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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Preface 1 Introduction 1 Col. Charles Ridgely 2 Capt. Charles Ridgely 2 Rebecca [Dorsey) Ridgely 5 Charles [Carnan] Ridgely 3 John Ridgely 6 Eliza E. [Ridgely) Ridgely 7 Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely 7 Eliza [Ridgely] White Buckler 8 Charles Ridgely 9 Nargaretta S. [Howard) Ridgely 10 Eliza Ridgely 10 Nargaretta S. Ridgely 11 John Ridgely(l85l-1938) 11 Helen West [Stewart) Ridgely 11 Genealogical Chart 14 Ridgely Account Book~ Ms. 691 16 Container List 19 Ridgely Papers Ms 692 23 Container List 29 Ridgely Papers Ms 692.1 31 Container List 34 Ridgely-Pue Papers Ms 693 35 Container List 39 Ridgely Fanily Papers Ms. 1127 40 Container List 45 Helen West [Stewart) Ridgely Papers Ms. 715 46 Container List 48 Helen West [Stewart) Ridgely Family Papers Ms 715.1 49 Container List 52 Ridgely-Stewart Papers Ms. 716 53 Container List ° 57 Ridgely-Dorsey Papers Ms. 717 58 Container List 6o Index 61 PREFACE °1 The Maryland Historical Society has 9 major collect£ons with papers pertaining to Ridgely family members. The papers in these 9 collections have been brought to- gether because the people represented were all descendents of Robert Ridgely and, after 1789, all lived part of their lives at the family estate "Hampton" in Baltimore County. The papers were given to the Maryland Historical Society in small groups from 1935 until 1966, and each group was then given a separate manuscript number. The papers, however, appear to have all come from "Hampton" (with the exception of the Ridgely-Pue Papers). Therefore, these papers are most understandable if studied as a whole. The purpose of this register is to do just that. By discussing all 9 collections together it is hoped the original order of the papers will become clear. Because much research has been done on the collections as 9 separate entities, these artificial collections have been retained. This register will attempt to relate each collection to the others so that researchers can more easily find pertinent materials. The Introduction will give a brief biographical sketch of each Ridgely family member represented. These sketches will also direct researchers to materials in all 9 collections that deal with each individual. Following the Introduction will be a separate register for each of the 9 collections. Each register has a scope and con- tent note, a description of each family member's papers in that collection, and a container list. There is also a name index to the Introduction and nine registers. 1 - Ridgely Account Books MS. 691; Ridgely Papers MS. 692 and MS. 692.1; Ridgely-Pue Papers MS. 693; Ridgely Fanily Papers MS. 1127; Helen West Stewart Ridgely Collection MS. 715; Helen Ridgely Family Papers MS. 715.1; Ridgely-Stewart Papers MS. 716; Ridgely-Dorsey Papers Ms: 717. MS. 691 Ridgely Account Books Scope and Content Note In October 1977 the Ridgely Account Books were reorganized. The categories remain the same as the old organization, but those listed "miscellaneous" have been integrated into the categories. The cumbersome alpha-numeric system has been dispensed with. The categories under which the collection has been arranged are as follows: Col. Charles Ridgely (170213-1772) Records; Nqrthampton Furnace Records; Capt. Charles Ridgely (1733t -1790) Records; Macdonald & Ridgely Records; Eliza E. [Ridgely] Ridgely Records; John Ridgely Records; Charles Ridgely Records;~}amd Samuel Sterett Records. Col. Charles Ridgely Records Col. Charles Ridgely (1702/3-1772) was a merchant in [Patapsco, Md.). His records (1732-1755), 10 volumes, are the ledgers and daybooks from his store. Northap~t~Fpr.nace Records These records (1772-1827) are ledgers, journals, daybooks, time books, and iron- ware record books recording output. There is one ledger (1782-1785) labelled Ridgely's Forge and possibly refers to Northampton Furnace. It is in Box 2. Most records deal with the furnace's management, but some reveal information about the workers. The time books (1775-1827) are monthly records of amounts of time worked. There is also a "description of white servants" which was written in 1772 to aid identification of runaways. An account (1772-1775) records clothing alotted workers. There are also 3 account books (1784-1788) for a blacksmith and carpenter. The workers' accounts for food and liquor [at a company store?] night be the accounts in 7 ledgers (1785-1821) in Boxes 25 and 26. A similar ledger of groceries and liquor (1780-1782) is in MS. 1127 Box 5, and 2 other ledgers (1787-1791) are in 17 MS. 716, Box 6. Account books in Capt. Charles Ridgely's hand were separated from the Northampton Furnace Records, but some of these ledgers (Boxes 19-24) night belong with the grocery ledgers mentioned above. Capt. Charles Ridgely Records In addition Ridgely's partnership in Northampto~nhe imported large quantities of English goods to Maryland. He bought the goods from English merchants through various agents especially James Russell, William Molleson, and Mildred & Roberts. He repaid the agents with cargoes of pig iron, tobacco, and lumber. While the records of Ridgely's Northampton furnace activities are in the North- ampton Furnace Record books (Boxes 3-15), the account books listed in his name (Boxes 16-24) appear to refer solely to his mercantile activities and his personal accounts. (There is a chance, however, some of the Charles Ridgely ledgers, Boxes C 19-24 do deal with furnace accounts.) The mercantile records consist of daybooks, journals, ledgers, and cashbooks. He formed several partnerships over the years, -j V and there are records of his final partnership Ridgely & L*u. These account books seem to record Ridgely's business transactions, but some ledgers list the number of hogs slaughtered annually and others list personal transactions. Nicholas C. Ridgely Nicholas C. Ridgely (1771-1829) was the father of Eliza E. [Ridgely] Ridgely. He was a grocery merchant in the Baltimore firm of Macdonald & Ridgely. The account books of this firm consist only one one ledger (1797) and 3 journals (1797-1801, 1821-23). There are 2 letterbooks (1819-1839) which shed more light on the firm s extensive business especially with customers in Ohio and Tennessee. These letterbooks complement Nicholas C. Ridgely1 s incoming letters in MS. 692. Eliza E. Ridgely Records Eliza E. [Ridgely] Ridgely (1803-1867) married her distant relative John Ridgely of Hampton (1792-1867). Her records consist of a clothing record for servants at Hampton and 3 volumes (1838-1848) of personal and household expenses. One of these volumes (travel account book, 1846-1847) has a brief description of her treatment at a water cure establishment in Austria. John Ridgely Records The records of John Ridgely (1792-1867) are 2 ledgers (1829-1870) of accounts with [Hampton?] workers and 2 memoranda books (1830-1871) listing cash he spent 1830-1867. The second memoranda book appears to have been kept for John by his eat son Charles and is continued by Charles until 1871. Charles Ridgely Records Charles Ridgely was the son of Eliza E. and John Ridgely. His records are a memoranda book (1850-1865) and an account of farm [Hampton] expenses (1864-1870). Samuel Sterett Records Samuel Sterett (1756-1833) was a [nephew?j of Capt. Charles Ridgely and was a notary public. His records are 12 volumes of notarized documents. They deal with protested bank notes for the Bank of Maryland, Bank of Baltimore, the Office of Discount and Deposit, and the Mechanics Bank.1¾ The bills and receipts pertain to his personal finances and those of Macdonald and Ridgely. See Box 12 for unidentified bills and receipts that could belong to Nicholas C. Ridgely. Ridgely died in 1829, and his business partner Alexander Macdonald' was the executor of his estate. Macdonald's correspondence and receipts pertaining to the settlement of the estate are in Box 10. Charles Ridgely Papers Charles Ridgely (1830-1872) was the son of John and Eliza H. Ridgely. There are few of his papers in the collection. Those that exist include cancelled checks (1867-1869, ca. 50 items). Charles had been living in Europe prior to his death in 1872, and there are nunerous London nerchants-'--bwlls- and- reqeipes (1870-1871, ca. 100 items) to his wife Margaretta S. Ridgely. Ridgely Land Papers The collection includes about two hundred documents relating to land owned by the Ridgely family. Most of the land was in Baltimore County and the city of Baltimore. These papers are arranged chronologically and span the period 1664-1850 with the bulk from 1720-1850. Peripheral Ridgely Papers There is a group of papers in the collection that cannot be identified as belonging to any of the Ridgely fanily members mentioned above. These papers, there- fore, have been filed separately in Box 12. These include records concerning the Maryland Militia in 1794 and 1807-1809. The records are lists of officers and privates (1794, n.d.), militia company returns (1807-1808), and a list of men drafted (1809). There is also a copy of a letter (April 1781) from Willian Livingston to Samuel Huntington concerning Gen. Clinton's departure for Delaware. There are also two accounts (1759, 1761) of Willian Ridgely (son of Robert), three accounts (1785) of Col. Charles Ridgely, and a group of unidentified bills and receipts probably related to Capt Charles, Charles [Carnan], and Nicholas C. Ridgely. John [Carnan] Ridgel9's 1806 school book while at St. Mary's College is also in the collection. There are three letters of a Charles Ridgely (1845, 1860s). Other Ridgely items include a deposition (1746) concerning Northampton; two lists of slaves owned (1780s, 1840s); two bills of sale (1818, 1832) for the sale of slaves; two architectural elevations, one of row-houses on Cana1~,Street and another of an uni- dentified house; and N.G. Starkwetber's floor plan for Mr. White's villa in Towson. Janes P. Erskine was in business with an Hichelberger, a relative of Mrs. Nicholas C. Ridgely, and there are about thirty of his letters (1834-1840) concerning the business. MS. 692 CONTAINER LIST Box 1 Charles Ridgely Correspondence 1757-1784 ittul I Box 2 Charles Ridgely Correspondence 1785-1786 tNetI Q Box 3 Charles Ridgely Correspondence 1787-1790, n.d. kqu\ Indentured Servant Contracts 1782 List of Hirelings at Northampton Furnace - 1786 Laws Passed, April 1782 Session 1782 Confiscated Property Papers 1783, 1787 Turnpike Law Papers 1785, 1787 Plan of Land Valuation to Equalize Tax [1786] Estate Papers m.d. Legal Memoranda 1780's Box 4 Charles Ridgely Bills and Receipts 1758-1791, m.d. ~Q%I $ Box 5 Charles [Carnan] Ridgely Correspondence 1790-1811, n.d. fl~t( Advertisements For Runaway Negro 1791 Contract to Find Coal 1801 Catalog of Belongings at Hampton 1829 Extract of Will m.d. Legal Papers 1804-1814 Charles [Carman] Ridgely Estate 1831 2ok 6 Charles [Carmam] Ridgely Bills and Receipts 1784-1820, m.d. frt~t -Box 7 Nicholas C. Ridgely Correspondence 1799-1823 k'tut 7 Box 8 Nicholas C. Ridgely Correspondence 1824-1829, m.d. kq'uI Eliza [Eichelberger] Ridgely Letters 1799-1800 Nicholas C. Ridgely Wills 1817, 1820, 1822 Legal Papers m.d. Powers of Attorney m.d. Memoranda m.d. Gettysburg & Petersburg Turnpike Papers 1825 Reisterstown Road Stockholders List 1820 Transfer of Property 1824 Union Bank of Maryland vs. Nicholas C. Ridgely m.d. Box 9 Nicholas C. Ridgely Bills and Receipts 1793-1819 k~eIp 9 + Box 10 Nicholas C. Ridgely Bills and Receipts l82O--l829,cn.d.k~uIs II, Nicholas C. Ridgely Estate Correspondence 1829-1836 kuu\ L~ Nicholas C. Ridgely Estate Bills and Receipts 1830-1834 Nicholas C. Ridgely Estate, Ground Rents m.d. Box 11 Nicholas Ridgely and Alexander McDonald vs Sanuel and Thomas Chase re Chase's Wharf 1816-1826 W~ut '3 Box12 Maryland Militia Papers l794-1809,'n.d. kz~l William Ridgely Accounts 1759-1761 Col. Charles Ridgely Accounts 1785- Unidentified Bills and Receipts' - John Carnan Ridgely School Book, St. Mary's College - 1806 Charles G. Ridgely Letter 1845 Deposition re Northampton 1746 List of Slaves - [1780's, l840's] Bill of Sale for Slaves- 1818, 1832 Architectural Drawings (oversize) n.d. Pdems ca. 1865, n.d. Insurance Policies 1818-1819 Fragments m.d. James P. Erskine Correspondence 1834-1840 Otbo W. Eichelberger Letters 1846-1855 Eichelberger Insurance Policies 1810-1872 Matbew Smith et al. 1781 William Livington Letter 1781 William Andrew Will 1782 McHenry to John Caldwell 1789 Louis Gassawav to Samuel Moale 1822 Gagneau Freres to 1853 Agreement re Sale of Shot and Small Bar Lead [182O's?] List of Stereopticon Views ca. 1814 Advertisement re a Lost Horse 1785 Index to Account Book n.d. Medicinal Recipe n.d. Letter re Vaccination m.d. John Ridgely of Hanpton Legal Papers 1831, 1846, 1852 John Ridgely of Hampton Bills and Receipts 1829-1845 t'~,,,\ 15 Box13 John Ridgely of Hampton Bills and Receipts 1846-1861, n.Y'1"' Eliza E. [Ridgely] Ridgely Bills andReceipts 1817-1859 Eliza E. [Ridgely] Ridgely Account Books 1849-1853 ':5? Charles Ridgely (1829-1872) CancelledChecks 1867-1869 Margaretta S. Ridgely Bills and Receipts 1870-1871 Box14 Ridgely Land Papers 1664-1809 Box15 Ridgely Land Papers 1810-1850, n.d. 31 RIDGELY PAPERS Ms. 692.1 Scope and Content Note These papers are an addition to those in MS. 692. The papers in this collection are largely those of Capt. Charles Ridgely and deal with his earlier career as sea captain and merchant. There are a few papers pertaining to Charles [Carnan] Ridgely. Captain Charles Ridgely Papers Ridgely's papers in this collection supplement those in MS. 692. They deal primarily with the years 1757-1778. Ridgely began his career as a mariner and had reached the rank of Captain by 1757. He sailed ships for London merchants bringing cargoes of pig iron and tobacco or lumber from the colonies to London. Sailing was his only avocation until 1761 when he formed a partnership with his father Col. Charles and brother John to build the Northampton Furnace. His time was increasingly spent with the iron works especially after his brother's death in 1771 and his father's in 1772. He did continue to buy goods from London merchants paying with shipments of pig iron and tobacco until the Revolution. This portion of Ridgely's papers is almost exclusively concerned with Ridgely's mercantile pursuits although there are a few items relating to the Northampton Furnace, Ridgely's political career in Baltimore