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Roney and Warden Family Papers, 1805-1871 (bulk 1805-1853): Finding Aid

Published in April 2021

Summary Information

  • Publisher: United States Naval Academy. Special Collections & Archives.
  • Publisher Address:
    589 McNair Road
    Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5029, USA
    Phone: 410-293-6917
    https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/index.php
  • Call number: MS 555
  • Location: Special Collections & Archives Department - Manuscripts
  • Title: Roney and Warden Family Papers
  • Dates: 1805-1871
  • Bulk Dates: 1805-1853
  • Size: 1.25 linear feet
  • Container Summary: 3 manuscript boxes
  • Creator: Roney Family
  • Language(s) of material: English
  • Abstract: The Roney and Warden Family Papers span from 1805 until 1871, with a majority of the documentation ceasing by 1853. The papers document the Roney and Warden families of Baltimore, particularly: U.S. Navy officer and Naval Academy Class of 1847 member Thomas Roney; his brothers William Roney, Jr., John Roney, and Edward P. Roney; his sisters Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney; Margaret Ann Roney's husband, James Warden; and James Warden's uncle, Irish-American diplomat and Consul at Paris, David Bailie Warden.

Biography of Thomas Roney

Thomas Roney, son of William Roney, Sr. and Alice Roney of Baltimore, was warranted a Midshipman in the United States Navy on March 3, 1841 and served initially aboard U.S.S. Cyane (Sloop-of-war), which was cruising on the Pacific Station. In 1845 he was ordered to the coast of Brazil, ultimately serving aboard U.S.S. Bainbridge (Brig) and U.S.S. Raritan (Frigate). Returning to Baltimore late in 1846, Roney proceeded to the U.S. Naval School in Annapolis that December for instruction, where he remained through July 1847.

On August 10, 1847, Roney was promoted to Passed Midshipman and was subsequently attached to U.S.S. Taney (Schooner), which was deployed to the Mediterranean to counter Mexican privateers. By October 1849, Roney was assigned to the Naval Observatory in Washington, serving under Matthew Fontaine Maury. Duty aboard U.S.S. Saranac (Screw sloop-of-war), U.S.S. Columbia (Frigate), and U.S.S. Bainbridge (Brig) followed in 1850. By early 1852, Roney was serving aboard U.S.S. St. Mary's in the Pacific Squadron. By 1855, he was reported as being aboard U.S.S. Portsmouth (Sloop-of-war).

On April 18, 1855, Roney received his warrant as a Master, and on September 14 of that same year, he was commissioned a Lieutenant. By 1856, he was serving aboard U.S.S. Supply (Store ship), and by 1858, he was attached to U.S.S. Powhatan (Side-wheel steamer). In 1860, Roney was ordered to the Africa Squadron. Lieutenant Thomas Roney died on April 20, 1860 while on duty off the West coast of Africa.

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Biography of William Roney, Jr.

William Roney, Jr., brother of Thomas Roney and son of William Roney, Sr. and Alice Roney of Baltimore, worked as a merchant in Baltimore and was at one point employed by John Boggs & Co. In 1842, William and his wife Rebecca relocated to Philadelphia. Following the death of his wife in 1849, William Roney, Jr. moved to California in 1850 where he served, for a time, as Clerk to the U.S. Land Commission at San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Biography of James Warden

James Warden, born in 1804, was the nephew of Irish-American diplomat David Bailie Warden. A bookkeeper for flour dealers Ross & Garrott of Baltimore (and later Alexandria, Virginia), Warden married Margaret Ann Roney, sister of Thomas Roney, in 1843. Margaret Ann Roney Warden died of a brain affliction in 1852 and James Warden died in 1881. James Warden's brother, Hugh Warden, also married into the Roney Family, marrying Thomas Roney's sister Alice McBlair Roney.

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Biography of David Bailie Warden

David Bailie Warden was born in 1772 in Ballycastle, Ireland to Robert and Elizabeth Warden. He received a master of arts degree from University of Glasgow in 1797 and was subsequently licensed to preach as a Presbyterian minister. As a consequence of his affiliation with the nationalist Society of United Irishmen, Warden was arrested in 1798 and banished from Ireland as punishment. Emigrating to the United States in 1799, he accepted a position as principal of the Columbia Academy and in August 1801, moved to the Kingston Academy as head tutor.

After becoming an American citizen, Warden traveled to France as private secretary to General John Armstrong, who had accepted an appointment as Minister to France in 1804. In 1808, Warden was designated consul pro tempore. Following his dismissal by Armstrong and Armstrong's eventual relief as Minister in 1810 by Joel Barlow, Warden returned to the United States in order to secure an appointment as Consul at Paris. Warden returned to Paris in 1811 and served as Consul until his removal from office on June 10, 1814 by the newly appointed Minister to France, William H. Crawford.

Following his dismissal, Warden remained in Paris for the remainder of his life, focusing on scholarly and literary pursuits. Prior to his dismissal, Warden had already published a translation of Bishop Henri Grégoire's An Enquiry Concerning the Intellectual and Moral Faculties and Literature of Negroes (1810) and authored On the Origin, Nature, Progress and Influence of Consular Establishments (1813). Following his dismissal, Warden authored A Chorographical and Statistical Description of the District of Columbia (1816), A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America (1819), and the ten volume Chronologie Historique de l' Amérique (1826-1844). Warden was also noted for his book collecting, twice selling his personal libraries, first to Harvard in 1823, and later to the New York State Library in 1844. David Bailie Warded died in Paris on October 9, 1845.

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Description of Contents

The Roney and Warden Family Papers, comprising 1.25 linear feet of documentation, span from 1805 until 1871, with a majority of the documentation ceasing by 1853. The papers document the Roney and Warden families of Baltimore, particularly: U.S. Navy officer and Naval Academy Class of 1847 member Thomas Roney; his brothers William Roney, Jr., John Roney, and Edward P. Roney; his sisters Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney; Margaret Ann Roney's husband, James Warden; and James Warden's uncle, Irish-American diplomat and Consul at Paris, David Bailie Warden.

Including in the collection are personal letters, certificates, ledgers, receipts, clippings, poems, notes, cachets, and envelopes.

