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**[Captain Charles Ridgely,]{.underline} The Builder, First Master of
Hampton, 1733-1790**

***Financial and Legal Documents***

***Subseries: Accounts & Ledgers***

Accounts of Capt. C. Ridgely Box 12, Reel 14 MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely
Papers, 1664-1882*

1759-91, n.d. Bills and Receipts Box 1, Reel 2 MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely
Family Papers, 1757-1929*

1763-65 Ledger A Box 19, Reel 14 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account Books,
1732-1884*

1765-66 Unidentified Ledger (Capt.?) Box 19, Reel 14 MDHS MS 691

1765-69 Ledger B Box 20, Reel 14 MDHS MS 691

1767, 1770-75 Ledger C Box 21, Reel 15 MDHS MS 691

1768-84, 1770-75 Two ledgers belonging to Ridgely and Goodwin MDHS MS
2810 *Hall Collection,1768-1785*

1769 Wrapper/\"Acct. Sales of Servants suppos\'d to be in FC1-3/172 HAMP
MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1769\"

1769 ca. \"Sundry Acct. of the Sales of Servants in Campy wt Box 29,
Folder 1 HAMP MS 1

\[Illegible\] and Howard

1771-87 Ledger Book. Ridgely, Lux & Co. ledger, Captain often Microfilm
M4670 MSA MS 1898 *G. Howard White Collection*

in debit column

1774-36 Account book of Capt. Ridgely: mercantile purchases, Microfilm
M4672 MSA MS 1898

ship invoices, papers concerning Edward Goodwin

and Charles G. Ridgely estates

1774-75 Accounts of sale of convict servants to Charles Box 6, Reel 2
MDHS MS 1994 *Cheston-Galloway Papers, 1684-1961*

Ridgely in exchange for a shipload of pig iron

1774-80 Charles Ridgely Account Book LOC MS 21902 *Charles Ridgely
Account Book 1774-1780*

1775-77 Ledger D Box 22, Reel 15 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account Books,
1732-1884*

1776 Acknowledgement of order for 300 kettles from The LOC MM
*Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection*

Council of Safety

1776-90 Day book; part of two part book. Accounts of Charles Microfilm
M4671 MSA MS 1898 *G. Howard White Collection*

Ridgely and William Goodwin as surviving partners of

Alex McLure, deceased, with payments for reshelving

the store, costs of legal actions, etc.

1778-84 Ledger E Box 22, Reel 15 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account Books,
1732-1884*

1780-81 Ledger Box 22, Reel 15 MDHS MS 691

1780-82 Ledger. Sales of liquor and some groceries. Box 5, Reel 9 MDHS
MS 1127 *Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929*

1780-90, n.d. Accounts Box 2, Folders 7-11 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection
of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1781-82 Cashbook Box 17, Reel 13 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account Books,
1732-1884*

1782-85 Capt. Chas. Ridgely Accounts with Ridgely & Lux Box 17, Reel 13
MDHS MS 691

1783-87 Jehu Howell (Hampton builder) and North Point bills & Box 2,
Folders 12-13 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers,
1716-1971*

COPIES

1784-86 Ledger Box 23, Reel 16 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account Books,
1732-1884*

1785-87, 1790 Capt. Chas. Ridgely Accounts with Ridgely & Lux Box 18,
Reel 13 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account Books, 1732-1884*

1786 Account of servants/slaves bought or traded for iron FC1-3/176 HAMP
MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1786-87 Day book recording sales of clothes and staples, MDHS MS 99
*Baltimore Merchants\' Ledger, 1786-87*

includes Ridgely, Lux & Co. as customer

1787-90 Ledger no. 4 and daybook. #4 in a series begun in Microfilm
M4669 MSA MS 1898 *G. Howard White Collection*

1781; distinguished from company ledgers

1787-91 Hampton \[?\] Account Books, 3 vol. Wines and liquors Box 6 MDHS
MS 716 *Ridgely-Stewart Papers, 1773-1921*

\[at Hampton\]

1790 Ledger H Box 24, Reel 16 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account Books,
1732-1884*

1790-1812 Ledger, Captain Ridgely\'s business after death, Microfilm
M4691 MSA MS 1898 *G. Howard White Collection*

including annuity account for Rebecca Ridgely, his

wdow

***Subseries: Banking***

1782 Receipt for payment for flour and casks FC1-3/19 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely
Family Papers*

***Subseries: Bills & Receipts***

1757-66 Bills and Receipts. Primarily mercantile and bill Box 3 MDHS MS
692.1 *Ridgely Papers 1733-1817*

collecting activities.

