Historical Society of Cecil County

Archival Collection Inventory

Gilpin Family Papers

 

 

Inclusive dates:  1673-1976                      Predominant dates:  1777-1940

 

Biographical/historical background:

            The earliest documents in the Gilpin Family papers pertain to Col. Henry Hollingsworth (1737-1830), a prominent Cecil Countian who served as a commissary during the American Revolution.  His daughter, Mary (1771-1850), married John Gilpin (1765-1808), the son of another leading family.  Other 18th and early 19th-century documents relate to families the Hollingsworths and Gilpins married, including the Hendersons and Partridges.  This explains the naming of the Gilpin family home in Elkton, Partridge Hill.  Joseph Gilpin, the first Gilpin to arrive in Cecil County, built Gilpin Manor near the Head of the Elk River, which remained the family home for many years after it passed to his son John and his wife Mary Hollingsworth Gilpin. 

            The family maintained a level of wealth and status through the 1800s through their landsholdings, businesses and professional occupations.  Records from the 1800s and later pertain to the descendants John and Mary Gilpin’s son, Henry H. Gilpin and his children with Margaret Ricketts.  These children included:  William R. Gilpin (1834-1917), John Gilpin (1838-1913), Margaret A. Gilpin (1843-1923), Thomas H. Gilpin ( 1847-1908), Charles Gilpin (1856-1912), and David Gilpin (?-1913).  The family continued to maintain a home in Elkton, but had close business and family ties to Philadelphia.  The papers continue with the children of William R. Gilpin and Anna E. Engle:  Elva Gilpin (1866-?), William P. Gilpin (1869-?), Frederick S. Gilpin (?-1927), Helen Gilpin (?-1924) and Malcolm R. Gilpin.  Elva Gilpin married George F. Denney, who died at a young age in 1903.  Their only child, Anna Gilpin Denney, never married and is responsible for preserving the family papers. 

 

Scope and content:

            The scope of this collection is wide-ranging.  The first portion of the collection includes correspondence and records pertaining to the family of Col. Henry Hollingsworth, including copies of Revolutionary War-era letters, records of land transactions and recipes/household hints.  A number of plats of early roads can be found, along with numerous surveys and deeds dating to the late 1700s to mid-1800s.  Many of the other documents from this era relate to Gilpin family land transactions.  Worthy of note are a number of receipts belonging to Henry H. Gilpin (1804-1857), who was also a member of the Elkton Debating Society, which kept minutes from 1829 to 1838.  The letter book of shipping merchants Briscoe and Partridge contains details of the merchant trade in the early 1800s

            A large number of items pertain to William R. Gilpin, who operated several businesses in Philadelphia in Elkton.  These documents include personal and business correspondence, financial records, and a diary.  There are also account books, receipts and correspondence relating to William R. Gilpin’s service as Elkton Town Treasurer.  Records of various Gilpin estates, especially William R. Gilpin’s siblings and children, are also among the papers.

            Documents relating to John Gilpin (1843-1913) are worthy of note because Gilpin served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and later owned a brickyard in Elkton.  The correspondence of Hannah LeDuc (sister-in-law of William R. Gilpin) from the same era sheds light on social life and the role of women.  In the 1890s, a large number of letters and invitation sent to Frederick S. Gilpin (?-1927) shed light on Cecil County society.  William P. Gilpin sent  letters and postcards to family members during his trips to Europe, including one on the heels of the sinking of Titanic.

            Elva Gilpin Denney’s papers contain correspondence and financial records around the time of the early death of her husband, George Denney.  Elva Denney became involved with Elkton Presbyterian Church and Elkton Missionary Society, and records and publications of these organizations can be found.  Elva Denney also kept a diary in 1896 and 1900.

            A significant amount of genealogical information is contained in books, charts, biographies and letters.  Helen A. Gilpin wrote a number of essays on Cecil County history and may have also collected some of the publications relating to local, regional and state history.  There are many photographs in the collection, presumably of the Gilpin family, but the vast majority of these are unidentified.

           

Types of materials (list all):

Letters, wills, deeds, plats, surveys, maps, postcards, receipts, invitations, certificates, recipes, notes, ephemera, account books, minute books, diaries, financial records, reports, booklets, brochures, books, photographs, tintypes, newspaper clippings, framed documents

 

Volume or size (list all that apply):              

__20_              boxes

_108_              linear feet

_____              Number of items

1 box, 4 framed      Oversized items

 

Physical condition (poor, fair, good, excellent):  Generally good; some early documents in fragments; many newspaper clippings in poor condition because of age and acidity.    

 

Describe preservation procedures:

            Documents have been stored in acid-free, lignin-free manuscript folders with a calcium carbonate buffer.  When necessary, multi-page and highly acidic materials have been separated from other items with a folder insert made of similar material in lighter weight stock.  Folders were then placed in lignin-free boxes with metal edge construction made from 60-pt board with a calcium carbonate buffer. 

            No repairs to documents were made; fragile items were placed in polypropelene sleeves for protection and reference copies made to reduce handling.  Paper clips were removed, but envelopes were attached to letters with plastic clips.  Large documents were placed in custom folders in an oversized box, along with three rolled genealogical charts which were tied with linen tape.

            Most photographs were placed in polypropelene sleeves, although framed tintypes and photos not easily removed from frames remain in these enclosures. 

            Books and ledgers were placed on their spine in document boxes; one oversized ledger required a custom box.

           

 

 

Original or reproductions? 

Original handwritten documents and record books; original printed documents and books; original newspaper clippings; some photocopies of letters.

 

Location of originals and/or duplicates?

Some of the genealogical materials and letters appear to have been obtained from public archives, location uncertain.

 

Provenance (history of custody of material):

Family records and photographs collected and retained by Gilpin family members, particularly those living at Partridge Hill in Elkton, which was last owned by Anna Gilpin Denney.  Following the death of Anna Denney, her Executor, William Wilson Bratton, arranged for the donation of the materials to the Historical Society of Cecil County.

 

Donor:  Estate of Anna Gilpin Denney

 

Accession number:     _______                                  Date received:  ­­­­­December 1982

 

 

Organization and arrangement:

 

Summary

The collection had no distinguishable arrangement, and had been moved and dispersed at the Historical Society prior to cataloging.  Therefore, an artificial arrangement was created based on time period, creator/recipient, and/or subject of the materials.  A detailed listing of each document facilitates cross-referencing.

 

Box 1:  Hollingsworth Documents and Genealogy, Partridge Documents, Frisby Henderson Documents, Recipes & Household hints

 

Folder 1:  Col. Henry Hollingsworth (1737-1830) Documents

Letter:  Tm. [Thomas] Pickering (War Office) to Col. Henry Hollingsworth (Head of Elk), 2 February 1780

Deed:  Henry Hollingsworth to Trustees of Head of Elkton school or academy, 1787, handwritten “extract”

Letter:  Jno. [John] Passmore (New Castle) to Col.  Henry Hollingsworth (Head of Elk), 11 October 1787

Letter:  Joseph Nowle (New York) to Col. Henry Hollingsworth, 23 January 1788, including copy of agreement between William Bunting and Samuel Hollingsworth

Letter:  H. Carmichael (Centreville) to Henry Hollingsworth (Elkton), 8 July 1826

Survey:  “Courses & distances of Addition to the Forrest dated 1750,) 2 June 1826 [Henry Hollingsworth, Esq. (Elkton) address on reverse]

Account:  Money paid to James Dunlap and others [probably account of Henry Hollingsworth], 1779-1785

Account:  Robert Harwood & Henry Hollingsworth to State of Maryland, 17 September 1788

Account:  Robert Milligan account [probably account of Henry Hollingsworth], 1789-1791

Receipt:  Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth paid to Luther Martin, 27 April 1790

Survey:  Calculation of distances and lines, no date [H. Hollingsworth (Elkton, MD) address on reverse, and G. Mitchell]

Letter:  Form letter regarding instructions to envoys of the United States to France, 2 copies, 1789 [“Free, T. Pickering, To…Maryland” written on back]

Fragment:  Col. Henry [Hollingsworth]

 

Folder 2:  Letter of Nathaniel Green to Col. Henry Hollingsworth (1737-1830)

