WADDELL, NANCY B., GIRL SCOUT COLLECTION, MS. 2448
Scrapbooks of Waddell (1886-1975) relating to her Girl Scout work in
Cambridge, Maryland in 1914 and in San Diego, California in 1916.
Scrapbooks also contain references to her friendship with Annie Oakley
(Mrs. Frank E. Butler).
2 vols., 1914-75
 

WAESCHE, ADMIRAL R. R., COLLECTION OF PHOTOSTATS, MS.1454
Photostats of testimonials, citations, and degree as Doctor of Engineering
from Purdue University, pertaining to Admiral Russell Randolph Waesche
(1886-1946).
6 items, 1944-1946.
 

WALKER, JOHN B., ALBUM, MS.1123
Album of prose, poetry, and music written by John B. Walker or dedicated
to him. Walker resided in Bardstown, Maryland.
1 vol., 1840-1843.
 

WALKER PAPERS, MS.1455
Letters of Lieutenant Noah Dixon Walker (1834-1863) to his father, Noah
Walker (1796-1874), while serving in Jackson's Valley Campaign and the
Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1863. Biographical sketch of Noah Dixon
Walker, by John H. Caughy, confidential secretary to Noah Walker. Letters
from Corporal Noah L. Walker to his mother, Mrs. Henry M. Walker, while
serving in France in World War I and after receiving a wound at Belleau
Wood, 1918.
14 items and 1 vol., 1859-1919.
 

JOSEPH WALLACE AND COMPANY LEDGER, MS. 1704
Baltimore merchant (1769-1821): mainly of transactions with fellow
Baltimore merchants.
1 vol., 1811-19
 

WALLACE, JOHNSON, & MUIR LETTERBOOK, MS.1180
Copies of letters sent out by the Annapolis house of Wallace, Johnson, &
Muir to their home office and to numerous correspondents in Maryland and
elsewhere (including London). Commodities concerned are not usually
specified, but tobacco is mentioned.
1 vol., 1784-1785.
 

WAR OF 1812 COLLECTION, MS. 1846
Collection of diverse items reflecting Maryland's role in the War of
1812: military appointments and orders; subscriptions to such efforts as
the founding of an artillery company; membership certificates of organi-
zations such as the Baltimore Independent Blues and the Baltimore Union
Volunteers; payrolls and muster rolls of various companies; an orderly
book of the Third Maryland Brigade; minute book of the Committee of
Vigilance and Safety; private correspondence, most of it the letters of
military men to members of their families, about the anti-Federalist riots
in Baltimore, the bombardment of Fort McHenry, political subjects,
military routine, and the conditions faced by American prisoners-of-war;
pre- 1812 items illustrate some of the causes of the war with correspondence
discussing the blockade, the actions of Great Britain and France, pro- and
anti-Federalist tensions, and shipbuilding and commerce; post-1814 his-
tories and reminiscences of various aspects of the war and bestowing of
honors on individual war veterans.
Register available. 7 boxes, 1794-1960
 

WARD ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.870
Account book of John Ward, Harford County blacksmith. Lists work done
and prices charged to various customers.
1 vol., 1845-1850.
 

WARDEN PAPERS, MS.871
Nine letterbooks with copies of David Baillie Warden's correspondence,
1807-1845. Many miscellaneous notes on America compiled for publication
by Warden. Large number of letters received by Warden (1778-1845)
while in Paris, 1804-1845. Correspondents include Thomas Jefferson, James
Madison, James Monroe, John Marshall, John Quincy Adams, Albert Galla-
tin, Nicholas Biddle, Elbridge Gerry, Joel Poinsett, George Bancroft, Joel
Barlow, Jared Sparks, Noah Webster, James Fenimore Cooper, Washington
Irving, John Jacob Astor, Rembrandt Peale, Winfield Scott, Elizabeth Pat-
terson, Bonaparte, Joseph Priestley, Benjamin H. Latrobe, John Carroll, the
Marquis de Lafayette, and Talleyrand. Miscellaneous later items.
16 boxes and 1 vol., 1797-1851.
 

WARDWELL REMINISCENCES, MS.1064
Volume of reminiscences of Ernest H. Wardwell describing his school days
in Baltimore and his joining the ranks of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment
as it marched through Baltimore, April 19, 1861. Wardwell's story continues
until he was discharged in Boston four months later. Also included in the
volume is an eye-witness account of the 6th Regiment's march by Richard
Douglass Fisher (1834-1910).
1 vol., 19th century.
 

WARFIELD ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.874
Account book and miscellaneous items belonging to Dr. Gustavus Warfield
(1784-1866), 1812-1817, includes prescriptions and patients' accounts. Two
ledgers of Dr. Warfield, 1828-1850, show visits made and treatments pre-
scribed to various families (mainly in Anne Arundel County) including
those of Bartholow, Cook, Dorsey, Gaither, Griffith, Hobbs, Hood, Iglehart,
Mereweather, Miller, Moale, Musgrove, Owings, Patterson, Ridgely, Riggs,
Roberts, Turner, Warfield, and Waters.
3 vols. and 16 items, 1812-1817, 1828-1850.
 

WARFIELD, EDWIN, PAPERS, MS. 2098
Maryland senator and governor (1848-1920): sixteen scrapbooks, 1880-
1918, with documents such as teachers' certificates, letters from his brother
A. Gallatin and G. W. during the Civil War, invitations, letters from
Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, and Charles J. Bonaparte about
political support and social invitations, correspondence relating to his
appointment as surveyor of customs for the port of Baltimore and his
involvement in various political campaigns, and newspaper clippings and
printed ephemera about Maryland and national politics, banking, various
social, professional, and patriotic groups, and all phases of Warfield's
career; minute book, 191 1, of the Howard County Confederate Monument
Association; a diary of Warfield's activities while governor, 1904-05; letters
and documents of Sarah Fox and Daniel Lambors including wills, estate
accounts, and family history; a letterbook of Warfield, 1884-90, concerning
his customs surveyor appointment, requests for aid in obtaining appoint-
ments, political campaigns, family history, and financial matters; thirty-
six scrapbooks of letters, newspaper clippings, and photographs collected
on a variety of subjects relating to Warfield's activities, interests, travels,
and speeches.
Pedley, 1606 20 boxes, 1818-1918
 

WARFIELD, EDWIN, PAPERS, MS. 2134
Correspondence between Edwin Warfield (1848-1920), Oswald Tilgh-
man, and J. H. K. Shannahan, Jr. about the poem "Tench Tilghman's
Ride" by the Rev. Oliver Huckel.
Pedley, 1606 10 items, 1911-18
 

WARFIELD, RIDGELY, COLLECTION, MS.873
Papers of Dr. Ridgely Warfield (1864-1920) include miscellaneous inden-
tures and wills of Talbot County, and various letters and accounts. Cor-
respondents include Mark Alexander, James Cox, Ross Winans, Severn.
Teackle Wallis.
1 file, 1725-1874.
 

WARFIELD SCRAPBOOKS, MS.1009
Volumes and folders of clippings kept by Governor Edwin Warfield (1848-
1920). Subjects include Maryland politics, 1899-1911; Homecoming Week,
Boston, Kentucky, and Maryland; Baltimore City politics, 1911; Maryland
Society of Ohio; disenfranchising amendments, 1905; Howard County
politics, 1888-1889; Negro problem, 1907; death of Arthur P. Gorman; the
police controversy, 1907; the silver service presented to the USS Maryland,
1906; banks and banking, 1904; Maryland Day, 1905; dedication of the
painting Burning of the Peggy Stewart at Annapolis, 1904; the death of
Grover Cleveland, 1908; Ferdinand Latrobe; Presidency of the Maryland
Historical Society, 1914-1915; Robert E. Lee; Mark Twain at Annapolis,
1907; reburial of John Paul Jones, 1906; charges made by Joseph B. Seth
against Warfield while Governor, 1908; Maryland Day at the Jamestown
Exposition, 1907; Baltimore Exposition, 1914; Star-Spangled Banner Cen-
tennial, 1914; dedication of the Maryland Institute, 1908-1909; Maryland
National Guard and 4th Regiment National Guard, 1904-1906; efforts to
save Fort Severn, Annapolis, 1909.
49 vols. and 10 boxes, 1888-1915.
 

WARFIELD, SUSANNA, DIARIES, MS.760
Diaries of Miss Susanna Warfield (1797-1890). Miss Warfield was the
granddaughter of the founder of Holy Trinity Church, Sykesville, and these
volumes contain many references to the church. From her home Groveland
in Sykesville she comments on the Mexican War, the Civil War, slavery,
natural history, Indians, the railroad, politics, Roman Catholics, New York
State, Virginia, and Baltimore.
5 vols., 1845-1885.
 

WARING ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.875
Medical records of Dr. James Waring containing itemized charges for prac-
tice in Washington, D. C., 1832-1834, and in Chaptico, St. Mary's County.
Vol. 1, daybook, 1832-1838. Vol. 2, ledger, 1835-1859.
2 vols., 1832-1859.
 

WARNER ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.944
Photocopy of account book of Andrew Ellicott Warner, Baltimore silver-
smith, 1839-1856. Also photocopies of three drawings by Warner of
silverware.
1 pkg., 1839-1856.
 

WARNER, JR., ANDREW ELLICOTT, WORK BOOK, MS. 944.1
Work book, 1880-91, of Andrew Ellicott Warner, Jr., silversmith and
goldsmith working in Baltimore, 1864-93: names and addresses of cus-
tomers, what was to be made, expected completion date, and expected
cost; a trial balance, January 1, 1885; two handwritten indexes of cus-
tomers and types of pieces; information on Warner compiled from Balti-
more directories.
Photocopy only. Permission for publication must be obtained from
owner. Pedley, 1609. 1 vol., 1880-91
 

WARNER, JOHN SMITH, PAPERS, MS.1496
Collection consisting mainly of militia commissions issued to John Smith
Warner (b. 1795). Four are from the State of Pennsylvania, 1827-1835,
for the 1st Regiment of Volunteer Artillery, Pennsylvania Militia, and one
is for the 27th Regiment, Maryland Militia, in Baltimore, 1819. Membership
card issued to Warner in the Ist Battalion Maryland Riflemen, Baltimore,
1815. Letter from Colonel Samuel Moore, 1819, and a commission to John
Smith Warner from the Mayor of Baltimore to be appointed Assayer of
Silverplate, 1823. Wedding certificate of Warner and Margaret Massey
Keating, Philadelphia, 1829.
9 items, 1815-1835.
 

