RADCLIFFE, GEORGE L. PAPERS, MS. 2280
Radcliffe's (1877-1974) career from his work as an attorney with the
American Bonding Company in 1903 to his position as chairman of the
governing body of the Maryland Historical Society until 1965: correspond-
ence, meeting minutes, financial reports, and speeches concerning his
political career as United States Senator, 1934-46; association with
the
Maryland Historical Society, 1912-74; his family; Eastern Shore property;
work with the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, the American
Bonding Company, the Grace Foundation Inc. of Taylor's Island (1950-
65), The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (1934-65), and
the
Civil War Centennial Commission (1959-65); eighteen scrapbooks of
photographs and printed ephemera, ca. 1885-1972, reflecting his public
career, family, and student years at the Johns Hopkins University;
fifty
volumes of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings of events in Rad-
cliffe's public career, mostly his two terms in the United States Senate.
102 boxes and 50 vols., 1885-1972
RADECKE ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.674
Records of rents due on stalls in Lexington Market, Baltimore. Vol.
1 kept
by Henry F. Radecke. Vol. 2 account book of Mrs. D. H. Radecke, with
John D. Radecke, trading as Radecke & Brothers.
2 vols., 1889-1900.
RAINE SCRAPBOOK, MS.675
Volume of newspaper clippings concerning the Protestant Episcopal Dio-
cese of Maryland, collected by Miss Annie V. Raine. Mainly concern
move-
ments of the clergy, especially in relation to St. Petex?s and Grace
and St.
Peter's Churches, Baltimore.
1 vol., c. 1900-1936.
RANDALL, ALEXANDER, DIARIES, MS.652
Diaries of Alexander Randall of Annapolis (1803-1881), lawyer, President
of the Farmers' National Bank, and ardent Union supporter during the
Civil War. The diaries contain local information on Annapolis, Baltimore,
and Washington, D. C. Information on politics, the Protestant Episcopal
Church, temperance, St. John's College, and St. Anne's Church, Annapolis,
Miss Dorothea Dix and her campaign for the insane; crops, and the
weather.
12 vols., 1830-1881.
RANDALL, MRS. ALEXANDER ACCOUNT BOOK, MS. 1182
For the estate of Alexander Randall (1803-81) of Annapolis, kept by
his
wife Elizabeth Blanchard Randall (1827-95): will; income from mort-
gages, stocks and insurance; receipts and expenditures (mostly for
tobacco
and corn) of a farm on the South River in Anne Arundel County; expenses
of Peter Blanchard at college, 1894-95.
1 vol., 1880-97
RANDALL AND DOBBIN ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.679
Account book of John Randall and Archibald Dobbin, operators of a whole-
sale lumber and building supply business and owners of several vessels
travelling between Hope Mills and Annapolis. This ledger contains
accounts of merchandise at Hope Mills.
1 vol., 1798-1807.
RANDALL, DANIEL, COLLECTION, MS.1634
Papers of Daniel R. Randall (1864-1936), Baltimore lawyer. Include
will
and administration of estate of Kate Watts Clayton Hill, 1907-1908.
Mate-
rial on the Philip Rossbach family property on Montgomery Street, Balti-
more, including deeds to Philip Rossbach from Jeremiah and Harriet
Pattison, 1866, John Hannibal, 1897, Charles E. Orth, 1911; deed from
John
H. Gude to Philip and Catherine Rossbach, 1905. Authorization to Daniel
Randall to sell the estate, 1921; sketch of the property and notice
that the
estate is contested, also 1921. Letters and documents from Randairs
cor-
respondence file (22 items), including letters from Randall, Alice
B. Ross,
and others concerning the debts of her schooner, Carrie. Miscellaneous
items, including bills.
35 items, 1866-1923.
RANDALL, DANIEL RICHARD PAPERS, MS. 1634.1
Miscellaneous papers of Randall (1864-1936): correspondence about
attempts to retrieve a portrait of Charles Calvert, the fifth Lord
Baltimore,
from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1923 and 1930; papers,
1921-31, of Randall's chairmanship of the History Commitee of Mary-
land's tercentenary celebration including correspondence with Charles
McLean Andrews about the derivation of the term "state house" and
correspondence with Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, and letters to the descendants
of Sir Robert Eden, the last colonial governor of Maryland; portion
of a
lecture on eighteenth century Maryland social clubs.
18 items, 1921-31
RANDALL-GIDDINGS-CLUNAS PAPERS, MS. 2064
Letters to Catherine Randall Giddings (b. ca. 1829) from her sister
Elizabeth Randall Clunas (b. ca. 1830) and other Randall and Wirt
relatives; some describe an operation for breast cancer performed on
Catherine Wirt Randall and her subsequent death, 1852-53.
Register available. 23 items, 1850-58
RANDALL, J. R., PAPERS, MS.1397
Collection of copies of Maryland, My Maryland, some in the handwriting
of James R. Randall, its author. Miscellaneous photocopies of the poem.
Correspondence on the poem, including a letter from Randall to Brander
Matthews, and correspondence between T. W. Hall and Hetty Carey
Martin. Newspaper clippings of RandalYs reminiscences, poems, accounts
of his life and death. Autographed address of Randall to the Daughters
of the American Revolution, January 19, 1905, telling how he came to
write
Maryland, My Maryland.
15 items, 1861-1905.
RANDALL PAPERS, MS.648
Scrapbook kept by Daniel R. Randall with clippings from Harper's Maga-
zine, 1855-1881, mounted in an unidentified ledger of 1838-1839. Account
book of Daniel R. Randall, 1888-1889, listing estates handled. Correspond-
ence with Horace Wells Sellers, John Calvert, Philip Price, Alexander
B.
Randall, Governor Albert C. Ritchie, Sir Timothy Eden, and others,
con-
cerning the attempt to induce the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
to
return to Maryland the painting of Charles Calvert, Fifth Lord Baltimore,
by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Historical summaries, copies of legal proceedings.
Correspondence concerning efforts to locate the grave of Governor Robert
Eden, 1923-1926. Copies of addresses. Deeds to land in Florida. Family
correspondence. Genealogical data on the Randall and Pope families.
Notes
on Anne Arundel.
2 vols. and 2 boxes, 1774-1935.
RANDALL PAPERS, MS.648.1
Diary of Dudley A. Randall (c. 1806-1881), residence and occupation
not known.
5 vols., 1858-1881.
RANDALL PAPERS, MS.1396
Papers of Alexander Randall (1803-1881) include seven land grants,
one
menu, and 18 miscellaneous receipts. Copy of an indenture of William
Green of Anne Arundel County, 1833. Letter accompanying the gift of
the papers to the Maryland Historical Society, 1949, of Richard H.
Randall.
26 items, 1833-1852, 1949.
RANDALL, RICHARD H., SR. COLLECTION, MS. 1858
Research notes of Baltimore businessman (1896-1970): notes on the
history of American sailing ships; short history of the Hugg family,
1760-
1908; copy of essay by Randall on fortifications and camps near Annapolis;
list of vessels with names, dates, and destinations, 1726-76; notes
for an
article on a Captain Leatherburg; miscellaneous notes reflecting Randall's
maritime interests.
1 box,1930-70
RANDALL SCHOOL WORK, MS.982
Volumes of school work completed by William 0. Randall while a pupil
at Calvert School, Baltimore, Class 8A through 12-1. Include arithmetic,
spelling, and composition.
5 vols., 1931-1936.