Letter:  Nath[aniel] Greene (Camp MiddleBrooke) to Col. Henry Hollingsworth (Head of Elk) 14, February 1779 [poor condition, reference copy in file

 

Folder 3:  Col. Henry Hollingsworth (1737-1830) Correspondence, 1777-1789 (copies)

Letter:  G. Winston [?] (Headquarters, Morris Town) to unknown, request to allow Samuel Bonnell to pass guards on way to Brunswick, 29 March 1777 [copy]

Letter:  Wm. Shannon (Wilmington) to Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth, 15 March [17]78 [copy]

Letter:  Tm. Pickering (War Office) to Col. Henry Hollingsworth, 1 May 1778 [copy]

Letter:  Tm. Pickering (War Office) to Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth, 12 June 1778 [copy]

Letter:  Tm. Pickering (War Office) to Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth, 26 June 1778 [copy]

Letter:  James Pearson (Philadlephia) to Col. Henry Hollingsworth, 15 August 1778 [copy]

Letter:  John Cox (Philad.) to [Col. Henry Hollingsworth], 16 October 1778 [copy]

Letter:  Tm. Pickering (War Office) to Henry Hollingsworth, 24 April 1779 [2 copies]

Letter:  Tm. Pickering (War Office) to Col. Henry Hollingsworth (Head of Elk), 20 May 1779 [copy]

Letter:  John Cox (Philadelphia) to Col.  Henry Hollingsworth, 8 July 1779 [copy]

Letter:  Nath[aniel] Green (West point) to Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth, 29 August 1779 [copy]

Letter:  F. Murfree to [Henry Hollingsworth], 15 December 1779 [copy]

Letter:  Richard Peters (War Office) to Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth, 17 December 1779 [copy]

Letter:  Chas. Pettit (Philadelphia) to Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth, 11 January 1780 [copy]

Letter:  Ben Stoddert (War Office) to Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth, 13 January 1780 [copy]

Letter:  Nath[aniel] Greene (Morristown) to Col. Henry Hollingsworth, 29 January 1780 [copy]

Letter:  Ben Stoddert (War Office) to Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth, 3 February 1780 [copy]

Letter:  Nath[aniel] Greene (Morris Town) to Henry Hollingsworth, 26 Februry 1780 [copy]

Letter:  Chas. Pettit (Philadelphia) to Col. Henry Hollingsworth, 12 April 1780 [copy]

Letter:  Richard Peters (War Office) to Col. H[enry] Hollingsworth, 3 May 1780 [copy]

Letter:  Nath[aniel] Greene (Morris Town) to Henry Hollingsworth, 7 May 1780 [copy]

Letter:  Ben Stoddert (War Office) to Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth, 26 June 1780 [copy]

Letter:  Nathan[iel] Greene (Ramapaugh) to Col.  Henry Hollingsworth, 30 June 1780 and note from Owen Biddle [copy]

Letter:  Tm. Pickering (Philadelphia) to Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth, 19 August 1780 [copy]

Letter:  ------ [illegible] (Williamsburgh) to Col. [Henry] Hollingsworth, 23 September 1781 [copy]

Letter:  Solomon Maxwell (Christiana Bridge) to Col. Henry Hollingsworth, 30 November 1781 [copy]

Letter:  J.E. Howard (In Council) to [Henry Hollingsworth], 8 May 1789 [copy]

Letter:  Robert Morris (Philadelphia) to Levi Hollingsworth, Junr. (Baltimore), 22 April [date illegible; copy]

Letter:  Robert Morris (Philadelphia) to Levi Hollingsworth, Junr. (Baltimore), 19 October 1800 [copy]

Certificate:  Legation of the U.S. of N. America, Bueno Ayres that Joshua Clayton Private Secretary to Cesar A. Rodney Minister is a Native Citizen of the United States, 6 June 1824 [copy]

 

Folder 4:  Mary Hollingsworth Gilpin Henderson (1771-1850) Documents

Letter:  Sally Barroll (Chestertown) to Maria Hollingsworth, 28 March [no year]

Letter:  Mary Zellot (Baltimore) to Mary Hollingsworth (Elkton), 21 February 1797

Letter:  Mary Zellot (Baltimore) to Mary Hollingsworth (Elkton), 17 June [no year, 179-]

Letter:  Mary Zellott (Baltimore) to Polly [Mary] Hollingsworth (Elkton), 25 September [no year, 179-]

Letter:  Mary Hollingsworth to Mary Hollingsworth (Elkton), 10 August 1797

Letter:  John Gilpin (Annapolis) to Mary Gilpin (Elkton), 12 March 1800

Letter:  W[illia]m Hollingsworth (US Frigate ----, Cape Henlopen) to Mary H. Gilpin (Elkton), 4 November 1800

Letter:  John Fells (Cannonsburg) to Mrs. Mary Hollingsworth (Elk Landing), 20 April 1807 [may be another Mary Hollingsworth]

Letter:  Mary H. Morris (Philadelphia) to Mary H. Gilpin (Elkton), 8 January 1807

Letter:  M[ary] H. Morris to Mrs. John [Mary H.] Gilpin (Elkton), 7 June 1807

Letter:  M[ary] H. Morris (Philadelphia) to Mary H. Gilpin (Elkton), 22 December 1809

Letter:  M[ary] H. Morris to Mary H. Gilpin (Harmony Hall), 6 June [no date]

Bond:  Mary [Hollingsworth] Gilpin to Jane Hollingsworth for $1000 , 7 September 1811 [see bond of William Hollingsworth to Jane Hollingsworth, Box 1, Folder 7]

Letter:  Jos[eph] Gilpin (Great Valley) to Mary H. Gilpin (Elkton, Maryland), 9 March 1819 [may be daughter of Mary Hollingsworth Gilpin, “Dear Sister”]

Letter: Jos[eph] Gilpin to Mary H. Henderson, 19 January 1826

 

Folder 5:  Recipes [Receipts], Cures and Household Hints

Recipe:  New Cake, “EH,” no date

Recipe:  Steam Boat Pudding, no date

Recipe:  Mrs. Hollingsworth Recipe for Plum Pudding, no date

Recipe:  Ginger Beer, no date

Recipe:  Mrs. Torberts Recipe for preserving Peaches, 27 August 1845

Recipes:  Peach Cordial and Apple Jelly, no date

Recipe:  Mrs. Gales Recipe for Cream Pudding and Currant Wine, no date

Recipe:  Composition Cake and Albany Cake, no date

Recipe:  For making soap, no date

Recipe:  Recipe for curing the hoives [hives?], Stephen Pluck, no date

Recipe:  For breaking out and infections of the face from Mr. Jenks of Frederick, no date

Recipe:  Cure for asthma, no date

Recipe:  For Infusing and using the Herbs with this for the Rheumatism, 24 June 1843

Recipe:  J. Gilpin’s recipe for pills, no date

Recipe:  Cure for piles from F. Hendersons Recipe Book, no date

Recipe:  For Tar Syrup, no date

Recipe:  John Gilpins Receipts for planting corn, no date

Recipe:  For Croome [chrome?] wash Mrs. Knowlin, no date

Recipe:  Outdoor painting with lime, no date [Mrs. Henderson written on reverse]

Recipe:  Ammonia mixture to be applied to corn, no date

Recipe:  Recipes for soups, cakes, breads, puddings, meats, seafood, jelly, [written in Jacob Reed’s Sons est. 1824 notebook, birth and death dates written in various handwriting 1875-1881]

 

Folder 6:  Recipe [Receipt] Wallet

Wallet:  Leather and cloth wallet containing loose receipts in previous folder

 

Folder 7:  Hollingsworth Documents, various: 1688-1849

Marriage certificate:  Henry Hollingsworth of Pennsylvania to Lydia Atkinson, 20 August 1688 [copy]

Letter:  Geo[rge] Read to Capt. Zeb. Hollingsworth, 3 September 1760

Letter:  H. Hollingsworth (Philadelphia) to [sister], 5 July 1800 [address on reverse to Col. Henry Hollingsworth (Elkton)]

Letter:  John E. Finley (Augusta) to Levi Hollingsworth, Jun. (Baltimore), 11 April 1803