WARREN FACTORY PAPERS, MS. 2308
Letters from Samuel G. Smith (I 799-1842) to his wife, Sarah, and
father-in-law, the Rev. Abiel Abbott (d. 1831) of Petersborough, New
Hampshire: Smith's work as chief engineer for the Warren Factory (textile
manufactures) on the Gunpowder River in Maryland; Baltimore's scenery
and climate; wage and benefit diffentials for men and women; a trip to
Washington, D.C. on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with mentions of
the Capitol and White House; lodging at Gatsby's Tavern; the Gunpowder
Basin; search for a female school teacher; the local temperance society.
7 items, 1830-33
 

WARTHEN, WILLIAM H. F., PAPERS, MS. 2050
Baltimore County health officer (1897-1973), 1940-64: lectures, articles,
and newspaper clippings concerning his career.
2 boxes, 1932-64

 
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT RECORDS, MS. 1818
Records, mostly summonses, of the court meeting at Elizabeth Town.
1 box,1774-97,1801,1822
 

WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT RECORDS, MS. 2079
Statements; warrants, deeds and plats; insolvency papers; other mis-
cellaneous records.
17 items, 1776-1865
 

WASHINGTON COUNTY PAPERS, MS.878.1
Collection of Washington County Sheriffs' papers, including warrants,
summonses for arrest, petitions for insolvency, and pardons.
c. 100 items, 1786-1895.
 

WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFFS' ACCOUNTS, MS.878
Volume with Sheriffs' records, 1833-1845, Washington County; includes
individual accounts and notes on court cases.
1 vol., 1833-1845.
 

WASHINGTON DROVE YARD WEIGH BOOK, MS.818
Volume (labelled No. 2) of original entries of the weight of cattle weighed
at the Washington Drove Yard, Philadelphia.
1 vol., 1851-1852.
 

WASHINGTON FAMILY PAPERS, MS.877
Letters of Albert Francklyn, William Lee, Osgood Gee, and others, to Mrs.
Anne Washington, 1764-1773, from London, regarding the operations of
the Principio Company Iron Works. Mrs. Washington's accounts for the
sale of tobacco. Letters to the executors of Colonel Augustine Washington
concerning Principio Company accounts, 1774. Lists of sales of lots at
Whetstone Point, 1781-1795. Settlement of William Augustine Washington's
claim, 1793-1796. Printed broadside to the public from the visitors of St.
Jo1m7s College, Annapolis [late 18th century].
c. 70 items, 1764-1798.
 

WASHINGTON, GEORGE CORBIN, PAPERS, MS.1456
Notification to General George Washington of his election to the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1781, with list of members elected. Drafts
of letters on public matters from R. H. Lee, 1784-1785. Letter from George
Mason of Gunston to George Corbin Washington, 1831, on lease of farm.
Bill to George Corbin Washington from the Indian Queen Tavern, Balti-
more, 1815. Letters from judge John Buchanan, 1835-1837, concerning the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Letter from Charles Carroll, December 13, 1834,
inviting George C. Washington to spend Christmas. Three letters from Mrs.
Susan Decatur to George Corbin Washington, 1831.
23 items, 1781-1837.
 

WASHINGTON MONUMENT PAPERS, MS.876.1
Vol. 1, letters from Robert Mills, 1814-1830, and other sculptors including
Capellano, Gevelot, Cansici, and Castro, 1827-1830, concerning plans of
and sculpture for the Washington Monument, Mount Vernon Place, Balti-
more. Vol. 2, letters concerning plans for the monument, mainly from
Robert Mills, 1815-1843; bills; minutes of managers' meetings, 1823-1827;
Stewart & Towson letters. Vol. 3, vouchers, 1814-1842, and various con-
tracts. Vol. 4, lottery tickets, miscellaneous tickets and receipts, I.O.Us.
relating to the monument, 1810-1841. Checks and receipts, 1814-1839.
Official governmental reports on the lottery and monument progress.
4 vols., 1810-1843.
 

WASHINGTON MONUMENT PAPERS, MS.876.2
Correspondence relating to the Washington Monument, Mount Vernon
Place, Baltimore, its erection and the celebration attendant on it. Corre-
spondence on the centenary of the laying of the monument's comer stone,
1915, and galley for an article on the monument (author unknown).
20 items, 1915-1965.
 
 

WASHINGTON MONUMENT RECORD BOOKS, MS.876
Record books dealing with the erection and operation of the Washington
Monument, Mount Vemon Place, Baltimore. Vol. 1, material on fund rais-
ing by lottery, copies of letters, bills of the General Assembly, 1810-1815.
Vol. 2, watercolor designs and tentative plans for the monument, by
Robert Mills. Vol. 3, minutes of the board of managers showing progress
on fund raising. Vol. 4, expenses involved in the erection of the monument.
Vols. 5-14, visitors' books showing those visiting the top of the monument,
1835-1841.
14 vols., 1810-1841.
 

WATERS PAPERS, MS.1457
Small collection of Waters family papers and miscellaneous deeds to land.
Include last will and testament of Theodosia Fenby, October 17, 1859.
Documents pertaining to Miss Mary Eliza Waters's service as a missionary
in China, including passports. Miscellaneous certificates, letters, genealog-
ical material. Appointment of James S. Waters as Director of the Maryland
Penitentiary, 1870.
14 items, 1818-1920.
 

WATERS RECORD BOOKS, MS.882
Vol. 1, journal of sales by John and Richard ( ? ) Waters, Anne Arundel
County merchants dealing in general supplies, 1781-1793. Includes many
entries for corn, wheat, rye, and hardware. Vol. 2, indentures for plots of
land in Anne Arundel and Montgomery Counties owned by the Waters
family.
2 vols., 1781-1807.
 

WATKINS ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.881
Ledger kept by Nicholas J. Watkins (d. 1826), 1812-1815, showing clothes
made for a large number of customers, mainly in Anne Arundel County.
Include Elijah Chaney, Richard M. Chase, John Childs, Dennis Claude,
Lewis Gassaway, Reverdy Ghiselin, Jonas Green, James Iglehart, Jr., A. C.
Magruder, Virgil Maxcy, John F. Mercer, Henry Murray, Lewis Neth,
William Pinkney, David Ridgely, Samuel Ridout, Dr. John Sparrow, Levin
Winder.
1 vol., 1812-1815.
 

WATKINS PAPERS, MS.879
Collection of photostats relating to Colonel Gassaway Watkins (1752-1840)
and his services in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and as Presi-
dent of the Society of the Cincinnati. Include invitation to a banquet honor-
ing General Lafayette's visit to the United States, September, 1824, given
by the Society of the Cincinnati, and a military order, August 25, 1813,
signed by Brigadier General Joseph Bloomfield.
18 items, c. 1790-1840.
 

WATKINS RECORD BOOK, MS.880
Volume includes three distinct types of material, probably from different
sources. 1) Miscellaneous accounts. Items from 1703-1709 list cash pay-
ments for wheat, nun, clothing, and miscellaneous articles. Items 1766-1771
show meats hung (gammons, flitches, jaws). The name of William H. Hall
occurs frequently in conjunction with the earlier series (presumably a
general merchant, but unidentified). 2) List of births and marriages c.
1748-1785, of the Watkins family. Compiler unknown. Name of Margaret
(Margret) Watkins occurs several times superimposed on other entries, but
there is no indication which owner of this name is concerned. 3) Copies of
the words of many 18th century songs and ballads.
1 vol., 1703-1785.
 

WATSON PAPERS, MS.1458
Papers and correspondence of William Watson and Thomas ( ? his son),
of Darlington, Harford County. Topics include westward travel, command of
a ship, land disputes. Items of Quaker interest include printed Epistle from
Yearly Meeting... of Friends, May, 1802. Two MS - poems-Reflections by
Hannah England, and Resignation, author unknown.
20 items, 1788-1843.
 

WAY ALBUM, MS.883
Volume of verses, 1849-1883, written by Admiral J. H. Way (1826-1888),
and presented to his wife, Kate.
1 vol., 1849-1883.
 

WEATHERBURN, JOHN, WEATHER RECORD, MS. 1694
Documents of Baltimore merchant (1750-1811): notes on Baltimore
daily weather and wind direction with occasional comment on local events
such as fires, elections, and parades, 1792-97; a name index, in Weather-
burn's handwriting, for an unidentified newspaper, 1773-79.
2 vols., 1773-79, 1792-97
 

WEBB, FRANK RUSH, DIARIES, MS.1015
Personal diaries of Frank Rush Webb (1851-1934), composer and musician,
covering 1868-1932, with some omissions (32 vols.). Logs of trips in the
canoe Frankie, 1886-1914 (13 vols.). Cash account, 1899 (1 vol.). Webb's
diaries and logs were kept in Staunton, Virginia, Covington, Illinois, and
Baltimore, Maryland.
46 vols., 1868-1932.
 

WEBSTER ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.887
journal of John Lee Webster & Company, Bush Town, Harford County,
showing sales of clothing, household goods, hardware, rum, and miscel-
laneous items.
1 vol., 1759-1761.
 

WEBSTER PAPERS, MS.1459
Letters of Daniel Webster (1782-1852) to Nathan Hale (1784-1863), editor
of the Boston Advertiser, on political matters, sale of Boston-Worcester
Railroad stock, reaction to March 7th speech. Letters between Mrs. Carol-
ine Webster and Mrs. Hale. One letter, Charles Bulfinch to Nathan Hale,
May 19, 1824. Letter from Daniel Webster to Benjamin Silliman, February
14, 1825. Two letters of April, 1850 between Webster and Isaac Hill con-
cerning the Clay-Webster debates. Drafts of speeches by Daniel Webster.
Speech of Benjamin Chew Howard at the dedication of the North Point
Monument, Baltimore, 1815. Correspondence between Fletcher Webster
and the Hale family (Charles Hale). Edward E. Hale's correspondence
regarding the celebration of Columbus's discovery of America.
60 items, 1814-1891.
 

WEDNESDAY CLUB RECORD BOOK, MS.886
Volume of material relating to the Wednesday Club, Baltimore, including
correspondence, records, and reports of the building committee for the
construction of a club house, with lists of subscriptions totalling $27,625.00.
1 vol., 1878-1879.
 

WEDNESDAY CLUB RECORDS, MS.885
Minutes of the Wednesday Club, a Baltimore organization founded to
promote the enjoyment and performance of music and for the "Promotion
of rational amusement by any literary or artistic means." Otto Sutro (d.
1896) was the principal figure in the club. Volume includes constitution
and signatures of members; roll of members; minutes, including records of
soirees and performances. Scrapbook (MS.885.1) with programs of clu'b
performances, Civil War newspaper clippings and miscellaneous items,
1860s-1903.
2 vols., 1869-1903.
 

