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Eastern Shore Commerce Ephemera

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

(1724 – 1957)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2009.023
Creator(s) See Nabb Center Staff
Acquisition

Compiled from documents found in the archives in 2009 not associated with other collections.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Jennifer Martin, January 2020
Related Materials None
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

The Eastern Shore Commerce Ephemera collection is divided into five series and documents the correspondences and accounting records of the Howard, Goslee, and Morris families. In addition, there are other accounting records from the Eastern shore, including Salisbury and Delaware. This collection also contains court documents, a temperance speech from 1833, a diary documenting an unnamed persons daily activities, and a meeting book from the Betsy Ross Council of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Scope and Content Note

The Eastern Shore Commerce Ephemera collection is divided into five series and includes correspondences, accounting records, public speeches and flyers, court documents, and ledgers. This collection also has many documents that focus on the Howard Family, the Goslee Family, and the Morris Family. Their papers are not divided by family but are included through the 5 series. Their papers are mainly focused in the first, second, and fourth series. In addition, in the fifth series, there is a minute book from the Betsy Ross Council of the Daughters of the American Revolution. 

Series 1 is Correspondances and includes letters, notes, a doctors note excusing someone from the Morris Family from working, and even a brief biography about Captain WIlliam the Kid written by someone in the Morris Family. This series ranges from 1875 to 1911.

Series 2 is Receipts and Records of payments and ranges from 1724 to 1954. This series includes the receipts from the Morris, Howard, and Goslee family. It also includes an insurance document, receipts from a hotel, and several blank letterheads from the 1910s and 1920s. 

Series 3 is Public Addresses and Flyers and ranges from 1836 to 1957. The third series contains lectures, reports, flyers, speeches, and even a radio address. There are temperance speeches from R. E. Elegood from 1833 and a lecture from Dr. J.T. Herson from 1919 discussing his trips abroad. There is also a campaign flyer from 1836 for Martin Van Buren that discusses his position on debtors prison. 

Series 4 contains Court Documents from 1883 to 1910 and includes court settlements from the Howard and Goslee families and a mortgage settlement from the Betsy Ross Council. 

Finally, Series 5 is Ledgers and diaries that range from 1887 to 1927. There is a daily diary documenting an unnamed person's daily activites, a meeting minutes book from the Betsy Ross Council of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a Post Office Registry.

Arrangement Statement

This collection is organized into five series: (Seires 1) Correspondance, (Series 2) Receipts and Records of Payments, (Series 3) Public Addresses and Flyers, (Series 4) Court Documents, and (Series 5) Ledgers and Diaries. 

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Goslee Family
    • Howard Family
    • Morris Family
    • Receipts
    • Temperance
  • Corporate Names
    • Daughters of the American Revolution
  • Personal Names
    • Diary

Inventory List

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Box 1:

  1. Series 1: Circular Letter from A.E. Acworth to Knights of Pythias, 1875
  2. Series 1: Howard Family Correspondance, 1880-1913
  3. Series 1: Clayton W. Lord to Isaac Murphy Correspondance, 1884
  4. Series 1: Correspondance H. Fillmore Lankford to George W. Wilcox, 1886
  5. Series 1: Goslee Family Correspondance, 1898
  6. Series 1: Morris Family Diagnosis Note, 1911
  7. Series 1: Morris Family Biography: Captain William the Kid, no date
  8. Series 2: Means and Bounds of Golden Purchase, 1724
  9. Series 2: Howard Family Receipts, 1873-1931
  10. Series 2: Morris Family Accounting Records, 1880-1931
  11. Series 2: Goslee Family Receipts, 1891-1911
  12. Series 2: Plimhimmon Hotel Bills, 1900
  13. Series 2: Other Accounting Records, 1891-1937
  14. Series 2: Blank Letterheads, 1910-1920
  15. Series 2: South Point Ferry Company, 1954
  16. Series 2: Means and Bonds of Samuel Handy, undated
  17. Series 3: Martin Van Buren and William Harrison Campaign Advertisement, 1836
  18. Series 3: R.E. Elegood Temperence Speeches, 1833
  19. Series 3: Democratic Reform Ticket, 1844
  20. Series 3: Dr. J.T. Herson Lecture, 1919
  21. Series 3: History of Hebron, 1927
  22. Series 3: Eastern Shore Radio Address, 1939
  23. Series 3: Herbert H. Hitch Obituary, 1941
  24. Series 3: Historical Society of Delawar Annual Reports, 1957
  25. Series 3: Class Photo Postcard, undated
  26. Series 3: Philips Garage Flier, undated
  27. Series 4: Howard Family Court Judgement, 1883
  28. Series 4: Goslee Family Court Judgement, 1893
  29. Series 4: Betsy Ross Mortgage Resolution, 1910
  30. Series 5: Daily Diary, 1887-1888
  31. Series 5: Betsy Ross Council Minute Book, 1910-1913
  32. Series 5: Rehobeth Post Office Register, 1927

Artifacts

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