Bond:  William  Hollingsworth of Elkton to Jane Hollingsworth for $1000, 7 September 1811 [see bond of Mary Hollingsworth Gilpin to Jane Hollingsworth, Box 1 Folder 4]

Letter:  DP Madison [possibly Dolly P. Madison, wife of James Madison] to Richard [Hollingsworth (Elk)], no date [ca. 1810]

Certificate:  Jane Hollingsworth paid duty on two-wheel carriage, Cecil County, 1 January 1816

Letter:  [Unknown sender] (Red hill) to “Madam!,” claiming that others have disparaged his reputation, 28 July 1817

Letter:  John Mauldin on behalf of the Commissioners to Mr. Hollingsworth, 22 March 1832

Bond:  Elizabeth Hollingsworth to receive yearly stipulation as additional dower to Jane Hollingsworth from Mary H. Gilpin and William Hollingsworth, 26 September 1835

Lease:  Mary E. Hollingsworth to Thomas Willson, farm called “Mill Place,” 25 March 1848

Survey:  Lot on Blue Ball Road in case of Hollingsworth against Hollingsworth & others, no date

Note:  Reference to deed made 12 May 1787, recorded 6 February 1813, Jos. Gilpin, Zeb. Hollingsworth and others

Account:  M.E. Hollingsworth executrix of Robert Hollingsworth, 4 pp. and 3 pp. notes, 13 June 1849

 

Folder 8:  Frisby Henderson Documents

Deed:  Frisby Henderson of Elkton to Levin Gale two lots on Beau [Bow?] Street in Elkton. 8 July 1825

Bond:  Joseph G. Partridge of Baltimore to Frisby Henderson for $200, 12 February 1829

Agreement:  Between Frisby Henderson on behalf of heirs of John Gilpin and Bartholomew Owens to give up farm now property of heirs, 20 March 1832

Receipt:  For distribution of $73 to heirs of John Gilpin from Frisby Henderson, 14 April and 3 May 1832

Receipt:  Isaac Davis to Thomas Mullen for county roads and tax on estate of John Passmore, 17 October 1833

Notice:  Frisby Henderson to Isaac Davis regarding taxes on property in 2nd District for 1832 and 1833 on behalf of heirs of John Passmore, 2 pages, 25 October 1833

Receipt:  Frisby Henderson paid to George Jones for Heirs of John Passmore, County allowance for 1832 on 140 acres of land, 16 Nov. 1833

Receipt:  Frisby Henderson paid to George Jones for Heirs of John Passmore, County allowance for 1833 on 140 acres of land, 16 Nov. 1833

Agreement:  Edw. P. Lewis agrees to give Mary Henderson 13 loads of first quality stable manure before 1 April 1841, record of payment 1841-1842 on reverse

Deed:  Frisby and Mary Henderson to Henry Hollingsworth, lot on Gay Street in Elkton, 10 October 1835

Deed:  Henry Hollingsworth to Frisby Henderson, lot on Gay Street in Elkton, 10 October 1835

Lease:  Frisby Henderson and Mary H. Henderson of Elkton to John R. Hogg,  2 acre lot adjoining Rail Road Depot, 29 November 1839

Letter and resolution:  James Booth (New Castle, DE) to F.[risby] Henderson (near Elkton), 30 May 1842; and enclosed resolution by  Board of Directors of New Castle & Frenchtown Turnpike and Rail Road on death of Andrew F. Henderson, 12 May 1842

Fragment:  Newspaper article, “… of Laws, no date [ca. February 1814], “--- of Mortgage and Bills from Sundries to F. Henderson,” [written on reverse]

Baptismal certificate:  Mary Henderson at Trinity Church, -- July 1846

 

Folder 9:  Partridge Documents

Letter:  H[enr]y Hollingsworth [Jr.] (Elkton) to John [and Mary] Partridge (Baltimore), 4 February 1836

Plat:  Deed of dower rights of Jane H[ollingsworth], Henderson Talley to Hannah P[artridge?] and others, 9 February 1836

Letter:  Henry Hollingsworth [Jr.] (Elkton) to John Partridge (Baltimore), 5 January 1837 [enclosed copy of letter from ‘yr. ma’ Hannah Partridge]

Accounts:  Briscoe & Partridge, Baltimore, 31 August 1822 [6 pp., poor condition]

Receipt:  J. Partridge paid to Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton’s Seminary for Young Ladies, 7 February 1834

Bill:  Samuel Roberts, Land Office of Eastern Shore to John Partridge, for search for certificate for Riddles Discovery, 2 September 1839

Receipt:  John Partridge to Jacob C. Howard for boards, etc., 26 November 1852

Illustration:  Flags of Nations at Sea [to Mr. H. Partridge, undated]

 

Folder 10:  Hollingsworth Genealogical Memoranda

Advertising Card:  To Mrs. Sophia Hollingsworth regarding Hollingsworth Family Record

Book:  Hollingsworth Genealogical Memoranda in the United States from 1682 to 1884 by William B. Hollingsworth, 1884

 

Folder 11:  Hollingsworth Coat of Arms

Drawing:  Hollingsworth Coat of Arms, matted and in frame, no date

Box 2:  Deeds, Patents, Plats and Surveys, 1672-1891

 

Folder 1:  Deeds and Patents, 1673-1869

Deeds:  Robert Hawkins administrator of John Hawkins to William Dawkins [error?], 30 May 1673; Thomas Overton and Robert Hawkins to William Dunkerton and Thomas Overton, land on Elk River in Baltimore County, 30 May 1673; Memorandum to search for conveyances of tract of land called “Triumph” on west side of Elk River in Cecil County formerly Baltimore County, 1672-1678

Patent:  “Stoney Chase” in Cecil  County in the fork of North East River surveyed for John Baldwin 26 October 1732

Deed:  Richard Norton of Charles  Town in Cecil County to Henry Baker of Cecil County, “Van Be—rs Forrest” in Cecil County, 12 February 1755

Deed:  John Boyer and James Boyer of Cecil County to Jesse Foster of Cecil County, land on west side of Elk River, 17 January 1785

Deed:  Charles F. Mayer of Baltimore to Elias Glenn of Baltimore, parcels of land 2 miles from Elkton, 28 June 1827

Deed:  Robert M. Walmsely of Cecil County to John Glenn of City of Baltimore, land in Milford Hundred, 4 November 1831

Petition:  George Biddle to Justices of Peace of Cecil County asking that real estate of Peregrine Biddle be divided, 31 October 1833

Deed:  Benoni Williams and Hester Ann Williams of Chester County, Pennsylvania to Robert M. Walmsley of Cecil County, land on road from Elkton to Blue Ball Tavern, 5 April 1834

Deed:   D. Marshall Sprogell and Matilda Sprogell of Cecil County to Henry Black of Baltimore, land in Cecil County, 28 December 1855

Deed:  Henry Black and Eliza Jane Black of Baltimore to Miers Busch of Philadelphia, land in Cecil County, 29 June 1864

Deed:   Philip Johnson and Mary Ann Johnson of Cecil County to Jesse L. Boulden of Cecil County, land in Cecil County, 15 January 1863

Mortgage:  Jesse Boulden and wife to Philip Johnson for tract of land in Cecil County, 15 January 1863

Deed:  Jacob T. Collins and Eliza E. Collins to John H. Moore, lot in Elkton on Collins Avenue,   4 February 1869

 

Folder 2:  Jackson-McCrackan-Hukill-Robinson Deeds, 1790-1802

Deed:  Henry and Elizabeth Jackson to John and Anne McCrackan, [one-half of] 200 acres of Elk River in Cecil County, 22 June 1790

Deed:  John and Anne McCrackan to Henry and Elizabeth Jackson, 200 acres of Elk River in Cecil County, 27 June 1790

Notes:  Conveyances of land Henry and Elizabeth Jackson conveyed  to John and Ann McCracken, 1790-1802

Deed:  James Hukill to William Robinson both of Cecil County land in Elk River Neck called St. John’s Manor [Henry Jackson owns other part of St. John’s Manor], 31 March 1802; Deed:  John Manley now of Ohio to John Foard of Cecil County land taken from Jesse Foster at suit of Levi Hollingsworth and conveyed to Reuben Harden and then to James Hukill, 4 November 1802

 

