Title: Gallagher, William. Letter to Robert Ormsby, 1772
ID: 01/02/02/POST-1650 MS 0036
Primary Creator: Gallagher, William
Extent: 1.0 Items
Date Acquired: 11/13/1984
Subjects: Maryland - Description and travel, Real property - Maryland
Forms of Material: Delaware - Maps, Maryland - Maps, Pennsylvania - Maps
Languages: English
William Gallagher wrote this letter to Robert Ormsby, a lawyer in Dublin, Ireland, on May 30, 1772. Writing from Philadelphia, Gallagher discussed property disputes related to "Talbot's Manor," a large plot of land surrounding Charlestown, Maryland. He also described the surrounding area, listed local crops, and referred to ongoing confusion following Frederick Baltimore's death.
Gallagher's letter includes a manuscript map of the region surrounding the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Lower Susquehanna River, and Delaware Bay, with major settlements marked.
Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Acquisition Source: Donated by Dillon Mapother
Finding Aid Revision History: Revised by Meg Hixon, October 2016
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