Papers of the Brooke family, 1659-1899.

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Papers of the Brooke family, 1659-1899.

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Legal documents of the Brooke and related Bowie families about land in Calvert and Prince Georges counties, Md. constitute the bulk of the collection. There are patents, deeds, a will, survey reports, depositions, and a sheriff's order. There are also an account, a bill of lading, and bills of exchange from the tobacco trade. The collection also includes a letter about illegal lumbering, one from Robert Morris concerning a debt, and one concerning the interest on the Maryland state debt as well as a printed order concerning the Maryland militia.

34 items.1 reel : positive ; 35 mm.

University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7290120

University of Virginia. Library

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Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution...

Bowie family.

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Brooke family.

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Maryland. Militia

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