Land grants

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This collection contains file cards, maps, notes, drawings, and photostats all collected or created by Harry Lee Benson (1880-1949) and relating to land grants on the Eastern Shore in early Maryland. The collection also includes genealogical charts of Benson, Adams, Purnell, Wilson, and other families from Worcester County.

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The collection is made up of two principal series: the papers of Clement Hill, 1683 to 1819, and the business accounts of Clement Hill, 1701 to 1823. Also contained within the collection are land survey books dating from 1670 to 1715, mostly relating to Clement Hill, Sr. The bulk dates for both the papers and the accounts are between about 1760 to 1785. Gaps exist both before and after these dates.

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This collection primarily contains the business papers, land records, and Estate Record Book of Levi Hollingsworth (1765-1822), a Baltimore merchant, copper manufacturer, and public official. Other Hollingsworth family materials in the collection pertain to Levi's relatives located in Cecil County, Maryland and include land grants and surveys.

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This collection includes correspondence, business papers, land deeds, and plats of the Hollingsworth, Partridge and Gilpin families of Cecil County, Maryland. There are also two deeds of Charles Carroll dated 1713 and 1737.

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This collection spans the years 1651-1917 and is mostly an autograph collection consisting chiefly of letters written between 1768-1913 by contemporary and historical persons, usually elected MD officials as well as Revolutionary War dignitaries, Civil War combatants, U. S. Presidents, and many prominent men of the time.

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This collection contains Legal documents, land grants, court cases, and genealogy records belonging to the Johnston and Donaldson families of York County, Pensylvannia and Baltimore County, Maryland, 1767-1891.

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This collection contains primary source material collected by Joseph L. Hughes to further his interest in the study of Harford County history, many of which were the basis for talks given by Hughes on occasion, and for articles appearing in various local newspapers.

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This collection contains the papers, deeds, correspondence, and receipts of various members of the King family and others.

Abstract A collection of letters, deeds, accounts, etc. of the Maynard family and related families of Higgens, Beatty, etc. of Montgomery, Prince Georges, and, particularly, Frederick County. The correspondence comments on family news, agriculture, economics, and most often, religion. There are numerous references to methodism such as the description of plans for an 1802 quarterly meeting and an account of an 1840 camp meeting at Baltimore; there are also references to study at Princeton Seminary in...

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This collection consists of the personal and business correspondence of the Horsey, Lee, and Carroll families, 1684-1834. Microfilm identification numbers are included in the "General" note of each item in the container list.