Legal Documents, 1748-1850
Series
2
This series consists of seven wills written by members of the Bowie family. The wills provide useful information about the size of the family's landholdings, the distribution of their personal property, and the emancipation of over 100 people the Bowie family enslaved. Arrangement is chronological.
Dates
- 1748-1850
Use and Access to Collection
This collection is open for research.
Extent
7 Items
Library Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives
Contact:
University of Maryland Libraries
Hornbake Library
4130 Campus Drive
College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212
askhornbake@umd.edu
University of Maryland Libraries
Hornbake Library
4130 Campus Drive
College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212
askhornbake@umd.edu