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Legal documents

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on documents having legal relevance in general. Works on documents written in order to give expression to a legal act or agreement for the purpose of creating, securing, modifying, or terminating a right, or for the purpose of furnishing evidence of a right, are entered under the heading Legal instruments.

Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:

Perine family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0645
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of David Maulden Perine, his sons William Buchanan Perine, E. Glenn Perine, and E. Glenn's son Washington Perine. Topics covered include legal practice, especially estate settlement in Baltimore, 1820s-1880s; Bank of Maryland affair, 1834; and Washington, Glenn, and Perine family histories.

Dates: 1783-1941
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Perine family papers

Philpot-Randall family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2816
Abstract

This collection consists of manuscript items, legal documents, and correspondence belonging to the Philpot and Randall families, 1726-1936.

Dates: 1726-1936; Majority of material found within 1850-1900
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Philpot-Randall family papers

Richard Dorsey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1764
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
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Richard Dorsey papers

Ridgely family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1127
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers pertaining to the Ridgely family of Hampden in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1757 to 1949.

Dates: 1757-1949
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Ridgely family papers

Rieman family collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3045
Abstract

The papers in the Rieman Family Collection span over 150 years, and document the genealogical history of the Rieman Family in Baltimore. The materials consist of legal papers, wills, land deeds, real estate records, plats and blueprints, and records of the genealogical research conducted by various Rieman family members during the twentieth century.

Dates: 1815-1991
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Rieman family collection

Robert E. Lee Hall collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2475
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Robert E. Lee Hall (1862-1939), a Baltimore pharmacist, doctor, and lawyer. The papers depict not only Hall's legal career but his involvement in numerous political and community organizations as well.

Dates: 1885-1952
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Robert E. Lee Hall collection

Samuel K. Dennis papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1139
Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence and legal case files of Samuel K. Dennis, District Attorney for Maryland and later Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore, 1928-1944.

Dates: 1900-1952
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Samuel K. Dennis papers

Samuel Shoemaker papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1877
Abstract The collection consists chiefly of letters written by Samuel Moor Shoemaker by business associates (especially men employed by the Adams Express Company), friends, some Shoemaker family members, and a few politicians (e.g. Schyler Colfax 1823-1885 and James A. Garfield 1831-1881). The letters contain information about Shoemaker's business ventures (especially the Adams Express Company), family news, and expressions of gratitude from the recipients of gifts given by shoemaker. Other letters...
Dates: 1868-1887
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Samuel Shoemaker papers

Lowe-Seth papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1567
Abstract

This collection consists of the business papers of the Lowe, Seth and Ensey families, settlers in colonial Maryland. They contain indentures and deeds of land, land surveys, promissory notes, inventories of household goods, receipts for money received, legal papers and deeds pertaining to the Low and Seth families, and mortgages, 1709-1909.

Dates: 1708-1909
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Lowe-Seth papers

Shoemaker-Eccleston collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2861
Abstract

The Shoemaker-Eccleston Collection consists of correspondence, notes, and receipts mainly relating to the wealthy benefactress Augusta Chambers Eccleston Shoemaker (1833-1907) and her father, John Bowers Eccleston (1794-1860), Maryland Court of Appeals Judge from 1851 to 1860.

Dates: 1818-1895
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / Shoemaker-Eccleston collection

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