SACHS, JR., HARRY  M,. MANUSCRIPT, MS.1955
Manuscript of Sachs's (ca. 1914-77) textbook, Poe's Pleading and Practice,
6th ed. (Charlottesville, Virginia: Michie Co., 1970); first five editions
published under the title Common Law Pleading and Practice in Maryland.
7 boxes, ca. 1970
 

SADTLER AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION, MS. 2326
Scrapbook of autographs collected by Rosabelle Sadtler, Dr. C. E.
Sadder, and Dr. T. R. Slicer: signatures include Woodrow Wilson, Grover
Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Gov. Edwin Warfield,
Mayor James H. Preston, W. D. Howells, Rudyard Kipling.
1 vol., ca. 1890-1912
 

SADTLER AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION, MS. 2247
Autographs of literary, ecclesiastical, political, and military figures collected by
Dr. T. R. Slicer, Charles E. Sadder (b. 1851), and Mrs. Rosabella Sadder:
autographs of Rudyard Kipling, Theodore Roosevelt, Booker T. Washington,
George Dewey, J. R. Randall, Woodrow Wilson, William H. Taft.
150 items, 1895-1915
 

SADTLER, PHILIP B., PAPERS, MS. 1701
Baltimore jeweler and German immigrant (1771-1860): Baltimore and
Reisterstown Turnpike stock, 1806; petition related to Bremen trade, 1807;
records of the Baltimore Yagers including rosters and orders, 1812-19.
18 items, 1804-58
 

SAILMAKERS AND SHIPBUILDEWS MEASUREMENT BOOKS, MS.1542
21 account and measurement books kept by Albert H. Brown, sailmaker
at Deal Island, Maryland, between the years 1897 and 1939. Account and
memoranda book of Joseph Sauerboof, shipbuilder of Cambridge, Mary-
land for the year 1885. Three notebooks of David Pritchard of Oxford,
sailmaker, showing sketches of sails and giving measurements, n. d.
25 vols., 1885, 1897-1939, and n. d.
 

ST. COLUMBA LODGE MINUTE BOOK, MS.719
Minutes of meetings of St. Columba Lodge of Masons, Port Tobacco and
La Plata, Maryland.
1 vol., 1869-1904.

 
SAINT COLUMBA LODGE CREDIT BOOK, MS. 719.1
 List of members, dues paid, and expenses of this lodge in Port Tobacco
and La Plata, Maryland.
1 vol., 1869-82
 

SAINT GEORGE'S SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE RECORDS, MS. 1881
Organization founded originally to aid indigent natives of England,
Wales, and the British colonies: minutes, 1866-84, 1890-91, 1908-64;
cashbooks, 1890-98, 1901-64; account book, 1909-19.
4 boxes, 1866-1964
 

ST. JAMES'S PARISH RECORD BOOK, MS.720
Record of marriages (1787-1814) and births and christenings (1783-1815)
performed by Rev. John Coleman, rector of this Baltimore County parish.
1 vol., 1783-1815.
 

SAINT JOHN'S INDEPENDENT METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH. BOARD OF BENEFICENCE, MS. 1760
Board of Beneficence of this Baltimore church, organized for the purpose
of charitable work. Boxes I and 2: minutes of board meetings, 1874-1939.
Box 3: financial records of land, loans, estates, and rents, 1846-1942. Box
4: record book listing board members, 1874-191 1; record of attendance of
board members, 1874-1912; record of investments, 1874-191 1; record of
money appropriated to general expenses and special projects; letters,
communications, reports, resolutions, and motions of the board, 1874-
1909; record of money appropriated to various individuals, institutions,
and associations, 1874-191 1. Box 5: cashbooks, 1900-22. Box 6: cash-
books, 1928-41; record of house and ground rents, 1918-32. Box 7:
cashbook, 1922-28; journal listing donations, tax payments, insurance
payments, office expenses, appropriations, emergency relief money paid,
1936-41. Boxes 8 and 9: ledgers with list of corporators of the board,
salaries, repairs and improvements on dwellings and warehouses, bank
accounts, mortgages, ground rents, 1893-1903 and 1909-20. Box 10: check
stubs, 1941-44; index to ground rents recorded in ledgers and account
books. Box I 1: reports of the treasurer with cancelled checks and receipts,
1942-44; deeds, mortgages, leases, and insurance titles, 1826-1904. Box
12: reports of the treasurer, 1942-44; deeds and mortgages, 1802-1908.
Box 13: reports of the treasurer, bank statements, checks and receipts, 1942-45.
13 boxes, 1802-1945.
 

ST. MARYS CIRCUIT RECORD BOOKS, MS.722
Vols. 1-2, minutes of the quarterly conferences of St. Mary's Circuit of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Southern Maryland, with reports on prog-
ress, 1859-1889, 1890-1908. Vol. 2 also contains a history of Methodism in
St. Mary's Circuit. Vols. 3-4, rolls of church membership, 1897-1920, includ-
ing record of pastors, official members.
4 vols., 1859-1920.
 

ST. MARYS COUNTY PHYSICIAN'S ACCOUNTS, MS.1044
Account book of an unidentified doctor in St. Mary's County, 1779-1783.
At a later period a number of pages have been filled with an essay on
religious history by an unidentified writer. Signature "H. A. Ford' which
does not resemble either of the other two hands occurs on flyleaf.
1 vol., 1779-1783, and n. d.
 

ST. MARYS COUNTY SURVEY RECORD BOOK, MS.721
Negative photostatic copy of survey book of George Bennett Dent (b.
1833), surveyor for St. Mary's County, Maryland.
1 vol., 1874-1892.
 

SAINT MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH SCRAPBOOKS, MS. 1738
History of Saint Mary's Episcopal Church in Emmorton, Harford
County, compiled by Alice Helena Wilson and Berthenia Pue Crocker;
newspaper clippings; photographs; a few letters. Most of the material
concerns the Rev. William Francis Brand (1814-1907), rector, 1848-1907.
1 vol., 1848-1963.
 

SAINT MARY'S STAR OF THE SEA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
COLLECTION, MS. 2246
Letters, newspaper clippings, and other papers related to Saint Mary's
Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church located in Baltimore: correspond-
ence, 1912-15, about the construction of a new school building; report on
the history of the church; lists of members who went into the ministry,
members who died in wars, and the priests who served Saint Mary's;
volumes of the church newsletter; scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about
the activities of the church.
52 items, 1896-1919
 

SAINT-MEMIN COLLECTION CORRESPONDENCE, MS.718.1
Fifteen letters concerning collection of Saint-Me'min prints and four inven-
tories (some with description) of extant Saint-M6min engravings and
paintings, mostly of famous historical characters. The letters are mainly
addressed to Miss Elizabeth Clark (donor of the collection) and to James
W. Foster of the Maryland Historical Society.
19 items, 1946-1947.
 

SAINT-MEMIN PORTRAIT ENGRAVINGS, MS.718
Engravings of Maryland personalities and others, 1793-1815, by Charles
Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Me'min (1770-1852). Materials relating to
the exhibition of these engravings at the Maryland Historical Society, 1947.
Correspondence, c. 1900-1910, of Miss Elizabeth Clark, collector of the
engravings, and various people possessing examples of Saint-Me'min's work.
Correspondence with Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D. C., owners of
Saint-Memin material.
5 boxes, 1793-1815, 1899-1947.
 

ST. PAUL'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH RECORDS, MS.1243
Record book, 1879-1887, of St. Paurl Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore.
Robert Hawkins, Richard Lane, and James Thomas were pastors.
Volume contains records of probationers, baptisms, Sunday School classes,
"Members in full connection," official membership, marriages. At the back
of the volume (unbound) are many marriage licenses, 1914-1924.
1 Vol., 1879-1887, 1914-1924.
 

SAINT PAUL'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH RECORDS, MS. 1727
Baltimore church: registers of births, baptisms, marriages and deaths,
1710-1935 (these records are restricted to typescript copies in the Society's
library); pew rents, 1769-92; test book with vestrymen's names, 1785-
1836; accounts, 1798-1811; miscellaneous loans, 1819; vestry minutes,
1777and 1878-1931; vestry letterbook, 1903-04; records of vestry elections,
1906; records of services, 1904-23.
12 boxes, 1710-1935
 

ST. PETERS PARISH RECORDS, MS.1075
Typed copy of the register of births, baptisms, and marriages at St. Peter's
Parish, Montgomery County, 1797-1854, made by Mrs. A. W. Burus.
1 Vol., 1797-1854.
 

SAINT STEPHAN'S PARISH RECORDS, MS. 1961
Cecil County Episcopal parish: lists of births, marriages, and baptisms,
1717-1804, 1853-60, and 1869-1905; vestry minutes, 1693-1726 and
1805-1913.
3 boxes, 1693-1913
 

ST. THOMAS'S PARISH POLL BOOK, MS.838
Volume containing list of those taxed both for support of the church and
for county taxes, at St. Thomas's Church, Baltimore County.
1 vol., 1763-1771.
 

SAINT TIMOTHY'S SCHOOL RECORDS, MS. 2299
Correspondence, financial statements, proxy authorizations, meeting
reports, notices, and resolutions about the school's decision to increase its
capital stock and subsequent subscription purchases; letter of resignation
from Benjamin Whitely, president of the board of directors, and the
board's acceptance of it; account statements and treasurer's reports; rent
agreement endorsed by secretary G. W. Lurman.
58 items, 1883-92
 

SALUTE SCRAPBOOKS, MS. 2419
Scrapbooks of a humorous newsletter for Baltimoreans in the armed
forces compiled by Nelson T. Offut (1911-78).
2 vols., 1942-48
 

SANDERS COLLECTION, MS.724
Collection of ledgers, order books, daybooks, and accounts of Israel
Griffith (1799-1875), Baltimore merchant trading in clothing and fabrics.
Envelope of miscellaneous bills, receipts, and copies of legal documents,
including deeds of sale. Collection named for donor, William Sanders, of
Linthicum, Maryland.
6 vols. and 1 pkg., 1824-c. 1878.
 

SAPPINGTON NOTEBOOKS, MS.730
Medical notes of Dr. John K. Sappington (1791-1868) while a student at
the University of Maryland.
3 vols., 1816.
 
 
SAVAGE-DASHIELL ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.725
First part of this volume is a ledger of Joseph Savage, Somerset County
merchant dealing mainly in fabrics, 1812-1813. Latter part of ledger has
similar entries, made by John J. Dashiell (1808-1865), 1844-1849, with a
long statement of his accounts with Dr. Cadmus Dashiell (1813-1898),
which "are involved in some difficulty and intricacy and obscurity."
2 vols., 1812-1813, 1844-1849.
 

SCARBOROUGH PAPERS, MS.708
Typescripts and notes for articles on aspects of Maryland and Virginia
history by Miss Katherine Scarborough (1900-1960). Clippings from local
newspapers with articles on Chesapeake Bay, etc., mainly by Miss
Scarborough.
2 boxes, c. 1930-1960.
 

SCHAD, ANDREW, PAPERS, MS.1566
Small collection of personal and business papers of Andrew Schad, musician
of Georgetown, D. C. Include two copies of specifications for building a
house in Georgetown with receipted bills for the work done, 1857. Two
letters of recommendation-one from fellow professors of music and one
from the rector of Christ Church, Georgetown, dated 1859, 1865. Receipt
for the purchase of a female slave, Mary, for $225 from B. W. Beall in 1855.
9 items, 1850-1865.
 
 
SCHAEFER, WILLIAM DONALD, COLLECTION, MS. 2441
Remarks of William Donald Schaefer (b. 1921), mayor of Baltimore,
made during Bicentennial celebration at Fort McHenry, City Hall, Christ
Lutheran Church, Old Saint Paul's Cemetery.
8 items, 1976
 

SCHAPIRO FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2320
S. Schapiro and Sons, Baltimore rag dealers and leaders in the recycling
industry: journal of general expenses, 1921-27; ledger of accounts and
inventories, 1918-27; correspondence (1960-77) of Bernard Schapiro (b.
ca. 1899) about the family history and related matters; miscellaneous
articles and papers concerning Bernard Schapiro's long career.
38 items, 1918-77
 

SCHARF ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.732
Daybook of Thomas G. Scharf & Son (Thomas G. Scharf, 1816-1886),
Baltimore lumber merchants, showing transactions in shingles, posts, rails,
scantling, and other items.
1 vol., 1861-1865.
 

SCHARF PAPERS, MS.1999
Large collection of miscellaneous materials prepared and collected by John
Thomas Scharf for his works on the history of Maryland. The collection
mainly consists of original documents, correspondence, broadsides, legal
papers, land, financial, and military papers, account books) lists, etc.
1. Land Office Papers, 1723-1875.
Colonial leases, rent rolls of the various counties of Maryland, titling books.
Receipt book, 1773, dockets, 1778-1782, land grants. Material on confiscated
British property, deeds, bonds, wills, settlements of estates, etc. Account
books from the Treasurer's Office, lists of land owners in Maryland (various
dates). Group of notes taken by Scharf concerning dead towns in Mary-
land, including material on Joppa, with plat and original entry book of the
settlers of Joppa.
2. Maryland Financial Papers, 1734-1884.
Continental Loan Office papers, bonds, 1721-1789, writings of consent, tax
lists, correspondence of Thomas and Benjamin Harwood, Treasurers of
Maryland. Books of seals and taxes, 1823-1851. Papers relating to the
Internal Revenue of Maryland. Numerous bills and receipts paid by and
owed to the State of Maryland by the United States and others.
3. Maryland Court Records, 1747-1870.
Cases tried before the Chancery Court, extracts, Western and Eastern
Shore judgments, Principio Company material, Washington claims, amerce-
ments, petitions for remission of fines, sentences, etc. Probate Court
records, ordinary and tavern licenses, French spoliation claims. Corre-
spondence between lawyers on cases, legal opinions. Large number of
letters to Louis Gassaway, court clerk. Letters to the Chancellor and others.
Lists of records of the Prerogative Court, 1635-1777.
4. Maryland Military and Naval Papers, 1747-1865.
Oaths of Allegiance; lighthouse returns; returns of Naval Officers; shipping
notes, 1747-1796; muster and payrolls of barges. Lists of Maryland soldiers;
register of Maryland troops discharged at Frederick, 1783; list of deserters,
Harford County, 1780; accounts for quartering soldiers. journal of ship,
Defence. Material on share of Maryland in the War of 1812, including
private letters, records of Maryland privateers in South America; papers
of General William Winder. Financial material (deployment of supplies
and food). Copies of military items from newspapers. c. 5,000 documents,
reports, and letters of the Civil War. Include Maryland campaign records,
political material. Papers on the 6th Massachusetts Regiment incident,
April 19, 1861.
5. Miscellaneous Maryland Historical Records.
Acts of Council, letters written by the Council. Letters to the Governors
of Maryland on various subjects-petitions, personal items, finances, admin-
istration, and policy. Newspapers of Baltimore. Records of the Council of
Safety, 1776. Description of the Whig mobbing of William Goddard, 1777,
for an attack on George Washington in his paper, the Maryland Journal.
A list of members of the General Assembly and the Governoes Council
from the first settlement. Non-importation agreement of Baltimore mer-
chants, June 22, 1769. Papers relating to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, and other public works. Commissions, recom-
mendation petitions for civil positions. Papers of various individuals,
including Daniel Dulany, Jeremiah T. Chase, Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
Biographical dictionary entries (MS.). Posters of sales, election material,
census returns, acts of the General Assembly. Notes on mobs, riots, and
strikes. Report of the Town Watch in Baltimore, 1788. Material on public
works, roads, tobacco warehouses. Diplomatic correspondence relating to
French vessels, 1777-1786. Transactions of the Governor and Council, 1777-
1786. Original MS. of E. Vallette, Deputy Commissioner for Maryland,
1774. Correspondence of Scharf with Jefferson Davis concerning Scharfs
intention of writing a biography of Davis. Correspondence of Scharf with
various historians on his books, notably with Thomas Westcott on Historical
Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia, 1877. Miscellaneous material
relating to states other than Maryland is included in this collection,
especially Philadelphia items (licenses to run taverns are Dardcularly
numerous).
7 filing cabinets, 32 boxes, 17th-19th centuries.
 