RANDALL-WIRT PAPERS, MS. 1912
Nine letters, 1813-28, from Thomas Randall (1792-1877) pertaining to
his experiences in the War of 1812 with descriptions of the military
situation, reports of battles on the Niagara frontier, a rumor of an
armistice
in 1814, and in 1828 about William Wirt's (1772-1834) life in Florida
including information on the health of his family and farming; journal
of
Thomas Randall while on a government mission to Havana, September
to November 1824, about the operation of United States ships of war
sent
to hunt and destroy pirate ships in the Gulf of Mexico; Thomas Randall's
account book and diary, 1821-37, giving descriptions of his family's
life
and work in the Florida Territory; thirteen letters, 1827-33, primarily
from William Wirt to his daughter Laura Henrietta Wirt Randall (1803-
1833), on family news, social gossip, concern for her ill health, and
in 183 1,
Wirt's concern for his daughter's "spiritual condition" and his nomination
for president on the Anti-masonic ticket and his acceptance of the
nomi-
nation. Register available.
1 box,1813-33
RANDALL YACHT "LOKE" RECORDS, MS.679.1
Collection of yachting miscellanea of Richard H. Randall, officer of
the
Gibson Island Yachting Squadron, Baltimore, relating to the yacht,
Loke.
1 box, 1934-1935.
RANDALLSTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TIME
CAPSULE COLLECTION, MS. 2266
Volume concerning the burying of a time capsule by students of
Randallstown Senior High School, Randallstown, Maryland 1976.
Collection restricted until January 1, 2073.
1 vol., 1976
RANDOLPH, J. INNES, JR. COLLECTION, MS. 2239
Notes and documents collected by Curtis Carroll Davis for his article
on
Randolph (1837-87)-"Elegant Old Rebel," Virginia Cavalcade 8 (Summer
1958): 42-47: Randolph's poem, "Rebel," and a photocopy of the original
manuscript of the poem; Randolph's Confederate military record; corre-
spondence with descendants and libraries.
27 items, 1957-59
RAPHEL, STEPHEN PAPERS, MS.1398
Family correspondence and documents relating to the residence in and
ffight from St. Lucia of the Stephen Raphel family, their interests
in Balti-
more and Harford Counties, and Raphers naturalization as a United States
citizen. One item notarized by Edward Thornton.
33 items, 1783-1808, 1825.
RAWLINGS PAPERS, MS.1399
Letters to Colonel Moses Rawlings, deputy commissary for prisoners
at
Fort Frederick and for supplies in Washington County. Correspondents
include James Calhoun, Abraham Skinner, Charles Thomson, Richard
Peters, Timothy Pickering, Thomas Durie. Papers dealing with Rawlings's
efforts to procure military land bounty compensation for his war service,
1796-1836. This group includes his own memorial to Congress, statements
by Henry Bedinger and David Lynn, and letters from George E. Baer,
Jr.,
George G. Brewer, Peter P. Mayo, and James Stephenson.
48 items, 1777-1836.
READ FAMILY LAND PAPERS, MS.1602
Collection of items, including some unidentified fragments, mainly
deeds between
George Read of Delaware and John and William Read of Cecil County,
Maryland.
Map of Kinsley in Cecil County, the courses of Hemsley, Cecil County.
9 items, 1792-1823.
READ PAPERS, MS.1400
Letters to William George Read, mainly comments on source materials
for
the early history of Maryland. Letter from Jesse Hunt, Mayor of Balti-
more, during the riots following the failure of the Bank of Maryland,
thank-
ing Read for his support. Other correspondents include B. U. Campbell,
Thomas W. Griffith, John P. Kennedy, Henry G. S. Key, David Ridgely,
and William A. Stokes.
8 items, 1842-1843.
READEL PAPERS, MS.1401
Two Fraktur birth certificates of John Readel and his brother, George,
1790, 1797. Newspaper, the Baltimore County Advocate, September 30,
1854, with a biographical sketch of John Didier Readel, M.D. Power
of
attorney granted to "Johann Dieter 116del," 1811, attested by Samuel
Sterett, notary public of Baltimore. Papers of Dr. John D. Readel including
a journal of a voyage from Baltimore to White Rocks in the sloop Whiskey,
1816. Letters from Paris, 1814-1815, concerning conditions in the city
and
medical matters. journal while in Europe, 1812-1814. Items relating
to the
Delphian Club, Baltimore. Correspondence with R.W., Deputy Grand
Master of Masons, and M.W., Grand Master in Maryland, 1848-1853.
Printed letter on the erection of a masonic memorial in Fredericksburg,
Virginia.
75 items, 1790-1854.
REAL ESTATE JOURNAL, MS.677
Account book relating to real estate. Keeper of the accounts and further
details are unknown.
1 vol., 1869-1871.
REDWOOD COLLECTION, MS.676
Letters of condolence written to Mrs. Mary B. [Coale] Redwood on the
death of her son, Lieutenant George Buchanan Redwood, killed in action
in France, May 28, 1918. Correspondence, diaries, materials relating
to his
military service, memorials, school papers, miscellaneous certificates.
Letters of Dr. William Edward Coale, 1828-1849. J. G. Proud, Jr., Random
Rhymes at Truant Times.
5 vols., 1828-1918.
REDWOOD COLLECTION, MS.1530
Family and business papers of members of the Duvall, Coale, Hopkinson,
Proud families. Indexed correspondence, 1694-1925 (bulk pre-1860),
includes letters of Dr. Samuel Coale, his wife, Ann, daughters, Anne,
Eliza,
Maria, at estates Morven and Elkridge. Papers of Coale & Ridgely,
1779-
1780. Letters of S. Ewing to Mary Coale; John G. Proud on business,
travel,
to Rufus Bigelow of Bigelow & Proud. Unindexed boxes have letters
on the
formation of the collection to Mrs. Mary Redwood, with partial listing
of
contents. Unsorted materials include correspondence of the same families,
copy book of Mary A. W. Coale, album of Rebecca S. Buchanan, notebook
of Mary [Johnson] Hopkinson. Genealogical materials.
3,12' shelf feet, 1694-1940.
REDWOOD COLLECTION-COALE PAPERS, MS.1530.2
The papers of Dr. Robert Dorsey Coale fall into two groups-i) those
relating to army matters-orders, resignations, reassignments, etc.,
late 19th
century. ii) those relating to the University of Maryland and the activities
of Coale as Dean in dealing with students, courses, fees, hiring of
teachers.
c. 70 items, 1895-c. 1900.
REDWOOD COLLECTION-GEORGE B. REDWOOD MATERIAL, MS.1530.3
School papers of George Buchanan Redwood with letters from him while
at Harvard. Certificates and diploma from Harvard. Letters while working
as a reporter for the Asheville, North Carolina, Citizen, 1913, and
while on
a trip to England and Scotland in the same year, the majority addressed
to his mother, Mary Buchanan (Mrs. Francis T.) Redwood, and to his
brother, Francis T. Redwood, Jr. Diaries while on active service in
France,
World War I, and letters describing army life. Letters from the War
Department to Mrs. Redwood concerning citations for George Buchanan
Redwood and arrangements for his burial in a military cemetery in France.
Clippings concerning Redwood's heroism. Letters collected by Mrs. Red-
wood with condolences on the death of her husband and that of George
B.
Redwood. Miscellaneous deeds and receipts of members of the Proud,
Duvall, and Coale families.
9 boxes, 1909-1936.
REDWOOD COLLECTION-TRANSCRIPTS, MS.1530.1
Collection of copies, some MS. but mainly typed, of family letters,
business
accounts, political news, speeches. Writers include Dr. John Morgan,
Francis Hopkinson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Rev. Jacob
Duch6, Francis Allison, Robert Morris, George Washington, John Penn,
Robert E. Dorsey, Benjamin Hallowell, Ernest Crozby, Robert W. Proud.
MS. copies of poetry, extracts from the Scriptures, plays-chiefly "occasional"
poems by members of the Dorsey, Coale, and Proud families. Items are
transcribed from materials held by various libraries and members of
the
families concerned.
5 boxes, 1706-1905.
