Morris papers
Abstract
This collection consists of the personal and business correspondence of Judge Thomas J. Morris, John Morris, and Joseph Morris Cushing, circa 1815-1955.
Dates
- 1815 - 1955
Creator
- Morris, Thomas J., 1837-1912 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
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Biographical / Historical
Judge Thomas J. Morris (1837-1912) was a lawyer and judge in Baltimore. John Morris (1805-1846), the father of Judge Morris, was a Baltimore merchant from France. Joseph Morris Cushing (died 1912) was a stationary and book merchant of Baltimore.
Extent
5.25 Linear Feet (9 boxes; 6 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Estate of Miss Josephine C. Morris, December 1957.
Scope and Contents
Personal correspondence and letters of Judge Thomas J. Morris circa 1833-1906 with Wm. G. Lathrop, his sisters, Peter Morris and George, Bladarn, and Alexander Mactier of France.
Personal and business correspondence of John Morris merchant, with wife Sarah Morris, 1837; also with Bank of england, and with George Rutland; included is marriage certificate to Sarah Chancellor.
Letters of Joseph Cushing: commission as Commissioner of Public Schools; resignation, Nomination as delegate to MD General Assembly; Receipts of Cushing's and his account books. 2 books dealing with genealogy of Cushing and Morris families. Family correspondence. (President Taft's signature).
Handwritten transcript of will of Joseph Cushing, 1807; typed copies of letters of Judge Morris; scrapbook of Joseph Cushing's death and Judge Morris' death.
Creator
- Morris, Thomas J., 1837-1912 (Person)
- Morris, John, 1805-1846 (Person)
- Cushing, Joseph Morris, d. 1902 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Morris papers
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021-09-29: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org