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Potts Papers Collection

MSA SC 4500
Dates	1764-1843
Medium	Microfilm
Restrictions	No restrictions
Storage	Contact the Department of Special Collections for location.
Film Number(s)	SCM 11540
Description
Potts Papers, MS. 13: letters on family and business matters, 1764-1829; deeds and other real estate papers, 1782-1843; wills, Richard Potts, Sr., 1808 and William Murdoch, 1825. Collection includes materials relating to Judge Richard Potts (1753-1808), a lawyer in Frederick, MD who served as a member of the Continental Congress and U.S. Senate, chief judge of the 5th judicial circuit of Maryland and as an associate justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals; William Potts (1742-1817), merchant in Barbados; Richard Potts, Jr. (1786-1865), a lawyer in Frederick, MD who also served as a state senator and railroad official; and William Murdock (1748-1825), a merchant in London, England. Originals are owned by the Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc.

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Series 1: Manuscripts

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