Source Guide to Maritime Collections

Table of Contents

I. Arrivals & Departures/ Published Sources………….….8 Customs/Enrollment/Port of Entry Manuscript Collections……...... 2 V. Steamboats/Steamboat Lines Photograph Collections………..2 Manuscript Collections….….…9 Photograph Collections………10 II. Fishing/Oyster Industry Published Sources……………10 Manuscript Collections..………3 Photograph Collections……..…3 VI. Trade Published Sources……………..3 Manuscript Collections………11 Photograph Collections………13 III. Military/Naval Published Sources……………13 Manuscript Collections….…….4 Photograph Collections………..6 VII. Other Published Sources……………..6 Manuscript Collections………14 Photograph Collections………14 IV. Shipbuilding Print Collections……………...15 Manuscript Collections…..……7 Photograph Collections….…….8

The Maryland Center for History and Culture has the most extensive Maritime holdings in Maryland. The collection ranges from Passenger Manifests to Customs Records to an extensive collection of Prints, Photos, and Maps, as well as journals and manuscripts. Please be aware that this is not a complete list. Both published and manuscript sources are included in our online catalog, and patrons are encouraged to experiment with general and specific searches.

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I. Arrivals & Departures/Customs/Enrollment/Port of Entry

Manuscript Collections  Annapolis Port of Entry Record maintained by the Merchant's Books, 1756-1775 (MS 21)* Exchange Reading Room.  Baltimore Bureau of Customs  Port of Patuxent Papers, 1786 (MS Collectors' Books, 1848-1918 (MS 1930) 1002)  Ports of Patuxent, North Potomack,  Baltimore Chamber of Commerce Oxford, and Pocomoke Papers, Ship Arrivals & Departures, 1896- 1751-1757 (MS 670)* 1944 (MS 58)  Pre-federal customs house records  Baltimore Customs House for the Districts of Baltimore, Collection, 1767-1816 (MS 608) Annapolis, Patuxent and Oxford,  Baltimore Customs Records, 1790- Maryland, 1745-1849 (MS 2414)* 1832 (MS 2359)*  Records of the Bureau of Customs,  Baltimore Port of Arrival and Port of Baltimore, 1791-1835 (MS Departure of Vessels, 1811-1812 2418)* (MS 2228)*  Selected ports in Maryland and  Certificates of enrollment issued at Virginia: Chronological record of Baltimore, Md., 1791-1814 (MS Enrollments issued, 1815-1911 (MS 2521)* 2476)*  Certificates of Registry issued at  United States Customhouse Baltimore, MD, 1802-1814 (MS (Baltimore, Md.) Papers, 1796-1798 2543)* (MS 1249)  Havre de Grace Licensing and Photograph Collections Enrolling Agency Licensing and  Henry G. Granofsky U.S. Customs enrollment book, 1813-1817 (MS Service photograph collection, 1929- 1898) 1972 (PP54): Documenting activities  Masters abstracts of registers, of the United States Customs Service Maryland and Virginia ports, 1815- in 1929-1950 in Baltimore, Md., 1911 (MS 2591)* with respect to both freight control  Master abstracts of registrations and immigration. issued at Baltimore, MD, 1815-1911  Merchants Exchange Photograph (MS 2323)* collection, 1871-1901 (PP141):  Merchants Exchange Reading Room Exterior views of the Merchants Record books, 1832-1899 (MS 610): Exchange building in Baltimore. Records of arrivals and clearances in the port of Baltimore which were

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 2 II. Fishing/Oyster Industry

Manuscript Collections  Edwin Warfield Manuscript city and county, and other Maryland Collection, 1893-1910 (MS 3194): counties including Anne Arundel, Scrapbooks about major issues Carroll, Harford, Kent, and St. Warfield faced as governor, Mary's. especially on environmental issues  Stereoview Photograph Collection, such as oyster preservation and game ca. 1860-1912 (PP1): Sites, and hunting laws. structures, and events in Baltimore,  Maryland Family History Research Annapolis, Frederick, Hagerstown, Papers, 1977 (MS 2269.1): and Cumberland. Describes family life among Published Sources Tilghman Island farmers and  Beautiful swimmers : watermen, watermen; maternal family history crabs, and the Chesapeake Bay / by describes life among Baltimore's William W. Warner working class. (MF187.C6.W285)  Oyster Seller’s Account book, 1871-  Chesapeake Bay buyboats / Larry S. 1876 (MS 835): Prices of oysters and Chowning (VM371.C49 2003) other seafood sold in Baltimore,  Chesapeake gold : man & oyster on 1871-1876. the Bay / Susan Brait  Thomas Ewell Scrapbook, 1888- (MSH365.C4B73) 1893 (MS 351): Clippings of articles  Fish and shellfish of the middle written by Ewell including coverage Atlantic coast / by Rachel L. Carson of murders, disasters, fires, early (PAM 838) railroad mishaps, and oyster  Maryland inland fishing guide / controversy between MD and VA. Game and Inland Fish Commission  Todd Family Papers, 1839-1931 (PAM 3540) (MS 2284): Baltimore family of  Skipjack : the story of America's last watermen. sailing oystermen / Christopher Photograph Collections White (MSH365.M3W45)  Aubrey Bodine Collection, 1925-  Sunup to sundown : watermen of the 1970 (B##): Images document Chesapeake / by Mick Blackistone virtually all aspects of life in (SH464.C47B58) Baltimore, Maryland and the  The Maryland Blue Crab / by Fred Chesapeake region. W. Sieling (PAM 4939)  Arthur J. Olmstead Photograph  The oyster question : scientists, Collection, 1914-1915 (PP133): watermen, and the Maryland Documenting early 20th century Chesapeake Bay since 1880 / food industries in Baltimore, Md., Christine Keiner (MSH365.K35) including workers processing and  The oyster wars of Chesapeake Bay / canning oysters at the R.E. Roberts John R. Wennersten Company. (MSH365.C4W46)  Hughes Photograph Collection, ca. 1910-1946 (PP8): Documentation of many aspects of life in Baltimore

