Colonel Charles Ridgely, 1700-1772
Financial and Legal Documents
Subseries: Accounts & Ledgers
1732-35 Ledger Box 1, Reel 1 MDHS MS 691 Ridgely Account Books, 1732-1884
1734-36 Ledger Box 1, Reel 1 MDHS MS 691
1785 Col. Charles Ridgely Accounts Box 12, Reel 14 MDHS MS 692 Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882
Journals, Diaries & Scrapbooks
1740 Daybook Box 1, Reel 1 MDHS MS 691 Ridgely Account Books, 1732-1884
1741 Daybook Box 1, Reel 1 MDHS MS 691
1742 Daybook Box 1, Reel 1 MDHS MS 691
1742-43 Daybook Box 1, Reel 2 MDHS MS 691
1743 [Col. Charles Ridgely?], Daybook Box 5, Reel 9 MDHS MS 1127 Ridgely Family Papers, 1757-1929
1745 Daybook Box 1, Reel 2 MDHS MS 691 Ridgely Account Books, 1732-1884
1746 Daybook Box 2, Reel 3 MDHS MS 691
1746-47 Daybook Box 1, Reel 2 MDHS MS 691
1748 Daybook Box 2, Reel 3 MDHS MS 691
1749 (May-Oct) Daybook Box 2, Reel 3 MDHS MS 691
1753-55 Daybook Box 2, Reel 3 MDHS MS 691
n.d. Daybook Box 2, Reel 3 MDHS MS 691
Land & Property Records
Subseries: Deeds & Grants
1741 Deed to Charles Ridgely FC1-4/2 HAMP MS 1 Ridgely Family Papers
1746 Deed "Hampton Court", Wm. Merryman to Charles Box 1, Folder 2 MDHS MS 2891 Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971
Ridgely, 1746
1746 200 acres to Charles Ridgely from John Howard Box 3 (?) MDHS MS 469 Howard Papers, 1662-1919
1746, n.d. Parts of land deeds Box 1, Folder 1 MDHS MS 2891 Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971
1750 ca. Envelope for "Original Deed" for Northampton FC1-4/3 HAMP MS 1 Ridgely Family Papers
1752 Deed - John Ensor to Wm. Wheeler, Box 1, Folder 3 MDHS MS 2891 Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971
“Bold Adventure”, 1752
1755 Deed - Thomas Tipton of VA to Col. Charles Ridgely, Box 1, Folder 4 MDHS MS 2891 Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971
1755
1759 Land grant from Frederick Calvert, Lord Baltimore, to Among 10 items MDHS MS 1620 Chew-Ridgely Papers, 1720-1841
Col. Charles Ridgely, Fellowship" and "Ridgely's
Conclusion"
1762 Deed for "Disappointment"/Solomon Hillen to Charles MC1-8/3 HAMP MS 1 Ridgely Family Papers
Ridgely, 1762
1763 Deed from Charles Ridgely to John Ridgely and MC1-8/3 HAMP MS 1
Charles Ridgely, Jr., 1763
1765 Deed - Horatio Sharpe, Royal Mines, 1765 Box 1, Folder 5 MDHS MS 2891 Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971
1772 Deed - Col. Charles Ridgely [Sr.] to Capt Charles Box 1, Folder 6 MDHS MS 2891
Ridgely [Jr.], Benjamin Nicholson, et al., - Northampton
Furnace, 1772
Subseries: Patents
1755 Charles Ridgely's patent to "Ridgely's Conclusion", Among 10 items MDHS MS 1620 Chew-Ridgely Papers, 1720-1841
from Frederick Calvert
1759 Patent, Col. Charles Ridgely, "Ridgelys Second Restricted MSA MS 1898 G. Howard White Collection
Conclusion,"BA. Seal attached"
Subseries: Maps, Plats, Surveys, Drawings
1716 "Resurvey of Land called Abbington", 1716 Box 1, Folder 7 MDHS MS 2891 Hoyt Collection of Ridgely Papers, 1716-1971
1755 Survey - "White Oak Swamp" for Tobias Stansbury, Box 1, Folder 8 MDHS MS 2891
1755
1769 Survey - "Pitches Chance", Baltimore County, 1769 Box 1, Folder 9 MDHS MS 2891
Subseries: Miscellaneous
1724-72 Deeds, deeds of girt, patents, indentures and plats Box 14, Reel 17 MDHS MS 692 Ridgely Papers, 1664-1882
bearing partially on Col. Charles Ridgely
Wills & Estate Papers
1771 ca. Extracts from Will of Charles Ridgely MC1-8/5 HAMP MS 1 Ridgely Family Papers
1772 Will Liber WB 3, Folio 187 MSA Baltimore City Orphan's Court
1772, 1788 Estate Inventory Box 33, F50 MSA CM 188 Baltimore County Register of Wills (Wills), 1666-1979
1791 (COPY 1955) Typed Inventory of Estate of Col. Charles Ridgely FC1-4/48 HAMP MS 1 Ridgely Family Papers
Correspondence
Misc. Letters including Charles Ridgely MDHS MS 401 Harry Dorsey Gough Papers, 1745-18
Personal Papers and Items
1758-68 Col. Charles Ridgely Papers Box 5 MDHS MS 692.1 Ridgely Papers 1733-1817
Inventories
1771 Charles Ridgely (1702-1772) inventory of his goods MDHS MS 2018 UNNAMED
and chattles. Clothing, negroes, horses, foodstuffs
among items mentioned, 11 pages.
Comprehensive Guide to Collections: Colonel Charles Ridgely, 1700-1772
Last Revised December 4, 2007 Page 1 of 3