WEEMS LINE SCRAPBOOKS, MS.888
Clippings concerning the ships, personnel, and policies of the Weems
Steamboat Company, operating on the Chesapeake Bay from Baltimore;
also material on the Baltimore & Carolina Steamship Company. Clippings
record new vessels and routes of the companies, as well as routine activities
and data on coastal trade.
12 vols. and 3 pkgs., 1895-1925.
 

WEIL ALBUM, MS.884
Album of verse of Frederica Weil, later Mrs. Nathan Gutman, made for her
by William Flegenheimer of Richmond, Virginia, and containing contribu-
tions from friends in Richmond and Baltimore.
1 vol., c. 1860-1863.
 

WIER, LONGCOPE AND COMPANY LEDGER, MS. 1663
Baltimore ropewalk and ship chandler variously known as Spreckelson
and Wier, 1847-52; Wier, Longcope and Company, 1852-61; and Ramsey
and Longcope,1862-69.
1 vol., 1847-71, 1874
 
 
WELCH AND ALEXANDER RECORD BOOKS, MS.889
Record and account books of Robert M. Welch and Ben and William
Alexander, showing dealings in staple foods, fabrics, and other commodities
in Baltimore. Letter books (2 vols.) contain copies of correspondence to
people in all parts of Maryland concerning shipments of a variety of goods,
and showing the business carried on by William Alexander alone after
March, 1837.
6 vols., 1835-1842.
 

WELD PAPERS, MS-893
Will of Martha Weld (d. 1847), executors John, George F., and Nathaniel
Williams. Debts paid to the estate; inventory.
1 vol., 1847.
 

WELD SCRAPBOOK, MS.894
Clippings and notes on sermons kept by the Rev. Charles R. Weld (1847-
1918), of the First Independent Christ Church (Unitarian), Baltimore.
1 Vol., 1891-1895.
 

WELLS ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.890
Receipt book of Cyprian Wells (1749-1814), Baltimore merchant, showing
payments for taxes, ground rents, cargoes of sugar, etc.
1 vol., 1788-1815.
 

WESSELS AND PRIMAVESI PAPERS, MS.1010
Shipping correspondence of Frederick Wessels (1769-1812) and Francis
Primavesi of Baltimore, including manifests, invoices, lists of prices (1807),
account with the Bank of Maryland, clearances through the port of Balti-
more. Correspondence with merchants in Hamburg, Bremen, Amsterdam,
Munster, Havana. Correspondence and accounts with Baltimore merchants
and customers in Maryland and Virginia. Locations include Georgetown,
Alexandria, Bladensburg. Correspondence with Philadelphia merchants,
including Peter A. Grotian, 1803-1809; Henry Hageman, 1805-1809;
A. Slater, 1803-1804; Breithaupt, 1803; Clement, 1803-1809; James Brewer,
1796-1809. Mainly relates to shipments of rum, molasses, and tobacco. Some
information on the European political situation, including the Napoleonic
War. Many of the items are written in German, Dutch, or French.
12 boxes, 1796-1809.
 

WESTERN MARYLAND RAILWAY COMPANY RECORDS, MS. 2190
Sampling of the records of the various railroads in the Western Mary-
land Railway Company: Western Maryland Railroad, 1859-1961; Fred-
erick and Pennsylvania Line Railroad, 1869-72; Bachman Valley Rail-
road Company, 1870-86; Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Company,
1886-1901; George's Creek and Cumberland Railroad Company, 1879-
1910; West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh Railway Company, 1892-
1902; Connellsville and State Line Railway Company, 1910, 1915-18;
and real estate lot books for West Virginia coal companies, 1872-1905.
Register available. 26 boxes and 47 vols., 1857-1961

 
WESTERN SHORE LAND RECORD BOOK, MS. 2234
Volume of land warrants returned to the Western Shore (Maryland)
land office: dates; county; persons owning the tracts; number of acres; the
names of the tracts.
1 vol., 1818-34
 

WESTON, B. LATROBE, COLLECTION, MS.705
Poems and historical essays by Benjamin Latrobe Weston (1868-1949).
Newspaper clippings of his writings. Material on the Latrobe family.
1 box and 1 vol., 19th-20th centuries.
 

WEVERTON PAPERS, MS.1460
Letters to Edward N. Dickerson, engineer of Paterson, New Jersey, mainly
from Casper W. Wever (1785-1861), asking for advice on regulations for
water power and mill races for the Potomac Manufacturing Company and
Weverton Manufacturing Company at Weverton, Maryland.
7 items, 1849.
 

WHITAKER, GEORGE P., PAPERS, MS. 1730
Deeds, plats, surveys, and administrative and legal papers concerning
various tracts of land in Baltimore and Cecil Counties acquired by Joseph
and George P. Whitaker (1803-90): land tracts purchased by Benjamin
Rumsey, their sale by heirs Amelia and Mary Rumsey to William Sap-
pington, and later purchase by Joseph and George P. Whitaker, trading
as the George P. Whitaker Company, 1859-62; the Principio Company,
including a record of two runaway servants from Steven Onion of the
Principio Iron Works (1730), a statement of stock (1841); sale of the
Principio Company to George P. Whitaker, 1837-66, and the incorpora-
tion of the George P. Whitaker Company as Whitaker Iron Company, a
Delaware corporation, 1881-83; agreements with the Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington Railroad for freight rates, 1887, and the burning of
trash, 1909-13; plans and drawings of a turbine wheel by Poole and Hunt
of Baltimore, 1867; a map of the route of the Annapolis and Drum Point
Railroad, 1881; Whitaker Iron Company interests in the Crescent Iron
Works in Wheeling, West Virginia.
2 boxes, 1670-1913
 

WHITAKER IRON COMPANY RECORDS, MS. 1730.1
Records of this company and companies which George P. Whitaker
(1803-90) owned, solely or in partnership: the George P. Whitaker Com-
pany, Whitaker and Coudin, Principio Forge Company, and the Crescent
Manufacturing Company. Business correspondence, 1841-42, relating to
the sale of iron and steel; financial statements, 1866-1919; legal papers,
1857-1914, including lawsuits, wills, and estate papers concerning George
P. Whitaker; property management records, 1839-1933.
3 boxes, 1839-1938
 

WHITAKER NOTEBOOK, MS. 612
Equations for converting colonial currency, ca. 1846, and clippings
(mostly of poetry) from various Baltimore newspapers, ca. 1868-85, com-
piled by unknown member of Whitaker family of Havre de Grace,
Maryland.
1 Vol., ca. 1846, 1868-85
 

WHITE, CORNELIA, NOTEBOOK, MS.905
Genealogical sketch by Cornelia White of her family. Last date given is
1892.
1 vol., late 19th century.
 

WHITE, EDWARD LUCAS, MANUSCRIPTS, MS.892
Plate proof of Narrative Lyrics by Edward Lucas White (1866-1934),
published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. Typed copy of Plus Ultra, in thir-
teen parts, by VvUte, an unpublished romance.
2 boxes, early 20th century.
 

WHITE, FATHER, RELATION OF MARYLAND, MS.1551
Translation made by N. C. Brooke in 1847, of a Latin copy made from the
original in the Jesuits' College at Rome by Rev. William M'Sherry. The title
of this manuscript copy is A Relation Of The Colony Of The Lord Baron
Of Baltimore, In Maryland, Near Virginia; A Narrative Of The First Voyage
To Maryland By The Rev. Father Andrew White, And Sundry Reports
From Rev. Fathers Andrew White, John Altham, John Brock, And Other
Jesuit Fathers Of The Colony To The Superior General At Rome.
1 vol. (c. 76 pp.), 1634 (1847).
 

WHITE, HENRY, PAPERS, MS.1461
Letters of Henry White (1850-1927), his brother, Julian LeRoy White, and
uncle, Henry White, all from Europe, to Mrs. Thomas Buckley. Deal with
personal and business matters.
40 items, 1868-1869.
 

WHITE, JOHN, PAPERS, MS. 1887
Assistant commissioner and later commissioner to settle the claims of
individuals of the Maryland Line and Maryland Corps of Artillery, 1784-
87; appointed by the Board of Treasury of the United States to settle
Maryland claims, 1787; appointed by the state of Maryland to settle
Maryland's accounts against the United States, 1789. White's correspond-
ence on these matters with William Smallwood, Christopher Richmond,
John Eager Howard, Randolph B. Latimer, and the General Assembly of
Maryland.
19 items, 1780-90
 

WHITE, JOHN CAMPBELL, PAPERS, MS.1005
Letters and notes of Dr. John Campbell White (1757-1847), medical doctor
and founder of White & Sons Distillery. Mainly concern cures and remedies.
Commonplace books of Dr. White, 1805, 1812. Three volumes concerning
Maryland politics-Proceedings of the Convention of the province of Mary-
land. 1774-1776. Correspondence of John Campbell White, Jr., cashier of
the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States. Bulk of
correspondence covers 1820-1837 (13 boxes) and includes frequent items
of Langdon Cheves (1776-1857) and Nicholas Biddle (1786-1844). After
the closing of the bank in 1837 the correspondence is less plentiful and
includes more family material. The name of Henry White (1794-1882)
appears frequently. Many letters after 1850 are written from Europe.
Material concerning John Campbell White's trusteeship of the Bank of
the United States from 1821. Account book of his trusteeship covering 1821-
1856 includes a copy of the order from Baltimore County Court releasing
Thomas Ellicott and appointing White as trustee in his place. Accounts with
insolvent debtors of the bank. Copy of the will of Charles Carroll of Car-
rollton. Bank books of various banks, including the Bank of the United
States. Scrapbook of John Campbell White (b. 1822) with newspaper clip-
pings on miscellaneous topics including politics and literature, 1867-1900.
Material on litigation in the Baltimore courts, 1820-1860, on a family dis-
pute concerning White & Sons Distillery and other matters arising from
the estate of Dr. John Campbell White. As a result of the rift, Joseph White
changed his name to Whyte. White family tree is included.
36 boxes, 1798-1926.
 

WHITE, JOHN CAMPBELL, PAPERS, MS.1005.1
White family material includes pamphlets and maps of the New York
Erie Railroad, 1835. Letters on and maps of the route of the railroad, 1834.
Eight maps of New York counties, 1837-1839. Five maps of Albany, 1837-
1856. Detailed maps of tracts in New York owned by Dr. John Campbell
White (1757-1847). Account books, 1892, concerning the Russian Famine
Relief Fund and the Charcoal Club Trust Fund. Pamphlets concerning
the Annexation Bill, 1888, to extend the limits of Baltimore City. Pamphlets
on the Assessment Laws of Maryland. Miscellaneous letters.
3 vols. and 35 items, 1835-1892.
 