SCHIRM SCRAPBOOK, MS.712
Collection of miscellaneous newspaper clippings made by Charles Schirm
(1864-1918).
1 vol., 1885-1896.
 

SCHECTER, LOUIS E., PAPERS, MS. 2071
Jewish advertising executive of Baltimore: letters to Schecter from
William Cabell Bruce, Samuel H. Hoffberger, William Preston Lane, and
Millard E. Tydings about fund raising for political campaigns; copies of
speeches and several other documents related to Schecter's work to secure
the ratification of the Genocide Convention.
12 items, 1932-63
 

SCHECTER PAPERS, MS. 2357
Letters from Louis E. Schecter to national leaders including Felix
Frankfurter, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Hubert H. Humphrey,
George L. Radcliffe, Archbishop Lawrence J. Shehan, Philip A. Hart, and
Menachem Begin, mostly about Israel; letters from Acting Governor Blair
Lee III and Mayor William Donald Schaefer about the Northwest express-
way and urban development; press releases and correspondence about
gifts and exhibitions of art; letters of H. L. Mencken to Mr. Schecter.
Mostly photocopies; permission for publication must be obtained from
owner.
20 items, 1933-77
 

SCHNEIDEREITH LAND RECORDS, MS. 2358
Land papers pertaining to properties in the 200 block South Sharp
Street, Baltimore, belonging to C. William (1887-1976) and Louise Schnei-
dereith.
26 items, 1916-69
 

CARL SCHON, INC. RECORDS, MS. 1829
Business records, 1925-68, of Carl Schon, Inc., manufacturing jeweler
in Baltimore: nine boxes containing business correspondence, invoices,
circulars, and tax forms, 1927-68; one envelope of bills, 1942-44, of
Reinhard R. Heil, manufacturingjeweler also of Baltimore; three boxes of
inventories, 1938-69; sixty-nine volumes of accounts and other record
books, including sales books (1933-68),journals (1929-33), ledgers (1925-
57), cash receipts and disbursement books (1928, 1933-34, and 1957-65),
daily record of work orders (1950-54, 1958, and 1959), three undated
scrapbooks, gem record books (1936-47), "old gold" reports (1943-51),
and undated address book.
12 boxes, 69 vols., 1925-68
 

SCHOOLEY NOTEBOOK, MS.723
Volume of notes compiled by H. C. Schooley on psychology lectures
delivered at St. John's College, Annapolis, October, 1883, by Rev. Dr. John
McDowell Leavitt (1824-1909); baccalaureate sermon at St. john@s, 1884.
1 vol., 1883-1884.
 

SCHOONER NETTIE ACCOUNT BOOK, MS. 2313
Logbook of this schooner: freight charges; wages; supplies; provisions.
Microfilm only; permission for publication must be obtained from
owner.
1 reel (no. 514), 1876-92
 

SCHOONER ROSSIE  LOGBOOK, MS. 2312
Under the command of Commodore Joshua Barney (I 759-1818) on a
cruise from Newport, Rhode Island to Baltimore, September 15-October
22, 1812; discusses an engagement with the British packet, Princess Amelia.
Microfilm only; original in the Dreer Collection of the Historical Society
of Pennsylvania.
1 reel (no. 555), 1812
 

SCHOULER DIARIES, MS.713
Diaries of Rev. William Schouler (1840-1932), rector of Trinity Protestant
Episcopal Church, Elkton, Maryland. Contain brief entries concerning
calls on parishioners, services, and other pastoral duties. Many references
to family affairs, books read, and everyday activities.
25 vols., 1864-1932.
 

SCHROEDER PAPERS, MS. 2294
Business ventures and family papers of Henry Schroeder (1764-1839),
Henry Schroeder, Jr. (1788-1870), and various partners and business
associates such as John Henry Gilliat (father-in-law of Henry, Jr.), Jacob
Schley, William Schroeder (brother of Henry, Jr.), and Charles Ghequiere
(brother-in-law of Henry, Sr.): bills, receipts, deeds, mortgages, rental
agreements, and notes about financial transactions, mostly involving real
estate for the purchase and sale of stocks and bonds; estate papers of Jacob
Schley, 1828; reminiscences of Herman Heinrich Schroeder (Henry, Sr.),
1837; genealogical information concerning the Schroeder and Livingston
families.
Pedley, 1374 2 boxes, 1778-1879
 

SCHROEDER, HENRY, PAPERS, MS.1417
Two personal letters to Henry Schroeder (1764-1839) from a friend, George
Muller, in Havana, June and September, 1811. Receipts from business
transactions of Schroeder. Printed version of Hail Columbia in German.
Tour map made by Henry Schroeder in 1806, of Western Maryland, Penn-
sylvania, and Virginia. Miscellaneous items relating to Schroeder.
20 items, 1810-1830.
 

SCOTT ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.714
Tax book for Queen Anne's County, Maryland, kept by Solomon Scott
(fl. early 19th century), showing assessments on property and payments,
1800. No details of this Solomon Scott known. Poll book kept by Augustus
Beitzel for No. 216 Camden Ward, Baltimore, late 19th century. Newspaper
clippings of death notices are pasted over some of the entries and the
volume is entitled as belonging to Solomon Scott (presumably the collector
of the clippings). This Scott lived 1855-1937.
2 vols., 1800, c. 1890-1896.
 

SCOTT, DANIEL, PAPERS, MS.738
Papers of Daniel Scott (1825-1900) and his father, Otho (c. 1797-1864),
Harford County lawyers. Include accounts, mortgages, and receipts relat-
ing to many Harford County families including those of Carlile, Renkle,
and Prewitt. Typed transcript of a trial, May-June, 1897, Artemus and
Annie Jenkins vs. Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad. The
trial was held in the circuit court of Harford County (Messrs. Constable
and Archer for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Haines and Robertson for the
defendant).
2 boxes, c. 1830-1880.
 

SCOTT, DANIEL, PAPERS, MS. 2066
Business and legal correspondence: property purchase; deeds and mort-
gages; bill collection for unspecified merchandise; release on bail of a
prisoner arrested on assault charges in Harford County; financial state-
ment for a trust. Correspondents: Daniel Scott (d. 1900); H. D. Farnandis
(1817-1900); D. W. Henning; John K. Sappington (d. 1867); Joseph M.
Simmons; D. Stansbury; Coleman Yellott (1821-70).
Pedley, 1376 8 items, 1833-68
 
 
SCOTT, J., ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.731
Account book of J. Scott, proprietor of a general store in Baltimore County,
exact location unknown. Last pages of the volume contain accounts for
stone furnished for the construction of the Washington Monument,
Baltimore.
1 vol., 1811-1819.
 

SCOTT, TOWNSEND, LEDGERS, MS. 1766
Ledgers, mostly of rents and business, kept by Townsend Scott (1802-
79) and his son, Rossiter Scott (1827-98), Baltimore grocers, 1831-98.
2 vols., 1831-98
 

TOWNSEND SCOTT AND SONS RECORDS, MS. 1733
Baltimore stockbrokers: ledgers, 1845-92; receipts, 1895-98; letterbook,
1872-85; stock ledgers, 1852-82; daybooks, 1854-93; and cashbooks, 1854-
94.
12 boxes, 1845-98
 

SCOTT, DR. UPTON, PAPERS, MS. 1722
Letters from Francis Key (d. 1770) and his wife to Dr. Upton Scott
(1722-1814) of Anne Arundel County, 1769-72, and a few letters to
Elizabeth Key residing at the Scott home, 1777-80; all discuss family
affairs. Letters from Doctor Scott to Henry Maynadier (1768-1849) of
Frederick County about the sales of wheat, oats, and land, 1780-88.
Pedley, 819, 1340 15 items, 1769-88
 

SEAGER, ELEMENTS OF NAVIGATION, MS.735
A treatise on the principles and methods of navigation with diagrams and
examples. Includes spherical geometry. Compiled by Robert Seager, teacher
at the Royal Mathematical School, London.
1 vol., c. 1772.
 

SEAMAN LOG BOOK, MS.733
Abstract log kept by W. B. Daniels on the Baltimore clipper Seaman during
her third voyage, from New York to San Francisco, Rio de Janeiro, New
Orleans, and returning to New York. Mainly contains entries on winds
and seas.
1 vol., 1852-1853.
 

SEARS PAPERS, MS.1418
French spoliation claims by the heirs of George Sears (d. 1800) for damage
done by French vessels in wars, 1793-1800. Inventory and accounts of the
estate of George Sears, 1801-1802.
16 items, 1801-1802, 1846.
 

SEMANS PAPERS, MS.1419
Correspondence of R. Semans concerning the property of Mrs. A. A. Spaight
in Kent County, Maryland.
8 items, 1859-1862.
 

SEMMES, FRANCES C., DIARIES, MS. 1673
Baltimore resident (d. 1968): comments on Baltimore society; Grace
and Saint Peter's Episcopal Church luncheons; bridge parties; theatre; the
progress of World War 11.
6 vols., 1924, 1928, 1930-31, 1942-43
 

SEMMES, JOHN E., PAPERS, MS.728
Accounts of trips to Europe, 1899-1911, and to Cuba, 1907, made by John
E. Semmes (1851-1925). Correspondence of John E. Semmes with Theo-
dore Roosevelt, William Welch, Charles J. Bonaparte, Cardinal Gibbons,
and others.
c. 100 items, 1898-1918.
 

SEMMES, JR., JOHN E., PAPERS, MS. 1854
Diary of Baltimore lawyer (1881-1967): progress of World War 11 in
Europe and the Pacific mostly based on accounts in the New York Times
and Baltimore Sun with some comments on life in Baltimore, 1944; a
Princeton University examination book containing notes by Semmes,
1898-1902.
2 vols., 1898-1902, 1944
 

SENECA RIVER DUCKING CLUB LOGS, MS.734
Records pertaining to the Seneca River Ducking Club, Montgomery
County, include accounts of ducks shot, weather conditions, social activi-
ties. Statistics on water fowl. Map of the grounds of the club.
3 vols., 1855-1868.
 

SEVENTH ENGINE COMPANY RECORD BOOK, MS.1151
Record book of the Seventh Engine Company, Canton, Maryland, giving
account of Byes attended, cause of the 11res, ancl approximate clarnago. Tlc;
captain of the company was William H. Waters.
1 vol., 1906-1910.
 

SEVENTH REGIMENT, MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD ROLL
BOOK, MS.1587
Roll book giving the names of members of the 7th Regiment, Maryland
National Guard, and recording their attendance at drills. Letter describing
the volume from W. Pagon (donor), 1957.
1 vol. and 1 item, 1898, 1957.
 

SEVENTH REGIMENT RECORD BOOK, MS.739
Roll book of the Seventh Regiment, a volunteer organization of Baltimore
boys between the ages of 12 and 18, with one junior company for younger
boys. Permits for parades, letters of commendation, resignations, and other
items. The organization was commanded by J. Shober Burrows.
1 vol. and 1 pkg., 1897-1910.
 

SEVERE AND COMPANY ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.740
Ledger of Vachel Severe and John Randall, merchants of Annapolis. Entries
relate to the sale of hardware, and to repairs undertaken on garden tools,
locks, and other items.
1 vol., 1820-1825.
 

SEVERN AND SOUTH RIVER CIRCUIT STEWARD'S BOOK, MS.736
Volume with list of members, minutes of meetings of quarterly conference,
receipts and collections, and records of contributions of the Severn and
South River Circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
1 vol., 1842-1868.
 

SEVERN EYRE JOURNAL, MS. 2255
Study of medicine in London with references to hospitals, lectures,
parks, coffee houses, theatre, other social customs and activities.
Microfilm only; location of originals unknown.
1 reel (no. 415), 1785-86
 

SEWALL, HENRY, PAPERS, MS.1420
Land courses, land deeds, wills, and miscellaneous material (originals and
copies), mainly relating to land in St. Mary's County belonging to the
Sewall family (Henry Sewall and others). Bulk of material is 1828-1846.
14 items, 1666-1862.
 

SEWALL-KEY FAMILY PAPERS, MS.1421
Legal and business papers of Robert Sewall and the Sewall family of
Prince George's and Charles Counties, Maryland. Deed from William
Thornton for a lot in Washington, D. C., 1799. Financial papers of Robert
Darnall of Prince George's County, 1757-1771. Genealogical material relat-
ing to the Key famfly, 1865.
80 items, c. 1757-1865.
 

SEYMOUR PAPERS, MS.737
Letters and reports from Governor John Seymour (d. 1709) to Charles
Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 1707-1709. Deal with -qtate of affair-r in
Maryland, including lists of slaves imported, list of Papists, journals of the
House of Delegates, and remarks on acts passed by the General Assembly.
Reports of the Council of Maryland, 1709, with accompanying documents,
to her Majesty's [Queen Anne's] principal Secretary of State.
38 items, 1707-1709.
 

