Collection Dates: 18th & 19th centuries
Collection Description: McCulloh family papers, MS. 2110: papers of
John McCulloh, a Philadelphia merchant, and his sons James, Andrew, and
Samuel. Collection includes business correspondence between Philadelphia
and Baltimore relating to commerce of the mid-Atlantic region, references
to medical training of family members, and westard migration. Maurius Duvall
papers, ca. 1842-1845, MS 2387: journal, describing flora, fauna, native
customs, topography, geology, minerology, and meteorology of various parts
of Florida, Cuba, South American, Africa, the Phillipines, and Pacific
Island groups in the mid-nineteenth century. Includes information on the
extinct Gaunche tribe of the Canary Islands. Duvall was a medical officer
on the USS Constitution. Tench Tilghman papers, MS 2690: account and letter
books, Tench Tilghman 1784-1798. Collection records the activities of Tench
Tilghman & Co., specializing in imported dry goods.
Collection History: The originals of the McCulloh Family Papers, MS.
2110, the Marius Duvall Journal, MS. 2387, and the Tench Tilghman Account
Books, MS. 2690 are the property of the Maryland Historical Society. The
permission of the Maryland Historical Society must be obtained in writing
before any manuscripts from its collection can be published. See microfilm
for additional information regarding publication and microfilm copying
restrictions.
Medium: Microfilm
Provenance: Courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society; filmed by
the Maryland State Archives in May 1988.
M 5038
Tench Tilghman Account Books,
1784-1793. Revolutionary War hero. Aide de Camp to Gen. Washington, 1776-1781.
Secretary Treasurer. Continental Congress, 1775. Baltimore Merchant, 1784-1786