County, and his home "Hampton." Ridgely's papers in MS 692.1 consist of incoming letters with some drafts of his replies (1757-1790, ca. 300 items), bills and receipts (1757-1789, ca. 400 items), and land and legal papers (1759-1789, ca. 100 items). The letters are concentrated in the years 1757-1778. During this period Ridgely acted alone or as Ridgely & Coodwin (1767), or as Ridgely, McLure, & Coodwin (ca. 1770-1773). The letters are business letters dealing with shipments of goods and methods of payment. Ridgely frequently was unable to pay his debts to London merchants, and there are letters requesting payment. The London merchants he dealt with most frequently were James Russell, William Molleson, John Buchanan, and the firm Mildred & Roberts. These letters reveal much about colonial trade in the 1760s and 1770s. Two topics outside routine trade arrangements were land and guns. There is frequent correspondence between Ridgely and James Russell over "Affinity", a tract of 1500 acres on the Gunpowder River, that Russell purchased for Ridgely from John Hyde. This dispute was under discussion throughout the 1760s. Letters from William Molleson during 1765-1768 discuss procuring guns and shot for Ridgely. The few letters in this collection that do not concern mercantile activities deal with Northampton Furnace and Baltimore County politics. The letters concerning the Northampton Furnace include 2 from Col. Charles (1765)V to his sons and 2 from John Ridgely 1768, 1769. There are 2 letters, l777~and l780~- from doctors for the iron works. In 1777 Dr. Rangle Pulse detailed the reasons he was leaving Ridgely's employ. Included were Ridgely's poor treatment of his workers and Rebecca Ridgely's inept attempts at medical practice. Pulse's indenture and will are in Box 6. In the 1780s there are several letters referring to the furnace from Ridgely's employees John Sterett and Daniel Sheredine. The 4 letters concerning Baltimore County politics cempliment those letters in MS. 692. Samuel Chase wrote Ridgely in 1778 asking him to oppose an unnamed pending proclamation. Ridgely also had a copy of a 1778 letter from Samuel Smith to Gov. Thomas Johnson. In it Smith explains how and why the continYral Army should enlist convict servants before General Howe did. An undated exchange between Ridgely and Harry Dorsey Cough discussuGough's impending candidacy Another undated (possibly 1786) letter from Ridgely discusses a pending road bill~ This could be in reference to the turnpif£e Ridgely opposed in Baltimore County. 53 One unrelated letter was one written in 1788 by a Richard Sheepshanks. In applying for a job as clerk for Ridgely he gives a detailed autobiography. Ridgely's bills and receipts (1757-1789, ca. 400 items) also deal largely with his mercantile activities in the 1760s and 1770s. Many receipts are for money owed Ridgely or money owed London merchants which Ridgely was empowered to collect. There are some receipts relating to Northampton Furnace and receipts for building "Hampton'1 including the account with the estate of builder Jehu Howell. This account [1787] details the cost of building. Among Ridgely1s legal papers are land deeds and bonds for convict servants bound to him and to others. In [1785] there was a move to create a new county, to be called Paca County, out of Baltimore and Frederick counties. Several signed petitions for this are in these papers. Also included is a list of books purchased [by Ridgely?] and a list of horses beaten by Ridgely's horse. Charles [Carnan] Ridgely Papers There are few of Ridgely's papers in this collection. Most are bills and receipts (1787-1808, ca. 50 items) for food, clothing, some household items. H', Di -? CAL sue! ElY MS. 692.1 C0NTAIMSR LIST Box1 Capt. Charles Ridgely Incoming Letters 1757-1767 Box2 Capt. Charles Ridgely Incoming Letters 1768-1790, n.d. Box3 Capt. Charles Ridgely Bills and Receipts 1757-1766 Box4 Capt. Charles Ridgely Bills and Recaipts 1767-1789, n.d Box 5 %Capt. Charles Ridgely Land Papers 1762-1775 'V V' If Servants' Bonds 1759-1770 Bonds 1765-1789 I' V? Legal Papers 1769-1784 Paca County petitions List of books List of horses beaten by ,Figurel,Th William Ridgely (son of Robert) Receipts 1755-1764 Col. Charles Ridgely Papers 1758-1768 Henry Ridgely Receipts 1765 John Ridgely Bill 1765-1769 Box6 Charles [Carnan] Ridgely Incoming Letters 1797, 1817 Bills and Receipts 1787-1805 Non-Ridgely Papers ° land grant 1733 ° Randle Pulse papers servant bonds list of workers and families at "Olde - -, Plass" and "Stansbury Quarter" Ann Chew petition 53 MS. 693 RIDGELY-PUE PAPERS Scope and Content Note -- - The collection consists of 2 sets of family papers, and the connection between them has not been determined. There are papers of the Ridgely, Pee, and Penniman families and of the Stricker, Nicholson, and Harris families. Family trees of these two family grotips follow. There are a few papers relating to many family members but not the complete pap&rs of any one person. People represented in the papers include Rebecca Ridgely (1740-1812); her niece Rebecca Pue; Thomas Dobbin Penniman (1870-1957); General John Stricker (1758- 1825); and his son-in-law Joseph James Nicholson (1791-1838). The papers span the years 1748-1932 and consist of about 500 items. A note con- cerning the provenance and a cal%endar of the Ridgely, Pee, Penniman papers are included in the collection. R--~beccaRidelPaers Rebecca [Oorseyj Ridgely (1740-1812) was the wife of Capt. Charles Ridgely. She was a devout Methodist after her conversion about 1777. She left a reminiscence of her conversion and religious life written in 1786 and added on to it until 1798. She was a financial supporter of Rev. Francis Asbury, and her papers include 4 letters (1804-1810) from him thanking her for generous snpport and describing his travels. The remainder of Ridgely's papers deal with her finances after her husbandts death in 1790. There is the agreement (July 1790) between Re6ecca and her husband's heir and nephew Charles Carnan concerning her property and one letter (October 1790) in which Rebecca complains of ill-treatment by Carnan. A poem (n.d.) in the collection, probably by ReYecca, notes that her life would have been easier had her husband lived. Family relations did not improve, and in 1811 she refused to grant Charles [Carnanj I, Ridgely power of attorney to settle her father's estate. Copies of these unsigned documents are in the collection. An account book (1790-1805) listing expenses for tunning a farm and accounts with Charles [Carnan] Ridgely appear to belong to Rebecca Ridgely. Other records of her accounts with her nephew are found in his bills and receipts in MS. 692 and MS. 692.1. Her loose bills and receipts (1791-1812, ca. 40 items) are for taxes, court costs, and household items. There is also a receipt book for her purchases (1791-1805) and an account book of her expenses (1811-1812) and those of her estate, 1812-1815. Rebecca Pue Papers There are bills and receipts (1812-1836) for a Mrs. Rebecca Pue and a Miss 1Rebecca Pee. The bills and receipts of both deal mainly with taxes and rent on Baltimore property. Penniman Papers The few Penniman papers (1900, 1931-1932) concern the family's ownership of the Francis Asbury letters to Rebecca Ridgely. Mrs. Penniman (Rebecca Pee [pobbin] Penniman) was descended from Rebecca Ridgely's executor Rebecca Pee. Her papers consits of one letter (1900) from Helen jwest$ [Stewart) Ridgely which speculates on Rebecca Ridgely's character based on the Asbury letters, Rebecca s conversion reminiscence, and her portrait. Mrs. Penniman s son Thomas U. Penniman was interested in selling or publishing the Asbury letters, and his papers deal with this. He corresr ponded with Mrs. Anna Onstott historian of the John Street Methodist Church in New York. This church claimed to be the Mother Church of American Methodism, and Cnstott's letters (1932, 9 items) detail the basis for this claim. 