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III. Military/Naval

Manuscript Collections  Alexander Murray Papers, 1812-1868 covering service on U. S. ships, "Wasp", (MS 1391): Correspondence related to "Independence", "Constitution", the family and descendants of "Peacock", "Brandywine", "Columbia", Commodore Alexander Murray, 1755- "Plymouth". 1821.  Defence Records, 1896 (MS 289):  Aulick Expedition Papers, 1851-1857 containing records of ship Defence, (MS 1187): Documents relating to Com. commissioned 1776 for defense of John Henry Aulick's expedition to Baltimore. procure a treaty from the Emperor of  Edward Donaldson Papers, 1834-1877 Japan. (MS 1261): Commissions, Orders, and  Brig Fair American Papers, 1808-1811 Official correspondence of Rear Admiral (MS 2253)*: Concerns the legal Edward Donaldson U. S. N. 1834-77. developments after captured by a British  Edward Simpson Journal, 1840-1843 ship of War c. 1810, and condemned in (MS 752): Journal kept by Midshipman the Court of Admiralty and High Court Edward Simpson while on cruises in U. of Appeals in Westminster, England. S. Navy vessels, including voyages to  Captain William Joseph Belt Collection, South American waters (especially Rio 1811-1856 (MS 117): Belt's experiences de Janeiro) in 1840-41 and to the in U.S. Navy. Mediterranean in 1842-43.  C. B. Dulaney Record books, 1836-7;  Entry papers, "Deutschland", 1916 July 1846; 1851-55 (MS 310): Logbooks for 10-1917 Jan. 29 (MS 1661): Including USS Boston, USS Cumberland, and USS manifests, of the German submarine St. Lawrence "Deustchland," P. Koenig, Commander,  Commodore Isaac Mayo Scrapbook, July 10, 1916, which ran the British 1842-1853 (MS 583): Collection of blockade to deliver a cargo of dye stuffs clippings concerning public affairs and from Bremen. naval matters; numerous notes,  Franklin Buchanan Collection, 1820- invitations, visiting cards received 1853 (MS 158): Scrapbook relating to during cruises in U. S. Frigate (death of) Buchanan; bound manuscript; Constitution and U. S. Ship Macedonian "Regulations for the Government of to African and Caribbean Waters. USSF Susquehanna, 1853".  Commodore Joshua Barney Manuscript  Grace Guarino Collection, 1938-1946 Collection, 1711-1978 (MS 3168): (MS 2713): Provides good information Includes correspondence, financial on attitudes of sailors concerning their documents, land records, business missions, Navy life, Baltimore, and papers, military service records, and WWII in general. more.  George Jones Armiger Collection, 1918-  David Geisinger Papers, 1809-1856 1938 (MS 1928): Relating to George (MS 1283)*: Naval papers of Geisinger, Jones Armiger and the fate of the U. S. 1790-1860. Include commissions as S. Cyclops which was last heard from on Midshipman, 1809, Lieutenant, 1814, Mar. 4, 1918. Commander 1829, Captain 1838,

