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**[Eliza Ridgely White Buckler,]{.underline} \'Didy\', 1828-1894**

***Financial and Legal Documents***

***Subseries: Accounts & Ledgers***

1862-65 Account Books of Mrs. Eliza Ridgely, 1862-65, 4 Box 3 MDHS MS
1005.2 *John Campbell White Papers, 1764-1928*

volumes.

n.d. Dr. Henry White and John White Trustees in Account Box 5 MDHS MS
1005.2

with Mrs. Eliza White, 2 volumes

***Subseries: Bills & Receipts***

1874 Receipt/John Ridgely to Eliza Ridgely White Buckler: FC1-4/49 HAMP
MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

re: Will of Charles Ridgely

***Journals, Diaries & Scrapbooks***

1841-42 E. \"Didy\" Ridgely/Diary FC2-8/5 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family
Papers*

1842 Diary; Schoolgirl activities Box 6 MDHS MS 716 *Ridgely-Stewart
Papers, 1773-1921*

1846 Journal of E. Ridgely in England, France, Germany & Box 1 MDHS MS
1005.2 *John Campbell White Papers, 1764-1928*

Italy by Eliza Ridgely

***Land & Property Records***

1857 ca. Architectural plans for Towsontown, Villa for Mrs. Box 12, Reel
14 MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

White

***Wills & Estate Papers***

1853 John Campbell White Inventory, leaving \$70,000 to Box 5 MDHS MS
1005.2 *John Campbell White Papers, 1764-1928*

wife Didy

1887 Codicil to Last Will of Eliza R. Buckler dated August 21. MDHS MS
1461 *Henry White Papers, 1803-1887*

> ***Correspondence\
> \
> *** Incoming Letters from C. Ridgely, Becky Hanny Box 7 MDHS MS 1005
> *John Campbell White Papers, 1772-1926*

Dorsey, Lydia Morris, E. E. Ridgely (mother), Julianne

Ridgely, and John Campbell White (husband)

1840-45 ca. Incoming from Charles Ridgely (1830-1872) FC2-6/75 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

1845-70 Outgoing letters to Margaretta S. Howard Ridgely, her Box 4,
Reel 6 MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929*

sister-in-law.Descriptions of life in London and Paris in

1866-1870

1848, 1872 Correspondence Box 10, Folder 14 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt
Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1849, 1866 Incoming? re social news in Baltimore MDHS MS 2786 *Buckler
Family Papers, 1775-1938*

1850 Incoming from \"Marietta\" (to E. Ridgely White) FC2-6/67 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

1855 Incoming from managers of Christ Church Asylum (to FC2-6/68 HAMP MS
1

E. Ridgely White)

1855-60 ca. Incoming from John White (to E. Ridgely White) FC2-6/69 HAMP
MS 1

1857-58 Outgoing letters to her mother Eliza Eichelberger Box 5, Folders
MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

Ridgely Ridgely from Europe 25-26

1857-58 Outgoing letters from Europe to her mother, Eliza E. Box 5,
Folders 25-26 MDHS MS 2891

Ridgely

1858, n.d. Incoming letters from her mother (while in France); 2nd 90:
F, Box 1 Duke 2nd *Letters, 1858, May 8-July 12 and n.d.*

topics include family matters, Baltimore social life,

European purchases

1866 Outgoing to Eliza Ridgely (from E. Ridgely White FC2-6/70 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

Buckler)

1867-68 Outgoing letters from Didy to brother Charles on Box 3, Reel 5
M4451 MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929*

deaths of parents

1868-69 Letters from sons Henry and Julian written in Paris to MDHS MS
1461 *Henry White Papers, 1803-1887*

their mother Eliza Buckler; business and personal

matters

1886 Outgoing to Helen W.S. Ridgely FC2-6/71 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family
Papers*

1894 Letter dated March 3 from William H. Buckler to Henry MDHS MS 691
*Ridgely Account Books, 1732-1884*

White re Didy\'s death

pre-1894? Incoming Letters to Helen West Stewart Ridgely MDHS MS 715
*Helen West Stewart Ridgely Papers, 1868-1919*

***Personal Papers and Items***

1843-72 Personal & family papers Box 3, Reel 5 M4451 MDHS MS 1127
*Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929*

1844 Eliza \"Didy\" Ridgely\--\"The Fishing Party,\" and other FC2-7/30
HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

writings

1844 Eliza \"Didy\" Ridgely\--\"To her cousin Dumps\" FC2-7/29 HAMP MS 1

1844 Eliza \"Didy\" Ridgely\--\"On the Death of my FC2-7/28 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

Infant Sister"

1844 Mary Anne Coale\--Poem \"Written for Miss Didy FC2-7/10 HAMP MS 1

Ridgely\"

1849 \"Ye Weddynge at Hampton,\" by William Wilkins Glenn FC2-7/31 HAMP
MS 1

(Eliza Ridgely-John White)

1860-65 ca. Eliza \"Didy\" Ridgely White Buckler (Att.)\--Poem FC2-7/34
HAMP MS 1

1893 Eliza Ridgely (b. 1858)\--Notes re: Slippers belonging FC2-7/35
HAMP MS 1

to Mrs. Nicholas G. Ridgely

1919-59 Handwritten and Typed Copies of \"Ye Weddynge at FC2-7/32 HAMP
MS 1

Hampton\"

***Educational Papers***

1827-28 Eliza Kingsworth exercise books Box 6 MDHS MS 716
*Ridgely-Stewart Papers, 1773-1921*

1840\'s The Little Travellers, manuscript story about a family\'s Box 6
MDHS MS 716

visit to the springs in Virginia, possibly written by \'Didy\'

1844-45 ca. French Play in Three Acts by Eliza \'Didy\' Ridgely Box 16,
Folder 37 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1850 \"Lesson Account of Nicholas G. Ridgely\"/Eliza \"Didy\" Box 16,
Folder 39 HAMP MS 1

Ridgely White

***Printed Material***

1923-24 Newspapers: Causeway, home built by \'Didy\' Box 7, Folder 8
HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

***Inventories***

1841-54 \"Christmas Gifts of the Colored Children of Hampton, Box 29,
Folder 4 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

given by E. Ridgely\"

1849 Eliza \"Didy\" Ridgely White\--List of Wedding Gifts FC2-7/33 HAMP
MS 1

***Miscellaneous***

1848 Letter from Elizabeth Wirt Goldsborough dated August ? MDHS MS 1011
*William Wirt Papers, 1784-1864*

26 providing detailed descriptions of Hampton\'s

grounds, furnishings and dinner party.Includes

discussion of \'Didy\'s\' upcoming debut

1849 \"Memoirs of the Ridgelys at Hampton,\" by J.M. FC1-2/165 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

Howard, 1895, includes acc\'t of the marriage of John

and Didy & tournament given to honor the occasion

n.d. Poem about Didy and John, endorsed from Lydia H. Box 13, Reel 16
MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

Morris to Chas. Ridgely of Hampton