REDWOOD, GEORGE B. PAPERS, MS. 2026
Officer (1888-1918) in the United States Army in France during World
War 1: registration card; call to active duty; orders to France; training
camp notes (Fort Meyer, Virginia); commission; diary of voyage to France
and training en route; orders relating to troop movements and battle
positions; memorandum books on battle tactics and field activities;
maps;
patrol reports; marksmanship reports and other information on back-
ground and skills of men in his company; Distinguished Service Cross
citation; memorial scrolls in his honor from the United States and
France;
postcards, receipts, and menu from France; membership certificate in
the
National Geographic Society.
1 box,1913-18
REESE, LIZETTE WOODWORTH COLLECTION, MS. 2084
Baltimore literary figures Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856-1935),
Frances Turnbull (d. 1927), and Grace Hill Turnbull (1881-1977): letters
from Lizette Reese to Frances Turnbull about the poetry of the former
and a poetry lecture before the Women's Literary Club by the latter;
A
Branch of May (Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1909) and A Quz'et
Road (Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1916), two volumes of poems
by Reese; a letter from Margery Harriss about a biography of Lizette
Reese; letters and a newspaper clipping about a memorial bust of her
donated by Grace Hill Turnbull to the Johns Hopkins University Library.
12 items, 1891-1955
REFINERY ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.1495
Daybook and cash book 1866-1867, of Thies Hamill & Company, a petro-
leum refinery in Baltimore (Canton). Give cost of refining, creditors,
expenses.
2 vols., 1866-1867.
REGESTER-CORNTHWAIT PAPERS, MS. 2444
Three postcards, letter, and legal statement relating to the estate
of
Mary Cornthwait and two personal letters, 181 1, from J. Cornthwait
to
his mother, Grace Cornthwait.
7 items, 1811-1900
REID, MINA PAPERS, MS. 2102
Letters to Mina Reid (d. 1937) and papers relating to a pilgrimage,
which she conducted, of a group of Gold Star Mothers to Europe: letters,
1930-34, from Gov. Albert C. Ritchie and Mayor Howard W. Jackson
about bank closings, political campaigns, and souvenir photographs;
a
letter from Gen. John J. Pershing declining a social invitation; letter
from
the Italian consulate about a photograph of Benito Mussolini; letter
from
the vice-commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars about the pilgrimage;
financial statements of Andrew Reid's trust account, 1936; diary of
travels
in Italy in the 1890s.
12 items, 1890-1936
REINHARD, FERDINAND 0. W., PAPERS, MS.1037
Personal papers of Ferdinand 0. W. Reinhard (1886-1950), military orders,
passes, and passports, mainly relating to Reinhard's service as a physician
in World War I.
1 box, 1860-1930.
REIZENSTEIN DIARIES, MS.651
Diaries of Miss Jennie Reizenstein covering her trips to Europe, 1908-1941,
and to California in 1940.
13 vols., 1908-1941.
RELATION OF MARYLAND (A), MS.1553
Manuscript copy prepared by James Rudolph Partridge in 1839 of A Rela-
tion of Maryland; Together, With a Map of the Countrey, The Conditions
of Plantation, His Majesties Charter to the Lord Baltemore, translated
into
English, published in London, 1635.
1 vol., 1839.
REMEY COLLECTION, MS.678
Vol. 1, introduction to the life and letters of Rear Admiral George
Collier
Remey (1841-1928), by Rear Admiral Reginald R. Belknap. Includes
genealogical material on Remey, photographs of paintings. Vol. 2, reminis-
cences of George C. Remey and Mary Josephine [Mason] Remey, with
genealogical background. Autobiographical sketches by George C. and
Mary J. Remey. Vol. 3, supplement to the reminiscences of Remey and
his
wife. Includes photographs, material on Charles Mason, Supreme Court
Justice, father of Mary J. Remey.
3 vols., c. 1930.
RESINOL CHEMICAL COMPANY RECORDS, MS. 2178
Baltimore company founded for the manufacture of skin care products
developed by Dr. Merville H. Carter: sales book, 1896-1918; general
journals, 1895-1943; general private ledgers, 1895-1918; subsidiary
ledg-
ers, 1898-1918; cash journals, 1897-1925; cashbooks, 1895-1946; letter-
books, 1896-191 1; account books of the Royal Drug Company, 1929-50;
miscellaneous records such as sales summaries and balance sheets.
Register available.
105 vols. and 1 box, 1895-1950
REVOLUTIONARY MONUMENT COMMITTEE PAPERS, MS.686
Cashbook of William Ridgely Griffith (Chairman of the committee);
subscription book listing donors; bank book of the committee; account
of
the art exhibit at the Fifth Regiment Armory sponsored by the committee,
April, 1893, listing the subject, the painter, value of the paintings,
the
owner, and the expenses incurred in putting on the exhibit.
4 vols., 1892-1902.
REVOLUTIONARY PAPERS, MS.1404
Six muster rolls and four payrolls of Colonel Harrison@s Virginia Regiment,
1778. Muster roll of Colonel Louis Dubois' Battalion of New York Forces.
Muster roll of Colonel Peter Gansevert, 3rd Battalion of New York Forces.
Payroll, Colonel John Lamb, New York Artillery, 1777.
13 items, 1777-1778. Available on microfilm (no. 505)
REVOLUTIONARY TRANSCRIPTS, MS.687
MS. copies of Revolutionary War correspondence, 1782, and of official
documents of the 1780s. MS. copies of letters of John White, 1784,
from the
Scharf Collection (MS. 1999). Copies made by Miss Lucy Harrison, official
copyist of the Maryland Historical Society for the Archives of Maryland
and other publications. Typed copy of a Maryland militia list of militia
officers in the State of Maryland, 1778-1779.
1 box and 1 vol., 20th century.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR COLLECTION, MS. 1814
Correspondence on economic and political matters: two lengthy letters
from Maryland's English agent, Charles Garth, relating to the Stamp
Act,
1766; a letter from a Boston merchant describing the British blockade,
17 74; letter of acceptance of Thomas Johnson, Jr. to become the first
state
governor, 1777; the letterbook of Samuel Smith to George Washington
on
the defense of Fort Mifflin, 1777; a letterbook and receipt book of
the
Baltimore Town Commissioners for the procurement of supplies, 1780.
Records created by the provisional and state governments including
the
proceedings of the Eastern Shore Branch of the Council of Safety, Novem-
ber-December 1775; oaths of fidelity, 1778; three journals of accounts
for
the legislature, 1778-81; journal of the Commissioners for Preserving
Confiscated British Property, 1781-85; minutes of the Board of Patuxent
Associations, 1781; miscellaneous Loan Office papers, legislative petitions,
and records of the Intendant's office; a 1776 population of the counties
with real and personal estates; and a 1781 account of different "species"
of property showing land, slaves, and livestock. Military records:
muster
rolls; pensions; correspondence; 1780-81 accounts of the Clothier General
for the Maryland troops. A small number of later histories and articles,
mostly unpublished.
Some of these documents have been published in various volumes of the
Archives of Maryland and the Maryland Historical Magazine. Register
available.
17 boxes, 1750-1962
REVOLUTIONARY WAR MILITARY JOURNALS, MS.1777
Two journals listing supplies for the First through Seventh Regiments
of the Maryland Line and Dorsey's Artillery. Officers include Samuel
Smith, Henry Gaither, and Thomas Andrew Dyson. References to an
Annapolis hospital.
2 vols., 1777-79, 1781-82
REVOLUTIONARY WAR MILITIA OFFICERS IN MARYLAND, MS.1616
Vol. 1, officers of the Maryland Line, listing name, rank, and regiment,
n. d.
(24 pp.). Vol. 2, list of militia officers by county, n. d. (44 pp.).
Vol. 3, list
of militia officers by county, 1777-1779 (49 pp.). Vol. 4, list of
militia
officers in the State of Maryland, 1778-1779 (18 pp.).