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 4  Guy Steele Papers, 1891-1894 (MS Journeys of the ship Isabella from 1429.1): Letters to Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Canton, China to Philadelphia, Pa. in B. Steele, 1891-94, while serving U. S. 1829 and the brig Consort from F. S. "Lancaster" in China and Japan. Philadelphia, Pa. to San Francisco, Ca.  Henry Steele Papers, 1683-1894 (MS in 1850. 1429): Small collection of Dr. Thomas  Log, ROSSIE, Sept. 15-Oct. 22, 1812 B. Steele papers, 1845-56, letters (MS 2312)*: Under the command of describing life as U. S. Navy surgeon; Barney on a cruise from Newport, R.I. to letters of Dr. Guy Steele to his parents, Baltimore, she fought and captured the 1891-94, while serving in U. S. Navy King's Packet PRINCESS AMELIA. describing Asiatic tour, life aboard ship,  Log, U.S. Sloop-of-War PEACOCK, and life in Navy. 1815 Jan. 30-July 10 (MS 2315)*: daily  James K. Harwood Papers, 1787-1959 record of voyage from NYC around the (MS 1022): Information and accounts Cape of Good Hope in Batavia in involving his activities as a naval officer consort with U.S. naval vessel TOM serving in both the U. S. and BOWLINE. Confederate Navies.  Maryland National Guard Scrapbook,  James Lloyd Rogers Papers, 1800-1856 1901-1903 (MS 611): Clippings (MS 2728): Records his experiences concerning activities of the 1st Brigade, while a part of the U. S. Navy's Japanese MD Naval Militia, stressing drills on the expeditions, 1852-1856. waters of the Chesapeake.  James Miller Journal of the U.S.S. Erie,  Mrs. Robert Fenwick (née Alice Harris) 1831-1832 (MS 2960): A midshipman's Papers, 1810-1940s (MS 1095): journal. Commodore John James Nicholson  James William Foster Papers, 1935- materials. 1955 (MS 1613): Concerning the frigate  Naval Veteran Post 76 Records, 1903- "Constellation" and its return to 1926 (MS 608): 5 vols. of the Naval Baltimore Veteran Post 76, Grand Army of the  John Augustus Rodgers Papers, 1794- Republic records. 1875 (MS 1410): Business papers of  Otho Holland Williams Account, 1773- Admiral J. A. Rodgers, U. S. N., while 1796 (MS 908.2): Fearnaught, Defence, in the Far East, 1872-75. Protector; Accounts and payrolls of the  John Rodgers Scrapbook, 1925-1935 barges/Terrible & Revenge during the (MS 2612): Clippings, photographs, Revolutionary War. Crew lists and typescripts, and Photostats concerning receipts of wages. participation of Rodgers family in U. S.  Robert K. Lowry Papers, 1793-1822 Navy from 1794-1926. (MS 1576): Correspondence between  John Taylor Papers, 1849-1855 (MS Lowry, American Consul at La Guayra 1437): Correspondence between John and Captain Robert T. Spence, Taylor, fireman on U. S. Steam Frigate Commander of the U. S. S. ship CYANE "Mississippi", and his father, Robert in 1822, concerning crisis in Venezuela Taylor, Baltimore Commission and the protection of American citizens merchant, during cruise of naval and property. squadron in the Mediterranean, 1849-51.  Robert Lyon Rogers Papers, 1848-1865  Logbooks of the Isabella and Brig (MS 1811): Regarding the U. S. S. Consort, 1829-1862 (MS 3112): Cumberland.

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 5  Samuel Hambleton Papers, 1775-1914 1935-1940 (PP144): Aerial views of (MS 2021): letters of Hambleton and sites in Western Maryland affected by John N. Hambleton, both Pursers in the flooding along the Potomac River in US Navy. March 1936, including Hancock, Big  Society of the Army and Navy of the C. Pool, Williamsport, and Point of Rocks. S. A. Roster, 1900-1910 (MS 770.1) Other Maryland aerial photographs  Thomas McKean Buchanan Letter book, depict downtown Baltimore, the Inner 1862 (MS 161): Reporting activities of Harbor, Fort McHenry, and the U.S. U. S. Steamer "Calhoun." Naval Academy in Annapolis.  U. S. F. Constellation Papers, 1959-  Hill Collection of Stereoviews, ca. 1972 (MS 1939): Includes letters, logs, 1860s-1910s (PP309): Views include notes made by the donor, designs and harbor views and U.S. Naval Academy. drawings, etc.  U. S. Naval Academy Photograph  U. S. S. Maryland Memoirs, 1921-1946 Collection, 1892 (PP154): Photographs (MS 2832): Focuses on activities during by Frances Benjamin Johnston, the peace time and in the Pacific theatre depicting the United States Naval during WW II, and decommission in Academy in Annapolis, Md. 1946. Published Sources  U.S. Steamship "Hartford" Order Book,  A History of American privateers, and 1859-1861(MS 965) letters-of-marque : interspersed with  William Henry Winder Papers, 1817- several naval battles between American 1888 (MS 2310): Correspondence, and British ships-of-war / by George memoirs and a few miscellaneous Coggeshall (E 360.C64) documents of the Winder Family and  American privateers in the war of 1812 : relations the vessels and their prizes as recorded  William May Collection, 1831-1857 (MS in Niles' weekly register / edited by 575): Rules and regulations for the Timothy S. Good (E360.A64) government of the US Frigate  Civil War naval chronology, 1861-1865 CONGRESS. / compiled by Naval History Division,  William Tipton Conn Scrapbook, 1902- Navy Department (E591.U5 1971) 1919 (MS 1813): Contains memorabilia  History of the Confederate States navy : collected as an officer aboard the U. S. from its organization to the surrender of S. Paul Jones (1903-05), the U. S. S. its last vessel (E596.S31) Supply (1906), and the U. S. S. Donegal  Liberty ships : the ugly ducklings of (1917). World War II / by John Gorley Bunker Photograph Collections (D773.B83)  Bernard W. Figgins Photograph  Mr. Lincoln's navy / by Richard S. West Collection, 1917-1970 (PP27): made or (E591.W44) collected by Lt. Figgins during his  Private enterprise and public spirit : service in the United States Navy in Baltimore privateering in the War of World War I, depicting ships (Stockton, 1812 / by Jerome Randolph Garitee USS Von Steuben, Jason, USS Hopkins) (MJX5241.G232) and crews including African American  Sea change at Annapolis : the United sailors. States Naval Academy, 1949-2000 / H.  Clarence Beckett-Maryland National Michael Gelfand (V415.L1G45 2006) Guard aerial photograph collection, ca.

