Papers Relating to Joseph H. Nicholson’s House on Market Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 1810-1826

The collection is arranged into five series.

Series I: Land Papers

Contains acquisitions of property, maintenance of property, property lists, inventories (including those of enslaved individuals), and public land documents.

Series II: Letters

Contains indexed letters and correspondent files. Each letter is foldered, labeled and placed in chronological sequence. The letters have been indexed in the catalog of the Manuscripts Reading Room. The letters in the correspondent file are mainly family letters grouped according to the writer and they are arranged alphabetically. There is more complete biographical information on the folders.

Series III: Business Material

Comprised of business letters, papers of an agent, company or individual and accounts and receipts 1718–1890.

Series IV: Legal Papers

Contains information regarding estates, cases, and wills. The wills are arranged alphabetically.

Series V: Miscellany

Includes such items as report cards, commissions, a weather diary, genealogical data, sermons, a surveying textbook, Edward Lloyd IV’s catalog of a library, and horse pedigrees.