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**[John Ridgely, Jr.,]{.underline} \'Captain Jack\', Sixth Master of
Hampton, 1882-1959**

***Financial and Legal Documents***

***Subseries: Accounts & Ledgers***

1935-45 Hampton Herd Book SW3-1/1 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1937-46 Hampton Herd Book and Milk Records SW3-1/2 HAMP MS 1

1946 Daily Milk Record Charts FC1-3/10 HAMP MS 1

***Subseries: Banking***

1939-1945 Receipts for bedding, hangings repair, coal delivery
FC1-3/80,82 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1946, 1955-59, 1957 Bank Statement, Books, Loan Request Box 1, Folders
15-17 HAMP MS 1

***Subseries: Bills & Receipts***

1941-53 Miscellaneous bills & receipts: clothing, vehicle, watch Box 2,
Folders 38-43 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1953, 1957 Receipts for garden decorations/supplies FC1-3/35 HAMP MS 1

***Subseries: Legal Papers***

1940 Prenuptial Agreement/J. Ridgely, Jr. and J.H.R. Box 3, Folder 37
HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1941-58 Letters re. litigation (Ridgely. v. Godwin), auto claim Box 3,
Folders 38-40 HAMP MS 1

and easement (Towson Methodist Church)

1948-53 Letters/Legal Documents re: Sale of Hampton to NPS FC1-3 HAMP MS
1

***Subseries: Investments***

1940-66 Investment records including, mortgage bonds, stock Box 3,
Folders 19-26 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

certificates, statements, and lists

***Subseries: Tax Documents***

1952, 1954 Notice/Bill/Receipts of Tax Assessments/Farm Box 3, Folder 46
HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

Property

***Subseries: Inventories***

1935 Lists for books and furniture sold by John Ridgely, Jr. FC1-3/106
HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1939-59 Inventory transfers to Maryland Historical Society, FC1-3 HAMP
MS 1

National Gallery, NPS/SPMA, Harford County Library,

Peabody Institute

1945 ca. Inventory of furniture, artwork, tableware and fixtures
FC1-3/108 HAMP MS 1

at Hampton

1945-50 List of silver utensils and cutlery FC1-3/107 HAMP MS 1

1947 Inventory of Hampton Wines FC1-3/215 HAMP MS 1

1947 Lists of furnishing to be exhibited at Hampton FC1-3/109 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

***Subseries: Maintenance & Renovation***

1942-58 Fuel oil, windown treatments, upholstery FC1-3/13 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

1947-58 Old Farm House work FC-3/166,168 HAMP MS 1

1949 Hampton, A Report on the Proposed Garden FC1-3/33 HAMP MS 1

Restoration by Alden Hopkins

***Journals, Diaries & Scrapbooks***

1938 Diary FC2-8/36 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

***Land & Property Records***

***Subseries: Tax Documents***

1932, 1951-52 Hampton Company Taxes Box 2, Folder 10 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely
Family Papers*

***Subseries: Maps, Plats, Surveys, Drawings***

1930\'s, 1946 Hampton Company Plat, Surveys, Restrictive Box 2, Folder
7-8 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

Covenants

1945 Blueprint\--\"Plat Showing Lots in Hampton\" Box 32, Folder 4 HAMP
MS 1

1946 Drawing and Blueprint\--Hampton Estate Boundaries MC1-11/7 HAMP MS
1

1947-48 ca. Blueprint\--\"Addition to the Old Farm House, MC1-11/8 HAMP
MS 1

Hampton...\[OVERSIZE\]

1947-48 ca. Blueprints\--\"Additions to the Old Farm House, SH6-4 HAMP
MS 1

Hampton.....\"

1948 ca. Blueprints\--\"House of John Ridgely, Jr.\" Box 31, Folder 4
HAMP MS 1

1949 Drawing\--\"Proposed Lot Plan, Property of Mr. John Box 32, Folder
7 HAMP MS 1

Ridgely, Jr.\"

1950 ca. St. Francis Road Maps/Propertyof J. Ridgely, Jr. Box 6, Folder
2 HAMP MS 1