37 Stricker-Nicholson-Harris Papers There are about 100 items relating to Col. George Stricker, his son Gen. John Stricker, John's daughters Catherine Stricker and Laura [Stricker] Nicholson, Laura's husband Joseph James Nicholson, their son John Stricker Nicholson, and their daughter Helen [Nicholson] Harris. John Stricker's papers (1794-1834) deal with land he owned with his father George in Ohio County, Virginia and with John's estate. John's estate is also the subject of the few papers of his daughters Catherine and Laura Nicholson. The Nicholson family had a long association with the U.S. Navy, and the papers of both Joseph James and his son John Stricker Nicholson relate to their naval careers. These papers are mainly official documents and correspondence. A third generation member Joseph Nicholson Harris also planned a naval career, and his family's papers include letters of recommendation from Severn Teakle Wallis to the Naval Academy and his rejection due to poor eyesight. Joseph N. Harris' sister Alice married a descendent of Uaniel Brent, an agent for American claims against foreign governments. The collection contains 2 letters (1829, 1833) from Brent concerning indemnities awarded by the Brazilian government. Compton Family Papers The collection includes 3 items of the Compton family. One is a letter (1833) by Eliza Compton to [astronomer?] Mr. Gwynnn in which she describes an astronomical phenomenon she observed.ing a farm and accounts with Charles [Carnan] Ridgely appear to RIDGEU£-PUE-PENNIMAN FAMILIES Rebecca Dorsey m. Charles Ridgely [1740-1812] (1733-90) D40 ISSUE Rebecca Pue m. Dr. Arthur Pue (1778-1852) (neice of Rebecca Ridgely) Rebecca Rue . George W. Dobbim (niece of Reb eco Pue) Rebecca Rue Dobbim m. Nicholas 0. Penniman Reb4cca Penniman Thomas Gobbin Pennisan (1870-1957 STRISKSR-NIGi{OLSON-MARRIS FAMILIES George 6tricker m. (1732-1810) John Stricker . (1758-1825) Catherine Stricker Laura Stricker m. Jos e th James Nicholson (1791-1858) John Stricker Micholsom Helen Nicholson m. R. Hopkins Harris Josmph Nicholson Harris Alice Harris m. Robert Fenwick Erent (d.1958) (d. 1922) 97 MS. 693 CONTAINER LIST Box 1 Land Papers 1748-1828 (15 items) Rebecca Ridgely Account book 1790-1805 - - - - Receipt book 1791-1805 Ac&ount book 1811-1815 Box 2 Rebecca Ridgely Letters 1790, 1801-1810, n.d. Bills and Receipts 1794-1812, n.d. I' Reminiscence 1786-1798 'I Religious writing 1790, n.d. Poem n.d. Legal Papers 1790, 1801, 1811 Estate papers 1812, 1813, 1817, n.d. Dr. Arthur Pue Papers 1801, 1805 (2 items) Mrs. Rebecca Pue Bills and Receipts 1812-1836, n.d. Miss Rebecca Pue Bills and receipts 1812-1835, n.d. George W. pobbin papers 1831-1836 (8 items) Rebecca Pue [pobbin] Penniman ~~tter 1900 Thomas D. Penniman letters 1932 notes on Methodist history Box 3 George Stricker letter 1809 Gen. John Stricker papers 1794-1834 Catherine Stricker papers 1823, 1836-1856 Laura [Stricker] Nicholson papers 1825-1850 Joseph James Nicholson papers 1804-1837, n.d, John Stricker Nicholson papers 1845-1850 Joseph Nicholson Military Commission 1857 John Nicholson receipts 1795 Helen [Nicholson] Harris letters 1860s-1870s R. Hopkins Harris incoming letters 1885 Joseph Nicholson Harris incoming letters 1874, 1883-1885, 1903 Daniel Brent Letters Compton family material Recipes Unidentified receipts Fragments Newspaper clippings Collection notes MS. 1127 RIDGELY FAMILY PAPERS Scope and Content Note This group of papers is a continuation of the faniThy papers in MS. 692 and MS. 692.1. It contains papers pertaining to Capt. Charles Ridgely (1733-1790); his nephew and heir Charles [Carnan] Ridgeiy (1760-1829); his son John (1792- 1867); John's wife Eliza E. [Ridgely] Ridgely (1803-1867); their son Charles (1830-1872); Charles' wife Margaretta S. [Howard] Ridgely (1824-1904); and their children John (1851-1938), Eliza (1858-1954), and Margaretta (1869-1949). Capt. Charles Ridgely Papers Capt. Charles Ridgely (1733-1790) was an iron master, politician, and builder of Hampton. His papers (1757-1791) in this collection supplement the larger collections of his papers in MS. 692 and 692.1. His incoming letters (1757-1790, ca. 40 items) are largely from the period 1784- 1790. They concern his iron works, especially company policy (1786) and his finance: such as money owed to him. There is some mention of servants working at the furnace: and one letter/bill (1787) detailing the capture and return of runaway servants. The earliest letter (1757) is addressed "Monsieur Chas. Ridgely prisonnier de guerre and is from a man who was a prisoner in Bayonne. The letter has been damaged and is difficult to read. Charles Ridgely's correspondents include: Jesse Hollingsworth, Samuel Chase, Richard OsIlan, John Oorsey, John Dennis, Thomas Rossiter, and banici Sheredine. Ridgely's bills and receipts (1759-1791, ca. 50 items) deal with both persoosi and business expenditures. There are a few receipts for material to build "Hampton" There is a listing of his property in 1783 used to assess his taxes. Also incLuded are receipts (1785-1787) mentioning black money and one (1787) mentioning confiscate -property. V-- -~ Charles Ridgely's legal papers (1768-1790, ca. 15 it ens) consist of indentures and depositions. The Collection also includes tfie 1762 land grant for the Forge Mill. There is one ledger (1780-1782) in Ridgely's hand. It records sales of liquor and sone groceries to various individuals and probably belongs with the account book in MS. 691. It is located with the oversize material. Charles [Carnan] Ridgely Papers Charles [Carnan] Ridgely (1760-1829) was the nephew of Captain Charles Ridgely who took the surname Ridgely in order to inherit his uncle s estate. His papers in this collection deal with running the Ridgely iron forge and his personal finances and do not relate to his political career as state legislator and as governor. Ridgely's incoming letters (1787-1809, ca. 30 items) discuss orders for pig iron, workers at the forge, and Ridgely's personal finances especially the settlement of an estate in England. There are 2 letters (1796, 1798) from wi~lian Pinkmey who was helping to settle this e-state. There is a holograph copy of a letter (1809) fron S[anuel] Chase to ( ? ) Dorsey about tobacco trade and the Embargo. Ridgely's bills and receipts (1781-1817) also refer to the iron furnace and Ridgely's personal finances. Included are several receipts (1812, 1817) to architect Robert Cary Long, Sr. for the College of Medicine in Baltimore. John