Folder 3:  Hyland-Hart Documents, 1798-1834

Will:  Col. Nicholas Hyland of Cecil County, 3 October 1773

Survey:  Land on Piney Creek for John Hyland and Samuel Aldridge, 27 March 1788

Notes:  Courses & Lines for Robert Hart on Mill place, 6 April 1798

Plat:  Robert Harts Mill Land in Elk Neck for Col. Hyland & Robert Hart, 26 May 1802

Plat:  [Robert] Harts mill property, [no date]

Field Notes:  Robert Hart resurvey, 1808

Field Notes:  For Robert Hart, Sept. 23 [no date]

Petition:  John Hyland to divide real estate of Stephen Hyland, 5 September 1808

Survey:  Division of Nancy Hart Estate, 6 August 1834

Notes:  Dispersion of lots to heirs of Jane Hart Hyland, Nancy Hart Arthurs, Nicholas Hart, James Hart, 9 October 1834

Receipt:  Henry Hollingsworth, Esp. to R.M. Cloud for adv[ertising’ division of property of Nancy Hart, 9 September 1837

 

Folder 4:  Needles Documents, 1854-1862

Deed:  Albert Needles of Philadelphia to Joseph Miller of Cecil County, land in Cecil County, 11 March 1854

Deed:  Albert Needles of Cecil County to Frederick Miley of Phildelphia, land in Cecil County on road from Elkton to Cherry Hill, 19 December 1855

Deed:  Frederick Miley of Phildelphia to Albert Needles of Cecil County, land in Cecil County on road from Elkton to Cherry Hill, 19 December 1855 and transfer of mortgage to Deborah H. Needles

Release of Mortgage [partial]:  Albert Needles to Philip Johnson, recorded 20 December 1862

 

Folder 5:  Unity Gallagher Documents, 1825-1826

Warrant of Survey:  Unity Gallagher [female] for 2 acres of vacant land in Cecil County adjoining Thomas Fulton and Benjamin Cutter lands, 16 April 1825

Certificate:  Land Office for the Eastern Shore to resurvey land for Unity Gallagher, [executed 13 October 1825 H. Hollingsworth]

Survey:  Land adjoining land of Thomas Fulton and Benjamin Cutter for Unity Gallagher, [no date, portion missing]

Petition:  Unity Gallagher to the Judge of the Land Office for the Eastern Shore regarding warrant of resurvey, 1 December 1825,forwarded to Land office 24 January 1826, Henry Hollingsworth [2 copies]

Order:  Thoms. Bullitt, Judge Land office of Eastern Shore to Surveyor of Cecil County and Register of Land Office to issue certificate for “Ewing’s Lot Rectified” to Unity Gallagher, 3 November 1826

 

Folder 6:  Plats and Surveys, 1779-1844

Notice:  Thomas May and Saml Evans met to examine boundary of land called Friendship, 31 August 1779

Plat:  Johns Town and Part of Addition by Hez’h South 8 October 1779

Plat:  Land for Capt. John Oglevie in Cecil County, 19 January 1796

Survey:  Part of Frisbys Prime Choice, Frisbys Forrest and Addition to Forrest, 8 October 1814 [date on side]

Resurvey:  Real estate of Benoni Williams, 19 October 1818

Plat and Survey:  Real estate of Benoni Williams on road from Elkton to Blue ball Tavern, [no date, c. 1818]

Warrant of Resurvey: For lesee of Proprietors of the Susquehanna Canal of land called “Hopewell,” 12 April 1830

Plat:  Land of Jesse Boulden on Elkton and Cherry Hill Road, Sept. 1844

Notice:  John N. Black, C. Little and others of Chas. Town certify that land of Sarah Black has lawful fence, 26 August 1844

Plat:  Piece of land in Cecil County near Cherry Hill, Thos. Bird, [no date]

Plat:  Land, including “Successor” [no date or location determined]

 

Folder 7:  Road Surveys and Plats, 1834

Plat:  Road from Port Deposit bridge to bridge across Octorara creek at Rowlandville, 14 October 1833

Road survey:  Near Port Deposit beginning on road to Chesapeake Ferry to intersection of road from Battle Swamp, 1 July 1834

Plat:  Road from Octorara Creek near Rowlandville to road to Port Deposit, [no date, probably same as above]

Plat:  Road from Brick Meeting House to Blue Ba[ll] tavern beginning at fork of Bellehill road

 

Folder 8:  Leases, 1848, 1891

Lease:  Between Ann A. Talley of New Castle County, Delaware and John E. David of Cecil County land in Cecil County for Mary 1848-1849, renew 1849-1850

Lease:  Between Thomas Drenner and Samuel J. Harris tact of land called Rudulph farm near Elkton, March 1891 to March 1896

 

 

Box 3:  Mary H. Henderson, Henry H. Gilpin, John Gilpin, Partridge Hill, and Wm. R. Gilpin & Co. Documents, 1825-1945

 

Folder 1:  Mary H. Henderson (1771-1850) Estate Documents, 1825-1855

List:  Articles furnished Henry H. Gilpin by his mother Mary H. Henderson, 24 March 1825

Deed:  Frisby and Mary H. Henderson and Anne Boulden both of Cecil County, lot in Elkton, 11 March 1844

Letter:  William H. Gilpin (Elkton) to Mary H. Henderson (Elkton), 15 March 1850

Deed:  Mary H. Henderson to Henry H. Gilpin both of Cecil County, properties in Elkton 5 August 1850 [two copies]

Bill of Complaint:  Henry H. Gilpin, administrator of Mary H. Henderson versus Ann Boulden and others, 7 October 1854

Certificate:  James H. Jamar Register of Wills certification of Letter of Administration on personal estate of Mary H. Henderson, 7 October 1854

Bill of Complaint:  Henry H. Gilpin, administrator of Mary H. Henderson versus Ann Boulden and others, Circuit Court for Cecil County, filed 10 January 1855

Bill of Complaint:  To Honorable Albert Constable Judge of the Circuit Court of Cecil County regarding:  Henry H. Gilpin, administrator of Mary H. Henderson versus Ann Boulden and others, no date

Notes:  Notes on death and estate of Mary H. Henderson and Henry H. Gilpin, [no date]

 

Folder 2:  Henry H. Gilpin (1804-1857) Receipts

Receipt:  Henry Gilpin to A. Marshbank, 16 April 1835

Receipt:  Henry Gilpin to Thomas H. Denney, 17 January 1840

Receipt:  Samuel W. Groome to Henry H. Gilpin, 8 March and 23 April 1841

Receipt:  Henry Gilpin to William Mahan, 18 August to 2 September 1841

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to J. Brown, 24 March 1842

Receipt:  Thomas Morgan to Henry H. Gilpin, 27 December 1841, 26 February 1842

Bill:  Henry H. Gilpin pay to J.E. Brown, 8 January 1842

Receipt:  William Harris to Henry H. Gilpin, 17 January 1842

Receipt:  John Graham to Henry H. Gilpin, 22 February 1842-17 September 1845 [2 copies]

Receipt:  Wm. Mahan paid to Henry H. Gilpin for hauling and shoats, 28 August 1841, 17 January 1842

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to William Mc Clay, tax collector, 19 January 1842

Accounts:  Notes on amounts paid to various individuals, J. Knotts, S. Morgan,  Wm. Harris, Wm. Hollingsworth, I. Taylor, 1842

Fragment:  “County tax of 1842”

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to – B. Wirt, 19 October 1843

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to R. Bennett, 1843

Promissory note:  Joseph Mahan to pay to Henry H. Gilpin, 4 January 1843

Receipt:  H. Gilpin to Gobby [?] McNeal, 1843

Receipt:  Henry Gilpin to S. G. Patterson, 24 December 1844

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to James S. Purnell, 1 January 1844

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to Walter E. Harding, 19 April 1844

Receipt:  Henry Gilpin to Jacob Johnson, 1844

Receipt:  Henry Gilpin to – B. Wirt, 23 February 1844

Note:  James M. Sewal [?] to Henry Gilpin, 3 September 1845

Note:  James M. Sewal [?] to Henry Gilpin, 17 September 1845

Receipt:  For bond dated March 1842 and interest 1843-44

Receipt:  H. Gilpin paid to W. Knotts, one calf skin, 11 March 1846

Receipt:  H. Gilipin to Abram Chandler, 26 March 1846

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to Samuel Miller for use of Edward Rice, 19 May 1846