4 folio vols., 1777-1779, and n. d.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR OATHS OF FIDELITY, MS.1586
Photostats of returns of Oaths of Fidelity for Baltimore City and the
following Maryland
counties: Worcester, Washington, Queen Anne's, Prince George's, Montgomery,
Dorchester, St. Mary's, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Anne Arundel,
Talbot.
2 boxes, c. 1778.
RHODES, EDWARD JOURNALS, MS. 1699
Journals of Edward Rhodes while on the Constant Friendship (Capt. William
Wheatley,
bound for Maryland), 1671, and on the Baltimore Capt. John Dunch, bound
for Virginia)
1672-73: wind speed; weather; sea conditions.
Transcripts only; locations of originals unknown.
2 vols., 1671-73
RICE SCRAPBOOKS, MS.973
Four scrapbooks containing articles on Edgar Allan Poe, Henry W. Long-
fellow, and other writers and poets, collected by Sara S. Rice. Also
include
college diploma (M.A.), poems, autographs of friends.
4 vols., mid-late 19th century.
RICHARDS, REV. LEWIS, REGISTER, MS.690
Register of 1,671 marriages performed by the Rev. Lewis Richards from
1784-1820, and 238 by the Rev. Stephen P. Hill, 1835-1869, of the First
Baptist Church, Baltimore. Record of the Richards family.
1 vol., 1784-1869.
RICHARDS SCRAPBOOK, MS.939
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and miscellaneous printed material,
much of which relates to Samuel T. Richards, dealer in notions, clothing,
and draperies, West Baltimore Street, Baltimore. Other topics include
a
disaster at Tivoli, 1883, and have no unifying theme.
1 vol., 1879-1898.
RICHARDSON PAPERS, MS.1405
Correspondence of Levin Richardson (1758-1865) of Church Creek, Dor-
chester County. Deals with shipbuilding by Richardson Brothers, land
in
Dorchester County, shipments of merchandise, local politics, management
of Church Creek and Loomtown Academy. Letters of Richardson while a
member of the state legislature. Letters from James L. Dorsey describing
the riot of April 19, 1861, in Baltimore, and slaves held.
41 items, 1831-1861.
RICHERS, NICHOLAS PAPERS, MS. 2185
Records of Richers's (d. 1890) property in Baltimore including deeds
and rent receipts; receipt book covering transactions with James Cheston
and Son, Wright and Buck, and other grain and feed dealers; Richers's
naturalization papers; inventories of the estates of Nicholas Richers,
Rosamond Richers, Zink, and Henrietta Lerp; notebook with Virginia
and
Confederate bank notes, 1860-66; postcards addressed to Z. Bond Evans
and some stock certificates belonging to the Evans family; letter from
Pennsylvania
legislator, John Robinson, to Jacob Kirk about the passage of a bill,
1831.
65 items, 1805-98, 1901-02, 1915
RIDDELL PAPERS, MS.1490
Collection of legal papers and correspondence relating to the estates
of
Robert Riddell (1799-1854), Alexander Riddell (d. c. 1881), and Mrs.
John
Dalrymple of Baltimore County. Material dates from 1815-1881 and
includes indentures, accounts, a furniture inventory, copies of the
wills of
Alexander and Mary Riddell, 1881, sales agreement for Riddell property,
1882, insurance policies, 1873, and leases, 1851. Material relating
to the
family of Miss Elizabeth William (donor of collection); includes items
on
William Rodman, William Ellery, George Ruckle, Josiah Small. MS. deed
from James Smith to Robert Riddell, 1826, for Pomona. Copy of patent
to
Cromwelrs Discovery to Robert Riddell, 1803. Account book, Liverpool,
England (unidentified), 1818-1819. Material relating to Miss William's
family covers 1769-1839.
46 items, 1769-1881.
RIDDELL, ROBERT, ESTATE BOOK, MS.1175
Accounts of the estate of Robert Riddell include expenses of the estate
(insurance, repairs), amounts paid to beneficiaries from the funds
of the
estate, rents paid to the estate by lessees of property, especially
Riddell's
warehouses on West Baltimore Street. Beneficiaries and their proportion
of the total estate are listed in the ftont of the volume.
1 vol., 1880-1902.
RIDER CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOKS, MS.688
Newspaper clippings, 1860-1864, collected by Edward H. Rider, concern
the progress of the Civil War and include a number of public addresses.
3 vols., 1860-1864.
RIDEOUT, CHARLES H. COLLECTION, MS. 1878
Business and personal correspondence of Charles Bouis Frey, Baltimore
newspaper distributor and dealer in nursery stock in Lansdowne, Mary-
land; family correspondence of Lena Cavenda Frey and Laura V. Frey;
school essays by Lena Cavender of Berlin, Maryland; unidentified gram-
mar school book, 1912; account book of the Frey family farm, 1908-1
1.
21 items, 1890-1913
RIDGELY ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.691
Records of store, iron furnace, plantation, and house expenses of five
gen-
erations of the Ridgely family; include ledgers, journals, and daybooks.
The emphasis is on Hampton, the Ridgely estate, and on the early phases
of activity at the North Hampton iron furnace. About three-quarters
of the
collection dates from the 18th century.
106 vols., 1732-1884.
RIDGELY, D. S., PAPERS, MS.717
Collection named for donor, D. S. Ridgely, includes receipts of various
members of the Ridgely family, especially Mrs. Charles Ridgely [nee'
Margaretta Sophia Howard], for furniture, silverware, fabrics, and
other
commodities. Ledger of Caleb Dorsey (d. 1798), keeper of a general
store
at Elk Ridge. Includes some information on shipping from England and
entries on the Elk Ridge Forge, owned by the Ridgelys, 1733-1759. Log-
book of Captain Charles Ridgely (1733-1790) on board the "snow" [a
type
of vessel] Baltimore Town, 1756-1758, traveling from London to Virginia
and Maryland. The ship was owned by William Dunn & Stockton, and
chartered by James Russel, London merchant.
1 box, 1733-1884.
RIDGELY, DAVID, OF ANNAPOLIS, PAPERS, MS.1603
Collection of two MS. volumes and two letters relating to David Ridgelys
work on geological and geographical descriptions of Maryland. Description
of Maryland (Geological) treats the counties of Maryland in order of
their
settlement (17 pp.). Description of Maryland (Geographical) has data
on
counties, towns, rivers, and other features (92 pp.). Letter from Levin
Handy in Princess Anne, Somerset County, and Ridgely's reply, concerning
the early settlement of Princess Anne.
2 vols. and 2 items, 1841.
RIDGELY FAMILY PAPERS, MS.1127
Accounts and other material of Captain Charles Ridgely (1733-1790)
concerning
his land holdings and the building of Hampton House, 1789. Grant of
land near
Gunpowder River Falls for iron works, with later accounts of the works.
Business
and personal correspondence of Ridgely with Daniel Dulany, William
Paca,
Samuel Chase, William Pinkney, and others. Miscellaneous legal papers.
Letters
and accounts of Charles Carnan Ridgely. Ridgely family correspondence
includes
items of John (1790-1867), his wife, Eliza; Captain Charles Ridgely
(1829-1872),
his wife, Margaretta (1824-1904); Captain John Ridgely (1851-1938),
and his wife,
Helen (1854-19-99). Many of the letters are from London, Paris, and
Italian towns.
Correspondence of Miss Margaret Ridgely (1807-1874) and papers concerning
her
mission in Liberia. Photographs of the mission. Correspondence of Charles
Ridgely
(1829-1872), with his bankers, Johnston Brothers & Company, 1870s.
4 boxes, 1759-1900.
RIDGELY, HELEN, COLLECTION, MS.715
Correspondence of Helen West [Stewart] Ridgely (1854-1929), almost
entirely of a domestic nature. Includes correspondence with her husband,
John (1851-1938), her children, and her brother. Material on Baltimore
society, c. 1870-1905. Letters describing Princeton, c. 1875. Letters
from
her son, Lieutenant Stewart Ridgely, in France, 1918-1919. Prospectuses
of the Country School for Boys (Gilman) and St. James's School. Copy
of
The Acorn, a Maryland Civil War newspaper.