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 6  The naval history of the Civil War / by  The story of the U.S. Naval Academy / David D. Porter (E591.P84) Clara Ann Simmons (V415.L1S54)

IV. Shipbuilding

Manuscript Collections  Albert H. Brown Measurement book, Covers the shipbuilding business of 1897-1939 (MS 1542): Account and John, William and Nehemiah measurement books kept by Albert Radcliffe, who specialized in 2- H. Brown, sailmaker at Deals Island masted schooners. MD 1897-1939. Account and  John Goldsborough Earle memoranda book of Joseph Collection, 1680-1910 (MS 2306): Sauerhoof, shipbuilder of Cambridge Shipbuilding data on approximately MD 1885. Three notebooks of David 4000 vessels built in MD. This data Pritchard, of Oxford MD, sailmaker, consists of place and date of showing sketches of sails and giving construction and by whom built. measurements. n.d. Also the principle dimensions and  Charles W. Booz & Sons Hauling any pertinent notes. The data was book, 1874-1882 (MS 1267): Record chiefly compiled from the of ships hauled on the marine measurements records and the railroad of Charles W. Booz & Sons, Carpenters' Certificates in the shipbuilders at Fell's Point in National Archives. Baltimore.  Joseph Despeaux Account book,  Charles W. Booz & Sons Records, 1807-1820 (MS 294): Journal of 1802-1945 (MS 1671): Record Despeaux, Baltimore shipwright, Books of Charles W. Booz & Sons, showing accounts of work performed Baltimore shipbuilders. at Fells Point yard.  Graham-Winans Letters, 1862-1870  Joseph Despeaux Papers, ca. 1778- (MS 2144): Mention is also made to 1884; 1933 (MS 260): Papers of Thomas Winans’ invention of the family of Joseph Despeaux, French cigar steamer. refugee from Haitian rebellion 1792.  H. G. Hazen & Co. Ledgers, 1863- Family settled in Baltimore, and ran 1868 (MS 1485): Two account books shipyard. kept by Baltimore shipbuilding firm  Levin Richardson Papers, 1831-1865 which flourished in the late 1850's (MS 1405): Deals with shipbuilding and 1860's. by the Richardson brothers.  Jacob Grafflin Papers, 1795-1844  Samuel Kinnard Day book, 1821- (MS 2055): Receipts, bills of sale, 1831 (MS 2997): Daybook of checks, sales orders, notices of debts Kinnard, fl. 1821-1831, Baltimore and other financial paraphernalia shipwright, contains 400 entries relating to the sail-making house of between 1821-1831, including Grafflin and his business partner, charges for carpenters, caulkers, a Mr. Hardester. boy, and Kinnard himself.  John A. L. Radcliffe Microfilm  Sparrows Point Shipyard Records, Collection, 1846-1873 (MS 2968)*: 1892-1976 (MS 2370): List of all the

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 7 649 ships built by the Yard from Jan.  Brown Photograph Collection, 1896- 23, 1892 to June 11, 1976. The list is 1925 (PP20): Subjects include arranged in sequence by hull number Baltimore harbor boats, fruit sellers, and includes the vessels' name; type; oyster schooners and other water owner and the dates of contracting, craft. keel laying, launching and delivery.  Hughes Studio Photograph  Thomas Kemp Papers, 1803-1857 Collection, ca. 1940-1956 (PP30): (MS 2335)*: The Fells Point An extensive professional Shipyard Account Books of Thomas documentation of many aspects of Kemp, 1804-15. life in Baltimore city and County, St.  Thomas Williamson Account book, Mary's County and Annapolis, Md., 1746-1749 (MS 913): Ledger for  Sparrows Point Cyanotype rope walk in Annapolis, with Collection, ca. 1890s (PP277): Prints Thomas Williamson and Barton of the Sparrows Point steel and Rodgett as partners; include many shipyard. entries for wages, tar, oakum, tallow, Published Sources hemp, rum, etc, with numerous items  British & American clippers a showing completed cordage and comparison of their design, rope. construction and performance in the  Wier, Longcope & Co. Account 1850s / David R. MacGregor book, 1852-1869, 1874 (MS 1663): (VM19.M218) Account book of the ropewalk of  David Stodder: Shipwright and Wier, Longcope & Co. patriot in post-Revolutionary  William H. Skinner Record book, Baltimore / by Ron Pilling 1852-1927 (MS 1485): Descriptions (MVM25.B2P55) in exact detail of the materials used,  Design makes a difference : specifications and cost for such shipbuilding in Baltimore 1795-1835 vessels as the Sirocco, 1852, Napier, / by Toni Ahrens (MVM25.B2A287) 1855, Pursuit, 1856 and the Julia  Early ship-building in Maryland : a Rollins, 1884. special reference to the Chesapeake  William J. Kelley Shipbuilding at Bay log canoe / autobiography of Federal Hill Manuscript, 1961 (MS Robert Dawson Lambdin 2264): Covers the evolution of (VM353.L42) shipbuilding in the Federal Hill area  Merchant sailing ships, 1775-1815 : from 1773 when Thomas Morgan their design and construction / by started the first shipyard, through to David R. MacGregor the modern twentieth century (VM143.M147) shipbuilding firms of Redman &  Shipbuilders in the Patapsco River Vane and General Ship Repair area, 1662 to date / by William J. Company, Inc. Kelley (MVM12.K29)  Winans Papers, 1828-1963 (MS  Ships for victory : a history of 916): Concern the development of shipbuilding under the U. S. the Cigar boat steamships Maritime Commission in World War Photograph Collections II / by Frederic Chapin Lane (MV23.L3)