1758-91 Bills & Receipts, personal and business, including Box 4, Reel
4; M MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

furnace.Books, cannons, iron, shoes, sheriff levies, 4431

jail fees for servants, widow and heir\'s bills, Hampton

stone work

1762 Receipt from Capt. Charles Ridgely Box 1, Folder 19 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

1764-90, n.d. Bills and Receipts Box 2, Folders 15-20 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt
Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1767-89, n.d. Bills and Receipts. Primarily mercantile activites, some
Box 4 MDHS MS 692.1 *Ridgely Papers 1733-1817*

receipts related to building of Hampton; account with

builder Jehu Howell.

1776 Payment receipt for musquets, blankets & 2 days LOC MM
*Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection*

riding from San Purviance and the Committee of

Observation for Baltimore County

1780 Receipt for guns Box 1, Folder 20 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1787 Receipt for fabric purchase FC1-3/36 HAMP MS 1

1787 Receipt for payments for confiscated lands Box 3, Reel 3; M MDHS MS
692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

4430

1787 Receipt for fabric purchase FC1-3/36 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family
Papers*

***Subseries: Legal Papers***

Servant Bonds Box 5 or 6? MDHS MS 692.1 *Ridgely Papers 1733-1817*

1759-70 Servants\' Bonds Box 5 MDHS MS 692.1

1759-70 Bonds Box 5 MDHS MS 692.1

1765 Indenture Agreement/C. Ridgely and J. Maccubbin FC1-3/168 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

1765 Indenture Agreement/C. Ridgely and Shankle FC1-3/169 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

1765 Indenture Agreement/C. Ridgely and C. Baur FC1-3/170 HAMP MS 1

1765-89 Legal Papers, including deposition of Daniel Bowley on Box 5
MDHS MS 692.1 *Ridgely Papers 1733-1817*

Ridgely\'s intent to join Washington

1768-90 Legal Papers. Indentures and depositions Box 1, Reel 1 MDHS MS
1127 *Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929*

1770 Indenture Agreement/C. Ridgely and D. Kelly d FC1-3/173 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

1770 Indenture Agreement/C. Ridgely and G. Goodwin FC1-3/174 HAMP MS 1

1774 William Spencer Petition to Gov. Robert Eden Box 2, Folder 27 MDHS
MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1776 Articles of agreement: to Charles Wells & Thomas MDHS MS 1814
*\[manuscript\] Two Items*

Russell, 1776 F 29 in regard to hire of Schooner

Rebecca & Sally for West Indies trip \[Item \#

1780, 1787-88, n.d. petitions to the General Assembly Box 2, Folder 29
MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1781-90 Legal Records Box 2, Folder 26 MDHS MS 2891

1782 Pass allowing a slave to travel/Anthony Melanify (?) FC1-3/175 HAMP
MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1782-90 Servants Contracts Box 3, Reel 3; M MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers,
1664-1882*

4430

1782-90 Orders to Pay Box 2, Folder 14 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of
Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1787 Contemporary copy of the title dispute hearings in the Box 13 MDHS
MS 194 *J. Hall Pleasants Papers, 1873-1957*

case of Dr. William Hammond v. Charles Ridgely

regarding Ridgely\'s Addition, 9 May.

need date Robert Oszakiewski Series 1 MSA MS 2293 *Convict Servant
Research Notes*

Maryland Verses Captain Charles Ridgely

1767, 1784-86 \'Hampton\' Bills COPIES Box 2, Folder 21 MDHS MS 2891
*Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1782-87 Negroes clothing listing name, age, clothing issued. Microfilm
M4673 MSA MS 1898 *G. Howard White Collection*

Includes accounts for receipt and repair of shoes.

