May, William, approximately 1815-1861

Abstract The collection spans two centuries and seven generations, and includes business and personal correspondence, journals, bills and receipts, and genealogical notes. Members of the family were residents of Baltimore City and Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Several were lawyers, financiers, or political figures; many traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Incoming letters provide the best guide to probable recipients of outgoing letters as most family members wrote to most other...