WHITE, JOHN CAMPBELL, PAPERS, MS.1005.2
Excerpts from sermons, 1764-1769. Poetry book of Ann White, 1804. journal
of sea crossing on the Governor Strong by Henry White (1794-1882), 1815.
Journal of Henry White in Naples, Sicily, Malta, and Greece, 1846-1847.
Volume of lectures by Henry White on French coinage, European affairs,
c. 1800-1830s. Account books of the estate of Mrs. Eliza [Ridgely] White,
1862-1865, showing real estate in Baltimore and stock investments by Henry
White. Include inventories. journals of Henry White showing events and
repairs at the VA-Ate house on Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, 1857-1859.
Account books of J. C. White & Sons, 1824-1859 (3 vols.), concerning ware-
houses and other properties rented. Mrs. John White's journal in England,
France, Italy, and Germany, 1846. Papers concerning the settlement of
suits concerning John Campbell White and C. P. White. Minute book of
the Patuxent Land Company of Baltimore, 1856, kept by Thomas H.
Buckler. Volume of subscriptions to the stock of the Auditorium Company
of Baltimore, kept by J. LeRoy White. Material on J. LeRoy WIAte's League
of Nations work. In Memoriam Thomas Hurley White, 1902 (1 vol.). Poetry
(mainly proofs) of Edward Lucas White (1866-1934). Newspaper of
Battery D, 110th Field Artillery, 1919, probably compiled by Edward
Lucas White. Library of Congress List of References on the Monroe Doc-
trine, compiled by Herman H. B. Meyer. Miscellaneous photographs.
27 vols. and miscellaneous items, 1764-1928.
 

WHITE, MILES, PAPERS, MS.180
Papers of Miles White, Jr. (1856-1938), consisting mainly of correspond-
ence with friends and relatives, and genealogical material on the VvUte
family and related groups. Religious writings (especially Quaker), and
material relating to The Johns Hopkins University, of which Miles White,
Jr., was a board member. Earlier material in the collection includes a diary
of Miles White, Sr., kept while travelling from North Carolina to Ohio via
Baltimore, 1818.
6 boxes, c. 1818-c. 1930.
 

WHITE RECORD BOOK, MS.895
Survey book of Colonel Thomas White (1704-1779), deputy surveyor of
Baltimore County, including descriptions and plats of numerous Balti-
more County tracts. Printed sketch of White by William White Wiltbank.
Index to the volume compiled by William D. Hoyt, Jr., 1940.
2 vols., 1742-1744,1946.
 

WHITE, STEVENSON, PAPERS, MS.891
Volume with estate accounts and inventory of possessions of Stevenson
White (1797-1826), made by John and Henry White, executors. Volume
with will of Stevenson White, inventory, accounts of sales, first and second
administration account. Accounts of John and Henry White as guardians
of John Campbell White (b. 1822), Charles Ridgely White (b. 1824),
Rebecca Hanson White (b. 1826), all the children of Stevenson White,
with releases from the children to their guardians on reaching legal age.
Receipts for payments from estate of Stevenson White to his creditors (12
items). Two copies of the inventory of Stevenson White; certificate of
registration of his will; recipes of Priscilla H. White; power of attorney
from John C. White to Henry White (uncle), July, 1847; power of attorney
from Priscilla H. White to Henry White (brother-in-law), being about to
leave the United States for England; miscellaneous accounts (10 items)
2 vols. and 22 items, 1826-1847.
 

WHITELEY ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.897
Record of debt cases entered by Thomas H. Whiteley (d. 1840) and the
administrator of his estate, Dr. William Whiteley.
1 vol., 1836-1840.
 

WHITELY, ELEANOR, PAPERS, MS. 2116
Canteen worker during World War 1: Red Cross public service advice
for returning veterans; postcards; three letters from a discharged service-
man, Fred Carey, working as a federal agent in Ohio, discussing raids on
stills and cabarets.
25 items, 1918-20
 

WHITING-BALCH PAPERS, MS. 1691
Correspondence between Mrs. C. C. Whiting of Baltimore and her
daughter Mrs. Dulany Balch: travels in Europe and America; the Welby
and Butts families.
Restricted to 2000. 6 boxes, late 19th-early 20th centuries
 

WHITMARSH DIARY, MS.896
journal of a Baltimore shoemaker, George Vy7hitmarsh (d. 1868), with
observations of the weather, prices, farm affairs, and miscellaneous topics.
Comments on occurrences at the outbreak of the Civil War.
1 vol., 1858-1861.
 

WHYTE SCRAPBOOKS, MS.898
Scrapbooks of William Pinkney Whyte (1824-1908), United States Senator,
Mayor of Baltimore, and Governor of Maryland, relating to his political
career, including clippings from numerous newspapers. Vol. 1, comments
on Whyte's senatorial course, 1875-1878. Vol. 2, "Comments on My Sena-
torial Course at the Close of the 46th Congress." Vol. 3, clippings on Whyte
as Mayor of Baltimore, October, 1881. Vol. 4, matters of political impor-
tance,1884.
4 vols., 1875-1884.
 

WHYTE, WILLIAM PINKNEY, PAPERS, MS.1623
Legal case book of William Pinkney Whyte (1824-1908), using actual cases
as examples, 1840-1854. Family letters, 1894-1910. Deed from F. Pinkney
to Henry Ayres, 1866. Clippings on William Hollingsworth Whyte, son of
William Pinkney Whyte, 1888. Copies of William Pinkney Whyte's speeches
to the Maryland Institute, 1870; the United States Senate, 1907; Hibernian
Society, 1903. Whyte's testimony concerning the Baltimore municipal elec-
tions of 1857. Joint resolutions of the Maryland General Assembly and
commemorative services for Whyte, 1908.
2 vols. and 1 folder, 1840-1908.
 

WICKES LETTERS, MS.179
Miscellaneous correspondence of the Wickes family of Kent County, Mary-
land, mainly addressed to Joseph Wickes (1826-1915), lawyer, and Simon
A. Wickes, physician. Subjects include legal business, family affairs, and
social news.
407 items, 1822-1866.
 

WICKES, SIMON A., JOURNAL, MS.900
journal kept by Simon A. Wickes of Chestertown, Kent County, while
studying with Henry Dutton at Newtown, Connecticut, for re-admission to
Yale, 1825. Comments on activities of students with frequent accounts of
convivial evenings spent at taverns. Notes on graduation in 1827, and
memoranda dealing with the opening of his medical practice in Phila-
delphia, 1833-1834, as Out Door Physician to the Alms House. Two typed
copies are included with the original diary.
1 vol. and 2 items, 1825-1834.
 

WICOMICO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MINUTE BOOK, MS.901
Volume containing minutes of the meetings of the county commissioners of
Wicomico County, including details on appointments of county officers,
bills paid, repair of roads.
1 vol., 1878-1896.
 

WIEGAND PAPERS, MS.903
Volume of estimates of costs and profits on engines, boilers, stacks, cranes,
and other machinery made by William D. Wiegand, member of the firm
of Hazelhurst & Wiegand, conductor of the Vulcan Iron Works. Miscel-
laneous printed material relating to the port of Baltimore, the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, and other local features. Newspaper clippings, commemora-
tive pamphlets. Miscellaneous MS. notebooks with addresses and other
items. Business papers of the firm of Gminder & Limerick from 1902. Per-
sonal and legal correspondence between J. Arthur Limerick (1870-1931)
and Edward W. Manderson of Philadelphia, 1902-1908, relating to the
settlement of certain estates. Copperplate of business card of Limerick as
"Successor to Jacob Gminder, Special Manufacturer." Henry Hazelhurst
Wiegand (1861-1943), son of William D. Wiegand, purchased the Limerick
Bronze Works in 1931 on the death of Limerick.
1 vol. and c. 150 items, 1852-c. 1940.
 

WIER, ROBERT M., COLLECTION, MS.1093
Daguerrotype pictures of the Wier and Doyle families. Photographs. Four
packets of letters, 1864-1870, of Mrs. Elizabeth Wier. Two expense account
books, 1867-1884, with Johnston Brothers, bankers. Miscellaneous docu-
ments, resolutions and letters concerning the Reformed Sunday School,
Northminster Presbyterian Church, where, Robert M. Wier (194R.19RO)
conducted a Chinese Sunday School. Letters concerning pension claims of
the children of Lieutenant James A. Doyle, U.S.N., and guardians accounts
relating to the Doyle children, kept by Mrs. Elizabeth Wier, c. 1865-1877.
Account book of Robert M. Wier with the Baltimore Coal Company, 1880.
Receipt for the purchase of a Negro boy by Wier. Typescript excerpts
from the Chicago News concerning the Baltimore Democratic Convention
of 1912 and Champ Clark.
c. 100 items, c. 1850-1912.
 

WILLARD PAPERS, MS.1637
Letters and documents (32 items), primarily concerning the patenting and
sale of rights of the Bridle Brick Press of Julius Willard in Baltimore, the
United States, and England, 1829-1840. Collection also includes miscel-
laneous correspondence concerning the Willard family, 1811-1891. Act
ceding to the United States lands on Old Point Comfort and the Rip Raps,
Virginia, 1821. Letters on Willard's process of shot manufacture, 1828.
Document granting Martha Lehman and George Werhly power of attorney
for the estate of Rephart Lubrick Lehman, 1791. Three volumes with cash
received and accounts, 1835-1838, Machine Brick Making Company to John
Price; cash received, 1839-1845; "Sponge and Rammer Book," concerning
muzzle-loading rifles.
32 items and 3 vols., 1791-1891.
 

WILLIAM AND MARY [EPISCOPAL] PARISH, ST. MARYS
COUNTY, RECORDS, MS.902
Miscellaneous MSS. relating to parish business, including deeds, drafts,
financial records (1834), vestry minutes, and correspondence. Included are
copies of land records dating from 1650 and records of church improve-
ments in 1880.
113 items, 1650-1903.
 

