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Ridley, Matthew, 1746-1789. Matthew Ridley papers, 1717-1812.

Title: Matthew Ridley papers, 1717-1812.

Personal, business, and family papers of merchant Matthew Ridley of Maryland and France, 1717-1812. Personal papers include correspondence between Matthew and his fiancě (and later wife) Nancy Richardson Ridley discussing, among other things, their son Essex, 1771-82; diaries kept by Ridley discussing everyday life in Maryland during the Revolutionary War, 1777-78; and diaries kept while living in France and Amsterdam and working as an agent for the state of Maryland, 1781-84. Business papers include correspondence between Ridley and other merchants such as Mark Pringle, John Hunt, William Russell, and John Holker, 1771-86; letterbooks containing copies of letters discussing the effect of the Revolutionary War on Maryland commerce; copies of letters discussing Ridley's work with the London firm Stewart and Campbell; and an account book, 1776-78. Collection also includes an unidentified notebook containing business records of a salt mill in Portsmouth, England, 1717; math lesson books kept by Matthew, 1761, and his son Essex, 1793; and correspondence between Ridley's second wife, Catherine Livingston Ridley and Essex, 1795-96, and between his daughter, Susan Ridley and her future husband Theodore Sedgwick, 1812.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes and 11 cases.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47213628 View

Kellock, Katherine Amend, 1924-1967. Katherine Kellock collection, 1752-1963; bulk: 1752-1781.

Title: Katherine Kellock collection, 1752-1963; bulk: 1752-1781.

Papers collected by Katharine Kellock of Washington, D.C., 1752-1781, include letters written by Silas Deane, John H. Noyes, and Matthew Ridley; a writ of attachment issued by John Quincy on goods owned by Moses Penniman of Braintree, Mass. to cover debts owed to Robert Lamont; and a deed for land in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1781. Also includes a typescript chart of vessels register by Lane, Son and Fraser of London, 1764-56, taken from records of the 'Register' at Lloyd's Register of Shipping of London, 1963.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55974582 View

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. ALS, 1787 July 8, Philadelphia, to Matthew Ridley, Baltimore.

Title: ALS, 1787 July 8, Philadelphia, to Matthew Ridley, Baltimore.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 24 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122380538 View

Ridley, Matthew, 1746-1789. Matthew Ridley papers II, 1754-1881.

Title: Matthew Ridley papers II, 1754-1881.

Personal, business, and family papers of Matthew Ridley, 1754-1881, of Maryland and France, a merchant and agent in Europe for the state of Maryland during the Revolution. Personal papers include two letterbooks of retained copies of outgoing correspondence, Sept 1776-June 1778 and May-Aug 1782, discussing politics and trade during the Revolution; correspondence with his first and second wives, Nancy Richardson Ridley and Catherine Livingston Ridley; correspondence with his mother and sister, Frances Huttson and Jane Huttson Sears; correspondence with Robert Morris discussing the education of their sons; and correspondence with John Jay (including sixteen typescripts) regarding French and Dutch reactions to the Revolution. Ridley's business papers, 1773-89, include two account books, 1771-75 and 1776-77; correspondence and accounts with Mark Pringle, John Hunt, William Russell, Thomas Peters, John Holker, and other merchants, 1773-89; and records concerning Ridley's estate, 1789-1804. Family papers include letters received by Nancy Richardson Ridley; letters received by Catherine Livingston Ridley from various correspondents including siblings Margaret Livingston, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Susanna Livingston Symmes, and brother-in-law John Jay, Robert and Mary White Morris, and Gouverneur Morris, 1770s-1812; letters received by daughter Susan Anne Livingston Ridley Sedgwick from her aunt, Susanna Livingston Symmes, 1802-36; letters received by son Essex Sherbourne Ridley; and a daybook kept by Essex, Nov 1795-Nov 1796. Collection also includes ship accounts for Captain Archibald Kennedy including HMS Centaur, 1754-57; various Livingston family papers, 1760-1820; and a manuscript copy of a grammar text, Jan 1800.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes and 1 oversize box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47443332 View

John Holker Papers, 1777-1822

Title: John Holker Papers 1777-1822

Merchant and French consul general in the United States. Correspondence, invoice book of Jacques-Donatien Leray de Chaumont, depositions taken before Benjamin Franklin, and navigational exercise booklets of George W. Stillman, relating to French military and economic assistance to the United States and American commerce during and after the Revolutionary War.

ArchivalResource: 4,500 items; 41 containers; 9.4 linear feet; 20 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010087 View

Livingston, William, 1723-1790. William Livingston Family papers II, 1789-1822.

Title: William Livingston Family papers II, 1789-1822.

Papers of the Livingston family of Albany, New York and Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1698-1788, pertaining to the lives of William, Susannah French, and Brockholst Livingston, John and Sarah Livingston Jay, John C. and Susan Livingston Symmes, and Matthew and Catherine Livingston Ridley. Includes correspondence concerning family matters, politics, legal issues, William's command of the New Jersey Militia as a brigadier general and service as first governor of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War; Brockholst's service in the 3rd and 4th New York Regiment during the Revolutionary War, and John Jay and Brockholst's trip to Europe in 1781. Also includes military orders, petitions and letters received by William as governor of New Jersey; other military and legal papers; and papers of several Schuyler family members, including military papers of Col. Peter Schuyler.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57545480 View

Robert Morris papers, 1751-1802

Title: Robert Morris papers 1751-1802

Robert Morris (1734-1806) was an American financier and statesman. A Philadelphia merchant, he became the first Finance Minister of the U.S. and helped to finance the American Revolution through his business activities. He signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and was one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution. Collection consists of correspondence, financial and legal papers, and auction catalogs of collections pertaining to Morris. Correspondence relates primarily to business affairs of Morris, and also his Revolutionary War activities, his service as Finance Minister, and personal matters. Financial and legal papers include receipts, accounts, stock certificate and land records. Auction catalogs list Morris collections from which the documents in this collection might have been bought.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear foot (4 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2066 View

Johnson, Joshua, 1742-1802. Papers of Joshua Johnson, 1785-1788.

Title: Papers of Joshua Johnson, 1785-1788.

Letterbook (1785 August 20-1788 December 8) kept by Johnson as agent in London for Charles Wallace and John Muir of Annapolis, Md., relating chiefly to shipments of tobacco, wheat, corn, and pig iron. Correspondents include Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Daniel Carroll of Duddington, Francis Charlton, Nicholas Darcel (Paris, France), Helie & Roy (Nantes, France), John Jay, Thomas Johnson, Matthew Ridley, John Seawell, David and John Sterett, Wallace & Muir (Annapolis, Md.), and Joseph Wilkinson.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume (circa 600 pages).2 microfilm reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71068882 View

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Robert Morris papers, 1751-1802.

Title: Robert Morris papers, 1751-1802.

Collection consists of correspondence, financial and legal papers, and auction catalogs of collections pertaining to Morris.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear foot (4 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122580823 View

Ridley, Matthew, 1749-1789. Letters of Matthew Ridley, 1782-1785.

Title: Letters of Matthew Ridley, 1782-1785.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79449535 View