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 8 V. Steamboats/Steamboat Lines

Manuscript Collections  Baltimore Steam Packet Company his studies on steamboats and his Collection, 1863-1953 (MS 2622): book, “Steamboats out of Contains correspondence and Baltimore.” insurance policies for the Baltimore  Maryland Steamboat Company Steam Packet Company. Scrapbooks, 1888 July 5-1894 Dec.  Baltimore Steam Packet Company 17 (MS2316)*: Clippings relate to Insurance Policies, 1872-1953 (MS the operation of the Maryland 2519): Chiefly insurance policies for Steamboat Co. Baltimore Steam Packet Company.  Pulaski Steamship Scrapbook, 1838  Baltimore Steam Packet Company (MS 668): Clippings on the boiler Papers, 1860-1962 (MS 1023): Logs explosion and wreck of the steamer for vessels owned by the company, "Pulaski" on her way from plans and correspondence regarding Charleston SC to Baltimore, June the construction and repair of new 1838, containing eyewitness steamers, Annual reports, 1935- accounts 1962, as well as daily sailing,  Steamship "Merchant" Account passenger and freight records. book, 1870 (MS 2486): The account  Captain James Brummelen Papers, book of the steamship "Merchant." 1930-1965 (MS 2482): Master on  Tangier Steamboat Company Isthmian Steamship Lines. Account book, 1855-1856 (MS  "City of Norfolk" steamship of the 802)*: Containing entries of charges (Old Bay Line) Baltimore Steam for freight shipped for various Packet Co. radio telephone log, customers from Baltimore to Prince 1960-1961 (MS 1651): Shows ship George and Somerset Counties. or shore station contacted, with call  Tolchester Company Logbook, 1934- number, operator's name, and rough 1936 (MS 3165): Logbook for the notation of reason for call. "Express" and "Emma Giles" with  G. Wilson Smith Diary, 1861, Sept.- entries recording times of arrival and 1865 Jan. (MS 1860): Notebook of departure at stops on the Baltimore Smith aboard the U.S. steamship to Tolchester route, daily weather General George Peabody during the conditions, and emergency drills. Civil War.  United States Board of Supervising  Henry C. Eliason Collection, 1884- Inspectors of Steam Vessels 1940 (MS 1073): Related to Inspection Papers, 1862-1872 (MS Tolchester steamboats. 781): Certificates issued by  Henry W. Duvall Maritime steamboat inspectors for Port of Scrapbook, 1908-1935 (MS 315.1): Baltimore and district, 1862-3; and Newspaper clippings about mariners Maryland, 1871-2. and ships.  Weems Steamboat Company  H. Graham Wood Manuscript Scrapbooks, 1895-1925 (MS 888): Collection, 1812-1990 (MS 3173): Clippings dealing with the ships, Contains research materials personnel, and policies of the Weems compiled by H. Graham Wood for