WILLIAMS-BURNAP PAPERS, MS. 1895
Letters to Amos Adams Williams (1786-1861), 1798-1828, with refer-
ences to Thomas Jefferson and the Williams family; letters to Nancy
Williams Burnap, 1816-75, principally from George W. Burnap and
Orville Dewey discussing education, religion, and family affairs; letters to
Susan Williams, 1841-43, about the family and the death of Anna Shaw;
letters of George W. Burnap, 1834-58, on family and health; letters to
Elizabeth Burnap, 1849-52, including references to the Bonaparte family,
Baltimore, and the Peabody Institute; indentures, deeds, mortgages, and
leases of the Williams family, 1784-1845; a volume of records, 1818-25, of
the First Independent Church (First Unitarian-Universalist Church) lo-
cated in Baltimore including baptisms, funerals, and marriages; papers
relating to the cemetery of this church, 1824-26 and 1872-73, with lists of
plot holders, advertisements for their sale, and correspondence; correspond-
ence of Enoch Pratt, 1833-96, concerning donations and debts of this
church; correspondence of Cleveland Pratt Manning, George P. Tiffany,
Charles J. Bonaparte, and Charles R. Weld.
3 boxes, 1784-1925
 

WILLIAMS, E. A., PAPERS, MS.899
Miscellaneous letters, family correspondence, papers, bills, and receipts
of Edwin Anderson Williams (1878-1948) and family. Loose-leaf continua-
tion of Williams's Plain Facts about Some Virginians (2 vols.) and an index
to these (1 vol.). MS. diary of William Chancellor of Philadelphia, kept
while serving as ship's doctor on a slaving trip to Africa, 1749-1751.
4 vols. and c. 120 items, 1749-1960.
 

WILLIAMS, ELIZABETH CHEW, PAPERS, MS.909
Scrapbook of letters, programs of school functions, and programs of D. A. R.
conventions, kept by Elizabeth Chew Williams (1872-1959). Schools repre-
sented are Bryn Mawr, Princeton, and the United States Naval Academy,
Annapolis. Memorials to Henry Williams (1840-1916), Elizabeth Chew
Williams's father. Bills of sale of ships (Weems Steamboat Company), and
genealogical material on the Weems-Williams families. Legal papers relat-
ing to Henry Williams.
1 box, 19th-20th centuries.
 

WILLIAMS, GEORGE, BUSINESS PAPERS, MS.1129
Collection of business material of George Williams, soap and candle manu-
facturer of Harford County and Baltimore, and other members of the
Williams family. Included are a fire insurance policy covering the soap and
candle manufactory of George Williams on Holliday Street, Baltimore,
1817; commission of Edward Shippen as Chief justice of the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania, December 31, 1800, signed by Thomas McKean, Governor
of Pennsylvania; deed signed by Edward Shippen, 1800.
40 items, 1800-1846.
 

WILLIAMS, GEORGE WEEMS, SCRAPBOOKS, MS.906
Clippings on Baltimore politics, with special reference to the career of
George Weems Williams (1874-1937). Vol. 1 traces Williams's rise to
prominence. Vols. 2-4 concern his unsuccessful candidacy for Mayor of
Baltimore, 1919, and include editorials, cartoons, and miscellaneous items.
4 vols., 1914-1919.
 

WILLIAMS, HANNAH C., RECIPE BOOK, MS. 2211
Recipes and home remedies of Mrs. Hannah C. Williams with directions
for making soap, paint, and waterproofing boats.
1 vol., ca. 1819
 

WILLIAMS, HENRY, SCRAPBOOKS, MS.907
"Clippings of interest to the Williams family," include genealogical and
historical items; data on the Weems shipping line, the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Maryland, and the political activities of Henry Williams (1840-
1916) as Collector and as a member of the Water Board of Baltimore.
Numerous obituary notices.
5 vols., 1895-1922.
 

WILLIAMS JOURNAL, MS.1176
Autobiography of judge Thomas John Chew Williams (1851-1929), written
(c. 1925) in the back of a receipt book of William Chandler of Philadelphia,
1818-1822.
1 vol., 1818-1822, c. 1925.
 

WILLIAMS, OTHO HOLLAND, ACCOUNTS, MS.908.1
Positive photocopies of letters, petitions, inventories of ships' stores and
cargoes, and payrolls. Copies of accounts and account books relating to the
position of Otho Holland Williams (1749-1794) as Collector of the port of
Baltimore. Account book of John Crisall of Annapolis, 1781. Account books
of the ship Defence (Captain James Nicholson), 1776, and of the brig
Olive Branch. Minutes of the directors of the Cape Henry Light, 1773-
1775. The originals of some of these items are located in collection MS.908.2.
245 items, 1773-1796.
 

WILLIAMS, OTHO HOLLAND, ACCOUNTS, MS.908.2
Accounts and payrolls of the barges Fearnaught, Defence, Protector, Ter-
rible, and Revenge during the Revolutionnry Wqr- Crew list atA rAbLftip
of wages. Accounts cover 1776-1783. List of the officers and men of the
Defence (Captain George Cook), 1776. Examination of the conduct of
Captain [George ? ] Dashiell in relation to the action between Maryland
barges and the British, November, 1782. Commissioner's instructions to
barge commanders, signed by Matthew Tilghman, n. d.
45 items, 1773-1796, and n. d.
 

WILLIAMS, OTHO HOLLAND, PAPERS, MS.908
Papers of Otho Holland Williams, General and Collector of the port of
Baltimore, and of his sons, especially W. E. Williams. Letters concerning
Revolutionary War battles; setting up of the Society of the Cincinnati;
attitude of young men to George Washington; the beginnings of Federal
Government and the attendant politics; life in Baltimore and western Mary-
land to 1830; treatment of disease at the end of the 18th century. Corre-
spondents include Kosciuszko, General Sam Smith, William Smith (Mem-
ber of Congress), George Washington, Christopher Hughes, Nathanael
Greene, Nathaniel Ramsay, Henry ["Light Horse Harry"] Lee, and Mrs.
Otho Holland Williams.
1225 items, 1781-1839.
 

WILLIAMS RECORD BOOK, MS.768
Regimental order book for troops commanded by Otho Holland Williams
during the Southern Campaign, begun at Hillsborough, September 13,
1780, and concluded at Guilford Court House, February 9, 1781. The
volume is in Williams's hand and is signed by him. Provides details on camp
life, courts martial, and supplies.
1 vol., 1780-1781.
 

WILLIAMS SCRAPBOOK, MS.968
Scrapbook of clippings from Baltimore newspapers. Subjects are miscel-
laneous and include Maryland history, criticism of the police force, politics,
and drama. Volume named for donor, Mrs. Huntington Williams.
1 vol., c. 1892-1896.
 

WILLIAMS, SUSANNAH, ESTATE RECORDS, MS.911
Last will and testament of Susannah Williams (d. 1851) and other docu-
ments pertaining to her estate (administration bonds; inventory of personal
property and real estate, including stock in Savage Manufacturing Com-
pany and property on Bowly's Wharf; accounts of sales).
1 vol., 1845-1854.
 

WILLIAMS, THOMAS J. C., PAPERS, MS. 2006
Newspaperman and lawyer (1851-1929) of Hagerstown, Maryland:
letters relating to personal family events and correspondence with Priscilla
E. Williams and Cora Maddox Williams.
Pedley, 1666 12 items, 1869-90
 

WILLIAMS, THOMAS J. C., PAPERS, MS. 2223
Correspondence of this journalist, lawyer, and Judge (1851-1929): re-
quests for speeches to various social gatherings and political meetings in
the Baltimore area; re-appointment by Gov. Albert C. Ritchie as a Judge
in the juvenile Court of Baltimore City; thank-yous for support of
Williams; real estate concerns; Williams's arbitration in a Typographical
Union labor dispute in 1920; European vacation, 1913; Williams's auto-
biography.
Pedley, 1666 1 box and 2 vols., 1890-1929
 

WILLIAMS VS. HALL RECORD BOOK, MS.910
Volume concerning the proceedings in the case of James Williams (1774-
c. 1838) and Solomon Hillen vs. Edward Hall (1763-c. 1826), David Stew-
art and David C. Stewart, tried at the February Court, 1816. Concerned
the import of flour and export of coffee in the ship Holstein, trading between
Baltimore and Santo Domingo, 1799-1800, with full texts of letters and
documents relevant to this commercial transaction.
1 vol., 1816.
 

WILLIAMSON PAPERS, MS.912
Time and waste books of James Joseph Williamson, III (1802-1839), ship-
builder at Fell's Point, Baltimore, 1831-1838 (4 vols.). Portion of the diary
of James Joseph Williamson, IV (1834-1915), Washington, 1856 (1 vol.).
Civil War diary of James J. Williamson, IV, in the Old Capitol Prison and
with Mosby's Rangers, 1863-1865 (1 vol. and typescript copy). Fwnily
photographs. Sketches by James J. Williamson, IV. Miscellaneous papers,
newspaper articles, and other material on Colonel Mosby, and correspond-
ence of James J. Williamson, IV, on Mosby's raids. Scrapbooks kept by him
and by Bernardin F. Williamson (2 vols.). MSS. of MosbVs Rangers and
Prison Life in the Old Capitol.
4 boxes, 1831-1865.
 

WILLIAMSON SCRAPBOOK, MS.914
Large collection of clippings collected by Miss Mary Janet Williamson,
including verse, reports of sermons, recipes, and articles on Catholicism,
temperance, female suffrage movements, and activities of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union. Many are from articles written by Miss
Williamson.
1 vol., 1859-1921.
 

WILLIAMSON, THOMAS, ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.913
Ledger for a rope walk in Annapolis run by Thomas Williamson and Barton
Rodgett as partners. Includes many entries for wages, tar, oakum, tallow,
hemp, and rum, with other items showing completed cordage and rope.
1 vol., 1746-1749.
 

WILLIS PAPERS, MS.1462
Collection made by Luther Martin Reynolds Willis (1882-1929) of deeds,
real estate transfers, and other material relating to property in Baltimore
City and County.
25 items, 1798-1883.
 

WILSON ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.915
Domestic and farm accounts of James Wilson showing amounts of produce
sold, animals sold, etc. Also includes notes of experiments with crops. A
note at the back of the volume states that "James Wilson the author of the
foregoing memoranda, died on the 5th May 1796. George Handy, grandson
of James Wilson.'
1 vol., 1770-1796.
 

WILSON ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1067
Daily register and account book of George Y. Wilson, proprietor of Jackson
House, Shrewsbury, Maryland. Shows cash received from the bar, and
paid out for general supplies, liquor, etc. Sums of money lent to individuals,
and occasional notes on the weather and items of local interest. Also
account for "Time at Molasses Mill," ? 1865-1867, showing wages paid to
workers. Part of an account for April, 1865, Hockessin Farm. Also included
are accounts (mainly scored through) of drugs and general stores, Ercil-
down, Pennsylvania, 1889.
1 vol., 1856-1858, 1865-1867, 1889.
 