SHANKLIN ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.741
Accounts of a farm and general store. 'Me name of John W. Shanklin
appears most frequently in the volume, but that of E. G. Hipsley, Towson-
town, Baltimore, is also common. Their relationship to the volume is
uncertain. Included are miscellaneous notes, some of them apparently being
drafts of speeches. Last section of volume has memoranda of goods ordered
by and supplied to various customers, 1858.
1 vol., 1857-1863.
 

SHARP PAPERS, MS.742.1
Volumes concerning the genealogy of Hon. George Matthews Sharp, includ-
ing correspondence, notes, and printed articles pertinent to his research.
One volume contains SharVs correspondence with Kirk Brown concerning
the Thomas branch of his family.
4 vols., late 19th century-c. 1911.
 

SHARP SCRAPBOOKS, MS.742
Vol. 1 (labelled 18), clippings from various 19th century newspapers,
pasted over unidentified accounts, 1811. Clippings are of romantic stories,
including Betty Stevens, The Diamond Bracelet, and Lost and Won. Vol.
2 (labelled 19), miscellaneous newspaper clippings, including obituaries,
lists of wheat prices. Table of contents in front of volume. Material
belonged to George Matthew Sharp (1851-1911).
2 vols., late 19th century.
 

SHARP, RICHARD G., COLLECTION, MS. 2309
Papers related to the Bank of Baltimore: letters to the board of directors,
President George Salmon (d. 1807) and cashier James Cox, 1798-1821,
about various accounts, loans, debts, policies on dividends and stocks,
competition of state banks with the Bank of the United States, the printing
of bank notes; letter from President William Wilson to Albert Gallatin
about the bank's use of notes of the Bank of the United States; an opinion
by Luther Martin on the security of a mortgage, 1803; meeting minutes
about the use of foreign gold, 1810; advertising broadsides, 1815-35;
technical pamphlet on the stereotype steel plate, 1806; pamphlet on the
one hundredth anniversary of the National Bank of Baltimore, 1895;
photocopies of the manumission of the slaves of Thomas Wilkins of Kent
County, Maryland, 1794-1819 and 1824.
Register available.
Pedley, 141, 270, 1327 32 items, 1794-1895
 

SHARPE PAPERS, MS.1414
Correspondence of Governor Horatio Sharpe (d. 1790), includes letters
from Cecilius Calvert (1702-1765), John Penn, Lord Loudon, Francis
Fauquier, Hugh Hammersley (d. 1789). Address from Frederick County
on Sharpes departure.
37 items, 1754-1768.
 

SHEPPARD ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.743
Account books kept by members of the Sheppard family near Hancock
Maryland. Include entries by Christian Sheppard, 1816-1822 and 1829-
1840; David Sheppard, 1855-1859; John Sheppard, 1860-1896. Considerable
data on work performed, including blacksmithing, shoemaking, farm work,
school teaching, and on goods purchased, especially quantities of grain.
2 vols., 1816-1896.
 

SHIP MODEL EXHIBITION SCRAPBOOK, MS.744
Catalogue of the Exhibition of Models and Pictures of Ships by the Mari-
time Commiffee of the Maryland HJ-Woo4eal Rovolely. T-11sts Z_<,Jels -- J...-
play, and includes clippings concerning the exhibition.
1 vol., 1924-1925.
 

SHIPLEY ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1047
Account book of Werner Shipley, property man at the Holliday Street
Theater, Baltimore. Lists receipts and expenditures of each performance,
August 21-December 12, 1858, and brief diary of each day's events, April
12-May 26, 1858. Accounts with Joseph Parker, C. B. Bishop, P. H.
Knight, and others, August, 1861-july, 1862. Statement of salaries paid,
1865-1868.
1 vol., 1858-1868.
 

SHIPPEN NOTEBOOK, MS.745
Volume kept by Thomas Lee Shippen (1765-1798), entitled The Crown
Law Common Placed, with outline of legal matters, court procedure.
1 vol., 1786.
 

SHIPPEN PAPERS, MS.1415
Two articles written by Mrs. Rebecca Lloyd [Nicholson] Shippen, one
concerning The Star-Spangled Banner and the other on Maryland, My
Maryland. Articles undated. Copy of a letter, 1837, by Mrs. Shippen's
father, James M. Nicholson, to her grandmother, describing a 'fancy party"
given by Mr. and Mrs. B. Cohen. Article on the election and inauguration
of 'Momas Jefferson by judge Joseph Hopper Nicholson, 1801. Article on
the bombardment of Fort McHenry, copied from The Old Patriot, Sep-
tember 28, 1814.
5 items, 1801-c. 1861.
 

SHIPS' LOGBOOKS AND PAPERS, MS.748
Log of privateer schooner Comet of Baltimore, commanded by Captain
Thomas Boyle, with accounts of voyages in the Atlantic during the War of
1812. Lists vessels encountered at sea, engagements fought, and prizes
taken. In the back of the volume are four brief entries unrelated to the log,
dealing with the business activities of Dr. Joseph B. Stansbury, Dr. Dixon
Stansbury, and James B. Stansbury, April 21, 1837-November 5, 1838 (23
pp.). Logs of schooner Wasp, 1812, kept by James Taylor, master; Bona,
1812, kept by John Dameron, master; Kemp, 1814-1815. Letters, official
papers, log extracts, and other papers of the Lawrence (Captain Veazey).
4 vols. and 1 pkg., 1812-1815.
Log of Wasp available on microfilm (no. 583)
 

SHOEMAKER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 1968
Papers relating chiefly to Samuel Moor Shoemaker (1821-84) and
Augusta Chambers Eccleston Shoemaker (d. 1907) of "Burnside," Balti-
more County, their son Samuel Moor Shoemaker (1861-1933) and his
wife Ellen Whitridge Shoemaker (1863-1954), and their grandson, the
Rev. Samuel Moor Shoemaker (1893-1963): Shoemaker properties; re-
ceipts; business papers concerning the Adams Express Company, Balti-
more division of the Adams White Lead Company, and the Northern
Central Railway; correspondence, mostly personal in nature and about
news of the Shoemaker, Eccleston, and Harper families, business activities,
travels, and the ministry of the Reverend Shoemaker, a Protestant Epis-
copal minister and evangelist; family wills; inventories; insurance policies;
letterbook of Dinsmore and Kyle; papers of local churches; exercise books;
materials on cattle production; a few letters of U. S. Grant, Enoch Pratt,
Rutherford B. Hayes, Schuyler Colfax, and Daniel Coit Gilman.
Register available.
Pedley, 9 31 boxes, 1829-1955
 

SHOEMAKER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 1973
Baltimore County family: personal correspondence of family members,
1838-1948; business papers relating to the Adams Express Company,
Dinsmore and Kyle Company, Walker-Gordon Company, and the Deder
Electric Company; receipts of the family, 1853-1933; records of the
"Burnside" farm, their Baltimore County estate, and cattle production
there; papers about the Shoemakers' interest in road construction and
improvements in Maryland; genealogical information about the Shoe-
maker and Eccleston families.
Register available.
Pedley, 9 24 boxes, 1838-1948
 

SHOEMAKER PAPERS, MS. 1956
Family business records of Samuel Moor Shoemaker (1821-84), his wife
Augusta Chambers Eccleston Shoemaker (d. 1907), their son Samuel Moor
Shoemaker, 11 (1861-1933), and daughter-in-law, Ellen Whitridge Shoe-
maker (1863-1954): management of their estate and farm, "Burnside," in
Baltimore County including accounts of income (for milk and other
products and carriage stables) and expenses (including labor and improve-
ments) for the farm, household, horse and cattle-breeding, other properties
(rent from grounds and houses), and investments in stocks, bonds, certifi-
cates, and loans; account books, checkbooks, journals, ledgers, bank ac-
count, time records for employees, and registers of stallions and breeding
records of mares and cattle; church records include accounts and attend-
ance; Dinsmore and Kyle records (1882-90) include a bank account and
checkbook, cashbook and two ledgers for merchandise and cash.
20 boxes and 9 vols., 1862-1952
 

SHOEMAKER, SAMUEL MOOR, PAPERS, MS. 1877
Baltimore businessman (1821-84). Correspondence: business associates
(especially agents of the Adams Express Company); political figures such
as Schuyler Colfax and James A. Garfield; Shoemaker's business ventures;
family news; expressions of gratitude from recipients of gifts given by
Shoemaker; requests for favors of financial assistance; 0. Ricklefsen,
manager of the Shoemaker home ("Burnside") in Baltimore County; A.
D. Keener, private secretary of Shoemaker; Augusta Shoemaker, wife of
Samuel M. Shoemaker. Business and legal papers: checkbooks, 1867-81;
bank books, 1868-79; cashbook, ledger, bills, and cancelled checks, 1883-
84; legal disputes of Shoemaker companies (Alexandria and Washington
Railroad Company and Locke and Conway); the final execution of the
will of Ann C. Tilghman.
Pedley, 9 8 boxes, 1868-87
 

SHEPHERD, EDWARD CLARENCE, PAPERS, MS. 2367
Student class attendance records of Shepherd (1885-1907), teacher of
English at Frederick College in Frederick, Maryland: notations of absence;
weather conditions; holidays; school and local events; deaths.
6 vols., 1874-95
 

SHOEMAKER TELEGRAM COLLECTION, MS. 1877.4
Collection of telegrams pertaining to the physical condition of President
James Garfield after he was shot by an assassin on July 2, 188 1. Telegrams
to Samuel Moor Shoemaker (I 821-1884) and J. G. A. Herring from C. P.
Benedict, Schuyler Colfax, C. M. Handley, G. W. Moos, and John L. Thomas.
Photocopies only. 22 items, 1881
 

SHOEPPE PAPERS, MS.1416
Translation of verified copy of testimony in trial of John F. Paul Shoeppe,
former eusig@i u-i?rwsian Pioneex Battahan and student of theology, for
theft, forgery, and blackmail, in Berlin, 1861. Document from State of
Maryland to George Bancroft, U. S. Minister, to act as Commissioner to
take depositions from witnesses in the trial of Shoeppe us. W. A. Stewart
and John R. Kelso, executors representing the estate of Maria M. Stinnecke,
Baltimore, Maryland, 1873.
1 vol., 1861, 1873.
 

SHORT, WILLIAM, LETTERS, MS.1560
Letters written by William Short to his nephew, Greenbury Ridgely, while
the latter was a law student in Litchfield, Connecticut, and later in practice
in Lexington, Kentucky. The letters give advice on study, the value of hard
work and good health, illustrated from Short's own experience.
21 items, 1816-1821.
 

SHOT TOWER SCRAPBOOK, MS.964
Volume of newspaper clippings and correspondence concerning the design
and dedication of a tablet placed on the Shot Tower, Front and Fayette
Streets, Baltimore, by the Baltimore District, Maryland Federation of
Women's Clubs.
1 vol., 1945-1946.
 

SHRIVER COLLECTION, MS.750
Daybooks, ledgers, cash books, and other accounts of the Shriver family
businesses at Union Mills, Carroll County, Maryland (flour milling, saw
milling, tanning, stores at Petersburgh and Big Pipe Creek) - Various
volumes show purchases of grain, sales of dry goods, foods, wines; agricul-
tural work performed. Andrew K. Shriver diary, 1853. Tools and house-
wares bought, 1851. Accounts of money received by William Shriver as
Postmaster, Union Mills, 1851-1867. Items concerning the stone used for
the Baltimore and Reisterstown Turnpike, 1851-1854. Andrew K. Shriver
diary, 1852. Mathematics book of Leonard Sayre, 1811. Shriver family cor-
respondence, c. 1784-1944 (20 boxes). Topics include visits of various
members of the family to Washington, D. C., court judgments. Typed
material on the trips made by George Washington through Maryland (6
vols.), and clippings concerning the celebrations for the 200th anniversary
of Washington's birth. Large collection of data pertaining to the erection
of historical markers in Maryland.
c. 40 vols. and 20 boxes, c. 1784-1944.
 

SHRIVER FAMILY PAPERS, MS.750.1
Copy of the original agreement between Andrew and David Shriver and
John Mong for the building of Union Mills, Carroll County, 1797. Shriver
family chronicle, 1712-1876, compiled 1876 by Andrew K. Shriver (b. 1802).
Correspondence, c. 1790-1844, mainly of Andrew Shriver (1762-1847).
Letters on land, family, and business topics. Correspondents are mainly
members of the family and include John S. Shriver (b. 1788), Joseph
Shriver (b. 1806), William T. Steiger (son-in-law), and Maria [Shriver]
Steiger (c. 375 items). Receipts, memoranda. Copies of letters of Andrew
Shriver, c. 1810-1821. Election notices, notes for speeches by Andrew
Shrive.r, election results, 1792-c. 1940. M.'scAlancou.5 javtv.5 v" I"_J aff"lKa.
Letters and papers of Dr. Jacob Sowers to William S. Shriver concerning
the Carroll Academy, 1837-1842. Correspondence between Andrew Shriver
and his nephews, J. and F. Shriver, 1839. Carroll Academy letters and
reports, 1840-1843. Letters relating to the Shriver tannery, Union Mills,
mainly to F. Austin Shriver, 1872-1877.
7 boxes, 1786-1847, 1872-1877.
 

