Finding Aid to the Bland Papers, MS 134 H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society Collection summary Title The Bland Papers Creator Bland Family Call number MS 134 Inclusive dates 1757-1860 Bulk dates 1758-1847 Extent 5 boxes Abstract Summary: Large correspondence of Blands in England and VA; letter from Theodorick Bland describing life in TN 1798-1801 and notes on Alexander's CHANCERY PRACTICES; MS analysis of U. S. Constitution (1463 pp.) and on other states (484 pp.); notes on cases before superior court in Washington, TN, 1799-1801 (140 pp); MS vol. catalogue of T. Bland's books, Annapolis, Aug. 1829; MS vol. survey of organization of American institutions; MS vol. report to John Q. Adams of commission to investigate affairs in South American countries, 1818; notes on life in Chile and Argentina, 1818; ledger of Thomas Stockett Alexander, Bland's law partner 1849-60; ledger with Alexander's notes on various cases. Administrative summary Repository H. Furlong Baldwin Library Maryland Historical Society 201 W. Monument St. Baltimore, MD 21218 www.mdhs.org special_collections@mdhs.org Access restrictions Public use of Theodorick Bland's "Colonial History" restricted to microfilm: Manuscripts Department microfilm MS 134. Use restrictions Permission to publish is required. Provenance Gift of Thomas H. Geither, Jr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Balliere, and Dr. Henry J. Berkley in Feb. 1920 and on April 11, 1921 respectively. Accession number 58438, 58619 1 of 7
Biographical Note Theodorick Bland born in Dinwiddie County, Va., 1776. Bland was Chancellor of the State of Maryland. Giles-General of Customs. Edward-Collector of Customs. Theodorick-Chancellor of Customs. Bland and Alexander were partners in the practice of law. Scope and Content The Bland Papers consist of writings and correspondence by or related to Theodorick Bland. The collection is contained in 5 boxes. Box 1: Political observations and notes on real estate, the law and the constitutions of the United States. Box 2: contains an analysis of the Constitutions. Box 3: Papers related to law cases, a will for John Gibson, the Ledger of Thomas Stockett Alexander, Alexander s Chancery practice, and a sketch and Genealogy of Theodorick Bland. Box 4: Correspondence between various members of the Bland family, as well as letters from J.Q. Adams, James Monroe, and Andrew Jackson in relation to Bland s legal appointments. Box 5: Contains Bland s notes on his travels to South America and his report to J.Q. Adams in relation to these travels. Notes on legal matters, including cases tried in Tennessee, a genealogy for the Bland family, a catalog of books belonging to Theodorick Bland, notes on early American history and colonial history are also contained in Box 5. Container List Contents Span Dates Box Volume Observations on the Subject of Parliamentary Protests Niles 1809, Aug. 1 Weekly Register, X, 274 Felony 1809, Sept. 1 22 Defence on Warrant of Special Pleading by Plot 1813, Mar. 1 [State of Maryland v. Thomas Rutter] Niles Weekly Register 12, [1817, Apr.] 1 April 19, 1817; 114-121 Of the Boundaries, and the Marking and Bounding of Lands 1814, Mar. 1 Opinion as to removal of officers, by L. Martin. 1819 1 Of Titles to Real Estate 1815, May 1 Observations on the Law of Attachment for Debt 1814, April 1 Of the Judicial Procedure for determining the true location of 1815, Mar. 1 disputed Boundaries. Of ambiguity in the Description of Land 1815, Aug. 1 Can Congress Constitutionally Invest any of the Public 1817, Jul. 25 1 Functionaries of a State?... Are the Public Acts, Records and Judicial Proceedings of any one of the United States as binding this state our own? Undated 1 2 of 7
