Moss family manuscript collection
Abstract
This collection contains the correspondence and personal papers of the Moss family. Letters to Hamilton Pike Moss from family and business associates represent the bulk of the collection.
Dates
- 1823 - 1875
Creator
- Moss, Hamilton Pike, 1800-1871 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.
Biographical / Historical
The Moss family was prominent in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. For many years, the family lived on a farm at Hackett Point. Hamilton Pike Moss was born to Monica Greenwell (1759-1825) and James Moss (1747-1828) on December 23, 1800. He had several siblings who married into other Anne Arundel County families, such as the Hanlons and Merrikens. During the 1840s and 1850s, Moss lived first in Illinois and later Missouri. He later returned to the family farm and died in 1871. The Hackett Point homestead remained in the family until it was sold in 1907.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is divided into two series, Hamilton Pike Moss and Moss and Associated Families. Series II is arranged alphabetically by last name and the documents within both series are organized chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mareen D. Waterman, April 22, 2016.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the correspondence and personal papers of the Moss family. Letters to Hamilton Pike Moss from family and business associates represent the bulk of the collection. The correspondence primarily discusses the health of family members and matters on the family’s farm while Moss was living in first Illinois and later Missouri. Of particular interest are documents related to the sale and transfer of an enslaved woman, Rachel, as well as an 1835 letter describing a clash between the Creek Nation and the United States Army after a series of raids in Alabama.
Creator
- Moss, Hamilton Pike, 1800-1871 (Person)
- Moss family (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Moss family manuscript collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Lara Westwood
- Date
- 2016-11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2020-04-17: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org