SHRIVER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2085
Family of Union Mills, Maryland. Correspondence of David Shriver,
Sr. (1735-1826), Abraham Shriver (1771-1848), Daniel Clarke, Jr., Ben-
jamin Farquhar, Roger Nelson (1735-1826), Samuel Smith, Alexander
McKim, Philip B. Key, and William H. Crawford: politics in Frederick
County, 1797-1820, especially the Republican party, and the work of
David Shriver (I 769-1852) on the National Road from 1808 and Joseph
Shriver (1806-86) in Indiana and Missouri, 1828-29; the Baltimore flour
market, 1790s to the early nineteenth century; trade in the Mid-Atlantic
region, notably that of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Frederick, and Westmin-
ster; work on early railroads with references to Peter Cooper in 1830;
banking; the movement for the formation of Carroll County from Fred-
erick County in the mid-1830s; the post office at Union Mills in the early
nineteenth century; education, particularly Carroll Academy in the 1840s
and 1850s; the tannery at Union Mills; and the Civil War, with a number
of letters about the nearby battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
Numerous diaries and memorandum books of family members: Andrew
K. Shriver (1802-84), 1824-29, 1832-74, and 1880-83; Henry Wirt Shriver
(b. 1837), 1855, 1859, 1862-66, and 1875-81; Frederick Austin Shriver (b.
1839), 1861-62 and 1868-77; and Louis E. Shriver, 1869, 1872-1910, and
1913-44. Subjects of these diaries include farming, visitors to Union Mills,
politics, religion, business, and recreation.
Account books of the Union Mills farm, 1840-59 and 1886-1945, and
of the tannery, 1859-94. A case book of the Frederick County Levy Court,
1820-23, completed by Abraham Shriver.
Frederick Shriver Klein, "Jeffersonians in Local Politics Along the
Pennsylvania-Maryland Border," Pennsylvania History 24 (January 1957):
15-28 used this collection extensively.
Register available.
Pedley, 1405-08 26 boxes, 1774-1957
 

SHRIVER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2085.1
James Shriver (1794-1826), a surveyor on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, National Road, and Wabash Canal in Indiana (where he died in
1826), and his son, Samuel S. Shriver (1822-98), a Pennsylvania business-
man and Presbyterian minister: letters of James Shriver related to his
career, 1823-26, mostly about the publication of his An Account of Surveys
and Examinatiom, with Remarks and Documents, Relative to the Projected Chesa-
peake and Ohio, and Ohio and Lake Erie Canals (Baltimore: Fielding Lucas, Jr.,
1824); papers of Samuel S. Shriver reveal his views on temperance,
agriculture, business in Philadelphia in the 1850s, transportation, industry,
religion, and theology; two scrapbooks of the published writings of both
James and Samuel; several letters of David Shriver, Jr. (1 769-1852) while
in Kentucky in the 1790s; politics in Frederick County in the early
nineteenth century; an autobiographical sketch of John F. Mercer covering
1793-1801 attesting to his eligibility for the Maryland governorship.
Register available.
Pedley, 1405-08 2 boxes, 1794-1951
 

SHRIVER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2085.2
Careers of three generations of the Shriver family-James (I 794-1826),
Samuel S. (1822-98), and George M. (1868-1942): papers of James Shriver
relate to his surveying activities and include a letterbook, 1824-26, while
chief of a survey brigade for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in western
Pennsylvania, consisting mostly of letters to the Board of Internal Improve-
ments; a volume of letters from the Board of Internal Improvements to
James Shriver, 1824, and his diary, 1826, while in Indiana including pencil
sketches of Fort Wayne; miscellaneous letters of James Shriver relating to
his survey work on the National Road, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and
the Wabash Canal, 1817, 1819, and 1824-26; a long letter from Joseph
Shriver about the possible routes of the National Road from Vandalia to
Saint Louis, 1830; a manuscript composed by Thomas (1780-1879) and
Joseph Shriver (1806-1886) entitled "Report Upon the Recormaisance of
a Route for a Railway between Baltimore and Port Deposit," 1832; letters
of William A. Renshaw, 1844-47, to his cousin Samuel S. Shriver about
his experiences.at Pennsylvania College and the Theological Seminary in
Gettysburg, including a long description of his recent conversion experi-
ence, 1844; miscellaneous family materials related to Samuel S. Shriver
and George M. Shriver including a series of letters between George M.
Shriver of Baltimore and Wright and Rich, New York importers, about
the company's dissatisfaction with Shriver's work, 1885-86; a series of
letters from George M. Shriver to his wife discussing trips to inspect
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad equipment in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
Kansas, and Missouri, 1891-92.
Register available.
Pedley, 1405-08 2 boxes, 1774-1894
 

SHRIVER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2085.3
Ledgers of David Shriver, Sr. (1735-1826), 1760-70, and Andrew
Shriver (1762-1847), 1793-1800, the former active in Frederick County
and the latter in Littlestown, Pennsylvania until 1797 and then at Union
Mills in Frederick County: sales of such goods as sugar, nutmeg, wine,
corn, whiskey, cloth, and miscellaneous other dry goods.
Register available.
Pedley, 1405-08 2 vols., 1760-70, 1793-1800
 

SHRIVER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2085.4
Correspondence of the related families of Miller, Swope, and Schley;
letters to David Shriver, Sr. seeking political favors and discussing political
events on both local and national levels and commenting on roads, the
court system, banking, schools, and the military, 1789, 1794-95, 1801, and
the majority between 1805-10 when he served in the Maryland Senate; a
few letters of James Shriver (1794-1826), 1812 and 1814, apparently
relating to his business dealings for his father, Andrew Shriver (1762-
1847), James's marriage to Elizabeth Miller (1818-19), his work with
David Shriver, Jr. on the National Road (1820), his failing financial
condition and lack of steady employment, the publishing of his An Account
of Surveys and Examinations, with Remarks and Documents Relative to the Projected
Chesapeake and Ohio, and Ohio and Lake Erie Canals (Baltimore: Fielding
Lucas, Jr., 1824) in 1823-24, his efforts to obtain a civil engineering
position (1824) and his work on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (1825-
26); letters in 1829 about a canal connecting Frederick County with the
Susquehanna River; a series of letters to Jacob Shriver (I 7 79-184 1) about
politics, roads, and the Westminster Railroad; letters, 1830-33, to Abra-
ham F. Shriver from William Cost Johnson and John W. Pratt relating to
Frederick County politics.
Register available.
Pedley, 1405-08 3 boxes, 1764-1867
 

SHRIVER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2085.5
Notebook, ca. 1824-26, of James Shriver (1794-1826) with notes on
crystallizing tin, painting, varnish, mortar, agriculture, bridge building,
chemical nomenclature, soldering, metal working and two pen and ink
sketches of an apparatus for making soda water and a machine for raising
water; letters from Andrew K. Shriver (1802-1884) and Frederick Austin
Shriver (b. 1839) of Union Mills, Maryland to Henry Wirt Shriver (b.
1837) while in Philadelphia in the late 1850s working in the shoe and
leather business with comments on recreation, weather, road construction,
reading, visitors, the Union Mills tannery, and other family news; a few
letters from other family members to Henry Wirt Shriver; some miscella-
neous financial records.
Register available.
Pedley, 1405-08 1 box,1824-26,1855-58,1864-66,1916
 

SHRIVER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2085.6
Letters from George M. Shriver (1868-1942) to James Shriver of Hoff-
man's Wharf in Accomack County, Virginia, 1887-88, with references to
an attendance at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, the YMCA, the teaching
of a photography course, a "faith cure," the prohibition of alcohol, and
church activities; correspondence resumes in 1891 and mainly concerns
the marriage of George M. Shriver to Elizabeth M. Chism; most of the
remaining letters from George M. Shriver to his wife while on business
trips for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to Cleveland, Chicago, Pitts-
burgh, New York, and Mississippi. Letters to their son, railroadman
Charles Mayer Shriver, his wife Ruth Lee (French) Foster Shriver, and
their daughter French (Shriver) Foster.
Register available.
Pedley, 1405-08 1 box,1873-1963
 

SHRIVER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2085.7
David Shriver, Jr. (1769-1852), superintendent of construction of the
National Road: mostly letters from William H. Crawford, 1816-21 and
1823, concerning payments and methods of construction; a letter of 1819
from Crawford notified Shriver of his appointment as superintendent of
the National Road west of the Monongehela River; two letters from
Crawford, 1823, attempting to persuade Shriver to accept the position of
superintendent of repairs on the National Road; letters from Andrew
Stewart to Shriver about a Chesapeake and Ohio Canal bill before
Congress, 1827, and about the sale of the canal, 1843; letters to John S.
Shriver, 1812-13, 1815, 1821, 1825, 1831-32, 1840, and 1842 about the
business transactions of Samuel Smith, James Carroll, Abraham Shriver,
H. A. G 'er, and William F. Giles; a letter from James Ulyche, surveyor
of public works of North Carolina, about the employment of John S.
Shriver as an engineer for the construction of roads, 1832; a few other
letters and documents from Andrew Stewart and William H. Crawford to
James (1794-1826) and Joseph Shriver (1806-86) with a letter of 1829
from Stewart advising Joseph Shriver of the possibility of assisting him on
the National Road between Union Town and Pittsburgh; letters relating
to Joseph Shriver's work as cashier of the Cumberland Bank, 1835.
Photocopies of originals at the Western Reserve Historical Society; see
Kermit J. Pike, A Guide to the Manuscripts and Archives of the Western Reserve
Historical Society (Cleveland, 1972), p. 224. Not to be reproduced without
permission of the Western Reserve Historical Society.
Register available.
Pedley, 1405-08 1 box,1812-1852
 

SHRIVER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2085.8
Louis E. Shriver's (1851-1945) personal papers including two scrapbooks
containing newspaper articles, many written by him, on Shriver family
marriages and documents, local Carroll County news of weather, church
activities, recreation, agriculture and business, local history and traditions,
construction of buildings and elections, 1872-1938; a letter of J. Alexis
Shriver to Louis E. Shriver, 1928, about some photographs and newspaper
clippings; a letter of J. H. Adams to Louis E. Shriver, 1922, about the
rejection of an article by Shriver (Adams was editor of the Baltimore Sun).
Register available.
Pedley, 1405-08 1 box,1872-1938
 

SHRIVER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2085.9
Business papers of the A. K. Shriver and Sons tannery in Union Mills,
Maryland: incoming letters from merchants in Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and Derby, Connecticut concerning the sale of hides and bark to the
tannery and commenting on the quality, condition, and prices of hides;
comment on the state of the market or conditions affecting it such as a
journeymen shoemakers' strike in Philadelphia in 187 ; letter from Francis
Shriver gives his opinion on the effect of B. F. Shriver's canning factory on
the tannery's insurance; bills of sale, receipts, and accounts for hides, bark,
and water pipes.
Register available.
Pedley, 1405-08 2 boxes, 1820-89
 

SHRIVER-HARLAN PAPERS, MS.1008
Correspondence of various members of the Harlan family on personal and
business subjects. Bulk of material relates to Jeremiah Harlan (1762-1838),
and his sons, Henry Stump Harlan (b. 1801), David Harlan (1809-1893),
Reuben Stump Harlan (1811-1858), and brother-in-law, William Stump.
Groups include letters of David Harlan from naval stations abroad and
from the naval asylum at Philadelphia on miscellaneous medical and family
subjects. Legal papers relating to the family's properties. William Stump
account book, 1814-1815. Esther Harlan estate papers, 1864-1870. Petition
in favor of a protective tariff by members of the 5th Election District, Har-
ford County, 1844 (Henry S. Harlan, Secretary to the Committee). Farm
accounts and notebooks of Henry S. Harlan, c. 1821-1880. Appeal for funds
for Deer Creek Parish, Lent, 1885. Miscellaneous recipes, greeting cards,
mainly 19th century. Collection named for donor, J. Alexis Shriver.
3 boxes, 1777-1885.
 

SHRIVER, J. ALEXIS, COLLECTION, MS.963
Correspondence and papers of J. Alexis Shriver (1872-1951) concerning
the Shriver family and Van Bibber genealogy. Miscellaneous early family
papers; photographs. Business papers of Shriver concerning the Harford
County Historical Society, Lafayette Celebration, 1931. Copies of cor-
respondence with Governor Albert C. Ritchie, Charles A. Lindbergh, and
others concerning the celebration at Bel Air, Harford County, to com-
memorate General Lafayette's journey through Harford County to York-
town. Papers concerning the Maryland Tercentenary Commission, 1934,
the Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities, the State Roads
Commission, and other bodies. Papers on the Washington Bicentennial,
1932. Miscellaneous items on the case of Mary D. Slainback vs. Susque-
banna Power Company et al. Papers of Shriver as manager and founder of
the Harford Telephone Company, Bel Air & Cockeysville Electric Railway.
Papers of the Hollingsworths, owners of tavern of historical note. Letters
of Otho Scott, attorney, and L. Marchand, 1802-1833, on surveys of
Marchand. Large collection of miscellaneous papers relating to Harford
County and Baltimore City, unsorted (9 boxes). Mainly consists of deeds
to land in Baltimore, late 18th and early 19th centuries, including one of
John Eager Howard, 1809. Daybook of William Jolley, 1815-1818. Several
items pertaining to the Male Free School, Baltimore, 1841, and to Methodist
churches, including lists of baptisms and marriages, early 19th century.
Miscellaneous receipts and accounts.
14 boxes and 6 vols., c. 1774-1939.
 

SIGNAL OFFICE RECORD BOOKS, MS.754
Weekly reports of stamps and stamped envelopes received and used at the
Chief Signal Office, Baltimore (attached to the U. S. Army), including
notes on some specific items.
2 vols., 1875-1881.
 

SILL, HOWARD, SILVER NOTEBOOK, MS.1592
Notebook compiled by Howard Sill containing information on Maryland,
Virginia, and Washington, D. C. silversmiths in the late 18th and early 19th
centuries. Includes drawings copying their marks and sketches of individual
pieces representative of their styles.
1 vol., n. d.
 

SILVER ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.753
Tax account book, 2nd District, Harford County, apparently kept by Ben-
jamin Silver. Shows amounts owed and paid, with receipts for supervisors
for allowances made them on collections listed in the back of the volume.
Accounts of allowances made to jurors, state's witnesses. Area covered by
the volume included Darlington.
1 vol., 1831.
 

SIMPSON, EDWARD, TREATISE, MS.2201
Copy of Edward Simpson's (1824-88) A Treatise on Ordnance and Naval
Gunnery ... (Annapolis, 1859) including manuscript notes by the author
later incorporated into the second edition published in 1862. Copy of the
second edition included.
Pedley, 1412 2 vols., 1859-62
 

SIMPSON JOURNAL, MS.752
journal kept by Edward Simpson, midshipman in the United States Navy.
Covers voyages to South America (especially Rio de Janeiro), 1840-1841,
and to the Mediterranean, 1842-1843. Simpson sailed on the Potomac and
Constitution, both in the fleet commanded by Commodore Charles G.
Ridgely; also on the Congress, carrying the pennant of Commodore Charles
W. Morgan.
1 vol., 1840-1843.
 

SINGLEY COLLECTION OF LAND RECORDS, MS.795
Collection made by Frederick J. Singley of land deeds, land sale papers,
receipts, bills, etc. Several newspaper articles relating to the Ridgely and
Kent families. One article on the Randall family. Many survey certificates
describing land lots. Copy of a 1692 map. Most of the material relates to
land in Anne Arundel and Prince Georges Counties.
150 items, 1663-1903.
 