Receipt:  H. Gilpin to Brown & McIntire, 1 January 1847

Receipt:  Henry Gilpin to John Campbell for state tax, 27 March 1847

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to Abram Chandler, Treasurer of Orphans Court of Cecil County, 5 July 1847

Receipt:  [Henry Gilpin?] paid to Mary Scott, 22 October 1847-23 February 1848

Receipt:  [Henry Gilpin] to Elkton Academy for William and John Gilpin’s Tuition, 23 November 1847

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to George McCullough, April 1848

Receipt:  [Henry Gilpin] to Elkton Academy for William and John Gilpin’s Tuition, 14 February 1850

Receipt:  [Henry Gilpin] to Elkton Academy for William and John Gilpin’s Tuition, 7 May 1850

Promissory note:  William Williams promised to pay to Henry H. Gilpin, 18 May 1850

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cecil County, interest on premium note, 3 August 1850

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to Elkton Presbyterian Church for pew rent, Nov. 1850

Receipt:  Henry H. Gilpin to C.H.H. Mitchell, Clerk for recording mortgage fro Thomas Watson, 7 February 1854

Receipt:  [unknown] bought of Henry Gilpin, calf skin, [undated]

Note:  “The boy lives up the creek above Andrews bridge,”  [unsigned, no date]

Fragment:  “J.F. Alberti no 9 between 5 & 6th below carpenter in south mark,” [undated]

Receipt/Account:  “Amt. of mdse….amt. millinery,” [undated]

Fragment:  “213 Greenwich Street Mess. Taylor & Armstrong,” [undated]

Advertisement:  “Whig Ticket. For Congress.  Alexander Evans.  Samuel M. Magraw.  For the House of Delegates…James. H. Jamar” [undated]

Note:  A.A. Evans to H. H. Gilpin, “Ricketts Jamar & Col have sent for Frank Ellis…and agreed to unite in a recommendation of him to the Gov. in place of Jamar…Look out for yourself,” [undated]

Newspaper fragment:  “Appointments by the Governor [Maryland],” [Cecil Whig, undated]

Leather wallet:  Containing above receipts, etc. [4.5” wide, 3” tall]

 

Folder 3:  Henry H. Gilpin (1804-1857) and Margaret Ricketts Gilpin (1812-1881) Documents

Letter:  Henry H. Gilpin [(“home” Elkton)] to [William R. Gilpin?], 26 February 1853

Letter:  [Henry H. Gilpin (“home” Elkton)] to [William R. Gilpin?], 25 March 1856

Letter:  Henry H. Gilpin [(“home” Elkton)] to William R. Gilpin (Philadelphia-, 6 March 1857

Deed:  Thomas H. and Rebecca R. Young of New York, David T. Ricketts of Philadelphia and William H. Ricketts of Cecil County to Henry H. Gilpin of Cecil County, land in Cecil County, 3 October 1840

Deed:  John C. and Elizabeth B. Groome to Henry H. Gilpin both of Cecil County, four parcels of land in Elkton, 14 February 1856

Will:  Henry H. Gilpin of Cecil County, 8 May 1857

Certificate:  Will of Henry H. Gilpin recorded and proved, 25 May 1857

Deed:  William R. and Annie E. Gilpin of Philadelphia to Margaret W. Gilpin, all houses and lots conveyed to Henry H. Gilpin by Mary H. Henderson, 15 December 1857

Policy:  Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cecil County to Margaret W. Gilpin, $4100 for brick dwelling with frame kitchen, etc., 1 August 1863 [including promissory note]

 

Folder 4:  Gilpin Documents, 1799, 1838, 1832

Letter:  John Stump (Stafford Mills) to [a Gilpin?], regarding estate of “Aunt Gilpin” which J[ohn?]. Gilpin is handling, 21 October 1799

Receipt:  Joseph Gilpin paid to Isac[?] Davis, 5 December 1832

Lease:  Joseph Gilpin of Cecil County, agent for heirs of Elizabeth Passmore to Isaac Davis, land in Cecil and New Castle County, 1828-1830, of New Castle County, Delaware   17 January 1828

Fragment:  Genealogy of Joseph Gilpin and others [part of Sons of American Revolution application, undated]

 

Folder 5:  Partridge Hill Documents, 1894-1945

Obituary:  Miss Jane H. Partridge, daughter of “a Miss Hollingsworth,” brother John Patridge, [6 February 1894

Will:  Jane H. Patridge of Elkton, Maryland, 22 May 1893 [typewritten and two handwritten copies]

Notice:  Executor’s Sale by virtue of will of Jane H. Partridge, “Partridge’s Hill” on North side of Main Street, Elkton

Deed:  Ellen J. Broughton, Executrix of Jane H. Partridge, Moses McCabe and Sarah Young McCabe sold “Partridge Hill” at public sale to John Gilpin and agree that property should be sold free of liability, 18 April 1899

Deed:  President and Commissioners of Town of Elkton to John Gilpin agree to erect a stone wall along front of “Partridge’s Hill” in widening street and pavement

Notes:  “Cost of Bath Rooms” [Partridge Hill?], June 1899

Notes:  List of room furnishings and values, [Partridge Hill?, undated]

Notes:  Values of properties, Partridge Hill, brick house in Little Elk, etc., [c. 1910]

Notes:  List of assessments, Gilpin properties, including Partridge Hill, [undated]

Fragment:  Drawing of chimney specs, [undated]

Newspaper article:  “Cecil Legion Post Acquires Historic Mansion in Elkton,” Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware, -- August [c. 1945?]

Notes:  Regarding dispute over will of Jane [Partridge?], June 1909

 

Folder 6:  John Gilpin (brother of Henry H. and William H. Gilpin, 1806-1848) Documents

Power of attorney:  John Gilpin of Cecil County appoints Frisby Henderson his attorney, 15 March 1831

Statement:  Sale of farm of Samuel Gilpin, deceased, descended to heirs of John Gilpin, sold to William Cameron, 22 March 1832

Deed:  Mary, Henry H., John and William H. Gilpin heirs of Elizabeth Alexander; Mary, John, Henry H. and Jane Partridge devisees of Joseph Patridge (heir of Elizabeth Alexander) to Isaac Davis of New Castle County, Delaware, farm already leased by Davis, 21 March 1833

Power of attorney:  John Gilpin to Frisby Henderson to manage or sell his property as he plans to remove from Cecil County

Letter:  Jno. P. (Elkton, MD) to John Gilpin regarding will of Col. Hollingsworth, 7 April 1852

 

Folder 7:  William R. Gilpin & Co., Gilpin Brothers, Gilpin, Lake & Co. Documents, 1854-1858

Agreement:  Between William H. Gilpin and William R. Gilpin of Philadelphia to become

copartners in flour, grain and produce business called Wm. R. Gilpin & Co., 1 May 1856 [incomplete draft and complete copy]

Account:  List of amounts paid to Farmers Steam Accommodation Line of Maryland by William H. Gilpin, Treasurer, January 1854-January 1855

Account:  List of amounts paid to Farmers Steam Accommodation Line by William H. Gilpin, January-October 1857

Lease:  James C. Finn to William R. Gilpin, tenement no.226 south 111th below Lombard of Philadelphia, 1 August 1856

Letter:  James C. Finn (Philadelphia) to W.R. Gilpin agreeing to reduce rent of no. 502 south 11th St., 28 June 1858

Receipt:  W.R. Gilpin paid to James C. Finn for rent, 31 August 1858

Promissory note:  Wm. R. Gilpin promises to pay to James C. Finn, 16 December 1858 [paid 17 February 1859”]

Receipt:  Wm. R. Gilpin to James C. Finn on note dated 16 December 1848 for rent of house no. 502, [undated, 17 Feb. 1859-see above]

Receipt:  W.R. Gilpin to James C. Finn for rent, 10 May 1859

Receipt:  W.R. Gilpin to James ----- “in full for bills to date,” [no date]

Account:  Thomas P. Jones [with W.R. Gilpin & Co.?] for clover seed, guano, February-April 1857

