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**[Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely Ridgely, "]{.underline}The Lady with the
Harp", Wife of Third Master, 1803-1867\
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** ***Financial and Legal Documents***

***Subseries: Accounts & Ledgers***

1833-34 Account book of expenses on trip to Europe Box 5, Folder 28 MDHS
MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1838-46 Account Book Box 30, Reel 18 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account Books,
1732-1884*

1840\'s Accounts of Eliza E. R. Ridgely with her trustees for Box 12,
Reel 14, MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

her father\'s estate M4439

1845 House Accounts FC1-1/4 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1845-46 Accounts of Eliza E. R. Ridgely with her trustees for Box 13,
Reel 15, MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

Nicholas G. Ridgely\'s estate M4440

1846-47 Travel Account Book Box 30, Reel 18 MDHS MS 691 *Ridgely Account
Books, 1732-1884*

1849-53 Account Books Box 13, Reel ? MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers,
1664-1882*

1850-64 John & Eliza Ridgely, Farm Account Book Box 31, Reel 19 MDHS MS
691 *Ridgely Account Books, 1732-1884*

1858-67 Account book as trustee to Nicholas G. Ridgely Box 5, Folder 30
MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1858-67 Account book of daughter Eliza as trustee to Nicholas Box 5,
Folder 30 MDHS MS 2891

G. Ridgely

***Subseries: Bills & Receipts***

1817 Bills & Receipts: (portrait) harp imported from London, Box 9, Reel
10, MDHS MS 692 *Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882*

linen and silk stockings M4436

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

\"good life\" at Hampton M4440

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

\"good life\" at Hampton M4446

1820-36 Bills & Receipts: portrait bill from Thomas Sully Box 10, Reel
11, MDHS MS 692

M4437

1825 Bills & Receipts: harp case Box 10, Reel 11, MDHS MS 692

M4437

1835-36 Receipts Box 5, Folder 29 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of
Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1843-59 Bills and Receipts Box 2, Reel 4? MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely Family
Papers, 1757-1929*

***Subseries: Legal Papers***

1830 Power of Attorney to her husband, John, regarding Box 5, Folder 27
MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

Nicholas, her father\'s estate and executor A.

MacDonald

***Subseries: Inventories***

1835-54 Eliza E.R. Ridgely servants clothing Box 30, Reel 18 MDHS MS 691
*Ridgely Account Books, 1732-1884*

***Wills & Estate Papers***

1867-69 John and Eliza Ridgely - Estate - Bills & Receipts Box 5, Folder
19 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

***Correspondence***

Outgoing letter to her daughter \'Didy\' Box 7 MDHS MS 1005 *John
Campbell White Papers, 1772-1926*

Incoming Correspondence Box 8 MDHS MS 1005

1816-68 Incoming Letters Box 2, Reel 4? MDHS MS 1127 *Ridgely Family
Papers, 1757-1929*

1828 Incoming from Marquis de Lafayette Box 33, Folder 18 HAMP MS 1
*Ridgely Family Papers*

1828, 1831 Correspondence from Lafayette (COPIES) Box 5, Folder 24 MDHS
MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1848-49 Incoming letters from her son Charles at Harvard Box 6, Folder 1
MDHS MS 2891

1849-1861 Incoming from \[unk\], G.W. Ridgely and (?)Poteet FC2-6/64-66
HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*

1857-58 Incoming from daughter Eliza R. White from Europe Box 5, Folders
25-26 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

1858, n.d. Outgoing letters to her daughter \'Didy\' re. family 2nd 90:
F, Box 1 Duke 2nd *Letters, 1858, May 8-July 12 and n.d.*

matters, Baltimore social life and European purchases

***Personal Papers and Items***

1834 Birth records, Nicholas Ridgely, son of John and Eliza Box 5,
Folder 16 MDHS MS 2891 *Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971*

n.d. Book of poems copied down before her marriage to Box 21, Folder 1
MDHS MS 2891

John Ridgely

***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

1851, 1862 Certificates: Maryland State Bible Society Box 34, Folders
1-2 HAMP MS 1 *Ridgely Family Papers*