SIXTH MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT SCRAPBOOK, MS.751
Newspaper clippings concerning the hunt for the body of Private Charles
A. Taylor of the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, killed during the regi-
ment's march through Baltimore, April 19, 1861. The search covered June
20-July 12, 1910, and was instigated by General Edward F. Jones, who had
commanded the regiment in 1861.
1 Vol., 1910.
 

SKINNER, WILLIAM, & SONS, RECORD BOOK, MS.1485
Account book begins with an inventory of tools used in shipbuilding.
Descriptions in great detail of materials, specifications, and cost of various
vessels including Sirocco, 1852, Napier, 1855, Pursuit, 1856, and Julia
Rollins, 1884. Building costs for parts of many other vessels are given, and
expenses for repairs. Lists of workers' agreements and contracts, and
apprentices' agreements. Later notations, 1918-1927, are lists of gifts for
charity.
1 vol., 1852-1927.
 

SKIPWITH-WILMER PAPERS, MS.999
Correspondence of the Wilmer, Skipwith, Stratton, and related families
of Norfolk, Albemarle County, Mecklenburg County, and other localities
in Virginia, 1781-1894. Correspondents include Skipwith Wilmer, John
Pere Bell Wilmer. Civil War diary of Skipwith Wilmer, 1863-1865. Essay
explaining the collection, and genealogical chart of the families concerned.
3 boxes, c. 1781-1894.
 

SMALLWOOD, WILLIAM, PAPERS, MS. 1875
Smallwood's (1732-90) military and political careers: expense accounts
and correspondence while in the military including a lengthy letter to
Gov. Thomas Johnson, Jr. on the campaign in Pennsylvania, 17 7 7; mostly
requests and petitions to Smallwood when governor of Maryland, 1785-
88; correspondents include John Eager Howard, Daniel of St. Thomas
Jenifer, Nathanael Greene, and William Paca.
A number of photocopies; permission for publication must be obtained
from owner.
1 box, 1776-90
 

SMITH & ATKINSON PAPERS, MS.792
Business papers of Smith & Atkinson, operators of the Baltimore Chemical
Works and general merchants. Include accounts of goods purchased, mer-
chandise supplied (mainly clothing). Accounts of R. M. Smith as Collector
of Taxes, 3rd District of Maryland. State tax record book, 1841-1848.
3 boxes, 1837-1891.
 

SMITH & ATKINSON RECORD BOOKS, MS.756
Records of the firm of Smith & Atkinson, and the partnerships which ensued
on the death of James Atkinson (1851)-Smith and Philip S. Chappell,
and finally Smith alone. Relate to the Baltimore Chemical Works and the
wholesale trade in drugs, paints, and chemicals. Include ledgers, cash
books, journals, receipt books. Miscellaneous records of the Smith family.
Will of Thomas U. Smith and account of the estate of Mary M. Smith.
Record book of Robert M. Smith as Collector of Internal Revenue, 1869-
1872. List of firms in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee
trading with Smith & Atkinson, with comments on their credit standing.
Civil War clippings.
45 vols., 1833-1907.
 

SMITH, FRANCIS HOPKINSON, PAPERS, MS. 2078
Author, artist, and engineer (1838-1915): papers that he had prepared;
a title for one of his works; the origin of two of his short stories; news of a
political arrest in Bulgaria; a manuscript page from his novel, Kennedy
Square (New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 191 1); a letter from William Smith
(I 730-1814) to the librarian of the Baltimore Library, 1812, about library
service for his grandson.
8 items, 1812-1911
 

SMITH, JOHN DONNELL, LAND PAPERS, MS.1110
Land papers (mortgages, deeds, accounts of ground rents) pertaining to
the property of John Donnell Smith (1829-1928) of Baltimore.
27 items, 1850-1910.
 

SMITH, JOHN DONNELL, PAPERS, MS.763
Letters to John Donnell Smith at Yale from his father, Samuel W. Smith.
Letters concerning John Donnell Smiths gift of his herbarium and library
to the Smithsonian Institution, and his service in the Confederate Army.
Description of the Battle Monument (contemporary with its construction).
Genealogical material. Letter from Hamilton Fish, 1875.
1 box, c. 1820-1961.
 

SMITH, JOHN SPEAR, CATALOGUE OF LIBRARY, MS.765
Alphabetical list of books (mainly history and philosophy) in the library of
John Spear Smith (1787-1866).
1 vol., 1817.
 

SMITH, KIRBY FLOWER, COLLECTION, MS.1145
Three typewritten essays on classical history by Kirby Flower Smith (1862-
1918): Ages of the World (Greek and Roman); A Roman Theatrical Per-
formance; The Poet Ovid (the last published in a collection of essays by
Smith, Johns Hopkins Press, 1920).
13 items and 1 file, n. d.
 

SMITH-LATROBE PAPERS, MS.1425
Letters from C. Shaler Smith of the firm of Smith & Latrobe to Robert
Temple on a civil engineering project. Plats relevant to the same project.
11 items, 1866-1868.
 

SMITH LETTERBOOKS, MS.1152
Letterbooks: of the Baltimore merchant firms of John Smith & Sons, Samuel
& John Smith, and Smith & Buchanan. Early correspondence covers deal-
ings with English and French merchants in early years of the Revolution,
1774-1777. Bulk of material concerns trade with merchants in England,
France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Germany, and the West
Indies, 1784-1797, including seizures by French and British ships. Material
after 1797 largely concerns claims for losses from seizures and settlement
of the firm accounts. Much data on trade, imports and exports, lists of
goods, general business conditions. Instructions to masters of vessels.
3 vols., 1774-1821. Available on microfilm, 1774-1788 (no. 505)
 

SMITH PAPERS, MS.764
Collection containing title deeds and other papers concerning land in
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, owned by John Smith (fl. 18th century)
and other Smiths [Smyths]
35 items, 1650-1844.
 

SMITH PAPERS, MS.766
Records of the trustees of the estates of Samuel W. Smith (1800-1887) and
James Donnell. Papers on Smith family warehouses in Pratt Street, Balti-
more, 1786-1810 (ground rents, etc.). Six items on a suit instituted in 1840
by Robert Smith against his neighbor on Mount Vernon Place, Mrs. Steven-
son White, to prevent her closing up his windows. John Donnell Smith's
shares Of stock in the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad Company, 1869.
Robert Smith's shares of stock in the Havre de Grace Bank, 1816. Deed
from Cbarles CaYroll of Carrollton et a?. to Wilham Smith for land in Dalti-
more County, 1792. Papers concerning Orange Farm, deeded to Robert
Smith by Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Deeds to properties owned by
Samuel W. Smith, William Smith, John Donnell Smith, and others in Balti-
more City. Deeds and correspondence of Robert Smith concerning lands in
Georgia, 1783-1809, 1810-1819, 1822-1840; Kentucky lands, 1780-1798.
Papers of Samuel W. Smith on Arkansas lands, 1842-1872. Military reports
and papers, 1801. Material of Robert Smith on Westminster Turnpike Com-
pany, Havre de Grace Ferry Company, Principio Company Iron Works,
1803-1833. Samuel W. Smith papers on Superior Mining Company, Bohemia
Mining Company, Boston Mining Company, and Black River Mining Com-
pany, Michigan, 1846-1847. Samuel W. Smith Georgia land items, 1840-
1842. Bills for equipment, shares, deeds, and other items relating to Smith's
Wharf, 1763-1844. Business correspondence of Smith family, 1787-1910.
2 boxes, 1732-1910.
 

SMITH, PURNELL F., PAPERS, MS.1422
Papers of Purnell F. Smith (d. 1842) dealing with various phases of his
ministry; certificate as rector of St. James's Parish, Anne Arundel County;
sales of Ohio lands; letters of John Wright to Mary and Margaret Wright
on public employment; examples of religious verse.
13 items, 1786-1839.
 

SMITH, ROBERT AND WILLIAM, PAPERS, MS.1423
Papers of William Smith (1730-1814) and Robert Smith (1757-1842).
Include account of Hon. John Holker with William Smith, 1779-1780, as
Agent of the Royal Marine of France. Copies of acts passed by the United
States Congress, 1789-1792. Material relating to the military career of
Campbell Smith, 1792-1802. Correspondence of William Smith with
Edmund Randolph, James Monroe, John Purviance, on public affairs, 1792-
1795. Correspondence of Robert Smith, Secretary of State, on French ship
seizures, Spanish spoliation claims, British outrages against American com-
merce, enlargement of the Navy, the protection of New Orleans, and the
dispatch of a naval squadron to the Barbary Coast. Robert Smith's member-
ship in the Royal Italian Agricultural Society, 1820. Letter of Robert Smith
to Rev. William Nevins on religion; Robert Smith to the University of
Maryland regarding his acceptance of the Provostship of the University.
90 items, 1779-1844.
 

SMITH, SAMUEL, COLLECTION, MS.1424
Letters of General Samuel Smith (1752-1839), include official material as
Secretary of the Navy and Mayor of Baltimore, and family letters. Sketch
of Samuel Smith.
17 items, 1784-1837.
 

SMITH, SAMUEL, PAPERS, MS. 1790
Papers of Baltimore resident, military officer, and politician (1752-
1839): commissions as major, 1776, lieutenant colonel, 1777, his discharge,
1779, and his commission as major-general in 1795; correspondence with
George Washington regarding Smith's resignation in 1779; letters from
Thomas Jefferson concerning the purchase of Maryland flour for the army,
1779-80; correspondence from Henry Knox, secretary of war, in 1786,
about the Fort Mifflin campaign; letters from his brother John, 1777,
about supplies for Maryland troops and Robert Morris, 1786, on business
affairs and the shipping of goods; a letter from Alexander Hamilton to
Smith, 1794, concerning the Maryland militia's actions against insurgents
in Western Pennsylvania; letters from Aaron Burr regarding the Federalist
Party and the presidential election of 1800; letter from James Madison,
1807, dealing with United States commerce and trade; letter from Albert
Gallatin, 1807, concerning United States imports and exports, taxes,
weapons, the Chesapeake Bay blockade, and the East India and China
trade; letter from Jonathan Dayton, 1813, about the disgrace of American
arms on the "lake frontier"; and correspondence from John Quincy
Adams, 1823, regarding British impressment of United States seamen.
Other correspondents include John Adams, 181 1; James Monroe, 181 1;
Henry Clay, 1825; John C. Calhoun, 1830; Martin Van Buren, 1835;
Daniel Webster, 1836; Thomas Hart Benton.
Pedley, 1429 1 box,1776-1836
 

SMITH, THOMAS A., PAPERS, MS. 2343
Correspondence and bills before the United States House of Represent-
atives by Maryland Congressman Thomas A. Smith concerning the mili-
tary records of George W. Elliott in an effort to gain him an honorable
discharge and a pension.
13 items, 1906
 

SMITH-WILSON PAPERS, MS.993
Accounts of the estate of William Smith of Baltimore (d. 1826), 1826-1833.
Deeds of Robert Smith and others for land in Baltimore, 1792-1882. Ground
rents (3 vols.) of Samuel W. Smith, Baltimore, 1834-1846. Diaries (2 vols.)
of Amy D'Arcy [Wilson] Witmore, 1900-1902.
7 vols., 1792-1902.
 

SMOOT, ALEXANDER, DAYBOOK, MS. 2204
Owner of store at Northwest Fork Bridge in Talbot County: sugar,
cloth, coffee, rum, shoes, molasses, salt, wheat, and flax; numerous men-
tions of Nicholites living in the area.
1 vol., 1784-85
 

SMYRK, A. E., LOGBOOK, MS. 2272
Maintained by Capt. Zachary Jones: descriptions of the weather and
sea conditions; notes about voyages; references to areas along the Chesa-
peake Bay; gunboats and military activities during the Civil War.
Microfilm only; location of original unknown.
1 reel (no. 469), 1861, 1863-64, 1868

 
SOCIAL SERVICE CLUB OF MARYLAND RECORDS, MS. 1745 
Constitution, by-laws, minutes, and membership list of this Baltimore
organization founded to promote unity in philanthropic work. Minutes
discuss plans for speakers and discussion groups on various social service
causes such as equal suffrage and child care; admission of new members;
descriptions of lectures; plans for social gatherings; and business meetings.
2 vols., 1906-11
 

SOCIETY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE
MINUTE BOOK, MS.767
Minutes of the meetings of the Society for the Attainment of Useful Knowl-
edge, a debating society whose members included Philip E. Thomas and
Moses Sheppard. Many of the members were Quakers. Include constitution
and signatures of members, questions debated, and the decisions reached
by the society.
1 vol., 1797-1800.
 

SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS RECORDS, MS. 2379
Letters to Charles W. L. Johnson, secretary of the Society of Colonial
Wars in the State of Maryland about applications for membership, election
of officers, notices of meetings, dues, cancellation of membership; letters
granting permission to organize the Society of Colonial Wars in the State
of Maryland, 1893; letters about the Supreme Court Packing Case of 1937
and the restoration of Stratford Hall in Virginia, 1939.
1 box,1893-1940
 

SOCIETY OF THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE CONFEDERATE
STATES IN MARYLAND RECORD BOOK, MS.770
Record book of the society listing members in Baltimore and elsewhere,
with their addresses. Record of payment of dues.
1 vol., 1889-1891.
 

SOCIETY OF THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE CONFEDERATE
STATES IN MARYLAND ROSTER, MS.770.1
List of members of the society, 1900-1910, with record of payment of dues
and occasional addresses and death dates.
1 vol., 1900-1910.
 

SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812 SCRAPBOOK, MS.762
Correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning the activities of the
Maryland Chapter of the Society of the War of 1812, collected by Dr.
Albert K. Hadel, President. Main subject of letters is the firing of salutes
at Fort McHenry. Photographs of officers of the society. Clippings cover-
ing patriotic celebrations and other events relating to Baltimore history.
1 vol., 1889-1904.
 

SOLLERS MANUSCRIPT, MS. 2283
Manuscript of a book entitled "Our One Room School," by Allan A.
Sollers: descriptions of the school, its students, life in tidewater Maryland
and Virginia; comments on ecology and natural history.
1 vol., ca. 1910-30
 

SOLLERS PAPERS, MS.1426
Letters of Somerville (Somervell) Sollers (d. 1920) while serving in the
1st Maryland Regiment, C. S. A., written to his mother and sister. Describe
daily life in the army, scenes of battle, and life in an army hospital.
5 items, 1861-1864.
 

