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Callister family papers

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Callister family papers, approximately 1741-1788.
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Box 1 (5 volumes)TextRestricted use MssCol 457 Box 1 (5 volumes)Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Callister, Henry, approximately 1716-approximately 1768.
  • Callister, Sarah Trippe, 1731-1805.
Description
5 volumes (in one carton)
Summary
Correspondence, business records, and miscellaneous manuscripts of members of the Callister family, chiefly Henry Callister, merchant (ca. 1716-ca. 1768) and his wife, Sarah Trippe Callister (1731-1805), including items about Mrs. Callister's schools for girls in Chestertown and Baltimore (1783-1788). Henry Callister came to Maryland as factor for Foster Cunliffe & Sons, of Liverpool, England, and was resident at Oxford, Talbot County, and "Townside", an estate in Kent and Queen Anne's Counties, Md. Original manuscripts have not been counted, but photostatic reproductions fill 869 pages, plus an index volume. They contain a wealth of information concerning economic, mercantile, political, social, and cultural conditions on the Eastern Shore during the period, and include correspondence with persons in Great Britain; with Rev. Thomas Bacon (came to Maryland, 1745, d. 1768), compiler of The Laws of Maryland, organizer of the first charity school in the British colonies, and a pioneer in relations with the African American population; with Robert Morris, merchant of Talbot County, and his son, Robert Morris, Jr. (1734-1806), financier of the American Revolution; and with members of the Bolton, Bordley, Comegys, Earle, Eccleston, Goldsborough, Ridout, Gordon, Hesselius, Hollyday, Lloyd, Ringgold, Wright, and many other Maryland families.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Business records – Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)
  • Family papers – Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Reproduction (note)
  • Photostats.
Original Location (note)
  • Originals held by the Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, Episcopal Diocesan Center, Baltimore, Md.
Source (note)
  • Maryland Diocesan Library
Language (note)
  • Materials in English.
OCLC
1012490644
Title
Callister family papers, approximately 1741-1788.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Reproduction
Photostats.
Original Location
Originals held by the Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, Episcopal Diocesan Center, Baltimore, Md.
Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Language
Materials in English.
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Occupation
Commission merchants Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)
Plantation owners Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)
Added Author
Callister, Henry, approximately 1716-approximately 1768.
Callister, Sarah Trippe, 1731-1805.
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