6 boxes, 1832-1918.
RIDGELY, HELEN WEST STEWART FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 715.1
Papers pertaining to Helen W. Ridgely's (1854-1929) family: her grand-
parents Leonice Simpson (I 811-97) and Joseph White Moulton (fl. 1840s-
187 1); her parents Josephine Moulton (fl. 1850s- 1890s) and John Stewart
(1826-1901); and her husband John Ridgely (1851-1938) and their son
Julian White Ridgely (1887-1939).
Formed in 1977 of related papers (with unknown accession numbers)
found in MS. 692, 692. 1, and 715. Register available.
2 boxes, 1840-1918.
RIDGELY MATERIAL, MS.716
Collection of scrapbooks kept by Helen West [Stewart] Ridgely (1854-
1929) and her daughter, Mrs. Leonice Josephine Stewart. Include material
on David Stewart's confinement on board a quarantined ship, 1890. Clip-
pings relating to, and autograph letter of Annie Leakin Sioussat, 1920-1922.
Mrs. Roosevelfs trip to Hampton, the Jamestown Exposition, Belle Vista
(the Bonaparte home), and Greyrock (Howard home), 1906-1907. Auto-
graph letters of Park Bodwin and D. C. Bryant, and Maryland clippings,
1903-1904. Material on Maryland families, including the Ridgelys, 1887-
1907. Autograph album, c. 1914, includes sketch of Leonice J. Stewart,
signed by J. N. Vandergrift, 1914; papers of Joseph W. Moulton, 1840;
autographs of Dewitt Clinton, Daniel Webster, Oliver W. Holmes, John
James Audubon, Millard Fillmore, Jared Sparks, W. C. Bryant. Helen
W.
Ridgely journal, 1880-1887, her notes on Maryland churches, poultry
journal, 1917, and clippings on World War I. Account book of Helen
Ridgely, 1903-1905, and clippings concerning artists abroad, 1893.
Expense
account, John R. Ridgely, 1907. Scrapbook of World War I clippings
com-
piled by Leonice J. Stewart "for Helen W. Leidy." Latin composition
book
of Julian Ridgely, n. d. Scrapbook compiled by Helen Ridgely, 1894-1898,
on famous personalities in Maryland history. Poetry, clippings on Europe
and on temperance, by Leonice Stewart, 1887-1889. Diaries of Helen
Ridgely, 1906-1908. journal of Hampton, 1901. Genealogy of the Dorsey
family, copied by Margaret S. Ridgely, 1865. Typescript, My Heritage,
by
Helen Ridgely, on her Moulton and Stewart ancestry, n. d. MS. story,
The
Little Travellers or a Visit to the Springs in the State of Virginia,
n. d.,
author unknown. Social and political clippings. Helen Ridgely journal,
1909. Letters to her on the Jamestown exposition, 1907. Eliza [Didy]
Ridgely journal, 1839-1843. Diary of Eliza Kingsworth, English governess
at Hampton, 1827. journal of Helen Ridgely concerning her children,
Leonice, Margaret, and Helen, 1883-1887. Helen Ridgely's journals,
1886,
1904. MS. by her on religion, 1887. Miscellaneous loose clippings and
letters.
79 vols., 1827-1921.
RIDGELY PAPERS, MS.692
Private and business correspondence of Captain Charles Ridgely (1733-
1790), General Charles Carnan Ridgely (1762-1829), Nicholas G. Ridgely
(1771-1829), and John Ridgely (1792-1867), mainly of an economic nature.
Includes material on Hampton (original land grants, bills, receipts
for
construction and furnishings). Correspondence and bins from Thomas
Sully for his portraits of Charles and Eliza Ridgely. Letters from
Reverdy
Johnson. Papers relating to the estate of Nicholas G. Ridgely. Group
of
items on tea importation, slave purchase, foreign trade. Frequent cor-
respondents in this collection include A. H. Dashiell, Jesse Eichelberger,
Sally Ridgely, and members of the Moulton family.
9 boxes, 1740-1880.
RIDGELY PAPERS, MS.692.1
Correspondence of members of the Ridgely family, legal papers, deeds,
receipts, and miscellaneous materials. Patent of Colonel Charles Ridgely
(b. 1705) for 4,000 acres of land (North Hampton) from Frederick, 6th
Lord Baltimore. Bulk of papers relate to Captain Charles Ridgely (1733-
1790) and deal with shipping, lumber, tobacco, and the North Hampton
furnace. Material on the building of Hampton. Correspondence with Russel
& Molleson, London shippers, 1757-1766. Letters from Samuel Chase
and
Daniel Dulany, 1766. Material post-1790 relates to various members
of the
Ridgely family, including Charles Carnan Ridgely (1762-1829), Nicholas
G. Ridgely (1771-1829), Macdonald & Ridgely, Eliza Ridgely, Mr.
and Mrs.
John Ridgely. Receipt for portrait of Eliza Ridgely, signed by Thomas
Sully and
Rembrandt Peale, 1818. Receipt of Sully for a portrait of Nicholas
G. Ridgely.
14 boxes, 1733-1858.
RIDGLEY PAPERS, MS. 1908
Private herd register, 1854-1935, of John Ridgley (1851-1938), listing
bulls and cows, their color, sire, and dam; Hampton house expense book
listing payment for groceries and salaries for servants (1872-75),
cash
accounts (1880), and bulls and cows (1854-1904); two cashbooks, 1897-
1919; letters, receipts and diaries primarily involving C. W. Hunirichouse
(d. 1903) and William Hawkins and families, related to the Ridgelys
through marriage; bills and receipts, ca. 1800-52; William Hawkins
cashbook, 1847-48; diary of C. W. Hurnrichouse, 1872, noting weather
and business affairs; letters from J. W. Hunirichouse (1849-1927) as
a
medical student in Europe to his father C. W. Hunirichouse, 1877, dealing
with his studies, people, and cities in Europe and the effects of the
Crimean
War on European and American economy; other letters, receipts, and
checks of the Hurnrichouse and Hawkins families. Register available.
2 boxes, 1800-1935
RIDGELY-PUE PAPERS, MS.693
Receipt book of Rebecca [Mrs. Charles] Ridgely (1739-1812), 1791-1805,
also includes entries made and signed by others. Account book of Rebecca
Ridgely kept on behalf of her deceased husband, Charles. Letters and
business papers, 1748-1812, of Rebecca Ridgely and her niece, Rebecca
Pue
(1778-1852). Include Captain Charles Ridgely's agreement that Charles
Ridgely Carnan should inherit Hampton, on condition that he change
his surname
to Ridgely. Four letters of Bishop Francis Asbury to Rebecca Ridgely;
Thomas D.
Penniman's correspondence with Mrs. Anna Onstall concerning these four
letters,
20th century. Material on the provenance of this collection.
2 vols. and c. 500 items, 1748-1812, 20th century.
RIDOUT, ELIZABETH N., PAPERS, MS.191
Business papers (bills, receipts) of Miss Elizabeth N. Ridout. Twelve
small volumes of accounts of Miss Ridout, some of them pertaining to
farm-
ing at Pleasant Plains, Montgomery County.
c. 150 items and 12 vols., 1879-c. 1900.
RIDOUT, THOMAS, REMINISCENCES, MS.367
Typescript copy of the reminiscences of Thomas Ridout (1754-1829),
from
1769. Include his youth in London with details of his family and education.
Residence in Maryland, 1774-1779, with an account of his life as a
farmer,
visits to Annapolis, adventures on a voyage to the West Indies, then
to
Europe. Details of business ventures in America during the Revolutionary
War, and his travels in the western part of Pennsylvania after the
Revolu-
tion, culminating in capture by the Shawanese Indians, 1788. Detailed
account of his capture and the customs of his captors and their allies.