SOMERSET COUNTY COURT RECORDS, MS.757
Photostat copies of Liber B, No. 1, and Liber AZ, Somerset County Court,
including the clerks' contemporary indices in the front of each volume.
Liber B, No. I dates from December 11, 1665-September 29, 1668, with
some deeds entered as late as November, 1668. Also included are a large
number of cattle marks recorded from January, 1665-May, 1719. Liber AZ
records court sessions October, 1671-September, 1675; also summonses to
court, 1674.
2 vols., 1665-1719.
 

SONS OF TEMPERANCE, CARROLL DIVISION, ACCOUNT
BOOK, MS.1049
Ledger of this temperance group at Westminster, Maryland, mainly show-
ing dues owed and paid by various members.
1 vol., 1847-1851.
 

SONS OF TEMPERANCE, PHOENIX DIVISION, PAPERS, MS.1427
Items relating to the activities of Phoenix Division, No. 50, Sons of Temper-
ance, Baltimore, 1848. Mainly applications for membership (petitioners
include William I. Cherry, C. A. Dennis, William Prendergast, John H.
Bowman).
36 items, 1848.
 

SONS OF TEMPERANCE, SEVERN DIVISION, PAPERS, MS.1148.1
Miscellaneous letters, papers, notes, programs. Copies of Youths Temper-
ance Visitor. Constitution and by-laws. Many items in the collection in
damaged condition.
1 box, 1856-1891.
 

SONS OF TEMPERANCE, SEVERN DIVISION, PROCEEDINGS, MS.1148
Secretaries' reports on the proceedings of the Sons of Temperance, Severn
Division, No. 108, located at Crossroads, Maryland. Financial reports, 1849-
1886. Membership lists, lists of withdrawals, suspensions, and expulsions.
Membership certificate, July, 1849.
8 vols., 1849-1893.
 

SOPER ESTATE PAPERS, MS.1528
Group of letters concerning the Hiss family, 1959; property litigation of
Philip Hiss, 1960; group of school papers while at The Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity of Morris A. Soper, 1891-1897, and his school grades from Baltimore
City College, 1886-1890. Miscellaneous typescripts.
22 items, 1886-1960.
 

SOUTH RIVER CLUB MINUTE BOOK, MS.771
Proceedings of the South River Club, meeting every two weeks in Anne
Arundel County. Details of the business of the club and notations on
dinners served.
1 vol., 1742-1926.
 

SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION CASH BOOK, MS.769
Records of receipts and expenditures (for advertising, etc.), of the Southern
Industrial Association, Baltimore. Members included John W. Garrett,
Johns Hopkins, Alex Lorman, and Thomas N. Lanahan.
1 vol., 1868-1879.
 

SOUTHERN MARYLAND SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES, INC.,
MINUTE BOOK, MS.772
Minutes of the society including correspondence, list of officers appointed.
Donor, Mrs. Walter R. Byrd, was President of the society at its dissolution
in 1963.
1 vol., 1951-1963.
 

SPAFFORD FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 1788
Spafford family of Fells Point in Baltimore: letters to Ann Spafford and
her daughter Ann Spafford Gawne and letters to Virginia Spafford from
a friend, Susan Coolidge Wetherill, about health, visits, relatives, children,
and family and local gossip; receipts for family expenses; account books of
rent payments received by the Spaffords; "Regulations which all Prisoners
of War on Parole are bound to observe," 1813 (Samuel Spafford had been
a prisoner during the War of 1812).
2 boxes, 1785-1934
 

SPARKS, JARED, MEMOIR, MS.581.4
Printed memoir of Jared Sparks (1789-1866) written by Brantz Mayer
(1809-1879). Original MS. of the work. Letters from Sparks to Mayer, 1837-
1866. Photographs of and letters from famous personalities, acknowledging
their receipt of the memoir. Writers include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, Peter Force, Millard Fill-
more, Franklin Pierce, George Bancroft, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and
Thomas Sully.
1 vol., 1837-1867.
 

SPARROWS POINT SHIPYARD RECORDS, MS. 2370
List of vessels built by the yard: name; type; owner; dates of construc-
tion; tonnage; dimensions; cargo capacity; passenger accommodations;
machinery; speed.
Photocopies only; permission for publication must be obtained from
owner.
99 items, 1892-1976
 

SPEAR PAPERS, MS.1428
Correspondence of Robert Spear, mainly relating to lumber trade, Nan-
jemoy, Charles County, and Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland,
and supplies for U. S. navy yards. Includes letters to his wife, Sarah, in
New England, and occasional letters from William C. Hopkins and George
W. Carpenter. Comments on conditions in the counties of Maryland in the
southern area adjoining Virginia, comments on the draft, and on rumors
of Confederate invasion.
17 items, 1858-1866.
 

SPEED LETTERS, MS.1645
Letter from V. Maxcy to Joseph Speed (1797-1852), December, 1824,
mentioning Lafayette. Richard H. Bayard to Speed (5 items), 1828-1834,
on suits with Mitchell, Hudson, and others, and with the Chesapeake &
Delaware Canal Company. Joseph Speed to Thomas Tenant, January, 1835.
William Cost Johnson to Speed, October 2, 1838, introducing a William
Powell of Ohio. John Bozman Kerr to Speed, May 24, 1841. W. Archer
(U. S. Senator, Virginia) to Speed, December 13, 1843. Reverdy Johnson
to Speed, August 20, 1841, and December 30, 1845. George Bayard to
(... ) Stevens, 1862.
13 items, 1824-1862.
 

SPENCER PAPERS, MS.773
Papers of Richard H. Spencer (1833-1920), attorney, Corresponding Secre-
tary of the Maryland Historical Society. Include notes taken at Harvard
Law School, legal papers, diary, records of real estate in St. Louis. Material
relating to the Maryland Historical Society, 1891-1920. Genealogical notes
on the Thomas, Dall, and Spencer families. Scrapbook of genealogical
clippings from newspapers.
c. 23 vols. and c. 1000 items, c. 1858-1920.
 

SPIES LEDGER, MS.785
Ledger of John Peter Spies (d. 1824), comb manufacturer of Brandy Alley,
Baltimore. Lists purchases by merchants in Bremen, Hamburg, and other
cities; sales to Baltimore residents. Also included in the volume are Spies's
accounts with other Baltimore merchants for glassware and other goods;
accounts paid. No entries in the volume for the period of the War of 1812.
1 vol., 1806-1817.
 

SPRATT COLLECTION, MS. 2286
Notes and correspondence of Zaccheus Spratt while conducting research
for a book on the events preceding and leading to the writing of "The
Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key: attempt to determine the
exact sequence of the battle, the precise location of the ship from which
Key witnessed the battle, exactly who was involved, and related questions.
1 box, 1954-71

 
SPRIGG FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 1783
Papers relating to the Sprigg family of Cumberland, Maryland: letters
from Michael Cresap (1775-1860), Michael C. Sprigg (1791-1845) (a
president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company), and others,
concerning land sales and bills for the completion of the C & 0 Canal,
1770-1845; letters from John Randolph of Roanoke to John Brocken-
brough about slavery and United States economics-mainly the trade and
tariff question, 1828-29; diary of Sarah Sprigg (b. 1770) with entries on
the weather and recreational activities, 1847; letters to Frank Sprigg from
his aunt (Mary Sprigg Long) discussing Sprigg family genealogy, 1882
and 1893; notebook of Frederick Pinkney contains entries concerning the
weather, exercises in Greek translation, and thoughts on philosophy,
Egyptian pyramids, religion, and mathematics; a letter from A. Leo Knott
appointing Pinkney deputy states attorney for Baltimore, 1866-67; land
papers (surveys and deeds), 1775-1872; poetry, 1836; genealogical data on
the Sprigg family; a contract for the completion of the C & 0 Canal, ca.
1845.
1 box, 1770-1893
 

STABLER ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.775
Financial records of members of the Stabler family and their store at Sandy
Spring (the individuals responsible for keeping the volumes are not usually
identifiable). Vol. 1, journal, 1787-1792, with entries for medicines and
other merchandise. Vol. 2, daybook, possibly that of James P. Stabler, Sr.
(1796-1840), 1817-1820. Includes a contract of his for making 100 spinning
wheels. Vol. 3, daybook for the Sandy Spring store, 1819-1820, with
accounts for the blacksmith's shop and brickyard, including sums for labor.
The handwriting of this volume differs from that in the daybook for
1817-1820.
3 vols., 1787-1820.
 

STABLER DIARY, MS.776
Part of a diary kept by Edward Stabler, Jr. (1836-1923) as a young man.
Brief entries show farm work completed and give comments on the weather.
1 vol., 1852.
 

STABLER LETTERBOOKS, MS.774
Letterpress book of James Pleasants: Stabler, Sr. (1796-1840), with com-
munications during a trip to England, and from his home in Sandy Spring,
Maryland. Topics include Quaker affairs, postal matters, and general topics,
1827-1835. Letterpress book of William Henry Stabler (1802-1883), 1828-
1840, on general topics. Copies of correspondence on religious matters
between James Pleasants: Stabler, Sr. and his cousin, Margaret Newton of
Norfolk, Virginia, 1839-1840. A note inside this volume says "Sandy Spring,
First Month, First, 1842, copied from the orginal for Deborah Stabler."
3 vols., 1827-1842.
 

STABLER SCRAPBOOK, MS.777
Volume of miscellaneous newspaper clippings kept by James Pleasants:
Stabler, Jr. (1839-1925). Includes many Civil War items. Accounts of
Colonel Robert Ingersoll. The clippings are pasted in G. B. McClellan's
McClellan's Own Story (New York, 1886).
1 vol., 1860-1921.
 

STAFFORD, CAROLINE E., PAPERS, MS. 1682
Insurance and tax records; leases; papers of the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth
Stafford, including material on land holdings in New Albany, Indiana;
some business papers of Capt. William Stafford (d. 1869); records of the
settlement of the estate of William Gardner, 1862- 7 1.
50 items, 1853-94
 

STAFFORD EXERCISE BOOKS, MS.778
Two exercise books used by Mary J. Stafford and including composition,
grammatical exercises, and other school work.
2 vols., c. 1841-1845.
 

STAFFORD, W. J., PAPERS, MS.1113
Miscellaneous items concerning the financial affairs of Captain W. J. Staf-
ford, seaman, ship-owner, and later partner in the firm of O'Laughlin &
Stafford (oil refining). Deed to plot in Greem-nount Cemetery, 1847.
Financial statements, 1861-1863. Bills of sale from Wambersie and Son,
ship-brokers of Rotterdam, for Maryland tobacco. Account of the estate of
W. W. Stafford, 1859. Business letters, ground rents, etc.
c. 30 items, 1847-1878.
 

STARCKE PAPERS, MS.780
Business correspondence of the firm of Charles Starcke & Company, Balti-
more dealers in textiles, etc. Most of the letters are from correspondents in
Germany and France, or from German customers in the United States.
Many include comments on world trade conditions as well as detailed lists
of goods and prices.
2 boxes, 1825-1835.
 

STAR-SPANGLED BOOKS COLLECTION, MS. 1847
Notes, drafts, galleys, page proofs, and correspondence for P. W. Filby
(b. 191 1) and Edward G. Howard (1917-72), comps., Star-Spangled Books:
Books, Sheet Music, Newspapers, Manuscripts and Persons Associated with "The
Star-Spangled Banner" (Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1972). Some
material relating to an exhibition at the Society of "The Star-Spangled
Banner," 1969.
12 boxes, 1814-1972
 

STEAMBOAT INSPECTION PAPERS, MS.781
Certificates issued by steamboat inspectors for the port of Baltimore and
surrounding district, 1862-1863, and for Maryland, 1871-1872.
1 box, 1862-1863, 1871-1872.
 

STEEL FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2240
Cecil County family: deeds; bonds; wills. Land papers for the area
along the Susquehanna River.
23 items, 1760-1829
 

STEELE, HENRY, PAPERS, MS.761
Deeds, leases, correspondence, and other papers of the Steele family, espe-
cially Henry (1718-1782), Anne, and James (1760-1816). Photostat and
typed copies of some items are included in the collection.
c. 100 items, 1730-1941.
 

STEELE,  JAMES, PAPERS, MS. 1649
Notebooks, plats, and survey of state roads in Harford County by Steel;
"Minutes of laying out the Baltimore and Harford Turnpike Roads,"
1816.
53 items, 1795-1849
 

STEELE PAPERS, MS.1429
Land papers (Dorchester County) of the Rider, Billings, and Steele fam-
ilies, 1683-1770. Letters and papers of James B. Steele (1794-1861) and
family, 1788-1844, covering financial affairs-bills and receipts, and the
formation of the Union Bank of Maryland. Small collection of papers of Dr.
Thomas B. Steele (1822-1905), 1845-1856, consisting of letter of thanks to
him from Portsmouth, Virginia, October 1, 1858, for his services there during
an epidemic; letters describing his life as a U. S. Navy surgeon. Letters of
Dr. Guy Steele to his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Steele, 1891-1894,
while serving in the U. S. Navy. Describe life on board ship, an Asiatic tour.
c. 100 items, 1683-1894.
 

STEELE PAPERS, MS.1429.1
Letters from Dr. Guy Steele (1861-1956) to his parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Thomas B. Steele, 1891-1894, while serving on the Lancaster in China and
Japan. Include information on a cruise to the East via Cape Town which
was the last long expedition of the U. S. Navy under sail (1893).
55 items, 1891-1894.
 

STEELE, DR. THOMAS RAMSAY, PAPERS, MS. 1769
Letter of recommendation from Dr. F. W. Theobald for Steele (d. 1854)
as an assistant surgeon in the United States Navy, 1849; letter from Steele
commenting on West African trade to England and America, social
customs, the slave trade, and the colonial government, 1854; letterbook to
his mother about his missionary work for the Protestant Episcopal church
in West Africa, 1853-54; letter describing his death in 1854 and a copy of
his tombstone inscription.
5 items, 1849-54
 

STEINER,  BERNARD C., SCRAPBOOK, MS. 1869
Compiled by Steiner (1867-1926) on prominent Marylanders; Frederick
County events; religion; and general historical events.
Pedley, 1462 1 vol., 1883-1926
 

STEINER, LEWIS H., COLLECTION, MS.1430
Letterbook, 1863-1864, containing correspondence and copies of letters of
Lewis H. Steiner (1827-1892), Chief Inspector of the U. S. Sanitary Com-
mission, Army of the Potomac. journal and report, May-July, 1864, begun
by W. B. Marsh and continued by Steiner, giving field activities of the
Sanitary Commission and Field Relief Corps. Miscellaneous items relating
to the Sanitary Commission, 1861-1867, and other letters through 1882.
Miscellaneous letters addressed to Steiner, 1863-1867. Printed materials.
2 vols. and 75 items, 1861-1882. RESTRICTED (34 items, to I/1/1975]
 

STEINER MANUSCRIPTS, MS.791
Typescripts of two unpublished works by Bernard C. Steiner (1861-1926),
entitled Maryland Under the Restoration, 1658-1676 (231 pp.), and Mary-
land Ruled by the Second Lord Proprietary, 1676-1689 (390 pp.). Neither
item is dated.
2 items, n. d.
 