WILSON-FROELICHER COLLECTION, MS. 1990
Four Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) letters, eleven letters of Jessie Wilson
(1887-1933), and one letter of Francis B. Sayre, all addressed to Dr. and
Mrs. Hans Froelicher of Baltimore, including one about confidence in
Froelicher's (1867-1930) loyalty when threatened with dismissal from
Goucher College for pro-German attitudes, 1918, and Jessie Wilson's
description of her father's election as governor of New Jersey and the 1912
Democratic convention and presidential campaign; wedding invitations;
o sympathy card on the death of Mrs. Wilson in 1914; two programs for
o musicale at the White House in 1914; 1913 inauguration materials; a
1786 Swiss military patent to Joseph Frolicher.
23 items, 1786, 1910-18
 

WILSON, MRS. JOHN GLOVER, SCRAPBOOKS, MS.1531
Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings of articles by Eva Orrick Bandel (Mrs.
John Glover) Wilson while war correspondent for the Baltimore News. The
emphasis is on Maryland troops in Europe during World War 1, and the
best known story is Heaven, Hell or Hoboken by Christmas. Other articles
relate to Mrs. Wilson's experiences as a member of the American delegation
to the Peace Conference (Press Section).
3 vols., 1917-1919.
 

WILSON PAPERS, MS.833
Correspondence of the Rev. Franklin Wilson (1822-1896), journals, diaries,
sermons, and lecture notes. Material on his editorship of True Union, and
correspondence relating to his interests in Columbian College, Maryland
Industrial School for Girls, and other bodies. Correspondence of John
Appleton Wilson (1851-1927) concerning his career as an architect. Cor-
respondence with other architects and state officials concerning the restora-
tion of the Old Senate Chamber at Annapolis. Includes detailed final report,
eleven items with rough sketches, three architects' reports on the restoration
of the chamber showing the reasons which governed their decisions. Miss
Virginia Appleton Wilson (1881-1957) family correspondence.
9 boxes, 1818-1955.
 

WILSON PAPERS, MS.833.1
Diary of Mrs. Franklin Wilson, c. 1852, and cookbook, 1864. Letter from
Appleton Wilson from Camden Station during the Civil War, describing
conditions in camp. Diary of the Rev. Franklin Wilson, 1847, and miscel-
laneous items relating to him. Diary of Miss Virginia Appleton Wilson,
1892. MS. copy of Babylon's Fall in Maryland, published in 1655 by
Leonard Strong (probably in the hand of Rev. Franklin Wilson). Series
of deeds relating to Parish's Range [sic] from 1790, held successively by
Thomas Wooden, the Ijam family, Marr family, Ellicott family, John B. and
Thomas H. Morris. (Papers in the possession of the Wilson family, since
Franklin Wilson held mortgage on the land.)
18 items, 1790-1892.
 

WILSON,, WILLIAM, ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1149
Account book of William Wilson (1749-1824), Baltimore merchant and
shipowner, showing accounts of his shipping business.
1 vol., 1788-1795.
 

WILSON, WILLIAM & SONS, CASH BOOK, MS.1066
General cash book, William Wilson & Sons, shows cash paid to individuals
and institutions, bonds purchased, and miscellaneous expenses. Frequent
reference to payments made by Mary N. Wilson. Other references to John
D'Arcy Wilson, William T. Wilson, and T. J. Wilson. Type of business
of William Wilson & Sons is unknown.
1 vol., 1869.
 

WILLIAM WILSON AND SONS RECORDS, MS. 2278
Account book, 1787-95, of cargoes received for several voyages of the
ships Paca and Sarah and the brig Baltimore owned and operated by William
Wilson (I 749-1824); an alphabetical index to a ledger; a contract with
shipbuilder Joseph Kemp of Talbot County for the construction of a
vessel; articles of partnership, 1854, between Thomas I., Henry R., James
G., and D. S. Wilson; an announcement of a voyage of the Andalusia; brief
notes on the history of the firm including ships owned and incidents;
information on the ships Jane and Galen including dimension, year built,
owner, and master.
8 items, 1787-1854
 

WINANS-HUTTON PAPERS, MS.916.3
Fifteen miscellaneous pamphlets written by Ross Winans (1796-1877).
Biography of Ross Winans by Carlyle Barton, Jr., Princeton University
dissertation. Scrapbook with clippings on the Winans-Hutton families, and
related Whistler family. Pictures of the Alexandrofsky and Crimea estates.
Whistler family tree. Hutton and Winans genealogical data. Three letters
to J. Gilman DArcy Paul from John Semmes giving Winans genealogical
information. Essay on the Winans Family by Mrs. Neale Smith. Chart of
Revillon, Ross, Paul, Whistler, Winans, and related families. Letters to
J. Gihnan DArcy Paul, 1962, from Mme. Be'am-Chalais concerning Winans-
Ross genealogy. Letters from David Ross Winans of Westerly, Rhode
Island, on genealogical matters. Winans chart by Tom Winans of South-
ampton, England, presented through the courtesy of Ferdinand C. Latrobe.
33 items, 1850-1963.
 

WINANS PAPERS, MS.916
Papers and account books of Ross (1796-1877) and Thomas de Kay (1820-
1878) Winans. Include invoices, receipts, deeds, letters, drafts of letters,
telegrams, and other items, relating to the operation of American railroads,
the St. Petersburg & Moscow Railroad, and the Cigar Boat. 77 MS. vols.
include check books, trial balance books, diaries, order books, time books,
rent books, cashbooks, wage books, ledgers, scrapbooks, account books,
letter books.
77 vols. and c. 1200 items, 1838-1878.
 

WINANS RECORD BOOKS, MS.916.1
Detailed records of experiments conducted by Thomas de Kay Winans
(1820-1878) on the yacht Walter S. Winans. Include 148 tests at a measured
mile, 47 tests of the steering gear (with sketches of rudders used), and 146
sea experiments. Include considerable statistical data, comments on the
condition of the vessel, and on the nature of the sea.
3 vols., 1877-1879.
 

WINCHESTER JOURNAL, MS.917
journal kept by Samuel Winchester (1779-1856), Baltimore merchant, as
a supercargo on the brig Dolly, travelling from Baltimore to Madras, India,
Ceylon, and back. The Dolly and the Heart of Oak made the journey
together. The journal contains information on the weather, the ships' posi-
tion, and incidents on the voyage.
1 vol., 1809-1810.
 

WINDER, CHARLES SIDNEY, PAPERS, MS. 1773
Letters, 1852-65, and diaries, 1854-62, relating to the military career of
Charles Sidney Winder (1829-62): General Winder's death at the battle
of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862; the Indian battle of Steptoe's Butte
in the Washington Territory, 1858; Winder's duties and daily life while
stationed in California and the Washington Territory; Winder's career as
a general in the Confederate Army with references to other Confederate
generals and confrontation with Union forces.
Register available.
11 items, 1852-1865
 

WINDER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2310
Correspondence, 1817-22, of Gen. William H. Winder (1775-1824),
with his wife Gertrude Polk, daughter Aurelia, and sister-in-law Elizabeth
Fromentin (d. 1822) about dinners with President James Monroe, cabinet
nominations, a yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans; correspondence,
1840-79, of Charles H. Winder with his wife Mary Sterett and daughters
Josephine and Mollie about a Bunker Hill celebration in Boston, dinner
with President John Tyler, imprisonment and arrest of his family in 186 1;
letters, 1861-70, to Charles from his brother William H. Winder, Jr.
(1808-79) concern the latter's arrest, confinement as prisoner-of-war at
Forts Lafayette and Warren, efforts to obtain his release, decline of his
business affairs, loyalty oaths, typhoid and small pox epidemics in Wash-
ington, D.C., foreign and domestic opinions on the Civil War, George B.
McClellan's strategy, inefficiency of the Confederate navy; letters, 1858-
68, of Josephine Winder from Mrs. George N. Hollins about mail censor-
ship, a pass to the South, the death of Mollie Winder; undated notebooks
of George N. Hollins on his family history, visit of Commodore Oliver H.
Perry and influence of that visit on his career, his service in the United
States Navy under Stephen Decatur during the War of 1812, the Barbary
wars (1814-15), a Mediterranean cruise (1817-18), and his service in the
Southern navy during the Civil War, especially his command of the fleet
defending New Orleans.
Pedley, 373, 1069, 1370, 1689, 1692 89 items, 1817-88
 

LEVIN WINDER PAPERS, MS. 1883
Governor of Maryland and commander-in-chief of the Maryland militia
during the War of 1812 (1757-1819): correspondents include Charles
Carroll of Carrollton, Robert Goodloe Harper, John C. Herbert, John
Mercer, Michael Taney, Samuel Smith, and Stephen West; orders issued
by Winder, intelligence reports, and information about troop movements
and the transport of supplies in the Chesapeake Bay area; constitutionality
of a member of the state government serving in the military, 1813, and the
terms by which the British would agree to exchange prisoners of war,
1814; a letter and two documents pertaining to the retention of Luther
Martin as attorney for the state of Maryland in a suit brought against the
state by Gottleib Shober, 1813-17, and the commision of Maj. John Spear
Smith, 1815.
Pedley, 1691 25 items, 1813-17
 

WINDER LETTERBOOK, MS.918
Official letterbook of Brigadier General William H. Winder (1775-1824)
concerned with the defense of Washington, D. C., Maryland, and parts of
Virginia during the War of 1812, from July 7-August 13, 1814. The letters
concern the deployment of troops and the subsequent general court martial
of Winder following the American rout at Bladensburg. Also included in
the volume are letters of William G. Mills, lieutenant and aide-de-camp to
Winder.
1 vol., 1814 (July-August).
 

WINDER NOTEBOOKS, MS.1563
Collection of notebooks, named for donor, Mrs. Winder c. 1930.
Include genealogical data, gravestone and church records, list of genea-
logical books in the Peabody Institute Library. Material concerns the
Goldsborough, Dulany, Stirling, Pendleton, and related families, and was
compiled by James D. Murray (1858-1931) (5 vols.). Address at Preston,
Caroline County, 1892, by Edward Otis Hinkley (1 vol.). Passport and
permit issued to the Rev. William Francis Brand, 1834. Account of a trip
to St. Louis from Baltimore, and return, 1858, by I. Hartshorne, with notes
on the expenses of the trip. Account of travels in England, 1742, by the Rev.
Henry Addison (1717-1789).
9 vols., 1742-1892, 20th century.
 

