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Cornelius Howard papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0469.5

Abstract

This collection contains material related to Baltimore County land owners and surveyors Cornelius Howard (1706-1777) and his son, Cornelius Howard II (1755-1844). These materials are dated from 1659 to 1853.

Dates: 1659-1853

Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library

John Eager Howard papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0469

Abstract The John Eager Howard Papers is an artificial collection and is comprised of thirteen smaller collections of various original manuscripts and papers. The collection spans over three centuries, beginning during the mid to late 17th century with items from the Howard family and letters from John Eager Howard, a soldier and politician. Eager was named governor of Maryland in 1788, and was elected to the Continental Congress, U.S. Congress, and U.S. Senate. The collection concludes with...

Dates: 1662-1952

Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library

Oden papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0178

Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Benjamin Oden, a tobacco merchant and landowner of Upper Marlborough, Prince George's County, Maryland. Earliest materials show the conditions of Anglo-American trade, and subsequent items concern land sales and acquisitions; tobacco sales and cultivation; slaves and slave management; banking; and family matters.

Dates: 1755-1836

Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library

Steuart family papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0758

Abstract This collection contains the correspondence, diaries, account books, and business papers of several generations of the Steuart family. The Steuarts were wealthy plantation owners with estates in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County and were also strong supporters of slavery. The materials in the collection mainly pertain to a trust estate established in 1861 by Major General George H. Steuart (1790-1867), who served in the War of 1812 and joined the Confederate States of Amercia during the...

Dates: 1885-1955

Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library

Tilghman family papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 2600

Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of the Richard Tilghman family, spanning five generations and including three major wars. The papers, mostly correspondence, are divided into subgroups of land papers, papers of the four principal family members, and finally miscellaneous papers.

Dates: 1493-1940; Majority of material found in 1684-1918

Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library

Worthington family papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0924

Abstract

This collection contains the papers of four generations of the Worthington family, who were prosperous landowners in Baltimore County, Maryland. Materials include correspondence, receipted bills, inventories of slaves, and land and estate records.

Dates: 1713-1884

Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library

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Cornelius Howard papers

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