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 9 Steamboat Co. and the Baltimore and  William C. Steuart Photograph Carolina Steamship Co. Collection, 1847-1960 (PP75):  William Calvert Steuart Baltimore Contains over 600 images of sail and Steamboats, 1813-1954 (MS 3150): steam ships and scenes of the Contains information about the Baltimore waterfront. various Chesapeake Bay steamboat Published Sources lines that operated out of Baltimore,  Chesapeake Bay steamers / Chris such as years of operation, company Dickon (VK24.M3D53) nicknames, etc. and descriptions of  Chesapeake steamboats : vanished Baltimore-based steamers, including fleet / David C. Holly size, tonnage, ownership, and major (VM624.M3H65 1994) events.  Days of Gratitude : a brief history of  William Calvert Steuart Papers, a Chesapeake steamboat and the 1930-1962 (MS 1809): Consists of town named after her / William M. correspondence or notes pertaining Denny (PAM 6063) to ships, models, boats, ports, etc.  Night boat on the Potomac : a  William C. Geoghegan Scrapbooks, history of the Norfolk and 1909-1949 (MS 2672): Scrapbooks Washington Steamboat Company / contain letters, newspaper clippings, by Harry Jones and Timothy Jones and photos concerning notable (HE633.N675J65 1996) events in Captain William C.  Lost Chester River steamboats : from Geoghegan’ s career as a steamship Chestertown to Baltimore / Jack captain. Shaum (MVM624.M3S538 2015) Photograph Collections  Propeller steamers of the  Baltimore Harbor Views Photograph Chesapeake Bay / John A. Hain Collection, ca. 1867-1870 (PP143): (MHE630.C5H15) Photoprints attached to a single  Side wheel steamers of the board, with the caption "Views in the Chesapeake Bay, 1880-1947 / John harbor of Baltimore Md." Subjects A. Hain (MHE630.C4H15 1951) include the steamboat Juniata.  Steamboat on the Chesapeake :  Denton (Maryland) Photograph Emma Giles and the Tolchester line / Collection, ca. 1906 (PP120): David C. Holly (MHE630.C4 H65S) Photographs made by Leroy Francis  Steamboats out of Baltimore / by Smith scenes in and around Denton Robert H. Burgess and H. Graham in Caroline County, Md., including Wood (MHE751.B85) the steam boats Avalon and Joppa.  Tidewater by steamboat : a saga of  Tolchester Photograph Collection, the Chesapeake: the Weems line on ca. 1883-1925 (PP128): Includes the Patuxent, Potomac, and views of excursion steamships of the Rappahannock / David C. Holly Tolchester Steamboat Company on (MHE630.C4H65) the Chesapeake Bay including Louise, Susquehanna, and Express.

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 10 VI. Trade Manuscript Collections  Alexander Hamilton Papers, 1760- clearances and similar papers the 1800 (MS 1301): Consists of schooners David F. Keeling of materials relating to the tobacco Baltimore, and Hattie E. Giles, trade between Maryland and engaged in West Indies and Brazilian Glasgow, Scotland. trade from Baltimore and NY.  Ambrose Clarke Shipping Papers,  Charles M. Eaton Papers, 1816- 1793-1829 (MS 1754): Material on 1884 (MS 300)*: Collection contains ships owned or leased by Clarke: insurance policies 1830-84 issued to Bills and receipts for ship's supplies W. E. Mayhew & Co., on (no specific vessel) & some warehouses, sugar, printing unidentified bills of lading and cargo machinery, indigo, saltpeter, cargoes lists. of vessels, and Avondale Flour Mill  Aquila Hall Papers, 1758-1775 (MS at Laurel. 1298): Account statements; invoices  Charles Wirgman Account book, of goods shipped from London; 1819-1823 (MS 920): Ledgers of tobacco grading and prices; tobacco Charles and Peter Wirgman, sales and accounts; ships and Baltimore merchants, including Masters in the tobacco trade, accounts of numerous vessels and hogshead marks, effect of European state of transactions with firms in affairs on the trade. foreign ports, insurance companies,  Baltimore Board of Trade Papers, ship captains, etc. 1836-1911 (MS 117): includes a  Charles Wirgman Papers, 1802- membership list, cash books, minute 1851 (MS 920.1): 25 mariners' books, letter book, arbitration cases, indentures, 1815-19, and accounts in and minutes of Commissioners of salvage and repair of schooner Board of Pilots. "Edward and Francis", 1837.  Baltimore Marine Insurance  Frederick Konig Records, 1790-1872 Company Letterbook, 1866 (MS (MS 522): Records of Frederick 2214): Letters discuss claims made Konig's (1771-1853) mercantile firm by merchants and captains for in Baltimore, MD, which imported damage to their ships and cargo. German goods.  Captain Joseph Ennalls Ledger, ca.  George Law Harrison Account book, 1729-1762 (MS 937): General 1853-1885 (MS 434): Cash books merchandise ledger of Dorchester showing expenses for wide variety of Co. dealing with the sale of dry items, including sails, duties, goods, groceries, and maritime insurance and other vessel expenses. supplies.  Henry Augustus Houghton Account  Captain Ratcliffe Hicks and daybook, 1831-1835 (MS 1591): Correspondence, 1833-1878 (MS Supercargo on ships in the 950): Capt. Hicks sailed to all ports Baltimore, Rio de Janeiro and but chiefly the East India trade, Buenos Aires trade. 1833-45.  Henry Augustus Houghton Papers,  C. E. Bennet Papers, 1876-1879 (MS 1831-1843 (MS 467): 119): Vouchers, manifests, Correspondence and accounts of