Demand of payment:  New Castle County Bank to Wm. R. Gilpin & Co. for check written by Thomas P. Jones on insufficient funds, 13 May 1857  [copy of check attached]

Notice:  To Wm. R. Gilpin & Co. by John Janvier of New Castle Co. Bank that Thomas P. Jones check was unpaid, 14 May 1857

Demand of payment:  New Castle County Bank to Wm. R. Gilpin & Co. for check written by Thomas P. Jones on insufficient funds, 16 May 1857  [copy of check attached]

Notice:  To Wm. R. Gilpin & Co. by John Janvier of New Castle Co. Bank that Thomas P. Jones check was unpaid, 18 May 1857

Notes:  “Wm. R. Gilpin & Co….Ths. H. Parker…Shippen St. Wharf,” [no date]

Checks:  Wm. R. Gilpin &I Co. Commission Merchants, Broad  Prime Streets on Philadelphia Bank, three [blank, 185- date]

Announcement:  Dissolution of co-partnership between William H. Gilpin and William R. Gilpin and the firm of Wm. R. Gilpin & Co., 1 May 1858 [2 copies]

 

Folder 8:  William R. Gilpin & Co., Gilpin Brothers, Gilpin, Lake & Co. Documents, 1858-1860

Letter:  J.M. Cooper to Wm. R. Gilpin & Co. regarding materials for two-story brick warehouse on Broad Street, 5 June 1858

Agreement:  “Specification for a two stories warehouse on east side of Broad St. below Carpenter for Wm. R. Gilpin & Co.,” from Cook & Furman, carpenters and Gilpin & Hagaman, 9 July 1858 [3 copies, one dated]

Receipt:  Edward W. Hagaman paid to Coleman & Miller to drawing deed from Wm. R. Gilpin & wife, 6 September 1858 [including note: “Wm. R. Gilpin, merchant…to Edward W. Hagaman…merchant…$1650…2 sty bk warehouse”]

Deed:  E.W. Hagaman of Philadelphia to William R. Gilpin one half interest in lot, brick warehouse and railroad track on Broad Street, -- September 1858 [draft and final copy, no day filled in]

Agreement:  Edward W. Hagaman agrees to pay to Wm. R. Gilpin as salary one-half of net profits of his business, -- September 1858 [incomplete copy]

Business card:  Hagaman & Haffa, Forwarding and General Commission Merchants, Philadelphia

Bill:  Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore RR Co. to A.W. Hagaman for cost of turnout on east side of Broad Street and rent of turnout, 30 September 1858

Lease:  Edward W. Hagaman of Philadelphia to Henry H. Gilpin of Philadelphia and John Gilpin of Elkton, co-partners in firm of Gilpin Brothers to lease two-story brick warehouse and lot on Broad Street, Philadelphia, 25 May 1859 [two copies, second copy torn]

Insurance Policy:  Gilpin and Brothers for merchandise in warehouse on Broad Street in Philadelphia, 1 November 1859; transferred to Gilpin Lake & Co., 28 March 1860 [includes envelope]

Receipt:  Gilpin Lake & Co. to Fire Association of Philadelphia for premium on insurance policy, 2 November 1860

Bill:  Amount due by Josiah Bryan & Co. to Gilpin Lake & Co., March 1861

Receipt:  Mess. Josiah Bryan [& Co.] $351 to Gilpin Lake & Co., 21 March 1861

Note:  “Gilpin Lake & Co., $80, old quarters,” 9 April 1861

Account:  Account current for 1866, William & Paul, W.R. Gilpin, 1 January 1867

Letter:  John J. McLaughlin (Philadelphia) to W.R. Gilpin, 21 July 1868

 

 

 

BOX 4:  William R. Gilpin (1834-1917) Documents, 1852-1917

 

Folder 1:  William R. Gilpin (1834-1917) Account Book, 1864-1868; Visiting Card Plate

Account book:  Wm. R. Gilpin, 806 South 10th St. Philadelphia [1 January 1864] and Elkton, Maryland [20 June 1865], 1864-1868

Visiting card plate:  William R. Gilpin Visiting card plate and envelope from J. Hufty, Writing Engraver, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, [no date]

 

Folder 2:  William R. Gilpin (1834-1917) Notary Public Record Book, 1876-1878

Record book:  “Protes” [?] Book, William R. Gilpin, Notary Public [primarily in Cecil County, MD], 1876-1878

 

Folder 3:  William R. Gilpin (1834-1917) Correspondence, 1852-1916

Letter:  Henry C. Mackall to William R. Gilpin (Philadelphia), announcing death of grandmother, 22 August 1852 [envelope; Mary Hollingworth d. 1850?]

Notes:  “in the matter of the sale of Estate of Henry C. Mackall,” [no date]

Letter:  W[illia]m R. Gilpin (Philadelphia) to  [Henry H. Gilpin], 6 August 1854

Letter:  W[illia]m R. Gilpin (Philadelphia) to  [Henry H. Gilpin], 7 February 1856

Letter:  W[illia]m R. Gilpin (Philadelphia) to  [Henry H. Gilpin], 4 April 1856

Letter:  W[illia]m R. Gilpin (Philadelphia) to  [Henry H. Gilpin], 25 July 1856

Letter:  W[illia]m R. Gilpin (Philadelphia) to  [Henry H. Gilpin], 26 November 1856

Letter:  W[illia]m R. Gilpin (Philadelphia) to Henry H. Gilpin (Elkton), 21 February 1857 [with envelope]

Letter:  McPherson & Thomas (Baltimore) to W[illia]m Gilpin, 8 September 1856

Letter:  H[enry] H. Gilpin [brother] to Will[iam] R. Gilpin, 8 May 1857

Letter:  H[enry] H. Gilpin [brother] to Will[iam] R. Gilpin, 31 August 1857

Letter:  John Gilpin (Elkton) [brother] to Will[iam] R. Gilpin, 10 September 1858

Letter:  W[illia]m R. Gilpin (Philadelphia) to Dr. R. C. Mackall, 15 September 1858

Letter:  Han[nah LeDuc] (Philadelphia) to Will[iam R. Gilpin], 7 February 1869

Letter:  Wm. C. Carroll, U.S. Army Purchasing Bureau (Chicago) to W[illia]m R. Gilpin, 28 July 1881

Letter:  J. McElmoyle [?] (Fonda, Iowa) to William R. Gilpin (Elkton, MD), regarding death of his wife Anna Engle Gilpin, 13 October 1899 [envelope]

Letter:  C.M. Templeton (Fort Worth, Texas) to W[illia]m R. Gilpin (Elkton, MD), 30 December 1899

Letter:  [William R. Gilpin] to C.M. Templeton regarding deed to land, [undated draft, written on envelope]

Letter:  J.M. Bruer (Pasadena, CA) to W[illia]m  R. Gilpin (Elkton, MD), 17 March 1906 [envelope]

Letter:  W[illia]m R. Gilpin (Elkton, MD) to Oliver [W. Gilpin, cousin] regarding death of his brother Thomas H. Gilpin, 27 May 1908

Letter:  Oliver W. Gilpin (Kittanning, PA) to W[illia]m R. Gilpin (Elkton, MD), 30 May 1908

Letter:  John Moray (Berkeley Springs, WV) to [William R.] Gilipin, 2 November 1909

Letter:  W[illia]m R. Gilpin (Elkton, MD) to Robert F. Graham, Secretary of State, 10 February 1913 [draft]

Letter:  W[illiam] R. Gilpin (Elkton) to Isabella Gilpin [granddaughter], [undated 191-]

Letter:  [William R. Gilpin] (Elkton, MD) to [Isabella Gilpin?, “granddaughter”], 26 December 1916

 

Folder 4:  William R. Gilpin (1834-1917) Legal Documents, 1858-1904

Deed:  William R. Gilpin of Philadelphia to Margaret W. Gilpin of Cecil County, real estate in Cecil County, 14 July 1858

Deed:  Miers Busch of Philadelphia to Paul Busch and William R. Gilpin formerly of Philadelphia, occupancy of farms near Elkton and Cecil County which they shall manage, 22 November 1884 [including inventory of stock, implements and property]

