TY  - GEN
TI  - Rumsey family papers,
KW  - Key, Francis Scott,
KW  - Baird family.
KW  - Bayard family.
KW  - Bordley family.
KW  - Boyer family.
KW  - Brinkle family.
KW  - Everett family.
KW  - Everitt family.
KW  - Pearce family.
KW  - Rigby family.
KW  - Rigbie family.
KW  - Rumsey family.
KW  - Wright family.
KW  - United States
KW  - Continental Army
KW  - Equipment and supplies
KW  - Hodges, Bayard and Company
KW  - Licenses
KW  - Québec (Province)
KW  - Bohemia Manor (Cecil County, Md.)
KW  - Cecil County (Md.)
KW  - Description and travel
KW  - History
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Delaware
KW  - Europe
KW  - Commerce
KW  - Philadelphia (Pa.)
KW  - Kent County (Md.)
KW  - Maryland
KW  - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
KW  - 1775-1865
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - To 1775
KW  - Pennsylvania
KW  - Revolution, 1775-1783
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Wilmington (Del.)
N1  - Open to research; In part, negative photocopies; [S.l.]; Photocopies produced from originals in the Manuscript Division; Washington, D.C.; Library of Congress Photoduplication Service; 1939
N2  - Correspondence among family members; wills; surveys, deeds, plats, and other documents relating to land ownership; personal and business financial records; contracts and other legal documents; sermons; and notes on family history.  Correspondence relates to family affairs, health, travel, weather, business, and politics.  Places mentioned include Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Md.; Georgetown, Kent County, Md.; Wilmington, Del.; and Philadelphia, Pa.  Included as correspondents or subjects of correspondence are members of the Bayard (Baird), Bordley, Boyer, Brinkle, Everitt (Everett), Pearce, Rigbie (Rigby), and Wright families.  Correspondence and accounts (1775-1777) of Philadelphia merchant shipping company, Hodges, Bayard and Company, include subjects such as trade with Europe and arms contracts during the Revolutionary War.  Includes a legal document signed by Francis Scott Key and license (1872 May 23) to keep a billiard table issued by Quebec Province
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013071
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013071.3
ER  -