Papers of the Lee, Horsey, and Carroll families
The Outerbridge Horsey Collection of Lee, Horsey, and Carroll Family Papers, 1684-1890, MSA SC 1848, is the electronic on-line version of a collection of family papers, the originals of which for the most part are now owned by the Maryland Historical Society. They are in large measure the papers of Maryland Governor Thomas Sim Lee (1745-1819) , his son Congressman John Lee (1788-1871), his son-in-law Senator Outerbridge Horsey (1777-1842) , and his grandson Outerbridge Horsey II (1819-1902) , owners of a family estate, Needwood, in Frederick County, Maryland. Because of the connection of the Lees to the Carroll family, the collection also contains letters between Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832), the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his father, dating from the mid-eighteenth century when the signer was abroad in school. There are 1871 items in the collection, inventoried and indexed by the accompanying Guide, which is linked to an on-line exhibit relating to Governor Lee and his family prepared by the staff of the Maryland State Archives.
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