The Roney and Warden Family Papers are organized into four series; four by individual family member, and one serving both families and miscellaneous members. Series 1: Thomas Roney consists of letters sent and received by U.S. Navy officer Thomas Roney to his family members during the first decade of his naval career. Series 2: William Roney, Jr. consists of letters sent and received by Thomas Roney's brother, William Roney, Jr., minus any correspondence with Thomas Roney, which is housed in Series 1. Series 3: Margaret Ann Roney Warden and James Warden consists primarily of correspondence between Margaret Ann and her cousins, as well as documents pertaining to James Warden's work as a bookkeeper. The correspondence of James Warden's uncle, the Irish-American diplomat David Bailie Warden, is the subject of Series 4. The final series consists of an aggregation of materials pertaining to John Roney, Alice McBlair Roney, and William Roney, Sr., or that have become disassociated from specific family members.

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Arrangement

The Roney and Warden Family Papers are organized into the following five series:

  • Series 1: Thomas Roney, 1841-1855
  • Series 2: William Roney, Jr., 1837-1853
  • Series 3: Margaret Ann Roney Warden and James Warden, 1834-1852
  • Series 4: David Bailie Warden, 1805-1849
  • Series 5: Roney and Warden Family General Files, 1807-1871
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Access and Use

Access

Access is unrestricted.

Copyright and Permission

The Roney and Warden Family Papers are the physical property of Nimitz Library. Copyright belongs to the authors or creators of the works, or their legal representatives. For further information, consult the Head, Special Collections & Archives.

It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure written permission to publish, reprint, or reproduce material from Special Collections & Archives. The researcher assumes responsibility for infringement of copyright or literary or publication rights. Please contact the Head, Special Collections & Archives for permission to publish and for further information.

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Acquisition and Appraisal

Custodial History

Originally transferred to William M. Miller by Evan Rinehart.

Provenance and Acquisition

Gift of William M. Miller and Norvell E. Miller, III in January 2008. Accession No. 08-02.

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Related Materials

Related Archival Material

An additional letter from Thomas Roney to his brother William is available at the University of Virginia Library.

Additional material pertaining to David Bailie Warden can be found in the David Bailie Warden Papers, 1800-1840 at the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress and in the Warden Papers, 1797-1851 at the Maryland Center for History and Culture.

Materials Cataloged Separately

No materials have been removed from this collection and cataloged separately.

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Processing and Other Information

Five letters from Thomas Roney to William Roney, Jr. were originally processed and housed with the Alumni/Memorabilia section of the Naval Academy Archives.

Preferred Citation

Roney and Warden Family Papers, MS 555

Special Collections & Archives Department

Nimitz Library

United States Naval Academy

Selected Bibliography

The following sources were consulted during preparation of the biographical note:

Malone, Dumas, ed. Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936.

Navy Department. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1959-1981.

Skeen, C. Edward. "Warden, David Bailie (1772-1845), diplomat and scholar." American National Biography. 1 Feb. 2000; Accessed 15 Apr. 2021. https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-2001080.

United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1842-1861.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by David D'Onofrio in April 2021. Finding aid written by David D'Onofrio in April 2021.

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Subject Headings

Name and Subject Terms

  • Baltimore (Md.) -- History -- 19th century
  • California -- History -- 1846-1850
  • Cyane (Sloop-of-war)
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848
  • Midshipmen -- Conduct of Life
  • Roney Family
  • Roney, Edward P.
  • Roney, John
  • Roney, Thomas, -1860
  • Roney, William
  • Taney (Schooner)
  • United States -- Foreign relations -- France
  • United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
  • United States -- History -- War of 1812
  • United States Naval Academy -- Curricula
  • United States. Navy. Pacific Squadron
  • Warden Family
  • Warden, David Bailie, 1772-1845
  • Warden, James
  • Warden, Margaret Ann

Genre Terms

  • Certificates
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Correspondence
  • Envelopes
  • Manuscripts
  • Notes (documents)
  • Poems
  • Postmarks

Additional Creator/Author

  • Roney, Thomas, -1860
  • Roney, William
  • Warden, David Bailie, 1772-1845
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Contents List

Series 1: Thomas Roney, 1841-1855 Box 1, MSOS

Series Description

Letters received and sent by Thomas Roney during his career in the United States Navy, particularly in the Pacific, including his studies at the U.S. Naval School in Annapolis and service aboard U.S.S. Cyane, U.S.S. Raritan, U.S.S. Taney, U.S.S. Saranac, U.S.S. Bainbridge, and at the Naval Observatory in Washington, DC under Matthew Fontaine Maury. In addition to covering topics pertaining to Roney's individual duty stations in the Navy and other such Naval topics as the Somers Affair and the capture of Monterey by Thomas ap Catesby Jones, the letters discuss topics from home, such as: the political landscape in Maryland, Baltimore, and the nation, including the fortunes of the Whig Party; updates on health and professional lives of various members of the Roney family; and the toll taken by homesickness and a lack in correspondence. Also included in the series are several commissioning certificates and official orders.

Correspondents include Roney's parents, Alice Roney and William Roney, Sr.; his sisters, Alice McBlair Roney, Rebecca Roney, and Margaret Ann Roney (later Margaret Ann Warden); his brothers, William Roney, Jr., Edward P. Roney, and John Roney; and his cousin, Margaret S. Roney.

Series Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by document type, with correspondence arranged alphabetically by correspondent thereunder.

Box 1 Folder 1

Certificates, 1842 October 8 1 leaf

Warrant as a Midshipman, effective March 3, 1841.

Box MSOS Folder 1

Certificates, 1855 2 leaves

Warrant as a Master, effective April 18, 1855 and commission as Lieutenant, effective September 14, 1855.

Box 1 Folder 2

Letters Received from John Lowry, 1850 February 18 1 leaf

Box 1 Folder 3

Letters Received from Alice Roney, 1841-1842 3 leaves

From Baltimore. Includes reference to a duel fought by William McBlair, visits to the U.S.S. Delaware, and hopes for an early return of the Cyane.

Box 1 Folder 4

Letters Received from Alice Roney, 1843 4 leaves

From Baltimore. Includes references to the capture of Monterey by Thomas ap Catesby Jones, the hanging of Midshipman Philip Spencer aboard U.S.S. Somers, and the marriage of Margaret Ann Roney to James Warden.

Box 1 Folder 5

Letters Sent to [Alice Roney], [1844] 1 leaf

Aboard U.S.S. Cyane. Incomplete letter including references to news that the Squadron may sail home via China and the Cape of Good Hope, and requests for more news from home. Includes index to letters received from Alice Roney and William Roney Sr.

Box 1 Folder 6

Letters Received from Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1841 12 leaves

From Baltimore. Includes references to Edward Roney's employment at J. S. Eastman in Baltimore, the death of two members of the New Market fire company, the Centre Street Nunnery, solicitations from Horace Pratt for content for the Republican, construction of the Gay Street bridge, and the consecration of St. Vincent's Church on Front Street.

