Box 3

Scope and Contents From the Collection: There are about 3,000 items in this collection spanning seven boxes. The earliest dated item is of 1797 and the latest 1849.All papers appear to be from the files of Michael McBlair who came to this country from Belfast in 1789 (letter from Wm. Algeo?, 9 November 1825). He became an active merchant in Baltimore, manager of Hollins and McBlair (offices foot of Gay Street near Customs House) which owned some famous ships and traded all over the world. In the course of his rise to...