Scope and Content of Collection
The Samuel Moore Barclay papers consist of twenty-three letters sent to Barclay and other Bedford County individuals by prominent Maryland businessmen, mostly from Baltimore, between 1818 and 1849. Seventeen of the letters are addressed to Barclay, and six of the letters are addressed to John Young Barclay, John Tod, Humphrey Dillon, Abraham Kerns, and the firm of T. Montgomery and Company. Subjects covered primarily include debt collection and property claims.