Taney, R.B., Opinion on the Removal of Officers. 1819, Jun. 30 1 Notes on Chancery Cases Undated 1 Notes on the Constitution of the United States Undated 1 The Constitutions of the Several States, pp. 1-284 Undated 1 The Constitutions of the Several States, pp. 285-484 Undated 1 Analysis of Constitutions. (1463 pages) Undated 2 Copy of the Will of John Gibson Undated 3 Ledger of Thomas Stockett Alexander Undated 3 Wilmot v. Hurst, pt. 1 Undated 3 Wilmot v. Hurst, pt. 2 Undated 3 Alexander s Chancery Practice Undated 3 Sketch and Genealogy of Theodorick Bland, Fifth Chancellor of 1921 3 the State of Maryland. Father John Bland to John Bland Jr. (a.k.a. Jackey) 1757, Sep. 29 4 Mother Ann Bland to Jackey 1758, Jun. 18 4 Mother Ann Bland to Jackey 1758, Jul. 5 4 Mother Ann Bland to John Bland Jr. 1758, Jul. 7 4 Mother Ann Bland to Jackey (John Bland) 1758, Jul. 9 4 Mother Ann Bland to John (Jackey) Bland 1758, Dec.22 4 Mother Ann Bland to John (Jackey) Bland Jr. 1758, Dec.24 4 Mother Ann Bland to Jackey 1759, Jan. 12 4 John Bland to Col. Henry Fitzhugh 1761, Oct. 23 4 John Bland to Susan Fitzhugh 1764, Dec. 5 4 Mother Ann Bland to John Bland 1765, Mar.17 4 John Bland to Col. William Fitzhugh 1765, Feb. 7 4 John Bland to Col. William Fitzhugh 1766, Mar.18 4 John Bland to Susan Fitzhugh 1767, Jul. 30 4 John Bland to Henry Fitzhugh Esq. 1770, Dec.10 4 Theodorick Bland, Sr., to Col. Henry Fitzhugh 1771, Feb. 26 4 Col. Theodorick Bland to Col. Fitzhugh 1780, Mar.16 4 Mother Ann Bland to Jackey 1780, Aug.18 4 John Bland to Theodorick Bland 1788, Dec.25 4 Bland to Jnº Bland 1788, Dec.29 4 John Bland to Theodorick Bland 1789, Jan. 12 4 Letter to J. Bland from his brother 1789, Jan. 14 4 3 of 7
John Bland to Theodorick Bland 1789, Jan. 18 4 Theodorick Bland to John Bland 1789, Feb. 9 4 John Bland to Theodorick Bland 1789, Mar. 5 4 John Bland to Theodorick Bland 1789. Mar11 4 Theodorick Bland to Robert Walker 1789, Dec.23 4 Theodorick Bland to John Bland 1789, Dec.23 4 John Bland to Theodorick Bland 1790, Jan. 20 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia 1797, Aug.29 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia 1798, Apr. 28 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1798, Oct. 11 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1799, Jul. 16 4 Theodorick Bland to (Sophia) 1799, Aug. 5 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1799, Oct. 4 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1799, Nov.16 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophy 1799, Dec.10 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1800, Jan. 1 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophy 1800, Mar. 6 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1800, Mar.15 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1800, Apr. 2 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophy 1800, May 6 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1800, Jul. 15 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1800, Sep. 7 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1800, Sep. 22 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1800, Dec.14 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1801, Feb. 7 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1801, Apr. 1 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1802, Jul. 26 4 Ann Bland to Theodorick Bland 1802, Aug.31 4 Thomas Bland to Nephew 1802, Sept. 4 Battaile Fitzhugh to Sophia Bland 1803, June 4 Ann Bland to Theodorick Bland 1803, Dec. 4 Jane Bland to Mrs. Bland 1804, Jul. 2 4 Rebecca Bland to Theodorick Bland 1804, Jul. 6 4 Ann Bland to Theodorick Bland 1804, Jul. 6 4 Thomas Bland to Theodorick Bland 1804, Jul. 7 4 4 of 7