***Subseries: Miscellaneous***

1948,1950,1951 Hampton Village Audit Reports Box 2, Folder 1 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

1948-1958 Hampton Company Brochures, Reports, Statements Box 2 HAMP MS 1

***Wills & Estate Papers***

1942 Will of John Ridgely, Jr. \[COPY\] FC1-4/34 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely
Family Papers*

1959 Correspondence re: Estate of J. Ridgely, Jr. Box 3, Folder 28 HAMP
MS 2 *John (III) & Lillian Ketcham Ridgely*

1959 Appraisals of Personal Property Box 3, Folder 27 HAMP MS 2 *John
(III) & Lillian Ketcham Ridgely*

1959 Letter/Copy of Will John Ridgely, Jr. FC1-4/37 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely
Family Papers*

1959 Correspondence re: will to Jane H. R. Ridgely FC1-4/46 HAMP MS 1

1959 Correspondence from J. Elmer Weisheit to John FC1-4/47 HAMP MS 1

Ridgely III re: analysis of Will of John Ridgely, Jr.

1959-70 Inventories of Securities/Estate of John Ridgely, Jr. FC1-4/58
HAMP MS 1

1963 First Administration Acc't/Estate of John Ridgely, Jr. Box 3,
Folder 26 HAMP MS 2 *John (III) & Lillian Ketcham Ridgely*

***Correspondence***

1897-1908 Outgoing to David S. Ridgely, Helen W. S. Ridgely, FC2-5/72-79
HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

John Ridgely, Louise Humrichouse

1901-05 Incoming from Louise Humrichouse Ridgely FC2-5/92-110 HAMP MS 1

1904 Incoming from William S. Shaw FC2-5/1 HAMP MS 1

1905, 1912 Incoming and Outgoing Box 2, Folder 19 HAMP MS 2 *John (III)
& Lillian Ketcham Ridgely*

1909-10 Outgoing to Helen W. S. Ridgely FC2-5/80-85 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely
Family Papers*

1916 Outgoing to John Ridgely FC2-5/86 HAMP MS 1

1927 Incoming from \"Williard\" FC2-5/2 HAMP MS 1

1930-62 Incoming to John Jr. and Jane, Assorted notes, cards FC2-5/5-7
HAMP MS 1

and letters

1934-37 Outgoing to Elsa Weislipp, Gen. Clinton L. FC2-5/87-88 HAMP MS 1

Riggs/Maryland Historical Society

1939 Incoming from G. D. Hay FC2-5/3 HAMP MS 1

1940-42 Incoming from Bessie Clairborne, Maryland Garden FC2-5/8-15 HAMP
MS 1

Pilgrimage Committee, E. Tautz & Sons, Richard N.

Wills, John W. Murphy, Lawrence C. Wroth, Jean

Pentecost, Dorothy Hyams

1940-43 Incoming from David Stewart IV FC2-5/287 HAMP MS 1

1940-45 Incoming from Margie W. Ridgely Keith FC2-5/4 HAMP MS 1

1941 Letter re: Purchase of \"Lafayette Carriage\" FC1-3/117 HAMP MS 1

1941-45 Incoming from John Ridgely III FC2-5/202 HAMP MS 1

1942 Business Correspondence/Hampton-related Box 1, Folder 1 HAMP MS 2
*John (III) & Lillian Ketcham Ridgely*

1942 Incoming from Louise Roman Ridgely Hawkey FC2-5/204 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

1943-45 Incoming from Dorothy Hyams, Margaret H. R. FC2-5/16-29 HAMP MS
1

Whitham, Thomas Lisenving (?), Eli Lilly, Madeleine

Stewart, Vincent Orfield, Rhoda S. Ridgely, John M.

Graham/Brooklyn Museum, \"Elizabeth\", David E.

Finley/National Gallery of Art, James W.

Foster/Maryland Historical Society, Catherine M. Weld,

David W. Barton, Betty Ridgely Kastendike

1944-45 Outgoing to John Ridgely, Jr. FC2-6/99-100 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely
Family Papers*

1944-47 Incoming from Margaretta Sophia Ridgely FC2-6/127-129,132 HAMP
MS 1

1946-47 Incoming from Langdon G. Carico, A.H.O,Aunt Marge, FC2-5/30-40
HAMP MS 1

Loose, P.B. Key Daingerfield, Charlotte R. McIntosh, J.

