Davis Family papers

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Davis Family papers

1784-1967 (majority 1890-1945)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1742

This collection contains the papers of the Davis family, who owned a farm in Frederick County, Maryland, for over a hundred years. The papers consist of financial records, including farm ledgers, account books, land deeds, wills, domestic receipts and bills, business correspondence, and records of investments. It is known from these records that William Morsell Sr. enslaved a man named Abraham on their farm, William Morsell Jr. enslaved one person, and Eli Davis enslaved six people. The collection also contains blueprints and instructions for building a dairy barn, circa 1930s. The most comprehensive records document the time of ownership by R. Lee Davis and his son Aubrey G. Davis between 1895 and 1945, concerning dairy operations and milk distribution to Baltimore. Five account books (1890s) detail the transactions of the Fountain Mills general store, which was owned by Davis's brother Samuel.

4.50 linear feet

eng, Latn

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7637649

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Davis Family

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For over one hundred years, the Davis family owned a farm in an area of Frederick County, Maryland, called New Market. William Morsell, Sr. (1745-1813), grandfather of Rachel Morsell Davis, originally bought land in the 1780s and added to it through smaller purchases throughout his life. Morsell, a Quaker, was a surveyor and apparently a merchant as well. He had three daughters and one son, William Morsell, Jr. (1778-1846). He employed a number of servants and owned one slave, Abrah...

Davis, Aubrey G., 1895-1959.

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Morsell, William, 1778-

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Davis, Eli, 1809-1887.

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Davis family.

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Six generations of a Frederick County, Maryland, family. From the description of Davis Family papers papers, 1784-1967 (bulk 1890-1945). (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51308426 ...

Davis, R. Lee, 1867-1939.

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Davis, Samuel B., 1846-1902.

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Morsell, William, 1745-1813.

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