Ridgely Papers The papers of John Ridgely (1792-1867) in this collection are 19 letters (1825- 1866). The remainder of his papers are in MS. 691 and MS. 692. Ridgely's letters deal with running "Hampton", building a chapel and a house in Towson, and a suit (1866) against Ridgely by a former slave who wanted her possessions returned. Correspondents included: Charles Carroll, Robert Gilnor, and N.G. Starkweather. Eliza E. [Ridgely] Ridgely Papers Eliza K. [Ridgely] Ridgely (1803-1867) was the wife of John Ridgely. Her papers in this collection consist of inconing correspondence (1816-1868) and receipted bills (1843-1859). Other financial records may be found in MS. 691 and MS. 692. Included are letters (1816-1818) from her father Nicholas U. Ridgely while she was at school in Philadelphia and letters (1849-1850) from her son Charles (1830-1872) while he was a student at Harvard University. Other letters are from a former governess Eliza Kingsworth, a friend in Vienna during the 1848 Revolutions, and Philemon Chase describing his Jubilee College (1850). Ridgely's papers include the spreifications (1851) for a high mirror at "Hampton". Charles Ridgely Papers Charles Ridgely (1830-1872), the son of John and Eliza E. Ridgely, was a gentleman farmer at "Hampton". His papers in this collection consist of incoming correspondence (1843-1872) and receipted bills (1852-1872). Much of this material concerns his financial affairs between 1870-1872 when Ridgely was living abroad. Chief correspondents are his bankers and friends Henry and J. L. Johnston and the foreman at 'Hampton" who sent him monthly financial statements on the farm's pro- duction. Earlier correspondence includes letters (1852, 1866-69) from his sister Eliza [Ridgely] White Buckler in Paris. There is one letter (185?) from Robert Gilnor concerning a railroad right-of-way through "Hanpton~', and one (1B61) from a Missouri woman venting her anger toward Federal troops. The collection contains Charles Ridgely's journal (1847-1848) of daily activities during a year in France and England. Letters written by Charles while he was at Harvard (1849-1850) are in his mother's (Eliza K. Ridgely) letters in this collection, and there are some letters from bin in his wife's (Margaretta S. [[{oward1 Ridgely) letters also in this collection. Margaretta S. [Howard] Ridgely Papers Margaretta S. [Howard] Ridgely (1824-1904) was the wife of Charles Ridgely (1830-1872). Her papers in this collection are incoming letters (1840-1889, m.d., ca. 20 items) and 3 account books (1864, 1869, 1878-1891). These financial papers are supplenented by records in MS. 691, MS. 692, and MS. 717. Ridgely's letters (1845-1870) are from family members who were living in Europe, especially her sister-in-law Eliza ("0idy") [Ridgely] White Buckler who wrote about life in London and Paris in 1866-1870. Eliza's father-in-law Henry White and her son Henry White (1850-1927) also wrote frequently to Margaretta Ridgely. There are also letters from her husband Charles in the 1860s and from her sons and daughter Eliza at school in France 1866-1872. Although most letters were from family members, Margaretta did receive letters from others including two bitter southern friends who wrote at the close of the Civil War. After hen husband's death in 1872, Margaretta Ridgely returned to Baltimore, living at "Hampton" and in town. Her correspondence after 1872 is sparse, but in MS. 717 are her bills and receipts (1870-1885). These are supplemented by her London bills and receipts (1870-1871) in MS. 692. The three account books in this collection are accounts of produce from "Hampton" (1864-1865), family clothiog (1869, which is erroneously labelled 1883 butter account) and taxes 1878, 1879, 1891. John Ridgely Papers John Ridgely (1851-1938) was the son of Charles and Margaretta S. Ridgely. - Few of his papers have survived. 'those in this collection are letters (1872-1876, ca. 15 items) he received after his father's death and pertain to the estate. Another small group of letters received by John is in MS. 715.1. Eliza Ridgely Papers Eliza Ridgely (1858-1954) was the daughter £f Charles and Margaretta S. Ridgely. She was active in Baltinore social reform movements, but her papers do not reflect these activities. The papers (1870-1901, ca. 30 items) are largely incoming letters from-suitors (1881-1886), and~a short story based on a dream. Margaretta S. Ridgely Papers Margaretta S. Ridgely (1869-1949) was the daughter of Charles and Margaretta S. Ridgely. She was a Protestant Episcopal missionary (1904-1932) to Liberia, and her papers deal with her work. She founded and ran a boarding school, House of Bethany, for native girls in Cape Mount, Liberia. Her papers are mainly letters written to her by former students after she retired in 1932. There are also some of her writings on the school. There is a 7-page proposal of marriage (1904) to Ridgely from a stranger who had read about her wealth and her Plans to become a missionary. Miscellaneous There is an unidentified daybook (1743) listing groceries sold which probably belonged to Gel. Charles Ridgely. Also included are notes on ca. 20 sermons preached at Ennanuel Church, 1854-1856. The collection has about 20 letters (l840s- l850s) written to Julia Howard, probably the sister of Margaretta S. [Howard] Ridgely. Photographs were transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division in July 1982. MS. 1127 CQNTAINKR LIST -Box 1 Capt. Charles Ridgely Incoming Letters 1757~1790, m.d. F\ttl Legal Papers 1768-1790 ktut ~ -t ', ', " Bills and Receipts .1759-1791, m.d. Power of Attorney, Colin Dunlap to Robert Chrystie 1773 Order for Mourning Clothes m.d. Land Grant for Forge Mill 1762 Fragments Box 2 Charles [Carman] Ridgely Incoming Letters 1787-1809 3 Bills and Receipts 1781-1817, m.d eI3 I? il-I- Legal Papers 1791-1810 Rc£tW John Ridgely (1792-1867) Letters 1825-1866 Eliza E. [Ridgely] Ridgely Incoming Letters 1816-1868, m.d. Bills and Receipts 1843-1859 William Blackford to---- nd. Box 3Charles Ridgely (1830-1872) incoming Letters 1843-1872, m.d. 5 Bills and Receipts 1852-1872, m.d. Journal 1847-1848 Kcut 6 Margaretta S. [Howard] Ridgely Incoming Letters 1840-1872 Box 4 Margaretta S. [Howard] Ridgely Incoming Letters 1873-1889, m.d. keel 7 Account Books 1864, 1869, 1878-91 - Legal Papers 1881-1882 Pamphlet "A Candid Examination of the Episcopal Church" John Ridgely (1851-1938) Incoming Letters 1872-1876, m.d. [Charles] Howard Ridgely, [Jr.], Otho K. Ridgely, School Papers 1866-72 Howard Ridgely, Valentine n.d. Eliza Ridgely (1858-1954) Incoming Letters 1872-1890, m.d. Christmas List 1870 "A Dream Fantasy" 1901 Margaretta S. Ridgely (1869-1949) Incoming Letters 1874, 1904-1942, n.d.