STEINER SCRAPBOOKS, MS.782
Engravings and woodcuts clipped from magazines by Dr. Lewis H. Steiner
(1827-1892) for his children. Chiefly portraits, views of European cities.
No Maryland material.
5 vols., c. 1870-1890.
 

STEPHEN PAPERS, MS.1431
Miscellaneous papers of General Adam Stephen (d. 1791) and family,
including two letters from Governor Robert Dinwiddie concerning Virginia
troops, 1755. Book of rentals of lots at Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1790.
Correspondents include John Blair, Peter Hog, John McHenry, Robert D.
Stephen, Samuel Chenowith, Sr., and Samuel L. Chenowith. Correspond-
ence covers 1755-1807. Certificate to Robert D. Stephen, April 18, 1840,
signed by Martin Van Buren.
11 items, 1755-1840.
 

STERLING PERMANENT SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION RECORDS, MS. 2349
Baltimore firm: correspondence, 1910-33; audit reports, 1930-36; ac-
count books, 1915-37; loan applications, 1920-37.
2 boxes, 1910-37
 

STERRETT POLITICAL ECONOMY MANUSCRIPT, MS.783
MS. copy ( ? 19th century) of a work on political economy by Sterrett (no
further details of work or author known). Contains sections on government,
labor, barter, and currency.
1 vol., ? 19th century.
 

STEUART, E. LAVINIA, PAPERS, MS. 2251
Memorandum books, 1872-73 and 1890-97, with informal accounts of
repairs, services, and fees; diary, 1894, of daily events in Baltimore kept by
Steuart (1854-1922).
5 vols., 1872-73, 1890-97
 

STEUART, JAMES E., PAPERS, MS.758
Letters, diaries, journals, account books, and miscellaneous papers of the
Steuart family of Maryland (Baltimore, Sykesville, and West River).
Include letter from George Washington to Sir John Sinclair at Whitehall,
1798. Diary of Miss E. Steuart, 1823. Personal correspondence of Dr. James
H. Steuart (1835-1892). Miscellaneous business papers of General George
Hume Steuart (1827-1903). Letter from General Steuart to the National
Intelligencer, November 19, 1860, on conditions in the country. Large
number of Susquehanna Bridge and Bank Company notes, 1831-1832. Diary
of James E. Steuart (1872-1954), 1949. Personal correspondence of James
E. Steuart, Baltimore lawyer, and his wife, and business correspondence of
James E. Steuart.
32 boxes, 1785-1955.
 

STEUART, RICHARD D., COLLECTION, MS.759
Newspaper clippings concerning the Civil War and Baltimore during the
war, mainly from articles written by Matthew Page Andrews, collected by
Richard D. Steuart (1880-1951). Postcards with Baltimore scenes. Calling
cards of Baltimore businessmen. Scrapbook of Miss Henrietta Steuart and
her sister, 19th century. Promissory note signed by Cecil Calvert, 1757.
1 vol. and c. 200 items, 1757-1913.
 

STEUART SCRAPBOOK, MS. 1631
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings of the activities of the Fifth Regiment,
Maryland National Guard, compiled by Mary T. H. Steuart for her son,
Lamar Hollyday Steuart (1880-1967), a volunteer in the regiment.
Pedley, 836 1 vol., 1898-1903
 

STEUART, WILLIAM C., COLLECTION, MS. 1809
Letters and notes pertaining to ships, ship models, and boats: mostly
letters to William C. Steuart (b. 1883) from H. Osbourne Michael, Erik
Heyl, associates of the Steamship Historical Society of America (Baltimore)
and the Mariners' Museum (Newport News, Virginia); copies of the
unpublished "A Collection of Photographs of Chesapeake Bay Steam-
boats" by J. Frederick Douty and "A Day with the Baltimore Steamboats"
by W. C. Steuart; payroll of the Maryland Steamboat Company of
Baltimore for services on board the Enoch Pratt, 1886.
250items,1886,1930-62
 

STEVENS, F. P., SCRAPBOOKS, MS.951
Vol. 1, newspaper clippings and letters to Francis Putnam Stevens (1843-
1906) concerning the Baltimore Sesquicentennial celebrations (Stevens was
elected to the subcommittee to represent the Mayor and City Council,
1880). Vol. 2, scrapbook on legal matters, 1885-1904, mainly Baltimore
cases and the verdicts reached in them. Vol. 3, concerns local politics,
mainly of the 12th Ward and Baltimore City. Vol. 4, clippings concerning
the new Post Office, including the laying of its comer stone and that of
the Court House, 1882. Sketches of the Post Office, the Court House, and
of prominent citizens.
4 vols., 1860-1904.
 

STEVENS' HISTORICAL INDEX OF MARYLAND, MS.1468
Index to the documents housed in the Public Record Office, London, relat-
ing to the colonial history of Maryland, compiled by Henry Stevens (1819-
1886). The documents cover 1626-1780 and include material on Sir George
Calvert's colony of Avalon; disputes with William Penn, William Claiborne;
boundary disputes; commerce; church history (establishment of Protestant
ministers in Maryland, etc.); piracy in American waters, 1697-1699; the
administration of various royal governors; currency (including items on
foreign coins in America); the reaction to the Stamp Act and other taxes
imposed by Britain; the Revolutionary War.
11 vols., 1626-1780.
 

STEVENSON, ANN BERKLEY, COLLECTION, MS.998
Miscellaneous Stevenson family memorabilia. Diplomas from the Misses
HaIrs School. Genealogical material. Correspondence of Mary Eleanor
Stevenson (d. 1963) and Ann Berkley Stevenson.
1 box, 19th century.
 

STEVENSON, JOHN, ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS. 1662
Records of merchant and shipmaster, possibly from the Eastern Shore
of Maryland. Ledger, 1824-36: records of the schooner, Echo; invoices for
flour, tobacco, corn, sugar, and molasses shipped to Baltimore; letters from
Antigua on market conditions; ship repairs. journal, 1821-34: cash dis-
bursements and receipts for the schooner Potosi (1827), schooner Fanfare
(1830 and 1834), barque Canton (1836-37), schooner Blucher (1821), brig
Hyperion.
2 vols., 1821-36
 

STEVENSON CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOKS, MS.779
Scrapbooks of miscellaneous clippings, mainly about people and events of
Confederate interest, during and after the Civil War. Named for donor,
Mrs. Robert H. Stevenson.
2 vols., 1861-c. 1890.
 

STEWART ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1052
Ledger and prescription book of a Baltimore druggist named Stewart (no
further details known). Includes record of drugs, pills, and ointments sold
to the hospital at Fort McHenry, to various physicians, and to private
persons.
1 vol., 1834-1837.
 

STEWART, JOHN AND DAVID, DAYBOOK, MS.1025
Daybook of the law firm of John Stewart (d. 1901) and his son, David
(1856-1945). Gives miscellaneous expenses, including postage, envelopes,
retainers. Newspaper clippings advertising the passage of the French Spoli-
ation Bill by the Senate, and stating that claims within the purview of the
bill should be sent to John and David Stewart.
1 vol., 1880-1884.
 

STEWART PAPERS, MS.1432
Miscellaneous collection of items relating to William A. Stewart (1825-
1892). Includes invitations to missionary meetings and to the Baltimore
Assembly. Telegram requesting a change of date for a trial. Letter to judge
Charles Phelps from George Mann, convicted thief. Notice of second ses-
sion, St. John's College, Annapolis. Letter from George Ellicott concerning
ground rents, 1863.
10 items, 1863-1892.
 

STEWART, WILLIAM A., MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION, MS.786
Collection made by William A. Stewart of the writings of the Rev. Ethan
Allen (1797-1879). Includes notes on Maryland clergy, 1695-1775; early
Britain and its church; copy of the autobiography of Richard Baxter; notes
on St. John's Parish (Prince George's County), Prince George's Parish
(Montgomery County), All Saints' Parish and St. Marles (Frederick
County), 1792, Washington and Allegany County parishes, 1777-1806.
Material on prayer, bishops, the Eastern Church, clergy of the Church of
England in the American Colonies before the Revolutionary War, American
Protestant Episcopal Church history, clergy in Maryland of the Protestant
Episcopal Church since 1783, Maryland missionaries.
16 vols., 19th century.
 

STEWART, WILLIAM A., PAPERS, MS.784
Ledgers of William A. Stewart (2 vols.), 1851-1869, 1874-1893, including
his accounts with individuals and institutions for legal services. Theodorick
Bland's Decisions (vols. 4, 5, and 6), in manuscript. Memoir of John Paul
Jones concerning his exploits in the Revolutionary War, copied by Stewart
from the original lent to him, 1886. Volume of proceedings of the Demo-
cratic Association, 6th Ward, including clippings of satirical political mate-
rial. Key to Blackstone's Commentaries or Answers to, the Questions Fro-
posed by Barron Field, by William A. Stewart, 1846.
3 boxes, 1812-1893.
 

STIEFF PIANO COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHS AND ACCOUNT
BOOKS, MS.1001
Account books and real estate records of the Stieff Piano Company, Balti-
more, 1873-1909. Record of shipments of pianos, 1889-1895. Record of types
of pianos sold, 1879-1887. Photographs of famous musicians and letters of
endorsement.
7 vols. and c. 75 items, 1873-1909.
 

STIEFF PIANO COMPANY RECORDS, MS. 1905
Legal papers of John L. Stieff (d. 190 1), Charles M. Stieff (d. 1862), and
Frederick P. Stieff (1845-1918) about the formation and dissolution of the
Stieff Piano Company of Baltimore; wills, financial, and land papers of
the Stieff family.
Pedley, 1477 42 items, 1868-1920
 

STIER-CALVERT CORRESPONDENCE, MS.787
Letters of Henri Joseph Stier (1743-1821) from Belgium, to his daughter,
Rosalie Eugenia [Stier] Calvert (1778-1821), of Riversdale, Bladensburg,
Maryland. Deal with family affairs, business, comments on political devel-
opments in America and Europe. The letters are numbered in chronological
order in a contemporary hand. Other items included in the collection are
letters from Joseph Stier to Rosalie's husband, George Calvert, and type-
script copies of Stier family letters from the collection of Mrs. Julia Morris
Bowdoin, a descendant of Rosalie [Stier] Calvert. Genealogical notes.
c. 50 items, 1803-1807.
 

STIRLING PAPERS, MS. 2366
Family of Shane, Maryland: land papers, 1760-1880, about land in
Baltimore and Harford Counties and southern Pennsylvania; correspond-
ence, 1830-1900, about farming, financial matters, and general family
business from Isaac Curry, farming in the Sacramento Valley of California,
1880s, and Samuel Martin Jordan, a student at Lafayette College in
Easton, Pennsylvania, 1891-95; bills and receipts, 1870-1900, for clothing,
mortgage payments, insurance, medical service, farm implements, tax
levies; papers of Dr. William Millard Stirling (d. 1950) of Baltimore
including correspondence, 1883-1923, related to his medical education
and career.
3 boxes, 1760-1905, 1923
 

STOCKBRIDGE, ENOS S., PAPERS, MS.1433
Letters from various correspondents, including Enoch Pratt, to Henry
Stockbridge (1856-1924). Miscellaneous certificates of Henry Stockbridge
and petition of the Maryland Bar relating to him. Letters to Enos S. Stock-
bridge (1888-1963), 1928.
25 items, 1861-1928.
 

STOCKBRIDGE SCRAPBOOKS, MS.788
Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on the Civil War and the period of
reconstruction following it, collected by judge Henry Stockbridge (1856-
1924). Cover military, naval, and financial aspects of the war, with much
Baltimore and Maryland material. Brief penned comments by Stockbridge.
One volume of personal material covering the legal, judicial, and political
career of Stockbridge.
21 vols., 1860-1924.
 

STONE-ALCOCK PAPERS, MS.1141
Letters to and from Mrs. Edward J. Alcock in London, James Alcock of
Baltimore, and Robert Alcock of Boston and Salem concerning shipping,
1775-1778. Letters to and from James Alcock and Mansel Alcock concerning
American sentiments towards England during the Revolutionary War and
also conditions in civilian life. Letters of various members of the Swann
family (cousins of the Alcocks). Diary of ? James Alcock, while in England.
Genealogical data on Swann and Alcock families. Letter, with two typed
transcripts, from Bettie L. Swann to William L. Alcodc, March, 19(U- Col-
lection named for donor, Mrs. Emily 0. Stone.
c. 50 items, 1764-1871, 1904.
 

STONE FAMILY PAPERS, MS.406
Papers of the Stone family of Charles County, and Walter Stone in Phila-
delphia, late 18th century. Letters to and from William B. Stone on family
and business matters, 1840s-1860s.
2 boxes, 1762-c. 1868.
 

STONE, HARVEY, PAPERS, MS.644
Miscellaneous papers of Dr. Harvey Stone, physician in World War I.
Include extensive photographs of hospital menus of various dinners. Hos-
pital memoranda, interoffice communiques.
c. 60 items, 1917-1918.
 

STONE PAPERS, MS.1580
Ledger of merchant, ? with store on Bladensburg Road, 1815. Ledger of
a general store in Upper Marlborough, Prince George's County, 1867-1882.
Deed of Charlotte Hall School, St. Mary's County, n. d. Promissory notes
and legal papers of William B. Stone of Port Tobacco, Charles County,
1823-1866. All Xerox copies.
2 loose ledgers and 75 pp., 1815-1882, and n. d.
 

STOW PAPERS, MS.1434
Collection of title deeds and other papers of the Stow family, relating to
land in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County. Include deed from
Erasmus Uhler to Elizabeth Parsons and Thomas Stow, October, 1828.
Mortgage from Elizabeth Parsons and Thomas Stow to Erasmus Uhler,
November, 1828. Mortgage from Elizabeth Parsons and Thomas Stow to
Robert Oliver, January, 1830. Deed from Eliphalet Parsons and his wife,
Ann, and from Thomas Stow and his wife to Robert Lynn, Jr., July, 1837.
Mortgage, April, 1842; release of mortgage 1843. Release from John T.
Morris to Charles W. Stow, 1864. Mortgage from Eliphalet Parsons and
Thomas Stow to John Wells, October, 1836. Deed from Elipbalet Parsons
and his wife to Thomas Stow, September, 1840.
8 items, 1828-1864.
 