Box 1 Folder 7

Letters Received from Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1842 5 leaves

From Baltimore. Includes references to William Roney's move to Wilks Street, and an encampment of the "Defenders of Baltimore."

Box 1 Folder 8

Letters Received from Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1843 2 leaves

From Baltimore. Includes references to Margaret Ann Roney's marriage to James Warden, John Roney's partnership in the Vincent Paste Blacking company, and Thomas Roney's religious practices. Includes a letter from Edward P. Roney.

Box 1 Folder 9

Letters Sent to Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1841 2 leaves

Aboard U.S.S. Pennsylvania and U.S.S. Cyane. Includes reference to Roney's orders to U.S.S. Cyane and the desertion of a sail maker.

Box 1 Folder 10

Letters Sent to Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1843-1844 2 leaves

Aboard U.S.S. Cyane and from Baltimore. Includes references to the 1844 city elections in Baltimore.

Box 1 Folder 11

Letters Sent to Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1846-1847 2 leaves

From the U.S. Naval School. Includes a description of Roney's daily schedule at the Academy and impending examinations in Gunnery, Mathematics, and French.

Box 1 Folder 12

Letters Sent to Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1848 4 leaves

Aboard U.S.S. Taney. Includes comparisons of the dome of St. Peters in Rome to the Maryland State House, descriptions of Naples and Pompeii, the effects of having the Captain's wife on board, and awaiting final examination results from the Academy.

Box 1 Folder 13

Letters Sent to Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1849 January 17 1 leaf

From the Naval Observatory. Includes references to the workload imposed by Matthew Fontaine Maury and treatments for baldness.

Box 1 Folder 14

Letters Sent to Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1851-1852 3 leaves

Aboard U.S.S. Bainbridge. Includes references to Lent in Montevideo, Roney's thoughts on the Bible, homesickness, operations on the Rio de la Plata, operations in the Gulf of Guinea, and provisioning at Fernando Po (Bioko).

Box 1 Folder 15

Letters Sent to Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney Warden, undated 1 leaf

Poem on a scrap of an undated letter.

Box 1 Folder 16

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1841 8 leaves

From Baltimore. Includes references to Thomas Roney's orders to U.S.S. Cyane, a pistol fight between two fire companies, William Roney Sr.'s marshalling for the North Point Association for Defenders Day, and recent Baltimore murder convictions.

Box 1 Folder 17

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1842 4 leaves

From Baltimore. Includes references to the May 16-22 encampment, the explosion of the steamboat Medora, fights between the fire companies (Vigilant, Friendship, Independent, and New Market), and resolutions by Baltimoreans to tar and feather Maryland state senators.

Box 1 Folder 18

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1843 3 leaves

From Baltimore. Includes references to the capture of Monterey by Thomas ap Catesby Jones, Thomas Roney's recent medical procedures (cupping), and improvements to the Roney's home. Also includes an appended letter by Alice McBlair Roney and an index of Edward P. Roney's letters.

Box 1 Folder 19

Letters Sent to Edward P. Roney, 1849, 1852 2 leaves

Aboard U.S.S. Taney and U.S.S. Bainbridge. Includes references to the Taney being caught in a gale out of Port Mahon, Carnival in Toulon, a cruise in the Gulf of Guinea aboard Bainbridge, and potential orders to U.S.S. Germantown.

Box 1 Folder 20

Letters Received from John Roney, 1841-1844 5 leaves

From Baltimore. Includes references to the 1841 Maryland elections, the banking crisis and civil unrest in Baltimore, burning Senator Otho Scott in effigy, the 1842 military encampment, and the effects of the temperance movement on William Roney Sr.'s job as Gauger of Casks and Inspector of Domestic Distilled Spirits.

Box 1 Folder 21

Letters Sent to John Roney, 1849 January 27 1 leaf, 1 envelope

Aboard U.S.S. Taney. Includes references to Roney receiving Passed Midshipman's pay and prospects of a leave of absence.

Box 1 Folder 22

Letters Received from Margaret S. Roney, 1842, 1849 2 leaves, 1 envelope

From Philadelphia.

Box 1 Folder 23

Letters Received from Rebecca Roney, 1842-1843 2 leaves

From Philadelphia. Includes references to William Roney Jr.'s business and an earthquake in Guadaloupe. Additional correspondence from Rebecca Roney is occasionally appended to letters from William Roney Jr.

Box 1 Folder 24

Letters Sent to Rebecca Roney, 1843 September 25 1 leaf

From Honolulu. Includes references to the death of the ship's baker, a duel between two officers of U.S.S. Erie, and the different factions supporting Lord George Paulet and Dr. Gerrit Judd in Hawaii.

Box 1 Folder 25

Letters Received from William Roney, Jr., 1841 4 leaves

From Baltimore. Includes references to a Baltimore warehouse fire, Whig reaction to President Tyler's refusal to sign the Bank Bill, and the election of Francis Thomas as Maryland governor.

Box 1 Folder 26

Letters Received from William Roney, Jr., 1842 8 leaves

From Baltimore and Philadelphia. Includes references to the effect of economic and currency troubles on the merchant class, William Roney Sr.'s nomination to the Office of Gauger for the Maryland Senate, national economic woes, William Roney's relocation to Philadelphia, the dispatching of an American squadron to Veracruz, and rumors of conflict with Mexico.

Box 1 Folder 27

Letters Received from William Roney, Jr., 1843 3 leaves

From Philadelphia. Includes references to Thomas ap Catesby Jones' capture of Monterey, and Margaret Ann Roney's marriage to James Warden.

Box 1 Folder 28

Letters Received from William Roney, Jr., 1849 September 16 1 leaf

From Philadelphia.

Box 1 Folder 29

Letters Received from William Roney, Jr., 1853 September 28 1 leaf

From San Francisco. Primarily regarding the education of William Roney's son.

Box 1 Folder 30

Letters Sent to William Roney, Jr., 1841-1843 5 leaves

Aboard U.S.S. Cyane. Includes references to entertaining French officers, rumors of war with Mexico and British purchase of California, the capture of Monterey by Thomas ap Catesby Jones, Commodore Alexander Dallas' arrival at Honolulu to relieve Jones of command of the Pacific Squadron, the need for more discipline, and rumors of war between England and Mexico. The final letter of the file was completed on January 1, 1844.