%qa Financial Papers 1910-1911 'V House of Bethany Papers 1932-1949 Certificates 1973-1930 Passport 1930 J[ames] H[oward] to James Carroll [1828?] [James McHenry Howard] "A Dream" 1830 Julia Howard Incoming Letters ca. 1840-1850, m.d. Ella Ridgely Incoming Letters 1873-1887, o.d. Box 5 Howard Financial Papers 1853, 1868 \k Ridgely-Howard Genealogy m.d. - George L.L. Davis "A Brief Menoir of the Family of Ridgdly" Sermons Preached at Emmanuel Church (notes) 1854-1856 Charles R. Howard. Papers re Emmanuel Church 1859 Notebook m.d. Booklis ts 1872, m.d. Poems 1823-1873, m.d. Woodcuts of birds m.d. Printed Material 1850-1887, m.d. Unidentified Letters 1850-1875, m.d. Unidentified 1811-1911, m.d. Oversize Capt. Charles Ridgely (1733-1790), Ledger 1780-1782 [Col. Charles Ridgely?], Daybook 1743 Charles Ridgely Passport 1870 46 MS. 715 HELEN WEST STEWART RIDGELT PAPERS - Scope and Content Note The collection consists of the incoming letters of Helen West [Stewart] Ridgely (1854-1929). She was the wife of John Ridgely (1851-1938). The letters are largely from her immediate family and reveal much about the life of a Balti- more society matron in the late nineteenth century. The letters are especially revealing about child~earing practices. The bulk of the papers are letters (ca. 500 items) she received from the year of her marriage (1873) until 1901 although the papers span the years 1868-1919. The letters are arranged chronologically with undated material arranged by the name of the writer. Helen West Stewart Ridgely Papers Ridgely's incoming letters are largely from her immediate family. Her most frequent correspondents were her mother Josephine [Moulton) Stewart and her grand- mother Leonice [Sa'spson] 'Moulton (1811-1897). Their letters (1574-1890s) abound in advice to Helen on raising her children properly. Helen Ridgely was frequently away from her husband John, traveling for pleasure or her health, and the collection has many letters from John to his wife. These letters discuss his activities at "Hampton" in her absence. Other correspondents during the early years of her marriage were her girlhood friends Sophie Tyson, Annie Perot, Elizabeth H. Williams, and Mary [Steel) Ralston who lived in Scotland. Helen's brother David Stewart wrote often while he was a student at Princeton University (1874-1878). Other relatives writing to Helen were her sister Leonice [Stewart] Shaw in Baltimore and their uncle John Ordonaux, a lawyer in New York. Helen Ridgely's correspondence in the late 1880s and 1890s contain$many letters from her children, especially Helen S. Ridgely and Margaret H. [Ridgely] Leidy w"hi~1e th4y \aere traveling. There are also several letters (1887) about the education of her daughter Leonice. Ridgely received letters from her husband's cousins Henry (1850-1927) and Julian LeRoy White (1853-1923). Henry was with the U.S Diplomatic Service in England, Italy, and Prance, and most of his letters (1880s) were written while he was with the U.S Embassy in London. Julian White also spent most of his life abroad, and his letters (1878-1899) discuss his life in France. The White's mother Eliza ("Didy") [Ridgely] White Buckler (1828-1894) also lived in France and frequently wrote to Helen about her activities. Although most of Helen's letters deal with her family, there are some letters concerning her outside interests. There are a group of letters (1880-1883, ca. 50 items) from a M. Reinhardt. These are all in German and appear to deal with German lessons. In 1894 Helen Ridgely published The Old Brick Churches of Maryland. There are letters (1893) from a J.W. Palmer discussing this book. Helen Ridgely was active in the Maryland Society of the Colonial Dames of America, and there are about 50 letters (n.d.) from the Society's historian Annie L. Sioussat concerning Ridgely's research on graveyards in Maryland done for the Society. Ridgely also corresponded with Baltimore author Sarah H. Bennett. These letters discuss Bennett's own work as well as Ridgely's. MS. 715 CONTAINER LIST Box1 Helen W. [Stewart] Ridgely Incoming Letters1868-1882 Box2 He1e~ W. [Stewart] Ridgely Incoming Letters1883-1888 Box3 Helen W. [Stewart] Ridgely Incoming Letters1889-1894 Box4 Helen W. [Stewart] Ridgely Incoming Letters1895-1901 Box 5 Helen W. [Stewart] Ridgely Incoming Letters 1902-1919 undated Sarah E. Bennett Florence Mackubin Elizabeth H. Morrison Leonice S. Moulton Annie Perot M. Reinhardt Eliza Ridgely Helen S. Ridgely John Ridgely Julian Ridgely Leonice Ridgely Margaret Ridgely Margaretta S. Ridgely Stewart Ridgely Box 6 Helen W. [Stewart] Ridgely Incoming Letters n.d. Helen S. Shaw Leonice Shaw Annie L. Sioussat David Stewart Josephine M. Stewart Sophie Tyson Henry White Julian White Sarah (?) Notes Checkbook 1892, 1893 "The Acorn" February, 1862 United Women of Maryland Broadside 1899 MS. 715.1 HELEN WEST [STEWART) RIUCELY FAMThY PAPERS Scope and Content Note This collection consists of papers pertaining to members of Helen Ridgely's family. Included are papers of: her grand-parents Leonice [Sampson) and Joseph White Moulton; her parents Josephine [Moulton) and John Stewart; her husband John Ridgely, and their son Julian White Ridgely. The papers span the years 1840-1918. Provenance Most of these papers were apparently collected by Leonice S. Moulton and given to her granddaughter Helen W. [Stewart) Ridgely (See Helen West Ridgely, "Ny Heritage,' p. 18, MS. 716, Pox 4). The papers had been scattered among collections MS. 692, MS. 692.1, and MS. 715 and were brought back together in 1977. Leonice [Sampson) Moulton Papers Leonice [Sampson) Moulton (1811-1897) was Helen West [Stewart) Ridgely's grand- mother. Her papers consist of letters she received (1840-1892, ca. 50 items), a diary (1862), and a journal (1832) and Spanish language exercises. These were kept 7 by Purviance while in the Navy in South America and given to Mrs. Moulton. The letters are from her daughter Josephine discussing her children and also Baltimore during the Civil War. There are a few letters from her granddaughter Helen while she was in Europe (1870). Mrs. Moulton's diary has britf daily entries of her activities in Roslyn, New York. Joseph White Moulton Papers Joseph White Moulton was a lawyer, partner of paniel Webster, and an historian. His papers do not reveal much about his career, but there is one letter (1844) from "U Daniel Webster and another letter (1846) from E.B. 0'Callaghan discussing Moulton's work Novum Belgium. The remainder of his letters (1844-1871, ca. 30 items) are from his daughter Josephine Stewart and her children mainly while they were in Europe 1870-1871. There are 2 letters concerning Moulton's brother-in-law (7) Major-General John Ellis Wool (1784-1869). One (1861) is from Josephine Stewart while visiting Wool, commander of fortress Monroe; the other (1869) is a letter from Wool detailing his long military career. Letters written by Joseph Moulton are found in the papers of John Stewart. John Stewart Papers John Stewart (1826-1901 7) was a lawyer in Baltimore. The few papers of his in this collection are 30 letters (1852-1871) he received. The bulk of the letters are those (1856) from his wife Josephine while she and her children were visiting her family, and those (1869-71) from her father Joseph W. Moulton. Josephine [Moulton] Stewart Papers Josephine [Moulton) Stewart's papers consist of incoming letters, extracts of a diary, a coomonplace book, and a scrapbook. The letters (1854-1903, ca. 30 items) are mainily from her daughter and grandchildren. The diary extract recalls an incident with her father Joseph Moulton in 1868. The coomonplace book was begun in 1869 on a trip to Europe and also contains thoughts jotted down in later years. The scraphook contains newspaper clippings and printed material. John Ridgely Papers John Ridgely (1851-1938) was a gentleman farmer at "Hampton." The papers in this collection that belong to him are mainly letters (1870s-1880s, ca. 20 items) he received from his wife Helen W. [Stewart) Ridgely. John's letters to Helen 9£ during this period describe his farming activities and are part of Helen's papers, MS. 715. There are also a few certificates belonging to him. Julian W. Ridgely Papers Julian W. Ridgely (1887-1939) was the son of John and Helen W.S. Ridgely. 