Indexed register, also includes indentured servants

1785-96 Grocery Ledger K Box 25, Reel 16 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account
Books, 1732-1884*

1788-89 Grocery Ledger Box 26, Reel 17 MDHS MS 691

***Journals, Diaries & Scrapbooks***

1756-58 Voyage Log Book for vessel \"Baltimore Town\"; wind Box 2 MDHS
MS 717 *Ridgely-Dorsey Papers, 1733-1885*

direction, weather conditions, crew\'s activities

1763-65 Journal Box 16, Reel 13 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account Books,
1732-1884*

1765-73 Journal Box 16, Reel 13 MDHS MS 691

1768-72 Daybook Box 17, Reel 13 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account Books,
1732-1884*

1771 Daybook Box 17, Reel 13 MDHS MS 691

1772 Daybook Box 17, Reel 13 MDHS MS 691

1772-73 Daybook Box 17, Reel 13 MDHS MS 691

***Land & Property Records***

***Subseries: Bills & Receipts***

1787 Receipt for payments for confiscated lands Box 3, Reel 3; M MDHS MS
692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

4430

***Subseries: Legal Papers***

1784 Complaint about tract \"Oakhampton\" Box 2, Folder 24 MDHS MS 2891
*Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

***Subseries: Deeds & Grants***

1746 200 acres to Charles Ridgely from John Howard MDHS MS 469 *Howard
Papers, 1662-1919*

1746 Deed to Capt. Charles Ridgely of Ridgely\'s Diligence/ Box 14, Reel
17 MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

Baltimore County

1762 Deed for \"Disappointment\"/Solomon Hillen to Charles MC1-8/3 HAMP
MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

Ridgely, 1762

1762 Land Grant for Forge Mill Box 1, Reel 2 MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely
Family Papers, 1757-1929*

1763 Deed from Charles Ridgely to John Ridgely and MC1-8/3 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

Charles Ridgely, Jr., 1763

1772 Deed - Col. Charles Ridgely \[Sr.\] to Capt Charles Box 1, Folder 6
MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

Ridgely \[Jr.\], Benjamin Nicholson, et al., - Northampton

Furnace, 1772

***Subseries: Miscellaneous***

1760 ca., 1780, n.d. Miscellaneous Land Records Box 2, Folder 22 MDHS MS
2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1762-75 Land Papers Box 5 MDHS MS 692.1 *Ridgely Papers 1733-1817*

1766 Land Records - \"Patapsco Neck from Nicholas Ruxton Box 2, Folder
23 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

Gay\"

1783, 1787 Confiscated Property Papers Box 3, Reel 3 MDHS MS 692
*Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

1790 ca. \"Real estate devised by Capt. Charles Ridgely to John Box 2,
Folder 25 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

Ridgely and Charles \[Carnan\] Ridgely of Hampton\"

1795,1811 Captain Charles Ridgely\--Land Transactions Box 5, Folder 9
HAMP MS 3 *G. Howard & Gene L. White Collection*

***Wills & Estate Papers***

1780 ca. Charles Ridgely\'s Will (d. 1790) FC1-4/27 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely
Family Papers*

1782-90 Notes re. disposition of Capt. Charles Ridgely\'s estate Box 3,
Reel 3; M MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

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1790 Charles Ridgely\'s Will FC1-4/27 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1790 Will of Captain Charles Ridgely Liber 4 Folio 450-481 MSA CM 188
*Baltimore County Register of Wills (Wills), 1666-1979*

1790 ca. \"Real estate devised by Capt. Charles Ridgely to John Box 2,
Folder 25 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

Ridgely and Charles \[Carnan\] Ridgely of Hampton\"

1790-1812 Ledger for business after Captain Ridgely\'s death; Microfilm
M4691 MSA MS 1898 *G. Howard White Collection*

includes annuity account for Rebecca Ridgely, his

widow

1819 Extract from Will of Capt. Charles Ridgely re: Bequest MC1-8/6 HAMP
MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

to Charles Ridgely Carnan, 1819

***Correspondence***

1757-67 Incoming Letters. Colonial trade; Includes some drafts Box 1
MDHS MS 692.1 *Ridgely Papers 1733-1817*

of replies

1757-84 Incoming and Outgoing Letters. Topics: shipping, Box 1, Reel 1;
M MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

General Washington, business affairs, education of 4428

nephews, iron sales, real estate

1757-90, n.d. Incoming Letters. Fragment of letter written when Box 1,
Reel 1, M MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929*