Thomas Bland to James Ross 1804, Jul. 8 4 Thomas Bland to Theodorick Bland 1804, Jul. 16 4 Susannah Bland to Theodorick Bland 1804, Sep.22 4 Theodorick Bland to Mrs. (Sally) Theodorick Bland 1804, Nov.13 4 Elizabeth Bland to Theodorick Bland 1804, Dec.10 4 Ann Bland to Theodorick Bland 1805, May 30 4 Thomas Bland to Thomas Broadbent Bland 1805, Aug.20 4 Thomas Bland to Theodorick Bland 1805, Aug.21 4 Anna Bland to Tho[mas] Bland 1806. Jan. 26 4 Elizabeth Bland to Theodorick Bland 1806, Feb. 16 4 Anna Bland to Theodorick Bland 1806, Jul. 22 4 Ann Bland to Theodorick Bland 1809, Sep. 1 4 Commission Associate Judge/State of Maryland to Theodorick 1812, Oct. 10 4 Bland Oath of Commission/John Moores to Theodorick Bland 1813, Mar. 8 4 Theodorick Bland Sophia Bland 1813, Jun. 8 4 T. (Theodorick) Bland to Battaile Fitzhugh 1813, Aug.21 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1815, Feb. 12 4 T. (Theodorick) Bland to Sophia Bland 1815, Jul.7 4 T. (Theodorick) Bland to Sophia Bland 1815, Sep.24 4 Theodorick Bland to Battaile Fitzhugh 1815, Oct. 5 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1815, Dec. 9 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1816, Feb. 7 4 Theodorick Bland to Sophia Bland 1816, Jun. 24 4 Theodorick Bland to James Monroe 1817, Nov.15 4 Notes on Artegas 1818 4 Miscellaneous Literary Notes, etc. 1819 4 Theodorick Bland to Sarah B.F. Bland 1819, Jul. 27 4 James Monroe to John Quincy Adams 1819, Aug.22 4 Commission of Judge Bland, District Court of Maryland / James 1819, Nov.23 4 Monroe, John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams to Theodorick Bland 1819, Nov.24 4 Theodorick Bland to John Quincy Adams 1819, Nov.26 4 Theodorick Bland to Sarah B.F. Bland 1821, Jun. 23 4 Theodorick Bland to Sarah B.F. Bland 1821, Aug.14 4 Brewer, John to ---- (copy to Ninian Pinkney) 1823, Feb.18 4 5 of 7
Maryland, State of to Theodorick Bland, et al. 1823, May 7 4 Ninian Pinkney to Theodorick Bland, et al. 1823, May 18 4 Theodorick Bland to Mrs. Bland 1823, May 18 4 Theodorick Bland to James Geddes 1823, Jun. 18 4 Theodorick Bland to John C. Calhoun 1823, Jul. 7 4 J.C. Calhoun to Theodorick Bland 1823, Jul. 8 4 Ninian Pinkney to Theodorick Bland, et al. 1823, Sep. 8 4 Theodorick Bland to Nicholas Brewer 1824, Aug. 3 4 Theodorick Bland Oath 1824, Aug.18 4 T Bland to Bland (son) 1825, Aug 4 T Bland to Theo[dorick] Bland 1825, Sep. 23 4 Theodorick Bland to Sarah B.F. Bland 1826, Jun. 8 4 Theodorick Bland to Sarah B.F. Bland 1826, Sep. 22 4 Theodorick Bland to Sarah B.F. Bland 1826, Oct. 8 4 Theodorick Bland to Sarah B.F. Bland 1827, Apr. 8 4 Theodorick Bland to Sarah B.F. Bland 1827 4 G.W. Lafayette to 1828 4 Theodorick Bland to Sarah B.F. Bland 1829 4 John Randolph to J.S. Skinner 1830, Apr. 10 4 Theodorick Bland to John S. Skinner 1830, May 4 4 Theodorick Bland to Mrs. Theodorick Bland 1830, Aug. 4 4 President Andrew Jackson [?] to Mrs. Chancellor Bland 1831, Jan. 2 4 Theodorick Bland to Mrs. Isaac Mayo 1836, Dec.28 4 C.H. Poor to Capitan Isaac Mayo 184--, May 4 16 Theodorick Bland to Miss Elisabeth Fitzhugh 1842, Sep. 17 4 Theodorick Bland to Mrs. Isaac Mayo 1844, Jul. 13 4 T. Bland to Sophia Bland 1844, Jul. 28 4 Theodorick Bland to Mrs. Isaac Mayo 1845, Jun. 3 4 Funeral Announcement for Chancellor Bland 1846, Nov.18 4 Memorial to Martha Stewart Sep. 15, year 4 unknown John Bland to Col. Henry Fitzhugh Undated 4 Maryland General Assembly to Theodorick Bland, et al. Undated 4 M[artin] Van Buren to Chancellor Bland Undated 4 Blan[che] to Mrs. Bland Undated 4 6 of 7
Blanche to [her cousin] Undated 4 Miscellaneous documents relating to: Susannah Fitzhugh; a poem; a play; Law Report clipping from London times dated 21 April (Iberson v. Baring and Co.) 4 Notes on Early American History Undated 5 Notes on Case Tried In Tennessee 1799-1801 5 Decrees on Laws 1818 5 Notes on Depons 1818 5 Notes on Chile, etc. 1818 5 Notes on Chile 1818 5 Report to J.Q. Adams 1818 5 Notes on rivers, towns, etc. in South America 1818 5 Notes on Carrera 1818, Jul. 6 5 Patronage of English Judges, etc. 1810 5 3 Newspapers (The Day Book, 25 Jun. 1862; The Telegraph and Daily Advertiser, 16 Aug. 1803; Owego Gazette and Tioga Advertiser, Tuesday 1823) 1803, 1823, 1862 Catalog of Books Belonging to Theodorick Bland 1829 5 Genealogy Undated 5 Colonial History 1824, Aug.13 5 5 7 of 7