Genealogy & local history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Maryland
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Causten Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS201
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
This collection contains the letters written by members of the Causten family over the period 1805-1820.
Dates:
1805 - 1820
Clarke Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-180428
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, photographs, ledgers, genealogy, and other material (1850s-1910s) related to the family of Daniel Boone Clarke, a Washington, D.C. physician and graduate of Georgetown University.
Dates:
1850s-1910s
A. Adgate Duer papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS320
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The collection contains 35 letters written by Andrew Adgate "Ad" Duer to his sweetheart, Margaret "Madge" Lewis Marshall, in the years 1871 and 1872. During these two years Duer was traveling and doing business for the Baltimore Hardware Company, John Duer and Sons, est. 1820. Most of the letters were written from Baltimore; other cities include New Orleans, Memphis and Davenport. Madge was living at Spring Dale, the Barton family home near Winchester, Virginia. She would sometimes visit for...
Dates:
1871-1872
Alexander McWilliams Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-830808
Content Description
Materials relating to the Broad Neck tract located at St . Clement's Manor, St. Mary's County. Includes boundary disputes, indentures, depositions. The property was originally granted to Thomas Gerard, whose daughter married the noted rebel leader of 1689, Kenelm Cheseldyne or Cheseldine [sp. var.]. The collection also includes a list of deaths in St . Mary's County from 1806-1844 as well as miscellaneous material. Copies of this collection are available at the Manuscripts Division of the...
Dates:
1678 - 1844
Waller Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-821117
Content Description
Correspondence, notes, documents, photographs and news clippings concering the family of Sarah Louise Jones Waller, Washington, D.C. area socialite and wife of Absalom Waller, an attorney. The collection reflects Mrs. Waller's involvement in local clubs and social organizations, as well as her interest in Waller family genealogy.
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Dates:
1859 - 1961