Helen West Stewart Ridgely family papers

Leonice Sampson Moulton papers

Leonice Sampson Moulton (1811-1897) was Helen West Stewart Ridgely's grandmother. Her papers consist of letters she received (1840-1892; roughly 50 items), a diary (1862), a journal (1832) and Spanish language exercises. These were kept by Purviance while in the Navy in South America and given to Mrs. Moulton. The letters are from her daughter Josephine discussing her children and also Baltimore during the Civil War. There are a few letters from her granddaughter Helen while she was in Europe (1870). Mrs. Moulton's diary has brief daily entries of her activities in Roslyn, New York.

Joseph White Moulton papers

Joseph White Moulton was a lawyer, partner of Daniel Webster, and an historian. His papers do not reveal much about his career, but there is one letter (1844) from Daniel Webster and another letter (1846) from E. B. O'Callaghan discussing Moulton's work Novum Belgium. The remainder of his letters (1844-1871; roughly 30 items) are from his daughter Josephine Stewart and her children mainly while they were in Europe 1870-1871. There are 2 letters concerning Moulton's brother-in-law Major-General John Ellis Wool (1784-1869). One (1861) is from Josephine Stewart while visiting Wool, commander of Fortress Monroe; the other (1869) is a letter from Wool detailing his long military career.

Letters written by Joseph Moulton are found in the papers of John Stewart.

John Stewart papers

John Stewart (1826-1901?) was a lawyer in Baltimore. The few papers of his in this collection are 30 letters (1852-1871) he received. The bulk of the letters are those (1856) from his wife Josephine while she and her children were visiting her family, and those (1869-71) from her father Joseph W. Moulton.

Josephine Moulton Stewart papers

Josephine Moulton Stewart's papers consist of incoming letters, extracts of a diary, a commonplace book, and a scrapbook. The letters (1854-1903; roughly 30 items) are mainly from her daughter and grandchildren. The diary extract recalls an incident with her father Joseph Moulton in 1868. The commonplace book was begun in 1869 on a trip to Europe and also contains thoughts jotted down in later years. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and printed material.

John Ridgely papers

John Ridgely (1851-1938) was a gentleman farmer at Hampton. The papers in this collection that belong to him are mainly letters (1870s-1880s; roughly 20 items) he received from his wife Helen West Stewart Ridgely. John's letters to Helen during this period describe his farming activities and are part of Helen's papers, MS. 715. There are also a few certificates belonging to him.

Julian White Ridgely papers

Julian White Ridgely (1887-1939) was the son of John and Helen West Stewart Ridgely. His papers consist of 20 items dealing with his education at the Country School for Boys, including grades and compositions.

The collection also includes a few items relating to Helen West Stewart Ridgely's uncle, lawyer John Ordronaux (d. 1908) and her cousin Hariette E. Griswold Hart (d. 1895).