Account:  Implements bought by Wm. R. Gilpin and Paul Busch for Farm, January-March 1866

Account:  Loss by Fire, Property of Wm. R. Gilpin and Paul Busch, 25 March 1866

Account:  Account against Inst. Of M. Busch, [farm repairs], 30 Dec. 1866

Letter:  M[iers] B[usch] (Philadelphia) to W.R. Gilpin, 26 February 1867

Letter:  M[iers] Busch (Philadelphia) to W.R. Gilpin, 13 July 1867

Statement:  Notarized statement by William R. Gilpin that his son William P. Gilpin was at his residence 1 August to 25 August 1888 and was ill during that time, 17 November 1888 [attached two checks to Thomas H. Gilpin on National Bank of Elkton, 25 March 1885, 26 March 1885

Orders:  Orders for William C. and Mary M. Carroll to pay William R. Gilpin for attendance in Circuit Court of Cecil County for them versus John & Thomas Gilpin, September 18780 and December 1870

Notes:  “Witness fees in Gilpin & Carroll case…docket no. 148, page 50, 1870 trials” and “order to pay witness of Circuit Courts of Cecil County…in case of Caroll vs. John and Thomas Gilpin” [written on envelope]

Promissory note:  William R. Gilpin agrees to pay Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cecil County for policy of insurance, 24 March 1884

Promissory note:  William R. Gilpin agrees to pay Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cecil County for policy of insurance at increased rate of premium, 19 June 1888

Promissory note:  William R. Gilpin agrees to pay Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cecil County for policy of insurance, 3 March 1892

Letter:  Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cecil County (Elkton, MD) to William R. Gilpin (Elkton, MD) regarding issue of new policy in favor of Helen A. Gilpin, 3 May 1904

Plat:  B&O Railroad plat of land in dispute, settled by paying [William?] Gilpin $100, [no date]

Envelope:  Articles of Agreement &c Wm. R. Gilpin, [no date]

 

Folder 5:  William R. Gilpin (1834-1917) Bills and Receipts, 1859-1917

Promissory note:  William R. Gilpin promises to pay Robert Ervun, 27 April 1859

Promissory Note:  Gilpin Brothers for William R. Gilpin promised to pay William Maxwell, 20 December 1859

Receipt:  W.R. Gilpin to George Bruder’s Boot Store, Philadelphia, 1 February 1861

Receipt:  Wm. R. Gilpin to Ellen J. Broughton, part of proceeds of sale of Parttridge’s estate, 13 October 1898

Notice:  William Gilpin owes estate of Robert C. Levis for goods sold, 25 October 1899

Certificate:  Ownership of lot in Elkton Cemetery to W.R. Gilpin, 24 January 1900

Receipt:  To W.R. Gilpin, Dealer in Choice Groceries and Provisions, Elkton, MD [notes written on blank receipt form], 190-

Promissory Notes:  William R. Gilpin promises to pay John Gilpin $100, 20 May 1897; William R. Gilpin promises to pay John Gilpin $65, 19 March 1907; Notices that notes are due, 20 May 1907, 19 June 1907, 19 June 1907 [three; all documents attached]

Receipt:  W.R. Gilpin paid to Keys & Miller Lumber Col, 10 March 1908

Estimate:  Cost of new fence for house and lots in Elkton for [William R. Gilpin], May 1915

Receipt:  Wm. R. Gilpin to Evans Bros. General Warehouse, 23 January 1917

Receipt:  Wm. R. Gilpin to Evans Bros. General Warehouse, February 1917 [envelope]

Receipt:  Wm. R. Gilpin to Evans Bros. General Warehouse, 23 April 1917

Bill:  Wm. R. Gilpin to pay rent to R.B. & W.R.R. for land and dwelling in Elkton, MD, 1 September 1917

Receipt:  Wm. R. Gilpin paid to The Scott Fertilizer Company, 1 October 1917

Receipt:  Wm. R. Gilpin paid to The Roger Witworth Hardware Co., 1 November 1917

Receipt:  Wm. R. Gilpin paid to The Scott Fertilizer Company, 22 November 1917

Checkbook:  Wm. R. Gilpin checkbook drawn on Second National Bank of Elkton, 1915-1917

Checks:  Wm. R. Gilpin checks drawn on The Second National Bank of Elkton, 1 May 1906-23 April 1917

Postcard:  W.R. Gilpine to Soapine for advertising cards, [no date]

Envelope:  To William R. Gilpin (Elkton, MD), 20 April 1916

 

Folder 6:  William R. Gilpin (1834-1917) Notebook, 1908-1914

Notebook:  William R. Gilpin notebook with newspaper clippings, historical and genealogical notes, notes on land transactions, personal financial records, 1908-1914

 

Folder 7:  William R. Gilpin (1834-1917) Elkton Town Treasurer Documents, Financial Statements, Tax Notices, Checks, Bonds, 1900-1917

Booklet:  Statement of the Financial Condition of the Town of Elkton for the Year Ending April 30, 1900

Booklet:  Statement of the Financial Condition of the Town of Elkton for the Year Ending April 30, 1901 [2 copies]

Booklet:  Statement of the Financial Condition of the Town of Elkton for the Year Ending May 31, 1916 [2 copies]

Statement:  Elkton Town Tax, Estate of Wm. M. Singerly Pulp Mill Company, 1899 [handwritten]

Statement:  Statement and Notice to Delinquent Taxpayer, 10 notices to Josh M. Ash, Chas. Bowser, Charles Devalinger, Wm. Falls heirs, Geo. T. King, Fred C. Ludwig heirs, J.H. Marshbank, James H. Scott heirs, A.M. Strickland, Henry R. Torbert, 1899

Statement:  Assessment and Taxes, 16 notices to Agricultural Society, James P. Alexander, Josh M. Ash, C.W. Baker, L.H. Bennett, Howard Biddle, George A. Brown, Charles Denney, Walter Denney, Al Dickerson, Manley Drennen, E.T. Evans, Rolt Frisby, Curtis Jones, Wm. H. May, Amy Strickland, 1899

Statement:  Assessment and Taxes, 2 copies, 1915 [blank]

Statement:  Assessment and Taxes, 1916 [blank]

Record book:  Taxes for 1910, Elkton, MD [handwritten

Checks:  Treasurer of the Town of Elkton, Maryland checks #3452 to #3499, 22 April 1910-19 May 1910

Bond:  William R. Gilpin, John Gilpin, Albert Constable and William H. Mackall bound unto President and Commissioners of Town of Elkton for $15,000 subject to William R. Gilpin discharging duties as Treasurer of Town, 1 June 1910 [crossed out and 1913 written in]

Bond:  William R. Gilpin, John Gilpin, Albert Constable and William H. Mackall bound unto President and Commissioners of Town of Elkton for $15,000 subject to William R. Gilpin discharging duties as Treasurer of Town, 16 June 1911 [crossed out and 1915 written in]

Bond:  William R. Gilpin, Margaret A. Gilpin, Albert Constable and William H. Mackall bound unto President and Commissioners of Town of Elkton for $15,000 subject to William R. Gilpin discharging duties as Treasurer of Town, 10 June 1914

Bond:  William R. Gilpin, Margaret A. Gilpin, Albert Constable and William H. Mackall bound unto President and Commissioners of Town of Elkton for $15,000 subject to William R. Gilpin discharging duties as Treasurer of Town, 7 June 1915

Envelopes:  To Town Clerk of Elkton, 1911 [2]; Return to County Commissioners of Cecil County, Elkton, Maryland [2]

 

Folder 8:  William R. Gilpin (1834-1917) Elkton Town Treasurer Documents, Correspondence, Accounting Records,

Letter:  Henry R. Torbert, Treasury Department (Baltimore) to Wm. R. Gilpin, 29 March 1900

Letter:  J.H. Terrell to [Wm. R. Gilpin], 31 March 1900

Letter:  H.H. Stryker, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland Surety Bonds to Wm. R. Gilpin, 3 May 1900 [attached 4 pages of financial notations]

Letter:  H.H. Stryker, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland Surety Bonds to Wm. R. Gilpin, 10 May 1901

Letter:  Ernest A. Wye (Needham, Mass.) to Town Clerk of Elkton, 29 August 1911

Letter:  Jn. B . Hagg to Wm. R. Gilpin, [no date]