Box 1 Folder 31

Letters Sent to William Roney, Jr., 1844 7 leaves

Aboard U.S.S. Cyane and at Baltimore. Includes references to news that the Squadron may sail home via China and the Cape of Good Hope, attempts to purge the Squadron of Commodore Jones' officers, Cyane's return to the U.S. following the death of Commodore Dallas, and William Roney Sr.'s ill health.

Box 1 Folder 32

Letters Sent to William Roney, Jr., 1845-1846 5 leaves

Aboard U.S.S. Portsmouth and U.S.S. Raritan, and from Baltimore. Includes references to the death of William Roney Sr., transfer to the Brazil Squadron, opinion of Captain Francis Gregory, shipboard language instruction, the defenses of Castle San Juan-de-Ulloa (San Juan de Ulua) at Veracruz, orders to assist General Zachary Taylor, and the blockade of Veracruz.

Box 1 Folder 33

Letters Sent to William Roney, Jr., 1847 10 leaves

From the U.S. Naval School and aboard U.S.S. Taney. Includes references to midshipman pay, studies at the Academy, the death of T. B. Shubrick at Veracruz, [James I.] Waddell, Professor William Chauvenet, examinations in mathematics and chemistry, Commodore Jones' shortening of the gunnery exam, assignment to the schooner Taney to hunt privateers in the Mediterranean, and thoughts on the Taney and her commanding officer Lieutenant Charles G. Hunter, and rough passage to Gibraltar.

Box 1 Folder 34

Letters Sent to William Roney, Jr., 1848 5 leaves, 1 envelope

Aboard U.S.S. Taney. Includes discussion of Venice's recent establishment of the independent Venetian Republic.

Box 1 Folder 35

Letters Sent to William Roney, Jr., 1849 12 leaves, 4 envelopes

Aboard U.S.S. Taney and from the Naval Observatory. Includes references to William Roney's business dealings, nature of duty at the Naval Observatory, Roney's warranting as a Passed Midshipman, possibility of joining the Coast Survey aboard the Hetzel, recommendations on whether to winter in Cuba or Jamaica, Edward Roney's plans to buy a store near Hanover Market, distaste for Washington and its high society, and the need for older officers to retire from the Navy.

Box 1 Folder 36

Letters Sent to William Roney, Jr., 1850 4 leaves, 2 envelopes

Aboard U.S.S. Saranac and U.S.S. Columbia. Includes references to repairs to Saranac at Norfolk, a case of Yellow Fever, duty hunting deserters, and Alice McBlair Roney's potential marriage.

Box 1 Folder 37

Letters Sent to William Roney, Jr., 1852-1853 3 leaves, 1 envelope

Aboard U.S.S. St. Mary's, from Baltimore, and from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Includes references to expected assignment to a surveying expedition to the Bering Sea and China Seas, subsequent removal from the expedition to appear in a slaving trial, and Roney's health.

Box 1 Folder 38

Letters Sent to William Roney, Jr. (Photocopies), 1845-1847 20 leaves

Box 1 Folder 39

Letters Received from William Roney, Sr., 1842 3 leaves

From Baltimore. Includes references to William Roney Sr.'s renomination to the Office of Gauger and the proceedings of Naval courts-martial.

Box 1 Folder 40

Letters Received from Alexander F. Warley, [1842] April 30 1 leaf

From Valparaiso.

Box 1 Folder 41

Orders and Official Correspondence, 1843, 1850 2 leaves

Includes a statement to Cornelius Stribling regarding Roney's suspension in May 1843 and orders to rejoin U.S.S. Saranac from Josiah Tattnall.

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Series 2: William Roney, Jr., 1837-1853 Boxes 1-2

Series Description

Letters received and sent by William Roney, Jr., covering such topics as updates on the health of various members of the family (such as John Roney's bouts of eczema), John Roney's work as a merchant, updates on Thomas Roney, William and Edward Roney's moves to California, the settlement of the estate of William Roney, Sr., and William Roney, Jr.'s former employment by John Boggs & Co. Included among the correspondence are several notes and receipts.

Correspondents include William Roney's parents, Alice Roney and William Roney, Sr.; his brothers, John Roney and Edward P. Roney; his sisters Alice McBlair Roney and Margaret Ann Roney Warden; his niece, Ellen L. Roney; his wife, Rebecca Roney; and associates and friends H. S. Solomon, George Fisher, and John Boggs. Correspondence with William Roney's brother, Thomas, can be found in Series 1: Thomas Roney.

Series Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by document type, with correspondence arranged alphabetically by correspondent thereunder.

Box 1 Folder 42

Letters Received from John Boggs & Co., 1843 5 leaves

Primarily requests for testimony in proceedings involving the Lancaster Bank.

Box 1 Folder 43

Letters Received from Joseph Coe, 1851 November 11 1 leaf, 1 envelope

Box 1 Folder 44

Letters Received from George Fisher, 1853 3 leaves, 2 envelopes

Regarding payment for the preparation of transcripts pertaining to Suisun Valley.

Box 1 Folder 45

Letters Received from Alice Roney, 1845 6 leaves

Includes reference to William Roney Sr.'s estate and Thomas Roney's cruise aboard the Bainbridge.

Box 1 Folder 46

Letters Received from Alice Roney, 1846 4 leaves

Includes references to letters from Thomas Roney, John Roney's finances, and the settlement of William Roney Sr.'s estate.

Box 1 Folder 47

Letters Received from Alice McBlair Roney, 1848-1853 4 leaves, 1 envelope

Includes references to the need to sell the Roney house in Baltimore and updates on William Roney Jr.'s children. Appended are letters from Edward P. Roney and William Roney Jr.'s son, Willie.

Box 1 Folder 48

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1844 6 leaves

Includes references to William Roney Sr.'s work at the wharves, John Roney's boot blacking venture, and William Roney Sr.'s health.

Box 1 Folder 49

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1846 November 15 1 leaf

Reference to Alice Roney's rapidly declining health.

Box 1 Folder 50

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1847 2 leaves

Includes references to the October 1847 elections.

Box 1 Folder 51

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1848 2 leaves

Includes references to Alice McBlair Roney's room and board, and the settlement of William Roney Sr.'s estate.

Box 1 Folder 52

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1849 5 leaves

Includes references to the birth of Margaret Ann Roney Warden's daughter, and the possibility of William Roney wintering in Florida.

Box 1 Folder 53

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1850 2 leaves

Reference to Edward P. Roney's return to Baltimore from California.

Box 1 Folder 54

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1851 4 leaves

Includes references to Edward P. Roney's job with Harney, Carson, & Co., John Roney's working relationship with Johns Hopkins, and Edward P. Roney's intention to return to California.

