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Richard Dorsey, Incoming Correspondence, 1833 - 1848

 File — Box: 1

Dates

  • 1833 - 1848

Conditions Governing Access

Public use of this collection is restricted to microfilm. See Manuscripts Department microfilm Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations; reel 11 and duplicate reel 2 for retakes.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.21 Linear Feet (1 half Hollinger box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Richard Dorsey (1780-1850) was a tobacco inspector until ca. 1822 and in his subsequent dealings was a merchant, financier, and farmer. He was a resident of Baltimore. The bulk of this collection is the incoming correspondence of Richard Dorsey. The items dating from 1809-1810 relate to the confinement and treatment of his sister, Rebecca Dorsey, for insanity and opium addiction. Benjamin Rush, James S. Lewis, and W. Hammond are the correspondents. Correspondence of 1830 relates to Dorsey's efforts to retrieve three runaway slaves in New York City. Later items discuss the settlement of the Rebecca Dorsey and Elizabeth Dorsey estates, including inventories of land, slaves, and stock in the Mechanics Bank and the Fredericktown Turnpike Company.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750