1 vol. (76 pp.), 1769-1788.
RIEMAN, HENRY AND SONS RECORDS, MS. 1879
Provisions dealers and commission merchants of Baltimore, mostly
engaged in shipping pork from the West: eight volumes of daybooks,
1810-36, 1840-47, and 1849-1905; six volumes of cashbooks, 1849-78;
twelve volumes of ledgers, 1807-12 and 1816-97; seven volumes of jour-
nals, 1847-76 and 1884-1952; inventory of stock holdings; inventory
of
Joseph Yager's estate, 1849; stock book, 1858; letterbook, 1862-63;
"Equity
Docket/Law Docket," 1869-1915; "Bills Receivable/Bills Payable," 1887-
98; inventory of J. H. Rieman's estate, 1899-1929; six boxes of family
land
holdings in Baltimore; one box of miscellaneous papers, 1822-83.
Register available. 41 vols. and 7 boxes, 1807-1952
RIGGS & GAITHER RECORD BOOKS, MS.694
Account books of the wholesale dry goods firm conducted by George R.
Gaither (1797-1875). Firm originally operated in Georgetown and Balti-
more with Samuel Riggs as partner, and later transferred to Baltimore
alone. Letterbook, daybooks, ledgers, journals, and stock books show
transactions with numerous retailers from other towns.
32 vols., 1817-1840.
RIGGS JOURNAL, MS.1402
Journal kept by Elisba Riggs of Georgetown, District of Columbia, on
a
trip to England, March-May, 1805; includes the sea voyage and visits
to
Liverpool, Rochdale, and Manchester. Expense accounts, copies of letters
of introduction and Riggs's letters to various correspondents in England.
1 vol., 1805 (March-May).
RINGGOLD PAPERS, MS.1407
Letters of the Ringgold family of Baltimore on personal and business
matters. Samuel Ringgold, Sr., describes a farm in Kent County, 1849.
Samuel Ringgold, III, writes of a ranch in California, 1851. Captain
Richard
S. Ringgold reports Thomas C. Ringgold's death in a fight with Apache
Indians, New Mexico, 1855. Richard S. Ringgold, surgeon, writes from
Alabama and Mississippi (55 pp.) at the close of the Civil War, 1864-1865.
Letter, December 17, 1941, from Raphael Semmes to Thomas C. Ringgold
(b. 1868).
16 items, 1849-1865, 1941.
RISTEAU PAPERS, MS.1408
Papers of the Risteau family, mainly relating to the estates of Charles
W. Risteau (d. 1842) and William M. Risteau (d. 1853). The family
resided in Baltimore County and owned Risteau's Fancy (1811 map of
the
property included in the collection). Administration accounts, copies
of
wills. Imperfect indenture, 1824, between Thomas C., Charles W., and
Richard C. Risteau on the one part, and William M. Risteau on the other
part, all the children of John J. Risteau, deceased.
18 items, 1811, 1824-1862.
RITCHIE, ALBERT C. COLLECTION, MS. 1923
Three letters from Governor Ritchie (1876-1936) to Joseph D. Mish,
Maryland Judge and lawyer, about the case of Dewey Rowland arrested
for drunken driving; eleven letters from Governor Ritchie to William
Preston Lane, Jr. about paroles, a recommendation for the son of a
friend,
plans for attending a Democratic Club meeting, and attempts to get
the
Tubize Artificial Silk Company to locate in Hagerstown, Maryland.
14 items, 1926-33
RITCHIE PAPERS, MS.710
Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and other material collected by Albert
Cabel
Ritchie (1876-1936), relating to his public life in Maryland and national
politics,
1915-1936. Notebooks, diaries. Notes for speeches and printed reports.
Some
material on his early life, and items concerning his father, judge
Albert Ritchie.
63 boxes, 1915-1936.
RITTER LETTERBOOK, MS.1050
Volume containing official reports, muster rolls, letters, and special
orders
pertaining to the 3rd Battery of Maryland Artillery, C. S. A., Captain
Wil-
liam L. Ritter of Baltimore commanding. Many are addressed to John
B.
Rowan, 3rd Captain of the 3rd Maryland Artillery, killed at Nashville,
Tennessee, 1864.
1 vol., 1861-1865.
RITTER PAPERS, MS.695
Records of Captain William L. Ritter (1835-1927), 3rd Maryland Artillery,
C. S. A., and last surviving commander of a Maryland Civil War unit.
Include certificates of membership in the Order of the Golden Chain,
Order
of Masons, Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States.
Scrap-
book on the history of the 3rd Maryland Artillery. Masonic book. Diary
of
Captain Ritter, 1861-1865, and clippings referring to him. Letters
and data
on Captain John B. Rowan (1834-1864) of the 3rd Maryland Artillery.
Correspondence of Ritter with the Maryland Historical Society pertaining
to gifts from him. Family photographs. Civil War memorabilia. Miscel-
laneous family material.
1 box, 1765-1926.
ROBBINS COPYBOOKS, MS.1628
MS. school copybooks of Lot Robbins, with arithmetical examples.
3 vols., 1839.
ROBERTS ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.824
Collection of account books, 1879-1883, 1889, 1893-1894, and a physician's
visiting list for 1865, giving names of patients and payments. The
doctor
concerned is Dr. Thomas H. Roberts of Churchville, Harford County,
Maryland. Also included in the collection are ten pages from a doctor's
account book for 1821-1824, no name given.
5 vols., 1821-1894.
ROBERTS ALBUM, MS.696
Album of verse collected by Mary E. Roberts, later Mrs. William F.
Lucas.
Entries are by numerous female friends.
1 vol., c. 1841-1849.
ROBERTS, REV. GEORGE C. M. RECORD BOOK, MS. 1801
Records of baptisms, 1834-68, and marriages, 1828-67, performed by
this Methodist elder (1806-1870) in Baltimore.
1 vol., 1828-68
ROBERTS RECORD BOOK, MS.1472
Records of visits and charges made by Dr. Roberts (no further identification),
of Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland.
1 vol., 1890.
ROBERTS SCRAPBOOK, MS.697
Newspaper clippings collected by Miss Hattie C. Roberts, mainly concern-
ing religious events. Include articles and pictures on the laying of
the
cornerstone of The Cathedral of St. John the Divine; clippings on clergy-
men, the funeral of Queen Victoria, obituaries, biographical notes,
and miscellanea.
1 vol., c. 1892-1908.
ROBINSON, ALEXANDER, LEDGER, MS.699
Ledger of Alexander Robinson (c. 1753-1845), Baltimore banker and busi-
nessman, includes numerous accounts, 1796-1845, with individuals and
with
the Bank of Baltimore. Show rent due and miscellaneous financial trans-
actions. Includes list of Robinson family with dates of birth (between
1791-
1805) and some family addresses. Occasional recipes.
1 vol., 1791-1845.
ROBINSON COLLECTION, MS.1473
Private papers of Thomas Hall Robinson (1860-1930). Include letters
on
Maryland politics from John Walter Smith, Albert C. Ritchie, Arthur
Pue
Gorman, Charles J. Bonaparte, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Correspondence
with
the Democratic State Central Committee. Material on legal cases handled
concerning Pennsylvania Railroad; Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore
Railroad; Pennsylvania, Baltimore, & Washington Railroad; Havre
de Grace
and Perryville Bridge Company. Letters received from constituents.
House-
hold bills and receipts. Briefs of cases handled. Legal material on
Aberdeen
Proving Ground. Items on activities of Robinson in World War I. 34
vols.
of letters, 1895-1920, concerning legal cases, settlements of estates,
fees,
business transactions.
34 vols. and 16 boxes, 1880-1930.