Box 1 Folder 55

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1852 6 leaves, 3 envelopes

Includes references to Edward P. Roney's arrival in Stockton, California, thoughts on entering the liquor business with Jeremiah Roland, and desire to head to the gold mines. Includes a receipt from Gregory's California Express.

Box 2 Folder 1

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1853 January-August 16 leaves, 7 envelopes

Includes references to Edward P. Roney's work for Hugg & Co. selling goods at French Camp, the use of quassia to treat night sweats, a proposal to raise livestock, funding John Roney's relocation to California, and the Roneys' California land holdings.

Box 2 Folder 2

Letters Received from Edward P. Roney, 1853 September-December 16 leaves, 7 envelopes

Includes references to William Roney's new employer and Edward P. Roney's partnership with a Mr. Madison in the ownership of two stores at Jacksonville and Deer Flat (outside Sonora).

Box 2 Folder 3

Letters Sent to Edward P. Roney, 1849-1850 2 leaves

Includes references to Edward P. Roney's first move to California, William Roney's move to California, and his establishment of trusts for his children.

Box 2 Folder 4

Letters Received from Ellen L. Roney, 1852 September 19 1 leaf

Box 2 Folder 5

Letters Received from John Roney, 1842 8 leaves

Includes references to John Roney's production of "Vincent Premium Paste Blacking" based on Mason's Blacking, and the procurement of blacking boxes. Includes a freight receipt for the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Rail Road Line.

Box 2 Folder 6

Letters Received from John Roney, 1843 12 leaves

Includes references to John Roney's blacking production business, Margaret Ann Roney's marriage to James Warden, and an offer for warehouse space from Johns Hopkins.

Box 2 Folder 7

Letters Received from John Roney, 1844 4 leaves

Includes references to the import of large quantities of succory, James Warden's work with Ross & Garrott, and William Roney Sr.'s rapidly declining health and death.

Box 2 Folder 8

Letters Received from John Roney, 1845 5 leaves

Includes references to letters from Thomas Roney, efforts to be commissioned as an Assistant Purser in the Navy, Cooper & Abrahams Ship Builders, importation of coffee, and profit margins at John Roney's store.

Box 2 Folder 9

Letters Received from John Roney, 1846 May 27 1 leaf

Includes references to the family's financial difficulties.

Box 2 Folder 10

Letters Received from John Roney, 1847 3 leaves

Includes references to business dealings with Johns Hopkins and continued increased profits.

Box 2 Folder 11

Letters Received from John Roney, 1848 9 leaves

Includes reference to the settlement of William Roney Sr.'s estate, the procurement of trunks for sale, and attempts to secure a new partner to continue John Roney's business operations. Includes a check to Dr. C. W. Chipman of Philadelphia.

Box 2 Folder 12

Letters Received from John Roney, 1849 8 leaves, 2 envelopes

Includes reference to the death of William Roney Jr.'s wife Rebecca, and plans to sell the family property on Harrison Street in Baltimore. Includes a receipt from the Baltimore and Philadelphia Steamboat Company.

Box 2 Folder 13

Letters Received from John Roney, 1850 9 leaves, 3 envelopes

Includes references to prospects for William's recovery from consumption in Cuba, William's attempts to find a position at a port in the West Indies, William's move to California, and John Roney's continued association with Johns Hopkins.

Box 2 Folder 14

Letters Received from John Roney, 1851 5 leaves, 3 envelopes

Includes references to Thomas Roney's hopes of appointment as Master of U.S.S. St. Louis, difficulties with Johns Hopkins, John Roney's near death from a urethral hemorrhage, Alice McBlair Roney's marriage to Hugh Warden, Edward P. Roney's move to California.

Box 2 Folder 15

Letters Received from John Roney, 1852 5 leaves, 3 envelopes

Includes references to Tom Roney's attachment to the Africa Squadron aboard U.S.S. Bainbridge, Margaret Ann Roney Warden's suffering and death from a severe brain condition, Tom Roney's appointment as Acting Master of U.S.S. Bainbridge, and John Roney's recent unemployment and hopes to go to sea to recover his health.

Box 2 Folder 16

Letters Received from John Roney, 1853 4 leaves, 2 envelopes

Includes reference to John Roney's new partnership with William Lowry in a public weighing business, and John Roney's efforts to move to California.

Box 2 Folder 17

Letters Received from Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1842-1843 5 leaves

Includes references to lectures by Charles Fenno Hoffman at the Mercantile Library Association, James Warden's employment history, and Alice Roney's health. Also includes summaries of Thomas Roney's letters of May 1842 off Callao, including an admonition to Edward P. Roney not to get involved with Baltimore's fire companies, and his letters of October 1842 regarding the capture of Monterey.

Box 2 Folder 18

Letters Received from Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1849, undated 3 leaves

Recommendations that William Roney Jr. restore his health in Hereford, Monkton, Baltimore, or Charleston.

Box 2 Folder 19

Letters Sent to Margaret Ann Roney Warden, 1843-1851 4 leaves

Includes references to Margaret Ann Roney's marriage to James Warden, intentions to recuperate in the West Indies instead of Charleston, and belief in the superiority of Philadelphia over Baltimore.

Box 2 Folder 20

Letters Sent to Rebecca Roney, [1846] November 2 leaves, 2 envelopes

Notes regarding the death of Roney's mother, Alice Roney.

Box 2 Folder 21

Letters Received from William Roney, Sr., 1843 2 leaves

Includes reference to Thomas Roney's return to Baltimore on sick leave.

Box 2 Folder 22

Letters Received from H. S. Solomon, 1852 2 leaves, 1 envelope

Box 2 Folder 23

Letters Received from James Warden, 1846 November 16 1 leaf

Note regarding the death of Alice Roney.

Box 2 Folder 24

Notes, 1837, undated 3 leaves

Includes notes on the assets of William Roney Sr., the procurement of Baltimore made kegs, and a request from Dickinson, Buckler & Co. regarding lighterage.

Box 2 Folder 25

Receipts, 1849 1 leaf

Receipt from Adams Express.

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Series 3: Margaret Ann Roney Warden and James Warden, 1834-1852 Box 2

Series Description

Documentation, largely in the form of correspondence, pertaining to the lives of Margaret Ann Roney Warden and her husband, James Warden. The materials pertain to such topics as the lives of the Philadelphia Roney Family (families of Colonel Thomas Roney, John Roney of Philadelphia, and the Eckels Family), including that family's travels to Cincinnati; the health and business dealings of the Baltimore Roney Family; James Warden's business partnerships and work for Ross & Garrott; and James Warden's family in Ballyblack, Northern Ireland. In addition to correspondence, the series includes legal documents, a partial diary, and several poems.

