Richard Dorsey papers
Abstract
This collection contains the incoming correspondence of Richard Dorsey, a tobacco inspector of Baltimore. Also included are land papers and legal documents relating to the Baltimore and Fredrick-Town Turnpike Road. The dates of the collection span 1797-1848.
Dates
- 1797-1848
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.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 half Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Charles B. Gillet, July 1969.
Scope and Contents
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.
Source
- Dorsey, Richard, 1780-1850 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Richard Dorsey papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2019-11-29: 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