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 11 Henry A. Houghton concerning trade  Merchants and Miners with South America, esp. Rio de Transportation Co. Papers, 1924- Janeiro. 1952 (MS 1841): Collection consists  Henry Didier Collection, 1809-1817 primarily of letters addressed to (MS 295): Letters sent by Didier James B. Sweeny, vice-president and from Paris, London, Cape Francois, traffic manager of the Merchants and and Baltimore on shipment of goods, Miners Transportation Company. arrivals and departures, and sale of  Moses Merryman Account book, merchandise and note book 1825, 1852-1853 (MS 588): Waste containing shipping information, book and ledger of Merryman, 1815-17. Baltimore Co., showing commercial  Henry Johnson Letterbook, 1783- transactions, including voyages to 1785 (MS 498): Letterbook of foreign parts and cargoes purchased Johnson, Johonnat and Co., from vessels. commission merchants of Baltimore  Paul Bentalou Journal, 1784-1813 and Boston. (MS 125): Account of trades in  James Thompson Account books, general merchandise in North and 1833-1844 (MS 823): Lists policies South America, West Indies, on ships and cargoes, 1833-35. Europe.  James Williams Record book, 1799-  Philip Friese Shipping House 1816 (MS 910): Proceedings in case Account books, 1799-1808, 1805-12 of James Williams and Solomon (MS 933): Contains accounts of Hillen versus Edward Hall, David shipping house of Philip Friese Stewart, David C. Stewart, concerns 1776-1857 of Baltimore and import of flour and export of coffee Bremen; shipments of coffee, in ship "Holstein", Santo Domingo. tobacco, sugar, etc. Wide area of  John McClure Account book, 1781- shipping and ports, Richmond, 1784 (MS 552): Day books of John Georgetown, Annapolis, McClure, Baltimore merchant, Philadelphia, Amsterdam, Baltimore, mainly for accounts of ships for etc. trading voyages (including expenses  Ridgely Papers, 1733-1817 (MS for the upkeep of vessels) and of 692.1): Papers of Capt. Charles merchandise purchased for resale. Ridgely deal with his career as sea  Louis Merceret Account book, 1861- captain and planter. 1874 (MS 586): Records of sugar,  Robert Oliver Record books, 1785- coffee, rice and cotton weighed for 1835 (MS 626.1): Volumes provide a Baltimore merchants by public very complete picture of extensive weigher; indicates consignees of trade with English, Irish, French, shipments and vessels on which they Dutch, German, Baltic, arrived. Mediterranean, Caribbean, and East  Mary Tenant Mactier Latrobe Indian ports, particularly the islands Papers, 1807-1907 (MS 1758): of the West Indies. Latrobe's attempts to collect money  Samuel Owings Hoffman Letterbook, under French Spoliation Act for 1847-1851 (MS 450): Concerning losses sustained by her father, ships going to CA during the "boom Alexander Mactier. period" of the Gold Rush.

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 12  Simon Becker Letter book, 1799- 1930 (PP23): Subjects are Baltimore 1818 (MS 115): Referring to tobacco scenes, including businesses, trade between Baltimore and government and public buildings, Bremen, coffee trade with Cuba, and historic houses, warehouses, and general merchandizing. waterways.  Ships "Armata" and "Pocahontas" Published Sources trading to Baltimore: record book,  About building a schooner : 'the freight, 1823-25 (MS 1098): Shows Chesapeake Trader', owned by Dr. cargoes carried to Baltimore from Bratten and T. B. Taylor, Barren various European ports-shippers, Creek Springs, with a favoring wind consigners, articles concerned, size, / by J. Howard Adkins and Louise H. value, etc. Adkins (PAM 10544)  Theodor C. Lurman and Co. Record  American merchant ships, 1850- books, 1882-1919 (MS 541.2): 1900 / Frederick C. Matthews Baltimore firm of coffee importers. (VM378.M38)  Thomas Donaldson Protest book,  Baltimore : "farthest inland" 1793-1796 (MS 1160): Containing Atlantic port / by E. John Long copies of depositions taken before (PAM 12951) Donaldson, Notary Public for  Baltimore shipping in the Baltimore Co., consisting chiefly of Napoleonic period : 1793-1810 / statements by merchants, masters of Susan R. Pincoff (PAM 13159) vessels, and members of the crew,  Lists of Baltimore shipping, 1844- concerning captured and damaged 1860. Index of Carpenter's ships and cargoes. certificates of vessels, 1790-1831 /  Tobacco Cargos, Maryland-London, Marion V. Brewington (VK155.B8) Record books, 1774-75 (MS 832):  Merchant sailing ships, 1775-1815 : Detailed records of tobacco cargoes their design and construction / by carried from MD to London in the David R. MacGregor ships "Brothers," and "Richmond," (VM143.M147) and "Nancy.”  Shipping in the port of Annapolis :  Tyson and Company Ledger, 1818- 1748-1775 / by Vaughan W. Brown 1823 (MS 865): Accounts of (PAM 10156) Baltimore Mercantile House, dealing  Shipping, maritime trade, and the chiefly in flour. Also records of economic development of colonial cargoes of coffee, plaster, North America / by James F. Adventures of Schooner "Leander" Shepherd and Gary M. Walton and others. (HF3025.S717) Photograph Collections  Ships, shipping and fishing : with  Chamber of Commerce Photograph some account of our seaports and collection, 1953-ca. 1966 (1966.6): their industries / George Frederick Images of unidentified and identified Bosworth (HE823.B7) ships, mostly in the Baltimore  The way of the ship : America's harbor, ships being loaded with maritime history reenvisioned, 1600- cargo, and harbor views. 2000 / Alex Roland, W. Jeffrey  Thomas Chew Worthington Bolster, Alexander Keyssar (HE745 Photograph collection, ca. 1899- .R54)