Correspondents of the Wardens' include Margaret Ann's siblings Edward P. Roney, John Roney, Alice McBlair Roney, and Rebecca Roney; her cousins Ann Jane Roney, Eleanor Roney, Elizabeth Roney, Jenny Roney, Margaret S. Roney, and Rebecca Roney; several of Margaret Ann's friends in Alexandria Virginia; James Warden's parents Robert Warden and Susanna Warden of Ballyblack; and his brother, Hugh Warden. Correspondence with Margaret Ann Roney's brother, Thomas, can be found in Series 1: Thomas Roney. Correspondence with her brother William Roney, Jr. can be found in Series 2: William Roney, Jr.

Series Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by document type, with correspondence arranged alphabetically by correspondent thereunder.

Box 2 Folder 26

Business Correspondence, 1845-1846 3 leaves

Letters from James Warden's employer John Garrott and business partner Lawrence B. Beckwith, as well as a letter regarding a delivery of flour.

Box 2 Folder 27

Business Documents, 1846 2 leaves

Power of Attorney between James Warden and Hugh Warden, and the announcement of James Warden's partnership with Lawrence B. Beckwith for conducting Flour and General Produce Commission Business at 22 Commerce Street in Baltimore.

Box 2 Folder 28

Diary, 1846 January 2 leaves

Two diary entries, likely by James Warden.

Box 2 Folder 29

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Elizabeth Lintin, 1840 March 11 1 leaf

Box 2 Folder 30

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Marie Morrill, 1845-1849 5 leaves

Includes updates on friends in Alexandria and condolences on the death of Margaret Ann Roney Warden's mother, Alice.

Box 2 Folder 31

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Alice McBlair Roney (Sister), 1845-1847 5 leaves

Includes updates on Thomas Roney and Alice McBlair Roney's travels to Philadelphia.

Box 2 Folder 32

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Ann Jane Roney (Cousin), 1838, 1847, undated 7 leaves

Includes on letter co-addressed to Alice McBlair Roney.

Box 2 Folder 33

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Edward P. Roney (Brother), 1849, 1852 2 leaves

Description of Edward's passage to San Francisco via the Straits of Lemaire and Cape Horn, and description of Valparaiso on a later trip. Includes on letter co-addressed to Alice McBlair Roney.

Box 2 Folder 34

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Eleanor Roney (Cousin), 1838-1839 2 leaves

Includes references to riots in Baltimore and the burning of Abolitionist Hall (Pennsylvania Hall) in Philadelphia. Appended is a letter by Elizabeth Roney.

Box 2 Folder 35

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Elizabeth Roney (Cousin), 1838-1842, undated 7 leaves

Box 2 Folder 36

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Jenny [Roney] (Cousin), 1841-1842, undated 5 leaves

Box 2 Folder 37

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from John Roney (Brother), 1838, 1845, undated 5 leaves

Includes references to the explosion of the riverboat Moselle and John's hopes of receiving an appointment as an Assistant Purser in the Navy. Also includes a broadside for John Roney's business with Alexander W. Owings, Roney & Owings, Tea and Liquor Dealers and Grocers of Baltimore. Includes a letter from Mary Ann Roney to John Roney regarding religion.

Box 2 Folder 38

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Margaret S. Roney (Cousin), 1834-1842 12 leaves

Includes references to Philadelphia's volunteer fire companies, views on religion, the preaching of Reverend Kirk, 1840 Whig celebrations in Baltimore, and William Roney's relocation to Philadelphia. Includes a letter to John Roney regarding his religious practices.

Box 2 Folder 39

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Margaret S. Roney (Cousin), 1844-1850, undated 13 leaves

Includes references to Thomas Roney, Alice McBlair Roney's time in Philadelphia, and views on religion. Also includes a letter to Alice McBlair Roney.

Box 2 Folder 40

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Rebecca [Roney] (Cousin), 1838-1840 6 leaves

Box 2 Folder 41

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Rebecca Roney (Sister), 1843-1844, undated 3 leaves

Includes congratulations on Margaret Ann's marriage to James Warden.

Box 2 Folder 42

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Maggie M. Sanford, 1846 December 1 1 leaf

Condolences on the death of Margaret Ann Roney Warden's mother, Alice Roney.

Box 2 Folder 43

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Elizabeth Thompson, 1836-1837 2 leaves

Box 2 Folder 44

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from James Warden (Husband), 1845-1850 3 leaves

Includes references to Reverend Breckinridge of Baltimore, and travel in connection with Warden's work for Ross & Garrott.

Box 2 Folder 45

Letters Sent by Margaret Ann Roney Warden to James Warden (Husband), 1849 August 9 1 leaf

Box 2 Folder 46

Letters Received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden from Unidentified Correspondents or Partial Signatures, 1846, undated 5 leaves, 1 envelope

Box 2 Folder 47

Letters Received by James Warden from Edward P. Roney, 1849 July 30 1 leaf

Regarding the loss of James Warden carpet bag on the train to York, Pennsylvania.

Box 2 Folder 48

Letters Received by James Warden from Hugh Warden (Brother), 1844 October 14 1 leaf

Regarding the shipment of James Warden's bureau and the arrival of Thomas Roney in Baltimore.

Box 2 Folder 49

Letters Received by James Warden from Robert Warden (Father), 1846 November 14 1 leaf

Includes references to the marriage of James Warden's sister and the failure of the Irish potato crop.

Box 2 Folder 50

Letters Received by James Warden from Susanna Warden (Mother), 1848 2 leaves

Regarding the death of Robert Warden from a stroke.

Box 2 Folder 51

Letters Received by James Warden from W. Warden, 1848 January 29 1 leaf

Box 2 Folder 52

Poems, 1835, undated 2 leaves

Poems written and received by Margaret Ann Roney Warden, including one on the death of Rachel Price.

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Series 4: David Bailie Warden, 1805-1849 Boxes 2-3

Series Description

Correspondence received by David Bailie Warden during and after his time as American Consul in Paris. The correspondence pertains to such topics as the capture of American ships and sailors during the War of 1812, Warden's appointment as dismissal as American Consul in Paris, the defeat of General William Hull, the Presidential elections of 1812 and 1816, American foreign policy, Warden's relationship with General John Armstrong, and the pursuits of Samuel Latham Mitchill and other scientific endeavors. Included with the correspondence are documents pertaining to Warden's estate, notes, a newspaper clipping, partial transcriptions of published works, and notes on an 1812 visit to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.

