Blackistone Family Collection--Land Records

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Blackistone Family Collection--Land Records

Entry/Object ID

2004.008.0121

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 14 3/4" w x 9 5/8" h Folder 000274. Pieces 1671-1680 There are surveys, indentures, and records of slave sales in this folder. The names John Benjamin Dent, Thomas Estep, A. Kilgour, Robert Crane, William Lyon, Esther, John F. Dent, Henry Hammett, John F. Wathen, Morris Shanks, George W. Pembroke, John M. Goldsmith, Sarah C. White, and F. Knott are mentioned in the folder. There is a list of St. Mary's County properties that are in tax arrears for 1830-1832 with a notice that properties will be seized and sold if taxes are not paid. The properties Barton Hall and Church Swamp are mentioned. There is also a letter from the Maryland Secretary of State appointing John F. Dent as a delegate to a commercial convention in South Carolina.

Collection

Blackistone Family Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1830 - 1848

Location

Container

Blackistone Collection, Box 12

Shelf

Rack 15, Shelf 5

Wall

South wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Crane, Robert

Person or Organization

Dent, John Benjamin

Person or Organization

Dent, John F. (1814-1898)

Person or Organization

Estep, Thomas

Person or Organization

Goldsmith, John M.

Person or Organization

Hammett, Henry

Person or Organization

Kilgour, A.

Person or Organization

Knott, Francis

Person or Organization

Lyon, William A.

Person or Organization

Pembroke, George W.

Person or Organization

Shanks, Morris

Person or Organization

Slave, Esther

Person or Organization

Wathen, John F.

Person or Organization

White, Sarah C.