Capt. was prisoner of war in France; topics include: 4447

iron works, company policy, finances, servants,

runaway slaves. Correspondents: Jesse

Hollingsworth, Samual Chase, Richard Dallam, John

Dorsey, John Dennis, Thomas Rossiter and Daniel

Sheredine

1768-90, n.d. Incoming Letters.Colonial trade; Includes some drafts Box
2 MDHS MS 692.1 *Ridgely Papers 1733-1817*

of replies; doctors from iron works

1769-71, n.d. Incoming Correspondence Box 2, Folders 1-5 MDHS MS 2891
*Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1770-80 ca. Incoming from S. Stewart FC2-6/58 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family
Papers*

1771-76 Letter book (part of two part book),Letters of Ridgely,
Microfilm M4671 MSA MS 1898 *G. Howard White Collection*

McLure and Goodwin to English merchanges, Wm

Molleson, for example, about prices of cargoes, etc.

with a short account recorded by William Goodwin,

1774-1775

1774 Memoranda re: land purchase - Thomas Hutchins from Box 2, Folder 33
MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

Nathan Johnson

1777 Outgoing letter dated 1777, Jan. 3 , \"Dealing with the MDHS MS
1814 *\[manuscript\] Two Items*

fact that Luse refused to accept continental dollars in

payment of a debt and Ridgely\'s feelings about this

fact.\" \[Item #Q970000004023\]

1777-90 Memorandums Box 2, Folder 32 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of
Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1780 Outgoing letter to William Paterson regarding order for Series 3,
Item 289 MSA MS 162 *J. Alexis Shriver Collection*

guns

1780 ca. Business Correspondence: Letter to Captain Ridgely Box 1,
Folder 52 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

re: Debt

1782 Business Correspondence: letter re: settlement of Box 1, Folder 53
HAMP MS 1

outstanding account

1782 Incoming from John Darnall to C. Ridgely FC2-6/59 HAMP MS 1

1782 Incomng from John Ridout FC2-6/60 HAMP MS 1

1782-90 Business Correspondence.Topics: argument with Box 3, Reel 3; M
MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

Harry Dorsey Gough, servant contracts, 4430

politics

1784-87 Incoming letters from Thomas Rutland to Capt. Ridgely MDHS MS
1726 *Rutland Letter Book, 1784-1787*

re: gun transactions, debt collection

1784-87 Incoming letters to Capt. Charles Ridgely from MDHS MS 1726

Annapolis merchant Rutland, topics: shipping, corn,

tobacco, iron, slaves

1785-86 Business Correspondence: topics inlude furnace, Box 2, Reel 2; M
MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

forge, land, offers of indentured servants from 4429

Stewart & Plunkett. Correspondents: Tench Tilghman,

Samel Chase

1785-88 Outgoing Correspondence Box 2, Folder 6 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt
Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1787 Incoming from L.(?) Barry FC2-6/61 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family
Papers*

1787-89 Incoming letters from Thomas Rutland to Capt. Ridgely MICH
*Thomas Rutland Letterbook, 1787-1789*

re: gun transactions, debt collection

1790 Incoming from Daniel Bowes FC2-6/62 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family
Papers*

***Personal Papers and Items***

n.d. List of books (purchased by Ridgely?) Box 5 MDHS MS 692.1 *Ridgely
Papers 1733-1817*

n.d. List of horses beaten by \"Figure\" Box 5 MDHS MS 692.1

***Printed Material***

1780 printed votes and proceedings of the MD House of Box 2, Folder 28
MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

Delegates

1788 \"List of members, November session, Lower House\" Box 2, Folder 30
MDHS MS 2891

***Historic Research***

1915 ca. Helen West Stewart Ridgely\'s research of Hampton FC1-2/166-168
HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

construction and colonial shipping/Capt. Charles

Ridgely

1915-20 Helen West Stewart Ridgely notebooks, research FC1-2/20-22 HAMP
MS 1

notes, and manuscript re. \"Our\" Captain Charles

Ridgely

***Miscellaneous***

1736-84 Miscellaneous Papers Box 2, Folder 31 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt
Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1782-90 statements refuting \'illnatured malicious reports\' to the Box
3, Reel 3; M MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

prejudice of his reputation as a Representative of 4430

Baltimore County

1785 Paca County Petitions, new county proposal to be Box 5 MDHS MS
692.1 *Ridgely Papers 1733-1817*

carved out of Baltimore & Frederick

1785, 1787 Turnpike Law Papers Box 3, Reel 3 MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely
Papers, 1664-1882*

unknown Miscellaneous items related to Charles Carnan Ridgely MDHS MS
2560 *Harry Dorsey Gough Papers*