Maryland State Archives

Trial Court Records

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Civil Docket) Hoffman v. Warren Mfg., 1883, Liber WMI 15, pp. 173, 249, 280, MdHR 20,222-14 [MSA C358-14, 2/48/14/14].

Appellate Court Records

COURT OF APPEALS (Docket) Warren Mfg. v. Hoffman, 1884, April Term, no. 59, Liber SCJ 1, p. 348, MdHR 637 [MSA S412-11, 1/66/14/42].

COURT OF APPEALS (Opinions) Warren Mfg. v. Hoffman, 1884, April Term, no. 59, MdHR 707-88 [MSA S393-74, 1/65/13/020].

COURT OF APPEALS (Judgments) Warren Mfg. v. Hoffman, 1884, April Term, no. 59, MdHR 683-503 [MSA S381-328, 1/63/08/008]

Scanned as msaref 5458-51-4035

Dispute regarding the will and assets of William H. Hoffman.

Probate materials from BA, c. 1886?

Trial Court Records

BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket A) Ex parte en re trust estate of Hoffman, 1893, Liber 33A, pp. 324, 452, 460, 479 [MSA T55-33, 3/04/01/016].

BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers A) Ex parte en re trust estate of Hoffman, 1893, box no. 37x [MSA T53-398/400, 3/12/03/026-028].

Appellate Court Records

COURT OF APPEALS (Docket) National Union Bank v. National Mechanics' Bank, 1894, October Term, no. 67, Liber JFF 1, p. 204, MdHR 639 [MSA S412-13, 1/66/14/44].

COURT OF APPEALS (Records and Briefs) National Union Bank v. National Mechanics' Bank, 1894, October Term, no. 67

COURT OF APPEALS (Opinions) National Union Bank v. National Mechanics' Bank, 1894, October Term, no. 67, MdHR 707-120 [MSA S393-106, 1/65/13/52].

Scanned as msaref 5458-51-4038

List of BA Chancery cases.

Entries in bold relate to the Hoffman paper mills directly, as opposed to various members of the Hoffman family or other property the Hoffmans owned. Most cases involved land disputes over lots in BC.

Scanned cases:

BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT (Chancery Docket) Worthington v. Hoffman, 1845, p. 103, MdHR 19,973-7 [MSA C293-7, 2/15/9/7].

BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT (Chancery Papers) Worthington v. Hoffman, 1845, C246, MdHR 40,200-3207 [MSA C295-3230, 2/15/13/73].
Scanned as msaref 5458-51-4077

BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT (Chancery Docket) Worthington v. Hoffman, et al., 1833, C416, p. 27, 178, MDHR 19,973-5 [MSA C293-5, 2/15/9/4].

BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT (Chancery Papers) Worthington v. Hoffman, et al., 1833, C416, MdHR 40,200-1341-1/5 [MSA C295-1351, 2/15/12/39].
Scanned as msaref 5458-51-4076

Date:  06/30/1864
Description:  C64: Sophia G. Rogers, John C. Rogers, Frank Rogers, Mary G.H. Rogers, Sophia DeButts Stewart, Charles M. Stewart, Henrietta DeButts, Caroline Gray, F.V. Gray, Philip Rogers Hoffman, William Henry Hoffman, and George Brice Hoffman. Estate of Philip R
Location:  02/16/06/085
MdHR Number:  40,200-6055-1/2
MSA Citation:  MSA C168-1684

Date:   03/06/1863
Description:  C4: William W. Lawrason and Charles F. Smith vs. Llewellyn F. Barry. Contract to loan money to William Gilmor Hoffman
Location:  02/16/06/075
MdHR Number:  40,200-5986
MSA Citation:  MSA C168-1609

Date:   07/08/1853
Description:  C115: Howard Building Association vs. William Hoffman. Mortgage foreclosure on lot on Lombard St.
Location:  02/15/14/091
MdHR Number:  40,200-4964-1/2
MSA Citation:  MSA C168-564

List of cases, 1868-1893.

BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Wills) William H. Hoffman, 1886, Liber TP 8, pp. 50-53 [MSA CM188-33, CR 120-1]

The company was deeply in debt and agreed to transfer all of the company's assets to Ramsay and Shott, acting as representatives for their creditors.

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records) 1893, Liber LMB 200, pp. 565-568 [MSA CE62-200].

List of cases, 1851-1893.

Scanned cases:

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket) En re: William H. Hoffman, lunatic, 1886, Liber 11, pp. 44, 48, 70, case no. 5558, MdHR 20,277-11 [MSA C326-11, 2/49/8/10].

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers) En re: William H. Hoffman, lunatic, 1886, case no. 5558 [MSA T696-88, 0/35/6/34].
Scanned as msaref 5458-51-4075

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket) Mayor and City Council v. Hoffman, 1882, Liber 8, p. 167, case no. 4721, MdHR 20,277-8 [MSA C326-8, 2/49/8/7].

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers) Mayor and City Council v. Hoffman, 1882, case no. 4721 [MSA T696-71, 0/35/6/17].
Scanned as msaref 5458-51-4074

List of cases, 1850-1893.

2 July 1901:
Hoffman lands sold to Rockdale Powder Co.
BA Land Records, MBM 245, p. 476-488; Carroll Land Records JHB 93, p. 266-285 (note that both deeds are the same).

Land sold for $100,000. 7 tracts of land, totaling 1160 acres.

30 December 1924:
Rockdale sold lands to Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
BA Land Records 605, p. 216-231 [CE62-506]; Carroll Land Records WMM 144, p. 505-514 [CE56-132] (note that both deeds are the same).

7 tracts of land, totaling 1160 acres. Sold for $5.00 and "other valuable considerations."

14 January 1925 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. sold land to Mayor & City Council, 14 January 1925
BA Land Records WPC 627, p. 416-416 [CE62-627]
The city bought the land for $5.00 and "other valuable considerations" (i.e. a player to be named later). Land purchased for the construction of Prettyboy Dam.

Map showing locations of paper mills in northern Baltimore County
Hoffman & Sons owned Gunpowder, Clipper, Rockdale, and Hoffman (at Silver Run) paper mills. Not shown on the map is the Hoffman's Marble Vale mill, ocated on Paper Mill Road, near Cockeysville, which burned in 1888.
Map from McGrain, From Pig Iron to Cotton Duck, p. 269.

Sources:

John W. McGrain, From Pig Iron to Cotton Duck: A History of Manufacturing Villages in Baltimore County, vol. 1, p. 274-279.

Mary A. Seitz, The History of the Hoffman Paper Mills in Maryland, p. 51-53.

From file no. 26,684a [scanned as msaref 5458-51-4071-11, p. 73]

From file no. 26,684 [scanned as msaref 5458-51-4071-8, p. 2, 4-5]