Paul Hudson, Zula Adkins Sharp, Lucy

BucklerSeymer, John Carter Legg, Jr. Marvin C.

Ross/Walters Art Gallery

1946-58 Business Correspondence re: real estate, postal Box 1, Folders
56-59 HAMP MS 1

service, insurance, billboard control

1947 ca. Outgoing to Zula \[Adkins Sharp\] FC2-5/89 HAMP MS 1

1947-50 Incoming from Rev. C. C. Clark, H.P. Caemmerer, F. FC2-5/41-9
HAMP MS 1

Albert Roloson, Bernard S. Carter, John McKenney,

Zillah Felix, Lundye Sharp, Julia M. Ridgely Peacock,

1950 Outgoing telegram to Jane H. R. Ridgely FC2-5/90 HAMP MS 1

1950-53 Incoming from Lucy Buckler and Helen Seymer, John FC2-5/50-60
HAMP MS 1

L. Benson, Margie W. Ridgely Keith, William H. Buckler,

Rachel M. Hawks, Helen Shaw Harrold, Gertrude C.

Ridgely, Helen West Leidy, Dotsy RidgelyThomas

1953 Incoming from John Walker Humrichouse Ridgely FC2-5/201 HAMP MS 1

1954-59 Incoming from Margie W. Ridgely Keith, Lucy Buckler FC2-5/61-71
HAMP MS 1

Seymer, Jill Ridgely, Julia M. Ridgely Peacock, The

Raders, Dotsy Ridgely Thomas, James W. Rohn, John

Logan Campbell, Medical and Surgical Relief

Committee, Gertrude C. Ridgely

1955 Incoming from Louise Roman Ridgely Hawkey FC2-5/206 HAMP MS 1

***Personal Papers and Items***

1907 Marriage Book and Certificate (marriage to Louise Box 16, Folders
2-3 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

Humrichouse)

1940 Marriage License (marriage to Jane H. Rodney) Box 16, Folder 6 HAMP
MS 1

1946 Medical Records: Petition by Jane H. R. Ridgely re: Box 16, Folder
15 HAMP MS 1

John Ridgely, Jr.

1957 Hotel Credit Card Box 3, Folder 30 HAMP MS 1

1959 Death Certificate \[COPY\] Box 16, Folder 7 HAMP MS 1

***Educational Papers***

1894 Exercise Book Box 17, Folder 6 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1898-1900 St. James School Report Cards Box 16, Folder 26 HAMP MS 1

1898-1900 Maryland License to Practice Law Box 16, Folder 28 HAMP MS 1

1899-1900 \"Painters\" Notebook Box 17, Folder 7 HAMP MS 1

1904 Diploma/University of Maryland School of Law Box 34, Folder 6 HAMP
MS 1

1920 ca. English Composition Box 17, Folder 19 HAMP MS 1

***Printed Material***

1916 Newspapers: John Ridgely, Jr. - Maryland National Box 8, Folder 6
HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

Guard Unit

1930-39 Newspapers: Hampton clippings Box 7, Folder 16 HAMP MS 1

1940-49 Newspapers: Hampton clippings Box 7, Folder 17 HAMP MS 1

1940-50 Articles re: Transfer of Hampton to NPS, 1948 Box 1, Folder 15
HAMP MS 2 *John (III) & Lillian Ketcham Ridgely*

1950-59 Newspapers: Hampton clippings Box 8, Folder 1 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely
Family Papers*

1950-59 Newspapers: Hampton clippings Box 7, Folder 18 HAMP MS 1

***Organizational Activities***

1938-1950 Trinity Church (Towson) materials Box 11, Folders HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

12-14

1948 Red Cross Membership Certificate Box 10, Folder 10 HAMP MS 1

***Inventories***

1930 Hampton Libraries Shelflist Box 4 MDHS MS 716 *Ridgely-Stewart
Papers, 1773-1921*