Correspondents of Warden's include Reuben G. Beaseley, United States agent for prisoners of war in London; Charles Brooks, possibly the Unitarian minister and Professor of Natural History; Charlotte A. H. Brooks, likely the wife of Charles Brooks); George Washington's step-granddaughter Elizabeth Parke Custis Law (letters signed and filed as Eliza Parke Custis); journalist and General William Duane of Philadelphia; Eliza Godefroy, editor and wife of architect Maximilian Godefroy; Baptis Irvine, editor of the Baltimore Whig and the New York Columbian; physician William James MacNeven; diplomatic agent Joseph Marcadier; General John Mason; naturalist, physician, and politician Dr. Samuel Latham Mitchill; Irish novelist Sydney, Lady Morgan and her husband Thomas Charles Morgan; land agent and former soldier James C. Mountflorence; diplomat and journalist Mordecai Manuel Noah; New York merchant and lawyer John Rodman; historian and educator Jared Sparks; Wesleyan minister William Toase; and Warden's nephew, and husband of Margaret Ann Roney Warden, James Warden.

Series Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by document type, with correspondence arranged alphabetically by correspondent thereunder.

Box 2 Folder 53

Biographical Sketch, 1845 (approximate) 2 leaves

Box 2 Folder 54

Estate Documents, 1842-1849, undated 30 leaves, 1 seal

Management and distribution of David Bailie Warden's estate by his nephew, James Warden, including the donation of Warden's library to the New York State Library and the presentation of a letter between the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson.

Box 2 Folder 55

Financial Documents, 1805-1806 1 leaf

Single financial ledger page.

Box 2 Folder 56

Letters Received from General Armstrong and Others Relating to Removal from Office (Original Folder), undated 1 leaf

Folder only. Referenced correspondence not part of collection.

Box 3 Folder 1

Letters Received from Reuben G. Beasley, 1812 4 leaves

Includes letters regarding the surrender of General William Hull and the case of the ship James Cook.

Box 3 Folder 2

Letters Received from Reuben G. Beasley, 1813-1814 26 leaves

Includes letters regarding restitution of American property, the reelection of James Madison, and the exchange of prisoners of war, as well as the exchange of documents and introduction of acquaintances.

Box 3 Folder 3

Letters Received from Reuben G. Beasley, 1817-1819 8 leaves

Includes letters regarding the procurement of books from Eastburn & Co. and other sources, as well as news of financial distress in the U.S.

Box 3 Folder 4

Letters Received from Reuben G. Beasley, 1829-1833 9 leaves

Includes letters regarding the examination of certain ores, Warden's books, a recommendation by Beasley on Warden's behalf, and various introductions.

Box 3 Folder 5

Letters Received from Reuben G. Beasley (Original Folder), undated 1 leaf

Box 3 Folder 6

Letters Received from Daniel Brent, 1836 July 5 1 leaf

Regarding the transmittal of a letter from Captain Ramsay.

Box 3 Folder 7

Letters Received from Dr. Charles Brooks, 1843 June-October 2 leaves

Box 3 Folder 8

Letters Received from Charlotte A. H. Brooks, 1841-1843, undated 8 leaves

Includes letters lamenting the increased role of women in public discourse and the propensity of people to share their every thought in the press, as well as reflections on Barlow's Letters.

Box 3 Folder 9

Letters Received from Jesse Buel, 1830 November 15 1 leaf

Request for various pears and roses from France and the transmittal of several documents related to the canals of New York.

Box 3 Folder 10

Letters Received from Thomas Cooper, 1817 June 27 1 leaf

Attempts to procure metalloid potassium and Sir Humphry Davy's experiments with invisible combustion.

Box 3 Folder 11

Letters Received from Eliza Parke Custis, 1811-1824, undated 9 leaves

Includes well wishes for Warden's role as Consul in Paris, the special relationship between France and United States, thoughts on the relationship between men and women, Custis' esteem for Warden, grief over the death of Custis' daughter, and Custis' failing health.

Box 3 Folder 12

Letters Received from William Duane, 1815-1816 6 leaves

Includes discussion of the discharge of all foreigners from the peacetime army, General Winfield Scott, the appointment of Major Robert Sterry as Consul at La Rochelle, and prospects for the election of 1816.

Box 3 Folder 13

Letters Received from William Duane (Original Folder), undated 1 leaf

Box 3 Folder 14

Letters Received from Eliza Godefroy, 1812 2 leaves

Letters regarding translations of the works of Madame de Staël and Madame Genlis, as well as thanks regarding a copy of L'héritière Polonaise.

Box 3 Folder 15

Letters Received from Baptis Irvine, 1810-1817 8 leaves

Includes letters pertaining to reconciliation with General John Armstrong, critique of Timothy Pickering, changes to the Whig, Warden's appointment as Consul in Paris, preparations for war against Britain, General Hull's preparations at Detroit, Irvine's taking over the Columbian, British capture of French vessels off Sandy Hook, Gallatin's role in the 1816 Presidential nomination, Dewitt Clinton, and the political vitriol of the time.

Box 3 Folder 16

Letters Received from John MacMahon, 1836 January 7 1 leaf

Letter regarding the Nullification Crisis, Federalism, conflict with France, and a belief in the preservation of slavery.

Box 3 Folder 17

Letters Received from William James MacNeven, undated 1 leaf

Single letter regarding the possible publication of a medical journal in New York.

Box 3 Folder 18

Letters Received from Joseph Marcadier, 1812 9 leaves

Includes the status of capture American seamen, including James Draper from the Chatham, William [Story], and Nathaniel Lovell (alias George A. Cope), as well as the ship Two Generals.

Box 3 Folder 19

Letters Received from General John Mason, 1813, 1815 6 leaves

Includes documentation pertaining to the case of Francis Lewis Taney. Includes correspondence from Mason's son, John.

Box 3 Folder 20

Letters Received from William McIlvaine, 1812 August 18 1 leaf

Letter regarding the seizure of the ship Olive Branch.

Box 3 Folder 21

Letters Received from Dr. Mease, 1815, 1827 3 leaves

Likely from Dr. James Mease of Philadelphia. Includes references the American victory in the Battle of New Orleans and the publication of maps in the United States.

Box 3 Folder 22

Letters Received from John Mills, Junior, 1811 July 22 2 leaves

History of Mills' partnership with John Thomas Ricketts and William Newton.

