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**[Margaretta Sophia Howard Ridgely,]{.underline} Wife of Fourth Master,
1824-1904**

***Financial and Legal Documents***

***Subseries: Accounts & Ledgers***

1855, 1858 Small booklets \-- Account Books Box 4, Reel 7, M4453 MDHS MS
1127 *Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929*

1864, 1869, 1878-91 Account Books Box 4, Reel 7 MDHS MS 1127

1880 Statements from Johnson Bros. & Co. Box 4, Reel 7, M4453 MDHS MS
1127

***Subseries: Banking***

1878-84 Checkbook Box 33, Reel 20 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account Books,
1732-1884*

1894-1909 Bank Records Box 11, Folders MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of
Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

24-25

***Subseries: Bills & Receipts***

1817-71 Bills & Receipts: very miscellaneous representing Box 13, Reel
15, MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

\"good life\" at Hampton M4440

1817-71 Bills & Receipts: very miscellaneous representing Box 13, Reel
16, MDHS MS 692

\"good life\" at Hampton M4446

1870-85 Bills & Receipts for Hampton and her home in Baltimore Box 1
MDHS MS 717 *Ridgely-Dorsey Papers, 1733-1885*

1872-1903 Receipts: insurance, rental, safe deposit Box 11, Folders MDHS
MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

17-20

1872-74 Accounts Box 11, Folder 11 MDHS MS 2891

1872-75 Bills & letters from abroad and for Hampton work Box 11, Folders
MDHS MS 2891

12-16

***Subseries: Legal Papers***

1881-82 Legal Papers Box 4, Reel 7 MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely Family Papers,
1757-1929*

***Subseries: Investments***

1881, 1897 List of Bonds of Margaretta Sophia Howard Ridgely Box 3,
Folder 3 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

***Subseries: Miscellaneous***

1895 Letter from Samuel Kirk Co. to Helen West Stewart FC1-3/63 HAMP MS
1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

Ridgely re: 1868 purchase of silver cake basket

1864 Small booklet, hogs killed Box 4, Reel 7, M4453 MDHS MS 1127
*Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929*

***Journals, Diaries & Scrapbooks***

1865 Notebook (Margaret S. Ridgely) Box 6 MDHS MS 716 *Ridgely-Stewart
Papers, 1773-1921*

***Land & Property Records***

1870 Property Books of James McHenry Howard and John Volume 13 JHU Ms.
76 *Howard-Ridgely Manuscript Collection, 1684-1972*

Eager Howard, of James; Deeds of Partition involving

Charles Ridgely and Margaret S. Ridgely

1872-99 Lease of property Box 11, Folders MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection
of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

21-22

***Wills & Estate Papers***

1904-05 Accounts, Correspondence, Settlement of Will Box 11, Folders
MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

26-31

***Correspondence***

Letters of (from?) children Box 4, Reel 7, M4453 MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely
Family Papers, 1757-1929*

1840-72 Incoming Letters Box 3, Reel 6? MDHS MS 1127

1844-72 Incoming letters: Long series from Charles; subjects Box 3, Reel
6, M4453 MDHS MS 1127

range from projected marriage to condolences on the

death of 1st husband

1848-90 Incoming from Julie Johns, Charles Rhodes, Howard FC2-6/88-95
HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

Ridgely, Sophia Campbell, S. R. Grayson, William R.

Howard

1855 ca. Outgoing to \"Aunt Winchester\" FC2-6/96 HAMP MS 1

1870\'s-1880\'s Personal and business correspondence Box 4, Reel 7,
M4453 MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929*

1872-73 Correspondence re: family, gardens, tutoring Box 11, Folders
1-10 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1873-89, n.d. Incoming Letters Box 4, Reel 6 MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely
Family Papers, 1757-1929*

1884 Incoming from Leonice Josephine Ridgely FC2-6/287 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

1885 Incoming from Julian LeRoy White FC2-5/312 HAMP MS 1

***Personal Papers and Items***

1851 \"Hampton\" list of guests at wedding reception Box 6, Folder 11
MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

***Printed Material***

A Candid Examination of the Episcopal Church Box 4, Reel 7 MDHS MS 1127
*Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929*

***Historic Research***

1844-90 ca. M.S.H. Ridgely\'s Notebook on Ridgely Family FC1-2/88 HAMP
MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

Genealogy

***Inventories***

List of children\'s clothing Box 4, Reel 7, M4453 MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely
Family Papers, 1757-1929*

1872 List of Brandy, Wines, and Whiskey at \"Hampton\" Box 11, Folder 23
MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

***Miscellaneous***

1878 J.M. Anderson\'s report as overseer Box 4, Reel 7, M4453 MDHS MS
1127 *Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929*

1882-83 Young woman\'s scrapbook with invitations from Mrs. MDHS MS 2621
*Mary H. Warfield Scrapbook, 1880-1898*

C. Ridgely to Hampton and city residences for social

events/dances, comments on Hampton appearing as a

\"fairy land\"