Includes pamphlets, books, letters, diaries, and other documents. Correspondence is mostly of a political nature, with major emphasis on the Revolution.
Diaries contain observations on medical, agricultural, and personal topics as well as politics.
When he died in 1832 he was considered the wealthiest citizen of the United States and was the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. Most of the original papers in this collection are located at the Maryland Historical Society. A.S. Hamond's papers are primarily concerned with British naval operations during the American Revolutionary War and G.E. Hamond's papers are primarily concerned with British naval operations in the Napoleonic era, particularly in the Mediterranean theater. Excellent sources for the study of the American Revolution, particularly the climate of opinion which preceded it, as well as the history of a great American family. Roll one of microfilm includes several finding aids.