MAN. Manuscript Collections

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This collection consists of the business papers of the Lowe, Seth and Ensey families, settlers in colonial Maryland. They contain indentures and deeds of land, land surveys, promissory notes, inventories of household goods, receipts for money received, legal papers and deeds pertaining to the Low and Seth families, and mortgages, 1709-1909.

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The Sherlock Swann collection contains official reports and correspondence, notes, drafts, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and maps relating to Swann's public service positions. The materials consist of records saved from his positions as head of the Burnt District Commission (1904-1907), President of the Board of Police Commissioners (1908-1910) and his work with the Traffic Commission and Postmaster of Baltimore. The majority of this material spans the years 1904-1923.

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This collection contains information on the genealogy of the Shipley family as well as related families. Records include handwritten copies of land grants, wills, inventories, birth records, obituaries, wedding announcements, family histories, bible records, and news articles.

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The Shoemaker-Eccleston Collection consists of correspondence, notes, and receipts mainly relating to the wealthy benefactress Augusta Chambers Eccleston Shoemaker (1833-1907) and her father, John Bowers Eccleston (1794-1860), Maryland Court of Appeals Judge from 1851 to 1860.

Abstract This large collection of material relating to the Shoemaker Family of Baltimore County, Maryland includes: a large amount of personal correspondence to and from various members of the Shoemaker family, 1838-48; business papers relating to the Adams Express Co., Dinsmore and Kyle Company, the Walker-Gordon Company, and the Deder Electric Company, receipted bills, 1853-1933, information pertaining to the Burnside Farm and cattle production there, materials regarding the Shoemakers' interest in...

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The collection consists of cards and invitations collected by the Shoemaker family of Baltimore. The Shoemaker family gained local and national notoriety as partners and owners in the Adams Express Company.

Abstract This collection relates chiefly to the Shoemaker family of Baltimore, Maryland. While there are some business papers related to the Adams Express Company and various financial receipts and land documents, most of the collection is comprised of correspondence between the various members of the Shoemaker family. For the most part the correspondence is personal in nature and consists chiefly of family news exchanged between members of the Shoemaker clan (including related Ecclestons and...

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This collection consists of bank books and check books, monthly time books, Burnside ledgers, expense ledgers, journals, account ledgers, cash books, church attendance records, breeder's herd records, and similar items. Records were maintained by Samuel Moor Shoemaker, Samuel Moor Shoemaker II, Mrs. Augusta Chambers Eccleston Shoemaker, Mrs. Ellen Whitridge Shoemaker, and Dinsmore and Kyle.

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The Shriver collection consists of daybooks, ledgers, cash books, and other accounts of the Shriver family businesses at Union Mills, Carroll County, Maryland (flour milling, saw millings, tanning, stores at Petersburgh and Big Pipe Creek). A majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence between the various members of the Shriver family concerning business and family happenings.

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Genealogical data on the Shriver and related families. The collection traces the history of the family from Alsenborn Germany. Ludwig Schreiber originated the Conewago, Maryland branch. He immigrated in 1721 with his parents and brother Andrew who originated the Union Mills branch. Related families include: Forney, Yingling, Davis, Trexell, Koontz, Zahn, Kupsco, Shultz, Fundenberg, Myer, Colbert and Kitzmiller. Also some material on non-related Shriver families.