STRAITSVILLE COAL COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE BOOK,
MS.672
Correspondence regarding prices, shipment, and orders of coal, Straitsville
Coal Company, New Straitsville, Ohio. Majority of orders are local with
a few from out of state.
1 vol., 1893-1894.
 

STRAUS,  HENRY L., PAPERS, MS.1810
Aviator's flight logbook kept by Straus (1896-1949), 1918-19; scrapbook
of newspaper clippings concerning Straus's horse racing activities with
materials on his thoroughbreds, visits to Tropical Park in Florida, inven-
tion of the totalisator, and racing track improvements and reforms, 1941-
49.
2 vols., 1918-19, 1941-49
 

STRAUS, HARRY L., PAPERS, MS. 1944
Baltimore engineer (1896-1949): annotated handwritten and typewrit-
ten manuscripts of Straus's The Palingenesis of Geoffrey Ganbado and Other
Reflections (Baltimore: Alumni Relations Office of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, 1972) along with a copy of the published book; a speech given by
Straus for the dedication of the John Boswell Whitehead Hall at Johns
Hopkins University; an untitled play; untitled poems; two newspaper
articles, one discussing improvements to horse racing (1940) and one
urging a monthly lottery of war bonds (1942).
22 items, ca. 1940-72
 

STRAWBRIDGE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH RECORDS, MS. 1799
Baltimore church: six parish registers with membership lists and records
of marriages and baptisms, 1843-1919; two membership roll books, 1920-
50; one volume of marriages, baptisms, and funerals, 1930-5 1; two church
guest books, 1944-53; marriage licenses and certificates, 1889-1913; cor-
respondence, mostly about membership transfers, 1891-1944; treasurer's
reports, 1941-44; visitation list, 1940; Sunday school rolls, ca. 1943;
typescript history of the church covering the years 1836-1932; reports and
letters of the finance campaign of the Maryland Council of Churches,
1939-41; treasurer's reports of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society,
1930-40; survey of the local neighborhood conducted by the church;
audit, 1954; and some official records of the national church, 1940-46.
7 boxes, 1843-1954
 

STREETER COLLECTION, MS.1056
Three MS. works by Sebastian Ferris Streeter (1810-1864). The Susque-
hannocks, in their Connections with the Colonies of Maryland, Delaware
and Pennsylvania, and with the Iroquois and other aboriginal tribes (c.
600 pp.), 1857. New Albion and its Proprietary; Sir Edmund Nowden
(283 pp.), n. d. Maryland Two Hundred Years Ago (c. 60 pp.), 1852 (pub-
lished in Maryland Historical Society Pre-Fund Publications, Vol. 1, 15).
3 vols., 1852, 1857, and n. d.
 

STRICKER AND BEATTY ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.790
Receipt book of the Baltimore firm of John Stricker (1758-1825) and James
Beatty (c. 1770-1851). Receipts for payments made by them for wheat and
flour bought from numerous growers, and for various services including
haulage, shoemaking. The identification of the particular John Stricker and
James Beatty concerned is tentative.
1 vol., 1789-1807.
 

STRICKER LETTERBOOK, MS.789
Volume with copies of letters written by General John Stricker (1758-
1825) while serving as Naval Agent. Correspondence is mainly with Secre-
taries of the Navy Robert Smith and Paul Hamilton, but includes some to
various merchants and ships' captains. Subjects include building and out-
fitting of vessels, naval supplies.
1 vol., 1804-1823.
 

STRICKER MEMOIR, MS.794
MS. notes prepared by John Stricker, Jr. (1800-1837) on the biography of
his father, General John Stricker (1758-1825). The memoir is written in
a small notebook of John Stricker, Jr., and continued on the fly leaf of a
printed work by General Stricker, A Sketch of the Life and Character of
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Baltimore, 1835. Notes on other members of the
family are included. Letter of Stella Coles of Atlanta, Georgia, descendant
of John Stricker Coles, concerning family history, n. d.
1 vol., 1835-1837, and n. d.
 

STRICKER PAPERS, MS.1435
Letters to General John Stricker during and after the British assault on Wash-
ington, D. C., August, 1814. Orders of General Samuel Smith (1752-1839)
and reports from officers on duty near Bladensburg. Among correspondents
are Robert Patterson, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Sterrett, Captain Henry
Thompson.
30 items, 1814.
 

STROBEL FAMILY PAPERS, MS.1205
Genealogical and personal items relating to the Strobel, Tarbert, Winks,
Moss, and Jenkins families. Include wills, deeds, marriage certificates, and
family Bible records relating especially to Mary [Strobel] Tarbert, Henry
Strobel, and John P. Strobel.
8 items, 1808-1941.
 

STROCK ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.793
Daybook kept in German by Michael Strock, listing sales of grain, 1810-
1821. A few entries in English by William Strock son), 1839-1840. Loca-
tion of Strock business unknown.
1 vol., 1810-1821, 1839-1840.
 

STUART PAPERS, MS. 2141
Letters from James Stuart and David Stuart, soldiers in the United
States Army in New Mexico and the Southwest, to their sister, Mary
Cassin Stuart, and their cousin, Charles C. Stuart, both of Patapsco Neck
in Baltimore County about camp life and skirmishes with Apaches and
Navahoes, 1852-59; a letter from David Stuart to his father Edward
Hume Stuart, and two letters about the financial dispute between David
Stuart and Calvert Stuart, 1859; directions from Eliza A. Hopkins about
disposition of her estate, 1867.
14 items, 1852-59, 1867

 
STUART, SUSAN WILSON, ALBUM, MS. 1757
Album with nature engravings by A. B. Durand and poetry by Stuart:
engravings and poetry portray the Delaware Water Gap, the Wiehawkin
in New Jersey, and the Catskill Mountains; poem by Alexander Hamilton
Handy.
1 vol., 1834
 

STUMP-FORWOOD EXERCISE BOOKS, MS.796
Exercise books used by Kezia C. Stump, Rachel Cooper Stump, and Wil-
liam Stump Forwood (1830-1892), some of them at Darlington Academy.
Contain examples of penmanship, accounting, mathematics.
11 vols., 1821-1846.
 

STUMP, JOHN, PAPERS, MS. 1706
Merchant of Baltimore and Perry Point, Cecil County (1754-1828):
deeds to Baltimore land, 1791-1804; letters about various law suits, 1828;
accounts and letters about the sales of herring, wheat, and fishing supplies
by John Stump through Stump and Loney, Baltimore commission mer-
chants, 1822-28; bill from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania for the
tuition of Stump's ward, John Price.
John Stump, Jr., son of above: letters from his nephew Henry Stump
about legal matters and his 1849 trip to the California gold fields, 1836-
50; papers related to the quartering of Union troops on his farm, 1861-65.
H. Arthur Stump (1858-1934): his nomination to the Baltimore City
Court of Appeals in the 1890s; starting a stud farm for coach horses,
1895-97.
1 box,1791-1897
 

STUMP, WILLIAM, ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.932
A note, February, 1890, in this volume, made by William Stump Forwood
of Darlington, Maryland, states the accounts in the volume to be those of
his grandmother, Mrs. Duckett Stump (1775-1869), kept for her husband,
William (1764-1831). Include memoranda of payments to and hiring of
farm hands, sale of farm produce.
1 vol., 1796-1797.
 

SUDLER PAPERS, MS.726
Papers of Thomas Sudler, lawyer of West Over, Somerset County, Mary-
land. Include poetry, receipts, deeds and divisions of land, indentures,
wills, miscellaneous real estate papers, grocery catalogue, auction tickets,
order sheets and advertisements for grain and fertilizer. Personal and busi-
ness letters, account books for wills and family business, 1837-1849.
1 box, 1811-1878.
 

SUDSBURG, JOSEPH M., PAPERS, MS. 2091
Letters from George R. Graham (1844-1908) to Joseph M. Sudsburgh
(1827-1901), both members of the Antietam Battlefield Commission of
Maryland: efforts of the commission to erect a memorial in honor of the
Marylanders who fought at Antietam; its funding; selection of a design;
procurement of workmen and materials; preparations for a dedication
ceremony. 35 items, 1898-1900
 

SULLIVAN,  THOMAS, GAUGING RECORD, MS. 2375
Volume entitled "A Treatise of Practical Gauging," written by Thomas
Sullivan, a mathematics teacher, with instructions and exercises for use of
the slide rule and gauging rod. 1 vol., 1795-97
 

SUSQUEHANNA BRIDGE AND BANK COMPANY MINUTE BOOK,
MS.837
Proceedings of the Susquehanna Bridge and Bank Company, Port Deposit,
Cecil County. Include list of directors appointed, 1815, rules of the com-
pany, minutes of meetings of the directors, details of financial transactions.
1 vol., 1815-1831.
 

SUSQUEHANNA SHIPPING COMPANY ACCOUNT BOOK MS. 2393
Business of Lapidum in Harford County, Maryland: entries for the
shipping of sugar, molasses, rum, rice, wheat, tobacco, coffee, tea, salt,
cheese, chocolate, and pottery; references to John Stump, Henry Stump,
Henry Hollingsworth, Benjamin Fleetwood, William Snodgrass, and Skip-
with Coale.
Photocopies only; permission for publication must be obtained from
owners of originals.
1 vol., 1774-76

 
SUTER COLLECTION, MS. 2346
Research materials from Henry B. Suter, Howard Park (Baltimore:
Howard Park Civic Association, Inc., 1971), a history of the northwest
Baltimore neighborhood.
20 items, 1967-71
 

SUTRO, ROSE AND OTTILIE, PAPERS, MS. 1867
Rose Sutro (d. 1957) and Ottilie Sutro (b. 1872), originators of the two-
piano recital ("duo-piano"): papers and correspondence about the Society
for the Foundation of a National Conservatory of Music, 1917-22; papers
of the Wednesday Club; papers of the "Salon Sutro," 1928-30; miscella-
neous correspondence of the Sutro family, 1890s; biographical sketches of
the Sutro sisters by Leonard Liebling; two volumes of scrapbooks, one of
their press notices and recital programs (1894-1931) and the other of
newspaper clippings about their performances in Europe and the United
States (1911-30).
1 box, 1890-1930
 

SUTTON NOTEBOOK, MS.797
Commonplace book of Daniel Sutton, English Quaker, including maxims
and reflections on William Penn; an account of the life of Elizabeth Ash-
bridge; thoughts on the method of prayer; extracts from the journal of John
Griffith.
1 vol., ? c. 1815.
 

 SWANN, THOMAS, PAPERS, MS. 1763
Correspondence of Thomas Swann (ca. 1806-83), director and president
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (1848), and other persons
connected with the company: correspondents include William H. Trimble,
William McKim, Louis McLane (past president of the B & 0), Benjamin
H. Latrobe, Jr., and J. H. Carter; Swann's desire to expand the B & 0
route west of Cumberland, Maryland through West Virginia to the Ohio
River; financial and personal matters.
Pedley, 74-78, 236, 623 37 items, 1847-53, 1873
 

SWANN, THOMAS, PAPERS, MS. 1826
Personal and business papers of Thomas Swann (ca. 1806-83), president
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Board of Directors, 1848-5 1: incoming
letters from relatives and business correspondents discussing family news,
financial and real estate transactions, and railroad matters; Swann's letters
to Robert Gilmor, trustee of Elizabeth Sherlock's estate, discussing family,
financial, and political topics; copies and drafts of Swann's outgoing
business letters concerning the B & 0 railroad; deeds of trust, property
indenture, and manumission of slave Ramey Neale, 1852; Swann's ac-
counts with his architect and overseer; financial statements for the B & 0
main stem, Washington branch, and board expenses; receipts for a variety
of purchases, subscriptions, and services; annual and special reports to
stockholders and various committees on B & 0 organization, administra-
tion, expansion, and finances; the 1852 annual reports of the Northwestern
Virginia and Marietta and Cincinnati Railroads; speeches and writings of
Swann on B & 0 maintenance, tariff, western expansion, the terminus for
the Ohio line, finances, Maryland state involvement with the B & 0,
Maryland and Baltimore resources and trade development and potential,
coal trade, Whig politics, the role of slavery in the American economy,
and liberty.
6 boxes, 1815-86
 

SWANN, THOMAS, PAPERS, MS. 1826.1
Business papers of Thomas Swann (ca. 1806-83), president of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, 1848-53: letters concerning an
investment in a silver mine, B & 0 departmental expenses, and a reply to
a Wall StreetJournal article on railroad tariffs; resolution by Northwestern
Virginia Railroad Company to express board sentiments on Swann's
retirement from the presidency of the company; financial reports; notes
by Swann on board regulations and stock dividends and a proposal to the
Virginia legislature setting date for commencement of Northwestern Vir-
ginia railroad service; a letter to William G. Harrison, president of the
B & 0, about architectural services; a report by Swann on a fire at Saint
Paul's Church; a map of railway lines owned and controlled by Southern
Railway Security Company, 187 1.
14 items, 1851-71
 

SZOLD, BENJAMIN, PAPERS, MS.798
Papers of Rabbi Benjamin Szold (1831-1902) of Obeb Shalom Congrega-
tion from 1853-1893. Include several bills, MS. pages of biblical extracts,
psalms. MS. copy of a biblical history for children written in German by
Szold. Many copies of a sermon on the death of President Lincoln by Szold.
Personal letters to Szold. Copyrights for a prayer book by him. Letter to
Szold from Moses Monteflore, 1884.
1 box, 1853-20th century.
 

SZOLD, BENJAMIN, PAPERS, MS. 2175
Baltimore rabbi's (1828-1902) certificates of matriculation and studies
at the University of Breslau, Germany (now in Wroclaw, Poland) in
philosophy, history, and oriental languages.
Pedley, 1499 1 box,1855-58
 

SZOLD, HENRIETTA, COLLECTION, MS. 2399
Letters to Szold (1860-1945) from Frances L. Turnbull, Louisa C.
Osborne Houghton, and Annie Leakin Sioussat on social events, 1893,
1902, 1936; memo about the Women's Literary Club, 1893; letter from
Grace Turnbull to Alexandra Lee Levin, 1972.
7 items, 1893, 1902, 1936, 1972

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