agriculture; appraisement;
ser-
vice agents; lectures by Granofsky on the service; building of the
Baltimore
customs house; the Baltimore fire of 1904; one volume of records listing
shipwrecks in the Chesapeake Bay, 1883-1926.
Pedley, 91, 105, 419, 1259 6 boxes, 1663, 1849-1971
GRAVES, A. J., PAPERS, MS.2020
Letters to A. J. Graves (fl. 1835-84) concerning publication of the
"Pestalozzia Primer," a diary of notes on religious books and subjects
for
missionary work from Ellen B. Reagy and Mrs. A. Alcott; two letters
to
the firm of Brown and Graves concerning a pedigreed dog and sale of
oak
planks and tree nails; an invitation to the funeral of Dr. Samuel Baker,
1835.
Pedley, 632 5 items, 1835-84
GRAVES, ANNA MELISSA, PAPERS, MS. 2031
Anna Melissa Graves (1875-1964), world traveller, writer, and speaker
on political causes: letters from friends in India discussing living
conditions,
from a nephew in Florida conveying opinions on Fidel Castro based on
reports from Cuban refugees, and several Maryland congressmen regard-
ing their respective stands on a proposed Maryland sedition bill; carbon
copies of letters from Graves to friends and officials in the United
States,
France, and India regarding her writings and basic beliefs on pacifism,
atheism, United States "exploitation," the Korean War, Hungarian in-
vasion, Cuban revolution, events in Africa, South America, China and
Russia, and United States politics, propaganda, and foreign relations;
speeches before pacifist and human rights groups; a statement on atheism;
comments, including those of Romain Rolland and Norman Thomas, on
her literary works; a letter from Grace Lin to a Mr. Hessler on government
in China and United States propaganda.
38 items, 1889-1961
GRAVES CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOKS, MS.405
Scrapbooks kept by William Graves with newspaper clippings, mainly
from
Methodist journals, showing the stand of the various religious denomina-
tions on secession, the progress of the campaigns, relations of clergy
to the
war, seizure of southern churches by northern troops, and reconstruction.
Include articles, editorials, letters, sermons, etc. Collection of
80 Civil War
patriotic envelopes. Volume containing Confederate money, poems, William
Graves's Civil War letters, letter from Margaret J. Preston to Mrs.
Graves, etc.
5 vols., 1860-1865.
GRAVES PAPERS, MS.407
Papers of various members of the Graves family include diary, 1824-1828,
commonplace books, 1820-1830 (unidentified). Two MS. volumes of orig-
inal poetry of A. J. Graves; commonplace and exercise books of Melissa
Baker and William B. Graves. Album of verse and drawings compiled by
J. J. Graves, presented to Anna Jane Graves. Letters to and from William
B. and Henry M. Graves, 1793-1866. Scrapbook, 1880-1884, with clippings
of Rev. Roswell H. Graves, Baptist medical missionary. Album, 1877-1899,
with autograph signatures and letters of prominent literary and political
figures.
20 vols., 1793-1899.
GRAVES-STEWART PAPERS, MS. 1991
Letters to Anna Melissa Graves (1875-1964), Baltimore teacher and
social worker, from attorney Redmond C. Stewart (1873-1936) and family
members commenting on books, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and social trends
such as commercialism and sexual equality; Anna's letter about a donation
to the Friends of Fair Play for Cuba and a copy of a letter to her
acquaintance, Henri Petit, from Romain Rolland about the reasons Petit's
book on Descartes and Pascal was rejected; letters of other family
members
include Civil War soldier William Graves's letter to his grandfather
in
Richmond about family life and duty and one from Rosewell Hobart
Graves (1839-1912), doctor and missionary, concerning housing and the
sale of religious tracts in China; Edith Bolling Wilson's letter to
Mrs.
William Wyatt about a tribute to the president; literary manuscripts
include a philosophical essay, music and libretto for an operetta,
poems
by R. W. Graves and "Godwin," a short story by W. A. Marges; family
history and obituary materials with magazine articles on Rosewell Hobart
Graves and Anna Jane Baker; obituary notices and eulogies; and a poem
by Folger McKinsey for Redmond Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Graves.
Pedley, 681-82 55 items, 1865-1963
GRAY FAMILY LAND PAPERS, MS. 2438
Grants and surveys of land of John and Joseph Gray in Charles County.
4 items, 1741-1801
GRAY, JOHN B., PAPERS, MS.1291
Financial statements by the Maryland Commission Agency of Baltimore
City, 1905-1912, for sale of tobacco, grain, wood and farm produce
(John
B. Gray was secretary of the Commission Agency).
11 items, 1905-1912.
