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MSA SC 910-16-5
Collection	Ridout Papers
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Dates	1850-1874
Medium	Original
Restrictions	NO RESTRICTIONS
Storage	00/53/14/42
Description
Letters from Mary E. Owings. [Mary is daughter of Lydia and Samuel B. Owings, granddaughter of Mary Owings of Folder 5.] 29 Dec 18__ letter mentions receiving only one Christmas present; 1855 letter mentions a fair to raise funds to build a chapel for the "Colored." Mention of Mrs. Harwood's home being used for choir practice. 1855 style of Beaver Bonnet in Baltimore and Annapolis; A dentist in Annapolis in 1855, Mary's father's death; rumored engagement between John Ridout and Matilda Chase. Mary Steele and Dennis Claude are married in Philadelphia. 1874 letter from "The Home", Easton, MD where Mary E. Owings is working taking care of the girls there [orphanage??]

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