Report:  Monthly Report to Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Wm. R. Gilpin, Elkton, MD, 19 December 1900

Notes:  Report of Elkton Town Treasurer, 3 pages, January 1910

Account:  Amounts paid out from Day Book, [Town of Elkton], 3 pages, 1911

Report:  Statement of the Financial Condition of the Town of Elkton, 2 pages, 1911

Postcard:  Collector of Taxes for Elkton to Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Baltimore, MD, c. 1912

List:  Shareholders of the Nat’l Union Bank of MD at Baltimore from Elkton, MD, 1912

Report:  Report of Treasurer for year Ending 1914 [Town of Elkton], 3 pages, 1 June 1914

Notes:  [Wm. R. Gilpin, Elkton Town Treasurer], 30 April 1900

Notes:  [Wm. R. Gilpin, Elkton Town Treasurer], 1912

Notes:  [Wm. R. Gilpin, Elkton Town Treasurer], 1913

Deposit Slip:  Town of Elkton to Elkton Banking & Trust Co., 20 October 1913

Notes:  [Wm. R. Gilpin, Elkton Town Treasurer], 4 pages, 1913

 

 

 

 

BOX 5:  David Gilpin, Charles Gilpin, John Gilpin, Margaret A. Gilpin, Thomas H. Gilpin, and Hannah LeDuc Documents, 1850-1918

 

 

Folder 1:  David Gilpin (b.-1913) Documents, 1893-1902

Deed:  Ella J. and Amor Talley of Cecil County, Maria B. Kilpatrick of Philadelphia to David Gilpin of Cecil County, a farm in Cecil County on Elkton and Cherry Hill road, 29 November 1893

Deed:  Mary J. and John H. Moore, executors of John H. Moore, Sr. of Cecil County to David Gilpin of Cecil County, house and lot on Collins Avenue in Elkton, 17 May 1901

Insurance Policy:  Orient Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. To David Gilpin and Sisters for 2 ½ story brick dwelling, kitchen and carriage house on road from Elkton to Ricketts Mill, 9 January 1899 to 9 January 1902

Envelope:  Mr. David Gilpin (Elkton, MD) from Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company of State of Delaware (Wilmington, DE), [no date]

 

Folder 2:  Charles Gilpin (1856-1912) Estate Documents, 1912

Will:  Charles Gilpin will [draft], 24 July 1909 [handwritten draft or copy]

Account:  Estate of Charles Gilpin by John Gilpin, Executor, 10 July 1912

Receipt:  Margaret A. Gilpin, devisee of Charles P. Gilpin to Thomas B. Miller, Register for tax, 10 July 1912 [4 copies]

 

Folder 3:  John Gilpin (1843-1913) Documents, 1850-1894

Court Order:  John Gilpin versus William R. Gilpin regarding property of Mary H. Henderson, 5 August 1850

Letter:  John Gilpin (Camp 1st Maryland Artillery, Bunker Hill Valley, VA) to Will[iam R. Gilpin], 2 October 1862

Receipt:  John Gilpin borrowed $125 of J.R. Brown, 28 September 1869

Deed:  John Gilpin of Cecil County to Margaret W. Gilpin, houses and lots in Elkton   13 August 1862

Oath:  Capt. John Gilpin of 1st MD Battery, General Lang’s Corps, Oath of Allegiance of government of the United States, “paroled at Appomattox Court house 10 April 1865,” 16 May 1865

Notes:  Deed from Henry S. Stites to John Gilpin, brick yard property, 21 November 1868 [notes from later date]

Deed:  Henry S. Stites and Harriet S. Stites to John Gilpin on public road from Elkton to Stites mill, 21 November 1868

Certificate:  Marriage of John Gilpin to Mary Alice McLeod at Philadelphia, 8 December 1870

Court record:  John Gilpin vs. William R. Gilpin and others regarding property of Mary H. Henderson leased and improvements made upon, 15 June 1871

Bill of Complaint:  John Gilpin against David, Anna Jane and Charles Gilpin and others, underage children, Margaret W. Gilpin appointed guardian, 3 April 1871

Deed:  Adelaide C. Moffit of Philadelphia, Hymen H. and Ann Eliza Lyons of Buncombe County, North Carolina to John Gilpin, two lots in Cecil County, 30 March 1880

Letter:  M. Louise Miller (Cottage Bluff) to John Gilpin regarding debt, 20 November 1881

Deed:  William J. Jones and L. Marshall Haines of Cecil County to John Gilpin, lot on Collins Avenue in Elkton, 26 June 1883

Survey:  Lot of George Turner adjoining land of John Gilpin’s brick yard, 29 April 1884

Deed:  George and Mary Ann Turner of Cecil County to John Gilpin, lot near E lkton adjoining Gilpin’s brickyard, 5 May 1884

Program:  Fifth Annual Banquet of the Society of the Army & Navy of the Confederate States in the State of Maryland, 23 February 1885

Receipt:  John Gilpin to Aaron K. Samms to crop of wheat growing on Busch farm, 3 February 1894

Receipt:  John Gilpin to Mary Busch and Henry E. Busch for land conveyed to Gilpin and crops growing on land, 9 February 1894

Lease:  John Gilpin to Robert Jaquette [George E. Dean crossed out], the “Busch Farm” occupied by George E. Dean [Aaron K. Samms crossed out], 14 February 1894

Bill of Complaint:  John Gilpin vs. William R. Gilpin and others, Circuit Court for Cecil County, demand to sell lot occupied by John T. Simpers and others and distribute proceeds  to children of Henry H. and Margaret Gilpin, [incomplete, no date, mention of rent due since 25 September 1848]

 

Folder 4:  John Gilpin (1843-1913) Documents, 1895-1910

Receipt:  John Gilpin to The Bailey Banks & Biddle Company for diamond stud, 27 February 1895

Receipt:  John Gilpin to Ellen J. Broughton, payment on Partridge Hill property, 20 January 1899

Promissory note:  John Gilpin promises to pay Margaret A. Gilpin sum due from estate of Jane H. Partridge and loaned to him, 22 July 1899

Building permit:  Town of Elkton, MD to John Gilpin to erect an addition to the Gilpin building on corner of North and High Streets, 22 April 1899

Receipt:  John Gilpin to S.B. Fourd for shares of Eastern Texas Oil and Gas Co., 15 January 1902

Certificate:  The Eastern Texas Oil, Gas and Mineral Co. for 25 shares of stock to John Gilpin, 16 January 1902

Certificate:  The Eastern Texas Oil, Gas and Mineral Co. for 5 shares of stock to John Gilpin, 28 November 1902

Receipt:  For set of  Messages and Papers of the Confederacy, 7 June 1906

Lease:  John Gilpin to Union Lodge, second and third floors of brick building on corner of North and High Streets, 4 June 1907

Power of Attorney:  Charles P. Gilpin and Margaret A. Gilpin to John Gilpin for sale of house of brother T.H. Gilpin, 3 July 1908

Letter:  H.A. Comegys (Middletown, Del.) to John Gilpin, Esq., 18 June 1908

Letter:  W.A. Comegys to John [Gilpin], 9 December 1908

Letter:  John Gilpin (Elkton, MD) to Alex, 12 December 1908

Letter:  John Gilpin to Charles F. Trotter, Esq., Assistant Superintendent Post Office Department, 17 February 1909 [copy]

Letter:  John Gilpin (Elkton) to John Wallace Scott, Esq., 28 May 1910

Envelopes:  To John Gilpin, 3

Letter:  [John Gilpin] to Mr. Plummer regarding lease of post office property in Elkton, 4 pages [no date, draft]

Assessment:  John Gilpin, Esq. land near Singerly, Red Hill, Old Elk Neck Road and in Elkton, 2 copies, [1904]

Assessment:  [John Gilpin] land in Third district and Elkton [including second page with notes on assessment], no date

List:  Real estate and other property possessed & owned by John Gilpin, Elkton, MD, [no date]

Notes:  John Gilpin real estate, [handwritten, no date]

Notes:  List of property owned by John Gilpin [by John Gilpin], 9 September 1907

Notes:  Property J. Gilpin, [no date]

 

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