Box 3 Folder 23

Letters Received from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 1806-1827 34 leaves

Includes letters pertaining to the faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York, Mitchill's study of the fish of New York, Mitchill's collections of American minerals and other scientific specimens, incorporation of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New York, introductions to Dr. Wagstaff and Captain Benjamin Morrell, observations on the atmosphere of North America, Fulton's development of the steamboat, and Mitchill's study of mutes.

Box 3 Folder 24

Letters Received from Samuel Latham Mitchill (Original Folder), undated 1 leaf

Box 3 Folder 25

Letters Received from Sydney, Lady Morgan, undated 1 leaf

Single letter referencing The O'Briens and the O'Flaherties.

Box 3 Folder 26

Letters Received from Thomas Charles Morgan, 1816, 1827 2 leaves

Thomas and Lady Morgan's writings on France, and introduction to Morgan's daughter and son-in-law, as well as reference to Lady Morgan's upcoming novel.

Box 3 Folder 27

Letters Received from Major James C. Mountflorence, 1811 December 10 1 leaf

Letter concerning the capture of the ship Nancy en route from Calcutta.

Box 3 Folder 28

Letters Received from Mordecai Manuel Noah, 1814-1816, undated 6 leaves

Includes discussion of Warden's recent dismissal as Consul, the destitution of Noah's father, the need for reform in America's foreign relations, a blank Letter of Marque held by Warden's successor in Paris, and several introductions.

Box 3 Folder 29

Letters Received from Mordecai Manuel Noah, 1829-1830 2 leaves

Letter of introduction for a Mr. Cohen and lament over Warden's contribution to the United States being overlooked.

Box 3 Folder 30

Letters Received from Joseph Priestley, 1819 October 15 1 leaf

Introduction to the English geologist Robert Bakewell and discussion of French manufactures.

Box 3 Folder 31

Letters Received from John Rodman, 1814-1820, undated 11 leaves

Includes reference to the War of 1812 as a second war of independence, appointment of Albert Gallatin as ambassador to the restored Bourbon government in France, debt owed to a Mr. [Leflo], the treaty between the United States and Spain, Rodman's 1818 trip to Paris, and Warden's A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America.

Box 3 Folder 32

Letters Received from John E. Seaman, 1813 February 24 1 leaf

Complaints regarding the capture of American sailors by French forces and the search of American vessels at French ports.

Box 3 Folder 33

Letters Received from Jared Sparks, 1828 December 13 1 leaf

Letter regarding the examination of Warden's books.

Box 3 Folder 34

Letters Received from William Toase, 1819 February 12 1 leaf

Accounting of the worldwide Methodist Societies in 1818.

Box 3 Folder 35

Letters Received from James Warden, 1844 4 leaves

Embezzlement of Warden's dividends by C. P. White.

Box 3 Folder 36

Letters Received from Joseph M. White, 1833 August 13 1 leaf

Letter regarding the donation of books to Congress.

Box 3 Folder 37

Letters Received (Unidentified or Illegible Signatures), 1823, undated 2 leaves

Includes a description and history of Hartford, Connecticut.

Box 3 Folder 38

Letters Sent to the Attorney General and Committee on Prizes, undated 1 leaf

Regarding the 1809 capture of the ship Bald Eagle en route to Palermo from New York.

Box 3 Folder 39

Letters Sent to the Reverend R. Breckinridge and James Warden, 1842-1844 3 leaves

Regarding abandoned plans for Warden's nephew David to attend to him in Paris.

Box 3 Folder 40

Newspaper Clippings, 1828 (approximate) 1 leaf

Box 3 Folder 41

Notes, undated 4 leaves

Box 3 Folder 42

Writings and Transcriptions - "A few remarks upon the soil, population, and style of living in Pennsylvania", undated 4 leaves

Box 3 Folder 43

Writings and Transcriptions - Book Chapters, undated 9 leaves

Chapters 4 and 5 of a treatise on domestic service.

Box 3 Folder 44

Writings and Transcriptions - Notes made on a visit to Monticello in 1812, 1812 10 leaves

Box 3 Folder 45

Writings and Transcriptions - "Reflections on the analysis of stones in general, with the result of several analyses made at the Laboratory of the School of Mines," by Citizen Vauquelin, undated 20 leaves

Box 3 Folder 46

Writings and Transcriptions - A Voyage into New-England, Begun in 1623, and Ended in 1624, Performed by Christopher Levett, undated 1 leaf

Passages and quotations from Levett's work on his travels to the New World.

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Series 5: Roney and Warden Family General Files, 1807-1871 Box 3, MSOS

Series Description

Scattered documentation pertaining to the Roney and Warden families, including material received by or pertaining to William Roney, Sr., John Roney, and Alice McBlair Roney. Topical coverage includes William Roney's membership in the Maryland Militia, Defenders Day celebrations in Baltimore, Warden Family genealogy, and the collection of stamps and cachets. Included in the series are letters, poems, cachets, envelopes, notes, poems, a newspaper clipping, a building plan, a certificate, and a set of meeting minutes.

Series Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by document type and topic.

Box 3 Folder 47

Defenders Day Subscription Ledger, 1839 1 leaf

Ledger maintained by John Roney.

Box 3 Folder 48

Letters Received by Alice McBlair Roney, 1878, undated 3 leaves

Box 3 Folder 49

Letters Received by John Roney, 1839 September 5 1 leaf

From Kate Roney referencing upcoming Defenders Day celebrations in Baltimore.

Box MSOS Folder 2

Maryland Militia Certificate of Appointment, 1807 August 5 1 leaf

Appointment of William Roney as Ensign of Captain Benjamin Fowler's Company in Thirty-Ninth Regiment of the Maryland Militia in Baltimore County.

Box 3 Folder 50

Minutes of the Caliopean Circle [sic], 1869 January 21 1 leaf

Box MSOS Folder 3

Newspaper Clippings, undated 1 leaf

Article on stamp collecting in Maryland.

Box 3 Folder 51

Notes, 1841, undated 5 leaves

Includes remarks regarding the Star-Spangled Banner, possibly from a Defenders Day event.

Box MSOS Folder 4

Plan of Second Presbyterian Church, undated 1 leaf

Box 3 Folder 52

Poems, 1862, undated 3 leaves, 1 envelope

Includes a poem on the death of Anne Carter Lee, daughter of Robert E. Lee.

Box 3 Folder 53

Postal Cachets and Envelopes, 1841-1853 67 items

Box 3 Folder 54

Unidentified Correspondence, 1871 1 leaf

Box 3 Folder 55

Warden Family Genealogy, undated 1 leaf

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