GREENE, EDWIN F., PAPERS, MS. 1962
Baltimore shipmaster and inspector (d. 1924): personal and business
papers of his family and the Woolford family, including letters and
postcards exchanged during his South American voyages; documents such
as licenses, passports, and memberships in professional associations;
notes,
letters, and newspaper clippings relating to his career and genealogy
as
well as to the Baltimore coffee trade. His employment with various
companies; assignments, including negotiations for specific commodities;
records of the ships he commanded or inspected, including logs, journals,
daybooks, supply accounts, receipts, code books, and financial statements;
printed material of historical and organization books and pamphlets
on
the Marine Society of New York and the Neptune Association of Masters
and Mates.
2 boxes, 1842-1955
GREENFIELD, ALBERT M., ZONING COMMISSION PAPERS, MS. 2391
Papers concerning Greenfield's association with the Zoning Commission
of Baltimore: briefs; procedures; ordinances; zoning districts; zoning
maps;
history of zoning in Baltimore; urban renewal; population; billboard
regulation; health care; preservation of open spaces.
3 boxes, 1920-70
GREENHOW-LEE PAPERS, MS-534
Commonplace book of Mary Lorrain Greenbow, later Mrs. Hugh Lee,
before her marriage. Contains poetry, etc., c. 1829. Typescript of
portion
of Mrs. Lee's diary covering her stay with Robert and Rose Greenhow
in
Washington, D. C., 1837-1838. Typed copy of diary of Mrs. Lee, Win-
chester, Virginia, March 11, 1862-July 25, 1864.
1 vol. and I folder, 1829-1864.
GREEN SPRING AND WORTHINGTON VALLEY PLANNING COUNCIL, INC. RECORDS,
MS. 1889
Valley Planning Council papers and printed materials accumulated by
one of its board members, Dr. Douglas G. Carroll (1915-77): letters
to
Doctor Carroll. from W. C. McDonnell, the council's director of planning
conservation, and copies of by-laws; membership lists; board of directors
and executive committee minutes; press releases; newsletters; reports
such
as the council's plan for the valley, 1964; printed reports, plans,
and
articles relating to planning in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
2 boxes, 1964-71
GREETING CARDS ALBUMS, MS.970
Seven scrapbooks of greeting cards and valentines, late 19th-early
20th
century. Include some prints from magazines of about the same date.
Col-
lector not known.
7 vols., late 19th-early 20th century.
GREGORY PAPERS, MS.416
Gregory family papers include letters from Samuel F. Gregory, his father
(Samuel Gregory), Truman Richmond, Lavinia Richmond (later Mrs. S.
F. Gregory), and Mehetable Gregory, their daughter. Subjects are family
affairs, religion, economic, social, and political conditions in and
around
Hancock, Washington County, Maryland. Letters from Mehetable while
attending Eatonville Seminary, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
1 vol., 1817-1833.
GRIFFITH, CHARLES H., COLLECTION, MS.1292
Two account books (imperfect) of Charles H. Griffith of Baltimore,
partner
of Allen Robinett. Dealt in general merchandise-flour, yard goods,
etc.
2 vols., 1836, 1839.
GRIFFITH, CHARLES H., COLLECTION, MS.1292.1
Collection of seven MS. copies of poems composed or collected by Charles
H. Griffith.
7 items, mid 19th century.
GRIFFITH-FERNANDIS PAPERS, MS.1293
Miscellaneous collection of bills and receipts of dry goods firm of
Griffith
& Fernandis (Walter Fernandis). One letter to Israel Griffith from
his
brother, Horatio, 1837.
27 items, 1837-1904.
GRIFFITH NOTEBOOK, MS.412
Notebook with seven lectures of Thomas W. Griffith on Maryland history,
delivered at Baltimore Assembly Room in 1824. Bound with the volume
is
a copy of Griffith's Sketches of the early history of Maryland (published
Baltimore, 1821).
1 vol., 1821, 1824.
GRIFFITH, T. W., SCRAPBOOK, MS.412.1
Scrapbook contains clippings from newspapers, broadsides, etc., relating
to Maryland and international politics in the late 18th and early 19th
centuries. Pasted into the front of the volume are letters to Griffith,
many
from well-known French and American political figures. These include
Gouverneur Morris, Timothy Pickering, Joel Barlow, John Eager Howard.
1 vol., c. 1791-c. 1831.
GRIFFITH, THOMAS W., REMINISCENCES, MS.412.2
Volume containing genealogy of the Griffith and Waters families by
Thomas Waters Griffith. Autobiographical materials relating to Griffith's
early life, visit abroad during the French Revolution, and later career
(American Consul at Havre, 1794-1799, etc.).