ROBINSON, CONWAY PAPERS, MS. 2099
Richmond and later Washington, D.C. attorney (1780-1880): correspondence
on business and personal topics discussing engagements, weddings, university
study, births, illnesses and deaths, debts, accounts, lawsuits, property
purchases,
and shares of railroad and bank stock; legal papers with deeds, agreements,
wills,
and documents relating to inherited shares of the North American Land
Company;
financial records such as accounts between Robinson and Leigh regarding
the latter's
agricultural management of the former's property, promissory notes,
and receipts for
debt payments, insurance, and rent.
200 items, 1774-1921
ROCKBURN PAPERS, MS.1409
Small collection of schoolboy compositions written at Rockburn, Anne
Arundel County, 1840-1842, apparently for Daniel Murray. Various sub-
jects including poetry, painting, science. Names of students include
G. C.
Morris, Richard T. Goldsborough, Amelius Steele, Francis K. Howard,
H. H. Key, Edward Lloyd, D. Thomas, Charles P. Key.
24 items, 1840-1842.
RODGERS ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1055
Bank book, 1832-1836, of John Rodgers on account of the Glass House
Works
(no details known); account is with the Washington Office of the Bank
of the United
States. Shows receipts, and payments to individuals and for commodities.
1 vol., 1832-1836.
RODGERS-ARCHER CORRESPONDENCE, MS.1599
Series of letters from Robert S. Rodgers of Kansas City, Missouri,
to Dr.
George Archer concerning attempts to trace Rodgers's family history
in
Harford County, Maryland. Much information on various members of the
family descended from Colonel John Rodgers of Harford County, a Revolu-
tionary soldier. Completed form of the Harford County Historical Society,
c. 1880s, concerning the family details of Robert Smith Rodgers (b.
1809),
the father of Robert S. Rodgers of Kansas City.
17 items, 1894-1901.
RODGERS FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 1665
Correspondence mostly between Emmeline Rodgers of "Sion Hills,"
Harford County and Susan Rodgers Malter: general family news such as
visits, recent deaths, and weddings; an 1820 letter from William S.
Christie
to his sister Cordelia Christie Rodgers describing the fitting out
for sea of
a New York frigate; the will and inventory of Alphonse Malter (d. 1827).
7 items, 1808-40
RODGERS PAPERS, MS.1410
Business papers of Admiral John Augustus Rodgers, U.S.N., while in
the
Far East, 1872-1875. Rodgers family grants to lands in Georgia, 1794.
Colonel Robert S. Rodgers's muster rolls for field and staff of Company
A,
2nd Regiment Maryland Infantry, 1864.
30 items, 1794-1875.
RODNEY AND COCHRAN FAMILY PAPERS, MS.1411
Small collection of legal papers relating to land in Cecil County owned
by
the Rodney and Cochran families. Executors' reports, correspondence
with
Internal Revenue. Individuals mentioned include John P. Cochran, John
H. Rodney.
6 items, 1720-1900.
ROGERS-BUTLER PAPERS, MS. 1787
Records of land of the families near Baltimore; genealogy of the families
mainly collected by Charles B. Rogers (1849-1926); letters of the Rogers
family, 1843-1926, including correspondence concerning the death of
Samuel B. Rogers in the Civil War in 1864; papers relating to the Cockey
family, 1844-63; letters of the Butter family, 1794-192 1, including
material
on "Lystra Springs," owned by Charles B. Rogers.
5 boxes, 1794-1926
ROGERS, HENRY W., ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.1107
Account book of the estate of Philip Rogers, kept by his grandson,
Henry
Woodward Rogers (1830-1901), trustee, 1860-1873. Four account books,
1866-1877, of the real estate business of Henry W. Rogers. Memoranda
book, 1892, of Henry W. Rogers, showing appointments, clients, real
estate
handled, opinions on certain cases.
6 vols., 1860-1892.
ROGERS JOURNALS, MS.701
Vol. 1 is an account (damaged) of the voyages of James Lloyd Rogers
(1827-1870) on the ship Stephen Lurman, Captain J. A. Conkling, from
May, 1846, sailing to the Far East; also a subsequent voyage on the
Powhatan, returning on the Lexington. The account is written under
the
name of James L. Rogers and that of "Harry Greenwood; the Wanderer,'
presumably a nom de plume used by Rogers. Vol. 2 has part of two drafts
of the first voyage, apparently copies, with some alterations, from
vol. 1,
signed and dated several times in 1846, and January 4, 1847 ('Homeward
Bound'). A list of American officials in the east is included. Rogers's
second
voyage was made in 1854-1856.
2 vols., 1846-1856.
ROGERS, NICHOLAS, SCRAPBOOK, MS.1494
Volume of newspaper clippings, editorials, items on political events
and
local occurrences, printed extracts of letters from George Washington,
and
miscellaneous material. Volume was compiled by Colonel Nicholas Rogers
(1753-1822) and includes his comments on some items.
1 vol., 1816-1819.
ROGERS NOTEBOOKS, MS.700
Students notebooks kept by A. M. Rogers (no details known), with notes
on religion, literature, and other subjects. Nothing pertaining to
Maryland.
6 vols., c. 1850-1865.
ROGERS, ROBERT LYON PAPERS, MS. 1811
Letters written to Robert Lyon Rogers (1825-1909), mostly by William
D. Latimer, captain of the United States frigate Cumberland: instructions
to
Rogers on board the Cumberland regarding the proper packing, shipping,
and disposal of Latimer's personal property, 1851; other letters to
and
from both Rogers and Latimer written on board the Cumberland, expressing
thanks and noting the course of the ship; affidavit of J. Hollins McBlair
in the case of Capt. William K. Latimer against the Adams Express
Company, 1852; copy of Latimer's account with Rogers, 1851; and list
of
ports of arrival and departure for U. S. F. Cumberland.
1 box, 1849-65
ROSS ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.1045
Record of house rentals kept by Adam Ross, Baltimore grocer, 1841-1854,
involving numerous properties. Similar volume for 1848-1855. Miscellaneous
accounts, including payments for wheat, corn, tobacco, and wages, 1880-1890.
2 vols., 1841-1854, 1848-1890.
ROSS, CHARLES H. AND COMPANY RECORDS, MS. 2196
Wholesale liquor dealer of Baltimore: trademark registration papers;
partnership and incorporation papers; workmen's compensation claims;
income tax records; court cases; land purchases and deeds.
2 boxes, 1878-1921
ROSS & RICE ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.702
Daybook, 1830-1836, of Benjamin C. Ross and Henry D. Rice, Baltimore
lottery and exchange brokers, showing sales and receipts of lottery
tickets,
especially those for the Maryland State Lottery.
1 vol., 1830-1836.
ROSS, JOHN, ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.729
Account book kept by John Ross (1696-1766), from 1735. Ross was Clerk
to the Council of Maryland, Mayor of Annapolis, and Naval Officer of
the
Patuxent. The volume includes accounts with "High Sheriffs" of the
various
counties of Maryland, "The Publick,' and Dr. Upton Scott. In 1764 the
handwriting changes, but later keeper of the accounts has not been
identified.
1 vol., 1735-1771.
ROST, IDA S., COLLECTION, MS.1488
Collection of poems, both MS. and printed, by Miss Ida S. Rost. School
certificates
and scrapbook honoring Dr. J. M. T. Finney. Letters of appreciation
from Baltimoreans
to whom she sent copies of her poems, 1928-1949.
60 items, 1928-1949.
ROST, IDA S. SCRAPBOOK, MS. 1703
Typescript poems (some published) by Rost, a Baltimore poet (1880-
1966) and newspaper clippings about her poetry.
1 vol., 1931-58.
ROUND HILL SCHOOL PAPERS, MS. 1109
Collection of items concerning Round Hill School, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Mainly letters from family and friends to Frederick W. Brune, Jr. (1813-1879)
and
John Brune (1814-1864) of Baltimore, who were students at the school,
1827-1829.