WINDER-STUART CORRESPONDENCE, MS.1570
Collection of letters from Governor Levin Winder (1757-1819) to General
Philip Stuart (d. 1830), June-August, 1814. Subjects include movement of
troops; supplies of firearms and ammunition; movements of the enemy
(especially up the Patuxent); information sent by Colonel Tilghman that
one of his squadrons would join Stuart; inefficiency of cavalry unless
equipped with muskets; commissioning of Mr. Dorsey; extra troops to be
sent to Charles County to help Stuart; militia from Allegany en route to
Frederick and Washington, D. C. Appointment of John Fergusson as
Master of Arms, signed by Stuart, September 15, 1814.
7 items, 1814 (June-September).
 

WINDER, WILLIAM H., PAPERS, MS.919
Military papers of General William H. Winder covering his activities in the
War of 1812. Lists of officers for Maryland, recruiting regulations, financial
items concerning money for supplies. Commission of Winder, signed by
James Madison and James Monroe. Correspondence to Winder from
Monroe as Secretary of State. Correspondence with John Armstrong, Secre-
tary of War, concerning troops and money. Letters on movements of British
troops. Orders for Winder concerning the deployment of Ms men. Letters
on the court martial of Winder after the battle of Bladensburg. Obituary
of Winder, May, 1824. Letters to his son, William H. Winder, Jr. from John
Thomas Scharf, 1870-1887, and from Roger B. Taney, 1847, concerning
Winder, Sr.
4 boxes, 1807-1824, 1847, 1870-1887.
 

WINDSOR COLLECTION, MS. 1772
Correspondence between the Duke of Windsor (1899-1972) and Wallis
Warfield Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, and friends Edith Reilly Syming-
ton Lindsay and Eleanor Miles: news about the royal couple's life in
Nassau and London; weather; luncheons; conversations; the Duke's travels
to Washington, D. C.; the dullness of their life in the Bahamas; and the
Duchess's desire for news and visits. Letters from Gray Phillips to Edith
Lindsay with references to World War 11, blackouts, rationing, the need
for becoming "war-minded," and difficulties in dispatching Bahamian
labor to Florida for agricultural purposes. Remainder contains Christmas
cards with facsimiles of handwritten messages and signatures of the Duke
and Duchess.
37 items, 1937, 1942-47, 1953, 1959, 1962, 1965
 

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR SCRAPBOOKS, MS. 1938
Newspaper clippings: twelve volumes on the romance of King Edward
VIII (1899-1972) and Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson (b. 1896), the King's
abdication, their marriage, and the coronation of King George VI, 1936-
38; nine volumes on the crisis of Adolf Hitler's annexation of the Sudeten-
land, 1937-38; two volumes on the annual convention of the American
Legion held in New York, 1937.
Register available. 23 vols., 1936-38
 

WINSLOW, DR. RANDOLPH, JOURNAL, MS. 1652
Journal of Baltimore physician (1852-1937): income from dividends
and sale of common and preferred stocks; interest on bonds, savings
accounts, and mutual life insurance; rents and bequests.
1 vol., 1923-31
 

WIRGMAN ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.920
Ledger of Charles and Peter Wirgman, Baltimore merchants, showing
accounts of numerous vessels, and transactions with foreign firms, insurance
companies, and ships' captains.
1 vol., 1812-1813.
 

WIRGMAN PAPERS, MS.920.1
Letters to Charles Wirgman (1781-1821), Baltimore merchant, mainly
family and financial correspondence with his brothers, Gabriel, George,
Peter, and Thomas. Letters from Thomas Holmes. Early items deal with a
visit to England, 1804, by Wirgman, returning from Bristol. Other papers
in the collection include school accounts of Daniel B. and Henry Thompson,
1810, 25 mariners' indentures, 1815-1819, and accounts of the salvage and
repair of the schooner Edward and Francis.
87 items, 1802-1851.
 

WIRT PAPERS, MS.1013
Photocopies of letters of William Wirt (1772-1832) relating to his nomina-
tion as presidential candidate of the Anti-Masonic party, and to the factional
politics of the anti-Jackson opposition. The letters are addressed to William
H. Cabell, Dabney Carr, Richard Bush, John Glenn, Joseph M. White,
Samuel A. Southard, Benjamin F. Hallett, and other political figures of the
period.
2 pkgs., 1831-1832.
 

WIRT, WILLIAM, LETTERBOOKS, MS.1014
Two volumes of copies of letters of William Wirt (1772-1832). One by
assistants in his law office, and relating to his legal practice, 1806-1816.
Outgoing letters (business and personal), copied by an assistant, 1832-1834.
Names of correspondents are indexed.
2 vols., 1806-1816, 1832-1834.
 

WIRT, WILLIAM, PAPERS, MS.1011
Papers of William Wirt (1772-1832) including family and official material.
Bulk of collection is correspondence between members of the Wirt family,
and much of it was arranged in groups by Mrs. Elizabeth Wirt and Cather-
ine G. Wirt. Includes correspondence of William Wirt with his wife, his
children, especially Elizabeth and Laura, and his sons-in-law, Thomas
Randall and Louis Goldsborough. Subjects are personal and legal matters,
with occasional references to other attorneys (Pinkney, Harper, Taney),
and judges (the impeachment of judge Pec1c). A major gro.p ,. fr..
Thomas and Laura H. [Wirt] Randall in Florida, near Tallahassee, on
development of the area, legal work. Non-family papers include material
on litigation in regard to Georgia Indians (Wirt was chief counsel for the
Cherokees), in Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia, 1813. Letters from John Ross,
leader of the Indians, and from missionary groups. Papers on the Anti-
Masonic nomination, 1831-1832, one of Wires few political ventures. Essays
by Wirt on political issues, including the Missouri Compromise, 1820.
Papers on his general legal practice, including correspondence with other
attorneys, letterbooks. Letters from Thomas Swann, Alexandria attorney
and President of the Washington, D. C. branch of the Bank of the United
States. Material on the private legal practice of Wirt, showing the difficulties
inherent in combining private practice and public office. Typewritten
description of the Wirt Papers (MS.1011.1).
26 boxes, 1784-1864.
 

WISE JOURNAL, MS.861
Daily memoranda of General George D. Wise (1817-1881), for periods
April 30, 1842-July 31, 1844, and August 1, 1847-March 12, 1848. Include
comments on the contemporary scene in Washington, D. C., Philadelphia,
and New York as seen by Wise while a member of the Coastal Survey unit
working at Cape May, New Jersey, in the Delaware and the Chesapeake.
1 vol., 1842-1848.
 

WOLLASTON PAPERS, MS.1463
Correspondence between Charles Wirgman of Baltimore and George Hyde
Wollaston in London, establishing Wollaston's right, as a descendant of
John Hyde of London, to lands purchased by Hyde in America (Maryland
and New Jersey) before the Declaration of Independence. The correspond-
ence is interrupted by the War of 1812. Letters cover the legal position of
the United States in regard to these lands.
32 items, 1731-1820.
 

WOMAN'S EASTERN SHORE SOCIETY SCRAPBOOKS, MS.938
Record books chronicling the activities of the Woman's Eastern Shore
Society and other items of Eastern Shore interest. Include menus, programs,
clippings, pictures, typewritten reports, materials on the Washington bicen-
tennial celebrations.
7 vols., 1926-1956.
 

WOMAN'S LITERARY CLUB OF BALTIMORE MINUTES, MS-1181
Minutes of meetings of the Woman's Literary Club of Baltimore, showing
articles on various subjects read at meetings.
1 vol., 1896-1899.
 

WOMAN'S LITERARY CLUB OF BALTIMORE RECORDS, MS.988
Programs and minutes of meetings of the Woman's Literary Club of Balti-
more (Eliza Ridgely, first Secretary to the club, 1890). Collection includes
autograph signatures and/or letters of Cardinal Gibbons, rope Leo XIII,
Samuel L. Clemens, John Bannister Tabb, and Julia Ward Howe. Ron
books, scrapbooks of literary affairs in Baltimore.
30 vols. and 2 boxes) 1890-1917.
 

WOOD, ELLA TERESA, POETRY BOOK, MS.845
MS. volume dated 1861 contains copies of poems and newspaper clippings.
Kept by Ella Teresa Wood and entitled "4th Book of Selections."
1 vol., 1861.
 

WOOD, JOSEPH, PAPERS, MS.1464
Material relating to Joseph Wood (1693-1782) and his family. Includes
extracts from land records and register of wills (Frederick County Court
House), 1782-1849, including wills of Joseph Wood, Catherine Wood, and
Joseph Wood, Jr. (d. 1807). Negative photostat of Joseph Wood's enlist-
ment papers, 1778, and of petition for the town of Woodsboro, 1786. Photo-
copy of a printed letter to the descendants of Joseph Wood of Cotoctin
Manor, 1892. Typescript of Mrs. W. Cash Smith to the Frederick Historical
Society, concerning the history of Woodsboro and its founding by Joseph
Wood.
5 items, 1782-1951.
 

WOOD, THOMAS, PAPERS, MS. 1896
Papers of tobacco planter (I 795-1854): financial records related to the
functioning of the tobacco plantation, "East View," in Prince George's
County; correspondence with Baltimore commission merchants concerns
the selling of tobacco, wheat, and goods which Wood bought for use on
the plantation; bills and receipts, 1795-1880, for goods bought and sold,
work done on the plantation, surveying, and taxes.
4 boxes, 1795-1888
 

WOODVILLE-BUTLER LETTERS, MS.1465
Correspondence between Mary Ann [Caton], Marchioness of Wellesley,
Elizabeth Caton, Anne [Woodville] Butler, Emily McTavish, Edward
Butler, [William Woodville ? ], and Richard Caton.
6 items, 1834-1863, and n. d.
 

WOODVILLE-BUTLER LETTERS, MS.1465.1
Letters between members of the Woodville family of Baltimore and the
Butler family of County Kilkenny, Ireland. Contain news of the respective
families, financial investments in England and America. Correspondents
include Mrs. Anne [Woodville] Butler (born c. 1815).
32 items, 1834-1880.
 

