Charles H. Tilghman Jr. to Elizabeth Donnell Tilghman, 1918
Dates
- 1918
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is restricted to microfilm. See Manuscripts Department microfilm MS 2600; 2 reels.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes; 6 oversized folders)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Scope and Contents
This collection spans five generations of the Richard Tilghman family of the Gross' Coate estate in Talbot County, Maryland. It is divided into subgroups of land papers, papers of the four principal family members, and miscellaneous papers of the family. Although mostly correspondence, the collection contains land documents, wills, a ledger from Gross' Coate, genealogical material, and a draft of "Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State."
The correspondence includes a variety of subjects such as life in 19th century Baltimore and the Eastern Shore; the Gross' Coate estate; the Navy; the Mexican War; death; family; farming; London and English society; travels across Europe; the Franco-Prussian War; sentiments after the Civil War; and World War I and its training camps.
Creator
- From the Collection: Tilghman, William Gibson, 1785-1844 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tilghman, Richard Lloyd, 1811-1867 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tilghman, Charles Henry, 1846-1906 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tilghman, Charles Henry, 1890-1954 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tilghman, Agnes Riddell Owen, 1814-1897 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org