Outline of Round Hill School. List of students in attendance. Letter
of February 1828,
describes a duel at Bladensburg between two Baltimore residents.
16 items, 1827-1829.
ROWLAND ACCOUNT BOOKS AND NOTEBOOK, MS.703
Account books of Samuel Rowland (1780-1864), merchant of Port Deposit,
and of his son, Dr. William B. Rowland (1811-1885), of Rowlandsville,
Maryland. Vols. 1-6, account books of Dr. Rowland with entries on his
patients, 1834-1883. Vols. 7, 7.1-9, accounts of Samuel Ilowland's
general
supply business at Port Deposit, 1797-1831. Vol. 10, last will and
testament,
and account of the settlement of the estate of Joseph Thornburgh, 1820-
1833.
Final volume, unnumbered, is a medical notebook of Dr. Rowland, 1839.
12 vols., 1797-1883.
ROWLAND COLLECTION, MS.1626
Papers of William G. Harrison (father of Mrs. Henrietta [Harrison]
Row-
land), include material on property at Whetstone Point, lists of tenants
and rents, draft of his will (n. d.), (10 items). Material of the Rowland
family (Professor Henry A. Rowland, Mrs. Rowland, Miss Harriette Row-
land), includes announcements and invitations to civic and social functions
in Baltimore, 1885-1945, some of political or charitable significance;
social
notes, postcards, receipts (c. 40 items). Two letters from Mrs. Helen
Sale Hill
to Mrs. Rowland, 1916, describing conditions in England during World
War 1.
53 items, 1873-1945.
ROWLAND-HARRISON PAPERS, MS.1068
Letters to Henrietta [Harrison] Rowland; some written to her while
she was at
St. Timothy's School in Maryland; others from correspondents in France
during
World War I and from a nephew in England during and after World War
II.
Also in the collection are materials relating to Henry A. Rowland,
Jr.'s attendance
at the Sorbonne in World War I, material on St. Timothy's School, calling
cards,
a cookbook of Miss Helen Davidge (mother of Henrietta Rowland), dated
1844,
and miscellaneous family correspondence.
2 boxes, 1844-1950.
ROWLAND, HENRIETTA H. PAPERS, MS. 2072
Undated letters to Henrietta H. Rowland (1865-1950), mostly invitations
to
social functions in Baltimore.
5 items, ca. 1890.
ROWLAND, HENRY A., PAPERS, MS.1094
Miscellaneous invitations to dinners, dances, weddings, lectures, the
Bach-
elors Cotillon, and other functions, issued to Professor Henry A. Rowland
(c. 1868-1901), Henrietta [Harrison] Rowland (1865-1950), and Davidge
H. Rowland. Greeting cards, n. d.
1 box, 1877-1935.
ROWLAND PAPERS, MS.1412
Land papers of the Rowland and Sappington families of Cecil County,
Maryland, covering 1736-1875. Material of Dr. John K. Sappington (1791-
1868), includes deeds to land in various parts of Maryland, lectures
given
at the Maryland Institute, 1829-1837, and lecture given to the Medical
Society of Harford County, February, 1867. Passbook of William B. Row-
land (1811-1885) as Treasurer of the trustees of the West Nottingham
Academy,
1852-1864. Indentures, legal documents, business papers, 1727- 1834.
c. 250 items, 1727-1875.
ROYAL ARCANUM OF MARYLAND RECORD BOOKS, MS.707
Vols. 1-4, minutes of the Carrollton Council, Royal Arcanum of Maryland,
and record of attendance of officers, 1911-1924. Vols. 5-6, Treasurees
accounts, Montebello Council, 1908-1921.
6 vols., 1908-1924.
RUMSEY, JOHN B., ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1545
Accounts of John B. Rumsey, keeper of a general store in Frankville,
Wis-
consin, for 1863-1865, show the rising prices during the Civil War
period.
Also included on loose slips of paper are 21 recipes from the same
period
up to about 1900.
1 vol. and 21 items, 1863-c. 1900.
RUSSELL, ANN MEMORANDUM BOOK, MS. 2057
Cecil County resident (ca. 1778-1830): weather; personal health; social
affairs; household chores; management of the farm; references to the
Sewall and Thomas families.
1 vol., 1822-30
RUSSELL CIVIL WAR MAPS, MS.673
Collection of 257 Civil War maps made by Robert E. Lee Russell (1878-
1953), Baltimore business man. Include maps of the second Manassas
[Bun
Run] Campaign, August 17-September 1, 1862 (55 items). Maps of the
Maryland Campaign, September 5-20, 1862 (30 items). Maps and photostats
relating to the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864 (26 items.)
Maps with
photostats of the Battle of Spotsylvania, May 8-21, 1864 (32 items).
Maps of the
retreat from Petersburg, April 2-9, 1865 (32 items.) Maps of the Battle
of
North Anna, May 21-26, 1864 (12 items.)
257 items, 20th century. Entire collection moved to the Prints &
Photographs
RUSSELL, WILLIAM LEDGER, MS. 1989
Maryland merchant involved in the West Indian and grain trades:
transactions with London and Glasgow merchants and with his Baltimore
partner, Matthew Ridley; notations for servants, house construction,
loans,
mortgages, food, liquor, furniture, and horses; mentions of Charles
Carroll
of Carrollton, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, and Abraham Van Bibber.
1 vol., 1774-83
RUTH, FREDERICK S. PAPERS, MS. 1910
journal of the estate of Frederick S. Ruth (ca. 1884-1932), 1932-36,
with items relating to his personal finances and the numerous corporations
he headed-F.S. Ruth and Company, Mountain Lake Corporation, Whip-
poorwill Corporation, Indian River Islands Corporation, and Fisher
Is-
lands Corporation; roll book of the City Court Law Club including a
list
of members and attendance record, 1886-87; commonplace book of Susie
H. Atkins Ross, 1876-1914.
3 vols., 1876-1936
RUTH, JOHN C. PAPERS, MS. 2154
Records of the Farmers Inspection Club of Corsica Neck in Queen
Anne Is County, ca. 1848-50, including the club's constitution, inspection
records about cultivation and management techniques, and letter from
John C. Ruth (1776-1869) on practical versus scientific farming; papers
of John Nycum and Son, commission merchants at Rays Hill, Pennsylvania,
including orders, often from merchants in Baltimore, 1855-67; orders
directed
to Philip Weisel and E. L. Anderson, spring water merchants of Bedford
Springs,
Pennsylvania, 1841-49; a few bills, a letter, and a contract relating
to the personal
affairs of John C. Ruth and Thomas D. C. Ruth, 1849-64; accounts pertaining
to
Louisa Brown, 1857-60, and the estate of Ann Nichols.
1 box,1841-67.
RUTH SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR SCRAPBOOK, MS.962
Newspaper clippings covering the events of the Spanish-American War
and
the death of President McKinley, kept by Thomas de Coursey Ruth.
1 vol., 1898-1902.
RUTLAND, THOMAS, LETTERBOOK, MS.986
Photostatic copies of original letters of Thomas Rutland, Annapolis
merchant,
concerning his attempts to raise money to pay off his creditors. Correspondents
include George Mason, Luther Martin, Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
1 vol., 1787-1789.
RUTLAND, THOMAS LETTERBOOK, MS. 1726
Annapolis merchant: corn, iron, tobacco, slave shipping between An-
napolis and the West Indies and London. Main correspondents include
Gabriel Duvall, Robert Ferguson, Henry Gaither, Walter McPherson,
James King, Joseph Marbury, James Bagues, Charles Ridgley of Hamp-
ton, George Mason, and Nicholas Goldsborough.
1 vol., 1784-87.
RUTTER AND ETTING ACCOUNT BOOK, MS. 2193
Baltimore firm involved in shipping to and from the Carribbean: rum;
coffee; and sugar.
1 vol., 1796-1802.