WOODWARD COLLECTION, MS.1636
Dorchester County land papers, 1680-1858, including surveys of Paradise
for Lawrence Woodman, Skinner's Neglect for William Skinner, and
Abott's Chance for Thomas Abott, all in 1680. Deeds involving Benjamin
Woodward, ? Sr. and Jr., 1797-1850. Wills of Moses Lecompte, 1799; Peter
Stokes, 1764; Sarah Stokes, 1783; Benjamin Woodward, ? Sr., 1817-1818 (3
wills). Commission of Benjamin Woodward, ? Jr., as paymaster to the 48th
Regiment, Maryland Militia, 1824. Accounts of the estate of Annie Wood-
ward (William E. Woodward, guardian), 1850, 1852-1858. Miscellaneous
invitations and letters. Genealogical material on the Woodward and
Lecompte families. Tickets to the impeachment of President Andrew John-
son, 1868. Letter of George Williams, 1865 describing Baltimore after
President Lincoln's assassination.
36 items, 1680-c. 1914.
 

WOODWARD-SMITH PAPERS, MS. 1842
Correspondence of J. Douglas Woodward, a New York lawyer, to Gen.
J. Spear Smith (I 786-1866) about efforts to locate heirs for final settlement
of claims of military officers who served in the Revolution. Mentions of
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and Rhode Island soldiers.
39 items, 1856-57
 

WORCESTER LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.921
Volume with miscellaneous accounts of Dr. George W. Bishop, treasurer
of the Worcester Locomotive Company, an organization at Snow Hill,
Maryland, formed to purchase engine, tender, and cars for a small railroad
on the Eastern Shore. List of partners with accounts paid.
1 vol., 1874-1885.
 

WORLD WAR I COLLECTION, MS. 1900
Collection of papers concerning World War I including correspondence,
diaries, personal reminiscences, discharge papers, and poetry.
Register available. 1 box,1917-19
 

WORLD WAR I SCRAPBOOK, MS.922
Newspaper clippings on the history of Maryland troops during World War
I (115th Infantry, 117th French Mortar Battery, 110th Field Artillery,
Rainbow Division), from articles by Raymond S. Tompkins, March-May,
1919. History of the 313th Infantry, written by E. Lester Muller, April-May,
1919.
1 Vol., 1919.
 

WORTHINGTON PAPERS, MS.924
Wills, receipts, bills, deeds, surveys, land patents, bills of sale, memoranda,
family records, business and private correspondence of the Worthington
family of Harrisonville, Baltimore County, farmers. Chief signatories of
the documents are Noah, Rezin H., Thomas C., and Marcella Worthington;
William and Daniel Rowles; Henry and Conrad R. Fite. Considerable cor-
respondence from Rachel Shipley in New Market, Virginia, to her sister,
Marcella Worthington.
c. 800 items, 1717-1873.
 

WORTHINGTON COLLECTION, MS. 1178
Scrapbook of materials relating to the February 26, 1944 and June 23,
1945 reunions of teachers and students of the Male Grammar School No.
1, Greene and Fayette Streets, Baltimore of the 1890s, organized and
planned by Thomas C. Worthington III (1883-1953), Ernest Kemp, and
Dr. C. Guyer Kelly: souvenir programs designed by Worthington; auto-
graphs, correspondence and news of former classmates; photographs of
former teachers; newspaper clippings of notices and articles about the
reunions; history and photographs of the school; memorabilia; obituaries;
correspondence with former teacher Lida E. Watkins and a copy of the
article "Now and Then" which commented on the reunions and her
recollections.
1 vol., 1943-53
 

WORTHINGTON PAPERS, MS.1466
Letters from Joseph Kent (1779-1837), United States Representative from
Maryland, to William Griffith Dorsey Worthington (1782-1856), concern-
ing Worthington's chances of various Federal appointments. Include com-
ments on the Presidential election of 1824. A single exchange of letters with
Andrew Jackson deals with affairs in Florida Territory, October, 1821.
17 items, 1821-1826.
 

WORTHINGTON PAPERS (LAND), MS.1406
Land papers of the Worthington family of Baltimore County, especially
relating to William, Jr., Samuel, and John Tolley Worthington. Other deeds
include those of the Gore, Ridgely, Hooker, and Cromwell families, where
the final purchaser of the land was John Tolley Worthington.
c. 70 items, 1741-1854.
 

WORTHINGTON, SAMUEL AND JOHN, PAPERS, MS.923
Land papers relating to the Baltimore County property belonging to Samuel
and John Worthington.
10 items, 1740-1818.
 

WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD PAPERS, MS. 2013
Correspondence between John H. Scarff, executive secretary of the
Maryland Board of Examiners and Registration of Architects, and Frank
Lloyd Wright (1869-1959) and his secretary, Eugene Masselink: concerns
Maryland's demand that Wright complete formal registration as an
architect in the state after his design of a small private dwelling and
includes Wright's application for registration.
8 items, 1940
 

WRIGHT-MAY-THOM FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2416
Business and personal correspondence, journals, accounts, and bills and
receipts of William Henry De Courcy Wright (1795-1864), Clintonia
Wright May Thomas (1825-ca. 1902), William May (ca. 1815-61), De
Courcy W. Thom (1858-1932), and other family members residing in
Baltimore and Queen Anne's County: European travels; William May's
naval career in the Mediterranean aboard the U.S. Frigates Congress and
Constellation; and W. DeC. Wright's career as a U.S. consul to Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, 1825-34. Genealogical notes collected by DeCourcy W.
Thom on the following families: Barclay, Bennet, Bland, Brett, Brooke,
Clayton, Courcy, DeCourcy, Fitzhugh, Hard, Jett, Keyser, Lea, Lewis,
Massie, May, Mayo, Poythress, Rose, Smith, Tabb, Thom, Triplett,
Warner, and Wright.
Register available.
Pedley, 714 17 boxes, 1802-1965
 

WRIGHT PAPERS, MS.1467
Small collection of the correspondence of William H. DeCourcy Wright
(1796-1864) while serving as United States Consul at Rio de Janeiro, 1829-
1831. Letters from Henry A. Wise to William H. Wright, 1845-1846, con-
cerning the African slave trade, trade between South America and the
United States (especially in coffee), shipment of merchandise, and the
business affairs of Maxwell, Wright & Company. Other correspondents
include Martin Van Buren, Edward Livingston, Reverdy Johnson, Daniel
Giraud, R. M. Hamilton, and Solomon B. Davies.
50 items, 1829-1846.
 

WROTH, DR. PEREGRINE, MEMOIRS, MS.926
Volume with memoirs of thirteen Kent County physicians, prepared by Dr.
Peregrine Wroth (1786-1879). Subjects include James M. Anderson, Jr.,
James Bordley, Morgan Browne, Jacob Fisher, William F. Harper, Henry
Page, John Reese, Edward Scott, Charles Tilden, William B. Tilden,
Thomas Wilson, and Edward Worrell. A note by Dr. Wroth says that the
memoirs "were prepared by me at the request of Dr. G. M. C. Roberts of
Baltimore, who, at the time, had in contemplation a work on the physicians
who were members of the medical and chirurgical faculty of Maryland…"
The memoirs are dated 1862. Dr. Wroth was a resident of Chestertown,
Kent County.
1 vol., 1862.
 

WROTH, DR. PEREGRINE, RECOLLECTIONS, MS.927
Two copies of selections from Recollections of My Life, made by Dr.
Peregrine Wroth. Vol. 1 is designated "for the use of my children." The
selections in the two volumes do not correspond. They include miscella-
neous topical, autobiographical, and philosophical subjects, covering the
life of Dr. Wroth from about 1818.
2 vols., c. 1875.
 

WYATT, J. B. NOEL, COLLECTION, MS.1596
journal of social life and events in Baltimore, 1890-1900, by J. B. Noel
Wyatt (1847-1926) in the form of letters to his friend, Mrs. Charles F.
Bowen of Boston. Two other letters from Wyatt to Mrs. Bowen, 1889, 1906.
144 pp., 1889-1906.
 

WYMAN AND COMPANY RECORDS, MS. 2208
Baltimore dry goods company: two journals; bill book; two ledgers; a
collection book from Maryland Mutual Insurance Company; a cashbook
from Maryland Insurance and Security Company.
12 vols., 1834-77
 

WYMAN AND COMPANY RECORDS, MS. 2208.1
Baltimore dry goods company: orders; descriptions of goods; price lists;
acknowledgements of orders.
1 vol., 1848-52

 
WYMAN-CAREY-KEYSER PAPERS, MS. 1685
Correspondence of Anna (Nannie) Bradford and Jane Margaret Cary
(1809-1903) with Sally N. Cary, 1848-51: family; friends; weather. Part-
nership agreements between Samuel G. Wyman (1809-83) and W. S.
Appleton to form Wyman, Appleton and Company, 1842. Dissolution
agreements between Samuel G. Wyman and Wyman, Appleton and
Company, 1853. Partnership agreements between Samuel G. Wyman and
George H. Byrd to form Wyman, Byrd and Company, 1853. Correspond-
ence of Samuel G. Wyman and John H. Wyman with each other and
their mother, Sarah Wyman, 1829-63: travels in the Middle East; business
troubles during the Civil War; education of John H. Wyman. Letters to
various Keyser relatives from W. N. Pendleton on family and business
affairs, 1842, 1884, and 1887. Letters of James Howard McHenry and of
Sophia McHenry, 1835, 1855, and 1892 referring to family news and
travels. Wedding list of Juliana Gaylord Clark, 1948. Miscellaneous ma-
terial including list of effects of H. C. Irvin, 1855; a typed transcript of a
letter from Robert E. Lee to Hetty Cary Pegram, 1865, about the death of
her husband; sermon to the "Foreign Evangelistic Society"; poem about
the home of John Eager Howard.
Pedley, 1718-19 50 items, 1824-1914, 1948
 

WYMAN PAPERS, MS.928
Diaries of Helen S. P. Wyman, 1867-1870 (4 vols.). Personal financial
records of Helen S. P. Wyman, 1899 (1 vol.). Minute book, Altar Society,
St. John's Church, Waverly, Baltimore, 1879 (1 vol.). Album and address
book (2 vols.). Family correspondence (Helen S. P. Wyman, William
Wyman, and others), some relating to the building of Homewood Villa,
the Wyman family residence, and its architect, Richard Upjohn. Sketchbook
of D. Wyman.
1 box, c. 1867-1900.
 

WYMAN PICTURE CATALOGUE, MS.925
Catalogue of the collection of paintings owned by Samuel G. Wyman
(1809-1883) of Baltimore. Several well known artists are represented. The
volume includes biographical sketches of the artists and notes giving the
location of the various pictures on the walls of the Wyman house.
1 vol., n. d.
 

WYSHAM ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.929
Daybook and ledger kept by the Baltimore flour merchants, E. C. Wysham
& Son, showing quantities supplied to numerous individuals.
2 vols., 1848-1849.

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