'as papers consist of 20 items dealing with his education at the Country &chool for &ys, including grades and compositions. The collection also includes a few items relating to Helen W.S. Ridgely's uncle, lawyer John Crdronaux (d. 1908) and her cousin Hariette E. [Criswold) Hart (d. 1895). A ~ ~' F t 1 HI%$'(ft¼; F 32 MS. 715.1 CONTAINER LIST Box 1Leonice S. -Moulton Incoming Letters 1840-1895, n.4. Diary 1862 Purviance Papers Memorabilia Joseph W. Moulton Incoming Letters 1844-1873 Sketch John Stewart Incoming Letters 1852-1871 Box 2 Josephine M. Stewart Incoming Letters 1854-1903, n.d. Coomonplace book Scrapbook John Ridge1y Incoming Letters 1872-1918, n.d. Certificates Julian W. Ridgely Papers John Ordronaux Papers Harriette Hart Papers 9) MS. 716 RIDGELY-STEWART PAPERS Scope and Content Note Th9 99llection consists o~f scrapbqoks and family papers collected by Leonice Josephine [Moulton] Stewart and her _daughter Helen West [Stewart] Ridgely. Topics covered include "Hampton," the Moulton, Stewart, and Ridgely families, childkearing, the Colonial Dames of America, and William Cullen Bryant. L. Josephine [Moulton1 Stewart Scrapbooks L. Josephine [Moulton] Stewart (m. 1854) was the wife of Baltimore lawyer John Stewart. She grew up in Roslyn, New York, attended Emma Willard's Seminary in Troy, New York, and spent her married life in Baltimore. Her scrapbooks of clippings (1878-1921, 15 vols.) reflect all these activities. The clippings relate to Moulton family members' and friends' activities in Roslyn, especially those of neighbor William Cullen Bryant. Stewart also collected clippings about her alma mater Emma Willard's Seminary, and clippings from the later years deal with Stewart and Ridgely family activities in Baltimore. Stewart was active in the Maryland Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Board of Missions (P.E. Church) and the Women's Industrial Exchange. Her scrapbooks con- tain clippings and reports of these organizations. Other topics covered by clippings include: Baltimore reform politics, women' 5 suffrage, divorce laws, intemperance, the 1904 Baltimore Fire, the 1907 Jamestown Exposition, and Russian communism. These clippings supplement Mrs. Stewart's thoughts in her letters to her daughter Helen that are found in MS. 715. Stewart kept one scrapbook of manuscript material. The letters, certificates, and writings (1773-1890) in this volume highlight the legal and historical career of her father Joseph White Moulton. There are also letters from William Cullen Bryant to 54 her mother Leonice S. Moulton. There is a letter (1852) from Emma Willard about Stewart's education at the seminary and a few letters about the education of Stewart's son-Davi4 and daughter Helen 14,,Ridgely. The items in this scrapbook relate to the paper-s of the Moulton and Stewart femi1y-;members found in MS. 715.1. Helen W. [Stewart] Ridgely Papers The papers of Helen W. [Stewart] Ridgely in this collection are diaries, scrapbooks, account books, and research notes. These papers supplement her ex- tensive correspondence in MS. 715. Helen Ridgely apparently was a conscientious diarist, but diaries survive only for the years [1870], 1881-83, 1886-1888, 1906, 1907-08',- amd 1909. eftese diaries (7 vols.) are detailed and introspective giving her thoughts as well as a record of her activities. The earliest diary records her activities while in school probably in the early 187Os. The most interesting diaries are the 3 volumes covereing the years 1881-83, and 1886-1888, because they give insight into the child-rearing philosophy of Ridgely. In the 1881-83 volume she records the activities of her 3 daughters as dictated by the girls. They are quite candid about their misdeeds and punishments. The 2 volumes of 1886-1888 contain Ridgely's thoughts on raising her children to be useful adults. These diaries coupled with the letters of advice from Ridgely's mother in MS. 715 give a good view of childrearing in the late 19th century. The 3 diaries for the years 1906, 1907, 1909 are narratives of Ridgely's activities and mention her work with the Colonial Dames and Jamestown Exposition as well as her social commitments. The 1907-08 diary contains her recollections of her uncle John Ordronaux after his death. Ridgely's notebooks include her Bible study notes for 1877; one notebook of research on Maryland churches probably used for her book, The Old Brick Churches of 55 Maryland; one scrapbook of obituaries; and one of articles on Baltimore. There is also an essay (ca. 1904) by Ridgely on the attitude of inquiry. One book has notes on keeping poultry-_(1913)-and_raising vegetables (1917). - - - - Ridgely's account books include her~expenses for 1994-1905 and her grocery account for 1907. Helen W. Ridgely was active in the Maryland Society of the Colonial Dames of America. She was chairman of their committee to research colonial graves, and the collection includes reports (1897-1900) of committee members. This research resulted in Historic Craves of Maryland and the District of Columbia (New York, 1908) edited by Helen W. Ridgely. Ridgely was also chairman of the Maryland Commission to the Jamestown Exposition in 1907. This collection includes her incoming letters (1906- 1907) about organizing the Maryland display. There is also some printed material about the 1914 Star-Spangled Banner Centennial, Helen W. Ridgely wrote a genealogy/reminiscence of her family entitled, "My Heritage." This 50-page article deals with the Moulton and Stewart families and contains copies of many family letters. A typescript of this work is part of the collection. Other Ridgely Material The collection includes a personal account book (1876-1878) of Leonice S Moulton (mother of L. Josephine Stewart). There are also books belonging to Helen W. Ridgely's children: Juliam's Latin exercise book; Leonice' s social engagement book (1893-1894); and Helen S. Ridgely's diary (1901). A shelflist (1930) of the "Hampton" libraries is part of the ~OllS~t~O~~Eo£~waoi%ac&7) Earlier Ridgely material includes 2 ledgers,'(1787-l79l) and a ledger index (1789-1790) that belong with the ledgers in MS. 691. There is also a list of wines 56 and liquors located at "Hampton" in the early nineteenth century. There are several items belonging to Eliza ("Didy") [Ridgely] White Buckler and [her?] English ~governess Eliza Kingsworth. Kiflgssorth was probably a governess at "Hamp~ton" in the late l83Os. There are~2 o~f~Eingswotth's school exercise books (1827-1828). The 1827 book has a diary about teaching in Canada (1835) and how she disliked it. There is a diary (1842) of the schoolgirl activities of Eliza ("Didy") Ridgely (later Mrs. John Campbell white and Mrs. Thomas Buckler). Dating from about this time is a manuscript story (by Eliza Ridgely ?) about a family's trip to the springs in Virginia entitled, "The Little Travellers,' or, A Visit to the Springs in the State of Virginia." The collection also includes a Creek exercise book (1865) and a few pages of genealogical material copied from family books by Margare£kS. [Howard] Ridgely in 1865. 