1 vol., 1827.
GRIFFITH, WILLIAM H., SCRAPBOOK, MS.413
Scrapbook on political matters kept by William H. Griffith; speeches
by
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, clippings of presidential elections,
1848,
1852, and local elections. Announcement of marriage of William H. Griffith
to Laura V. Duvall, November, 1856.
1 vol., c. 1848-1856.
GRIFFITH-STAATS COOKBOOKS, MS. 1765
Cookbook of Mary Black Griffith, with handwritten recipes and clip-
pings of household hints from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York
newspapers.
Cookbook of Elizabeth Griffith Staats with recipes, household hints
and
home remedies.
2 vols., undated
GRISWOLD, B. HOWELL, COLLECTION, MS.1505
Industrial reports pertaining to Baltimore, maps of the Locust Point
site,
annual reports of the Harbor Board, laws relating to Baltimore Harbor,
lists of rates for towing steamships, material on Maryland Board of
Fire
Underwriters, etc., collected by, Benjamin Howell Griswold, Jr.
1 Vol., 1916-1919.
GRISWOLD, BENJAMIN HOWELL, JR., PAPERS, MS.410
Volume of autographs, 1863-1865, collected by Benjamin Howell Griswold,
Sr., possibly of friends and relatives in Hagerstown, Maryland. Poems
and
speeches by Griswold, Jr. (printed and typescript). College catalogs
for
St. James's College and Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, c.
1860s.
Law lecture notes taken at the University of Maryland, 1897. Programs
for
dinners and addresses attended by Griswold, Jr., as representative
for
Alexander Brown & Sons, Johns Hopkins University, and the Walters
Art
Gallery, Baltimore. Miscellaneous correspondence of Griswold, Jr. with
letters from Franklin D. Roosevelt, Newton D. Baker, Andrew Mellon,
Woodrow Wilson, Rudyard Kipling, J. P. Morgan, and many Federal and
State Congressmen and officeholders, especially in the War Department
and the Treasury. Autograph collection of B. Howell Griswold, Jr.,
includes
autographs of Maryland senators, 1790-1900, including John Eager Howard,
Samuel Smith, Robert Goodloe Harper, Edward Lloyd, and Reverdy John-
son, in all representing 36 senators (ALS and DS). Maryland Governors,
including signatures of 38 holders of the office from John Eager Howard
to
Austin L. Crothers (ALS and DS, 1809-1912). Single letters of Madison,
Buchanan, and James R. Randall.
3 boxes, 1863-1946.
GRUNDY-GIBSON PAPERS, MS.1294
Family letters of the Grundy and Gibson families, many from Bolton
and
Chestnut Hill, in and near Baltimore. Include letters of John Gibson
to
his wife, Elizabeth C. G. Gibson, 1807-1830; Mary Grundy to her brother,
George Carr Grundy, 1812-1817; William Gibson from Sulphur Springs,
Virginia, 1808; Williamand John Gibson from York Springs, Pennsylvania,
1810-1830; John Gibson from Bedford, Pennsylvania, 1816. Account of
a
visit to West Point by William Gibson, c. 1835. Comments of William
Gibson, Jr. on Anglo-American affairs, 1808. Thomas B. Grundy on the
sink-
ing of the ship Tom Hazard and comments on Norfolk, Virginia, as a
"sink
of democracy and corruption," 1812. Joseph Crosdale on the difficulties
of
sea travel in war time, 1812. M. Didier (sister of John Gibson) on
New
Orleans and its attitude to slaves and other matters, 1822.
208 items, 1783-1840.
GUEST JOURNAL, MS.422
Typed copy of journal of Mrs. Rebecca Guest from her arrival in London,
July, 1800, to her departure from Liverpool, July, 1811. Included are
notes
on the Guest family by Mrs. Guest, and a final entry by her, dated
1845.
1 Vol., 1800-1811 (1845).
GUILD ALBUM, MS.420
Volume with invitations and cards received by Samuel E. Guild of Boston
during a visit made by him to Washington and Baltimore in February,
1843.
Includes invitations to the Bachelors' Ball at Baltimore Assembly Rooms,
and a covering letter on the collection, 1947, by Mrs. Robert H. Stevenson
(donor).
1 vol., 1843 (1947).
GUTMAN, ARTHUR J., PAPERS, MS. 2373
Soldier in the United States Army during World War II: incoming
letters related to family news and activities in Baltimore; letters
from
Gutman describe Army life, travels, food, regulations, leisure time,
thoughts on countries visited in the Middle East and Italy; published
items used by Gutman while in the service.
10 boxes, 1942-44