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 13  Trade and industry in colonial Maryland : 1753-1769 / Paul H. Giddens (MHC104.G45)

VI. Other Manuscript Collections  Arundel Boat Club Scrapbook,  John Roulstone Greenleaf Andrews Canoe Regatta, 1914-20 (MS 218)*: Correspondence journal, 1825 (MS Newspaper clippings pertaining to 2771): Letters written while sailing the Arundel Boat Club and its annual aboard the schooner "Fornax" from regattas. Baltimore, Md. to Boston, MA.  Chesapeake and Ohio Canal  London Town Ferry accounts, 1778- Company Papers, ca. 1850 (MS 1779 (MS 1687)*: Accounts of the 2151): "Letter to a Stockholder from London Town Ferry, Ledgers III & a Stockholder" and "Letters of Delta IV, 1778-79 kept by ferry keeper on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal" William Brown. dealing with the problems the  Maryland District Pilots’ Certificate Potomac Improvement Company. Record book, 1853-1855 (MS  Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club 659): Issued by Inspectors for Records, 1959 (MS 240): Score and District of Maryland to pilots of record sheets for Regattas held in vessels operating on Chesapeake Bay 1959. and tributary rivers.  Cloberry vs Claiborne court papers,  Patapsco Navy Minute book, 1904- 1635-45 (MS 242): Transcripts of 1915 (MS 1053): Proceedings of documents concerning several cases association of Baltimore rowing arising over Claiborne's conduct in clubs, consisting of the Ariel Rowing VA and MD. Includes charges of Club and Arundel Boat Club. piracy and murder brought against  Richard Harding Randall Maritime him. papers, 1930-1970 (MS 1858): Chief  General George D. Wise Journal, interest was in ships and sailing. 1842-1848 (MS 861): Includes  Robert Seager treatise: “The comments on the contemporary Elements of Navigation,” 1772 (MS scene in Washington, Philadelphia, 735): Principles and methods of NY, as seen by member of Coastal navigation with diagrams and Survey unit working at Cape May, examples. NJ, in the Del. and Chesapeake.  T. H. Poppleton Records, 1823, July-  Isaac Briggs Papers, 1804-1824 August (MS 1568): Levels from tide (MS 1716): Diary, account book and water at Baltimore to Harrisburg expenses on the Erie Canal, 1817- Bridge. 18.  U. S. Lines Employee cards, 1935-  John Gibson Papers, 1783-1840 1949 (MS 834): File cards on (MS 1294): On the seizure of the employees from MD who worked for ship "Tom Hazard" and Joseph the U. S. Lines Shipping Co. Crosdale on the difficulties of sea Photograph Collections travel in war time.

* Collection Restricted to Microfilm 14  Baltimore City Life Museum ship building, and many images of photograph collection, 1849- specific vessels. 1980s: Particularly strong in  Subject Vertical File: Over 17,000 documentation of architecture and items, this is one of MCHC’s most the Baltimore Harbor. popular photograph resource tools.  Baltimore Harbor views photograph Print Collections collection, ca. 1867-1870 (PP143):  Hambleton Print Collection: Subjects include the steamboat Baltimore-related prints from Juniata; views of crowds at the nineteenth-century views and maps. wharves, possibly on the occasion of  Peale/Baltimore City Life Works on the sailing of the John T. Ford in Paper: Collection includes prints, 1867; a view of the harbor from manuscripts, maps, posters, and Federal Hill; and unidentified sail ephemera. boats.  Small Print Subject Collection:  Edward S. Clark/sailing craft of the Consists of over 1,300 Chesapeake Bay photograph advertisements, woodcuts, etchings, collection, n.d. and ca. 1941 drawings, newspaper images, (PP160): Document various sailing newspaper clippings, small booklets, craft on the Chesapeake Bay in and other items. Maryland, including bugeyes, scow-  Medium Print Collection: Over 600 sloops, pungies, flatties, schooners, depictions of events, people, and ram schooners, skipjacks, and log places important to Maryland’s canoes. history.  Maryland Historical Society Ship  Large Print Collection: Over 250 Models Exhibition Photograph depictions of people, places, and Album, 1924-1925 (PP293): Catalog events. Etchings, lithographs, and of an exhibition of models and drawings represent just some of the pictures of ships. print formats included in the  Robert Kniesche Photograph collection. collection, 1923-1976 (PP79):  Oversize Print Collection: Over 75 Subjects include: regattas; maritime lithographs, etchings, drawings, and activities including oyster harvesting, other media illustrating Maryland’s historical people, events, and places.

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