57 MS. 716 CONTAINER LIST Box 1 L. Josephine7Stewar~-t Scrapbooks __ - 1878-1892, 6 vols. Box 2 L. Josephine -Stewart Scrapb?oks 1893-1914, 6 vols'. Box 3 L. Josephine Stewart Scrapbooks 1773-1890, 1920-1921, Loose newspaper clippings 3 vols. Box 4 Leonice [Sampson] Moulton Account Book 1876-1878 Leonice Ridgely Notebook 1892, 1893-94 Helen S. Ridgely Diary 1901 Julian Ridgely School book Hampton Libraries Shelflist 1930 Helen W. [Stewart] Ridgely Craveyard Coemittee Reports 1897-1900 Helen W. [Stewart] Ridgely Jamestown Exposition Letters 1906-07 Helen W. [Stewart] Ridgely Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Material 1914 Helen W. [Stewart] Ridgely "My Heritage" Box 5 Helen W. [Stewart) Ridgely Diaries - [1870), 1881-83, l886-8~ 1906-09, 7 volumes Notebooks 1877, 1892, 1893, 1904, 1913, 6 volumes Account books 1904-05, 1907, 2 volumes Box 6 "Hampton" [?) Account Books 1787-1791, 3 volumes Wines and liquors [at Hampton] Eliza Kingsworth School books/Diary 1827-1828, 1835, 2 volux Eliza ("Didy") Ridgely Diary 1842 "The Little Travel1ers~' Greek Exercise Book 1865 Margaret S. Ridgely Notebook 1865 56 MS 717 RIDGELY-DORSEY PAPERS Scope and Content Note The collection consists of the bills and receipts (1870-1885) of Margaretta S. [Howard) Ridgely; a log book (1756-1758) of Capt. Charles Ridgely; and an account book (1733-1760) of Caleb Dorsey. Margaretta S. [Howard) Ridge1y Papers Margaretta S. [Howard) Ridgely (1824-1904) was the wife of Charles Ridgely (1830-1872). Soon after her husband's death her son John (1851-1838) married Helen West Stewart, and Margaretta lived with them at "Hampton." She also had a house in Baltimore. The bills and receipts (1870-1885) are for items she purchased while at "Hampton" and the Baltimore house. The receipts cover repairs to the houses, furnit$re, many books, clothing, and dry goods. These bills and receipts are supplemented by her bills and receipts for the last years she lived in London (1870-1871) before her husband's death. These earlier papers are found in MS. 692, Box 15. Margaretta Ridgely's incoming letters are in MS. 1127, Boxes 3 & 4. Capt. Charles Ridgaly Logbook Capt. Charles Ridgely (1733-1790) earned his title as a sea captain in the 1750s and 1760s. His logbook covers the period he was captain of the snow (square- rigged vessel similar to a brig) named "Baltimore Town." The vessel traveled frcm London to Virginia and Maryland in 1756-1758. It was owned by William Dunn and Stockton and chartered by James Russell, a London merchant. (Other records of Ridge1y's dealing with Russell are in MS. 691, Ms 692, and MS* 692.1.) Ridgely's logbook records wind direction, weather conditions, and the crew's activites during the voyages. Caleb Dorsey Account Book Caleb Dorsey (1710-1771) was Capt. Charles Ridgely's father-in-law, and also an iron master. His account book (1733-1760) includes accounts of dry goods purchased and drafts of letters sent. Some letters discuss pig iron and the Elkridge Iron Works of which he was part owner. i\ 7~'Y A ~ F) K I { 4 ffi&: ¾'" SOUL' 4 £0 MS. 717 CONTAINER LIST Box 1 Margaretta S. [Howard) Ridgely Bills and Receipts 1870-1885 Box 2 Charles Ridgely Logbook 1756-1758 Caleb Dorsey Account Book 1733-1760 INDEX Asbury, Francis, 5, 35, 36 Nicholson, Joseph James, 35: Astronomy, 37 Northampton Furnace, 2, 3, Baltimore County, Maryland -- Land -- Taxes, 4, 24 16, 23-24, 28, 31, 32, Baltimore Count>'. Maryland -- Politics, 4, 23, 24, 32 40-41 Bank of Baltimore, 18 Office of Discount and Depo'. Bank of Maryland, 18 18 Banks and banking, 18 Ohio County, West Virginia Bennett, Sarah E., 12, 47 Land, 37 Brazil, 37 Ordronaux, John, 46, 51, 54 Brent, Daniel, 37 Paca, William, 4, 33 Bryant, William Cullen, 53 Penniman, Thomas Dobbin, 35: Buckler, Eliza [Ridgely) White, 8-9, 42, 43, 47, 56 Pinkney, William, 41 Chase, Samuel, 23, 26, 32, 40, 41 Princeton University, 46 Child rearing, 46-47, 49, 54 Pue Rebecca, 35, 36 Civil War -- Civilian affairs, 42, 43, 49 par4iance, ? , 49 Colonial Dames of America, 12, 47, 54, 55 Revolution -- enlistments, 6 Colonial trade, 2, 17, 23, 31, 32, 58 32 Compton family, 37 Ridgely, Charles (1702/3-72) Dallam, Richard, 40 2, 3, 16, 28, 31, 44 Dennis, John, 40 Ridgely, Charles (1733-90), Dorsey, Caleb, 59 16, 17, 23-24, 25, 28, Education -- women, 7, 8, 11, 42, 43, 44, 47, 53, 54, 56 33, 40-41, 55, 58 Elkridge Furnace, 59 Ridgely, Charles (1830-72), Embargo (1807-09), 41 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 27, Erskine, James P., 28 42 Foreign trade, 2, 17, 23, 31-32 Ridgely, Charles [Carnan], ' Furnaces and forges, 2, 3, 16, 23-24, 40, 59 23, 24-25, 28, 31, 33, Cough, Harry Dorsey, 32 36, 40, 41 Grocery trade, 7-8, 17, 23, 26-27 Ridgely, Eliza (1828-94), St "Hampton," i, 4, 5-6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 24, 25, 33, 40, Buckler, Eliza [Ridgel> 41, 42, 43, 46, 55, 56,~58 White Harvard University, 9, 42 Ridgely, Eliza (1858-1954), Health resorts, watering places, 18 11, 40, 43, 44 Housekeeping, 46-47 Ridgely, Eliza E. [Ridgely], Indentured servants, 4, 16, 23, 32, 40-41 16, 18, 25-26, 40, 42 Iron industry and trade, 2, 3, 16-17, 23-24, 31, 40, 59 Ridgely, Helen 8., 47, 55 Jamestown Exposition, 12, 53, 54, 55 Ridgely, Helen West [Stewart Johnston, J.L., 9, 42 9, 11, 36, 46-47, 49, 5 Kingsworth, Eliza, 7, 42, 56 53, 54-55 Leidy, Margaret H. [Ridgely], 47 Ridgely, John (1792-1867), 6 Long, Robert Cary, Sr., 41 16, 18, 23, 25, 40, 41 Loyalists -- confiscated land, 23, 40 Ridgely, John (1851-1938), 1 Lumber industry and trade, 2, 17, 31, 40, 43, 46, 50-51 Macdonald, Alexander, 7, 27 Ridgely, Julian W., 51, 55 Macdonald & Ridgely, 7, 16, 26-27 Ridgely, Margaretta S., 11, Merchants, 2, 7, 16-17, 23-24, 26-27, 31-32 44 Methodist churches -- history, 5, 35, 36 Ridgely, Margarett~ S. [Bowa Militia -- Maryland, 28 9, 10, 27, 40, 43, 44, Missionaries -- Liberia, 11, 44 Ridgely, Nicholas C., 7-8, 1 Moulton, Joseph W., 12, 49-50, 53 23, 25, 26-27, 28, 42 Moulton, Leonice [Sampson), 12, 46, 49, 55 Ridgely, Rebecca [Dorsey), 5 Music, 7, 25 32, 35-36 61 Ridgely & Goodwin, 3, 31-32 Ridgely, McLure, & Goodwin, 3, 31-32 Roads -- Baltimore County, Maryland, 4, 32 Rossiter, Thomas, 40 St* Mary's College, 28 Seamen, 2, 31, 58 Shaw, Leonice [Stewart], 46 Sheepshanks, Richard, 33 Ships -- 'Baltimore Town", 3, 58 Ships -- Logbooks, 3, 58 Sioussat, Annie [Leakin], 12, 47 Slave trade, 6, 25, 28 Slavery, 23, 24, 25, 28, 41 Sterett, Samuel, 16, 18 Stewart, David, 46 Stewart, John, 12, 50 Stewart, L. Josephine [Moulton], 12, 46, 49, 50, 53-54 Stricker, John, 35, 37 Sully, Thomas, I~ 25, 26 Temperance, 53 Tobacco trade, 2, 17, 31, 41 Tyson, Sophie, 46 U.S. Navy, 37 Wallis, Severn Teakle, 37 White, Henry (1850-1927), 9, 43, 47 White, Henry (fl. 1860s), 9, 43 Women's organizations, 12, 26, 47, 53 Wool, John Ellis, 50