Box 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Margaretta S. Howard Ridgely papers Margaretta S. Howard Ridgely (1824-1904) was the wife of Charles Ridgely (1830-1872). Soon after her husband's death her son John (1851-1838) married Helen West Stewart, and Margaretta lived with them at Hampton. She also had a house in Baltimore. The bills and receipts (1870-1885) are for items she purchased while at Hampton and the Baltimore house. The receipts cover repairs to the houses, furniture, many books,...