Finding Aid to the E. B. Smith-E. E. Tyson Collection, MS 3057 H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society

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1 Finding Aid to the E. B. Smith-E. E. Tyson Collection, MS 3057 H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society Collection summary Title E. B. Smith-E. E. Tyson Collection, Creator Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith, Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson, Call number MS 3057 Inclusive dates Bulk dates Extent Abstract 4 Boxes, 1 folio Administrative summary Summary: Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith and Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson were cousins and were related to several of Maryland s prominent Quaker and merchant families in Baltimore, Howard and Montgomery Counties, including the Ellicotts, Tysons, Leas, Stablers, Kirks and others. The collection includes items from as early as 1795 to 1912, and includes personal correspondence, books of newspaper clippings, journals, and several volumes of pressed plants and flowers (many of them labeled with location and date) and schoolgirl writings. There are also select financial entries and some correspondence related to Jesse Tyson in books that were reused for the clippings and pressed flowers at a later date. Also included is a complete bound set of the "Youth's Literary Gazette", The material related to Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith includes the largest number of items, including a group of 130 letters written between between her children, parents and grandparents and other relations. She primarily divided her time between Baltimore and the family farm, Osceola, in Sandy Spring. Items from the latter part of her life include her personal diary entries. Of particular note is correspondence to and from her mother, Martha E. Tyson. Items collected by Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson relate to her mother, Mary Tyson, aunt/stepmother Ann Tyson, uncle George Tyson, and grandfather Jesse Tyson. The Civil War materials include a state-by-state list of hospital patients at Smith Farm, near Sharpsburg dated September 24, A telegraph relates to the battle at Franklin. Other Forms Note: Photo of Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith in the Elizabeth B, Smith Book (Box 1, Folder 2). 1 of 12

2 Repository Access restrictions Use restrictions Provenance Accession number Processing note H. Furlong Baldwin Library Maryland Historical Society 201 W. Monument St. Baltimore, MD There are no access restrictions Permission to quote must be received in writing from the Special Collections Librarian. The E. B. Smith-E. E. Tyson Collection was donated to the Library of the Maryland Historical Society by Samuel Hopkins Processed by Karen A. Lubieniecki in July, 2004 and Damon Talbot in October Biographical Note Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith and Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson were cousins and are related to several of Maryland s prominent Quaker and merchant families in Baltimore, Howard and Montgomery Counties, including the Ellicotts, Tysons, Leas, Stablers, Kirks and others. The vast majority of items in this collection relate to one or both of these women. Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith: Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith was born March 30, 1818 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents were Nathan and Martha Ellicott Tyson. Her mother was an antislavery advocate, and a supporter of women's rights. Martha Ellicott Tyson helped establish Swarthmore College, the second coeducational college in the United States, and was a biographer of Benjamin Banneker. In 1843 Elizabeth B. Tyson married fellow Quaker John Marsh Smith, and they had four children, including Martha T. Smith (Hopkins). Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith was also deeply involved in the founding of Swarthmore College, was one of its first directors, and also helped establish the Home for the Friendless in Baltimore. Although much of her life was spent in Baltimore, she also spent considerable time at the family farm, Osceola, in Sandy Spring. During the Civil War she was involved in nursing soldiers. She died October 21, 1905 in Baltimore. Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson: Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson, (EE Tyson) Miss Lizzie, was born on February 6, She was the daughter of Thomas Tyson and Mary Ellicott Tyson. The latter was a daughter of George Ellicott (brother of Martha above) and Elizabeth Brooke. Elizabeth E. Tyson s mother Mary died in Her father, Thomas, married Ann Tyson, twin sister of Mary, in Ann Tyson died in 1839 and Thomas in 1844 married his third wife, Mary Snowden. After her stepmother s death in 1858, Elizabeth inherited Grove Hill in the Sandy Spring area, and lived there the rest of her life. The Annals of Sandy Spring notes that she made her first trip to Europe in 1858, and that 2 of 12

3 during the Civil War she rendered valuable service to sick soldiers and at one time was the only woman on Lookout Mountain. In her later years she frequently wintered in Florida. After her death on May 6, 1912, the Grove Hill property was inherited by her cousin, Martha Tyson Smith Hopkins, widow of Samuel Hopkins and daughter of Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith. Key Dates: Feb. 6, 1826: Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson born 1834 Mother Mary Ellicott Tyson dies 1836 Father Thomas Tyson marries Ann Tyson, twin sister of Elizabeth Tyson s mother Mary. 1839: Ann Tyson Dies 1844 Thomas Tyson marries Mary Snowden March, 1853 Thomas Tyson dies 1858 Mary Snowden Tyson dies; Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson inherits Grove Hill. Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson makes first trip to Europe May 6, 1912 Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson dies. 3 of 12

4 All in One Tree of Jesse Tyson: 4 of 12

5 Scope and Content The E. B. Smith-E. E. Tyson Collection, MS 3057, focuses around an extended family involved in the Sandy Spring area and in Baltimore. The Maryland Historical Society currently has significant collections relating to the Ellicott and Tyson families, which this collection augments. The E.B. Smith-E. E. Tyson collection includes items from as early as 1795 to 1912, and includes personal correspondence, books of newspaper clippings, journals, and several volumes of pressed plants and flowers (many of them by location and date) and schoolgirl writings. There are also select financial entries and some correspondence related to Jesse Tyson in books that were reused for the clippings and pressed flowers at a later date. The pressed flower books are particularly frail, and may require additional conservation. The material related to Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith includes the largest number of items. The group of 130 letters complements correspondence between Elizabeth and her husband John Marsh Smith which can be found in other MdHS collections including: Dear Lizzie: the Papers of John Marsh Smith, , and the Smith-Tyson Papers, , MS 981. Of particular note in MS 3057 is correspondence including letters to and from Elizabeth s mother, Martha Tyson, who was the biographer of Benjamin Banneker. The correspondence seems to focus primarily on family events, between, the children, parents, grandparents and other relations of Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith during a relatively concentrated period of time. They include information on travels, births, deaths, and even problems with nursemaids. Items from the latter part of her life include her personal diary entries and may provide insight into her activities close to the end of her life. There are extensive Tyson family holdings at the MdHS. Photos in the Grove Hill Photograph Collection, PP156, are from approximately the period of Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson s residence. Items relating to Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson seem to fall into two broad categories: those relating to her relatives - mother, Mary Tyson, aunt/stepmother Ann Tyson, Uncle George Tyson, and Grandfather Jesse Tyson, and more personal memorabilia. Items relating to Jesse Tyson may complement those of MS 2371, Records, ca of Jesse Tyson. The pressed flower books, particularly those relating to the Civil War period, may provide interesting information for that period. The Civil War materials seems to be generally personal, but the items relating include a by-state list of hospital patients at Smith Farm near Sharpsburg dated September 24, 1862, which was only a week after the battle of Antietam. Located near Keedysville, Maryland, it was used as a hospital following the battle and was owned by Dr. Otto Smith. The telegraph relating to the battle at Franklin may be of interest to the researcher looking for information relating to that event. See also the following related manuscript collection: Jesse Tyson, Records, ca , MS 2371 See also the following related photograph collection: Grove Hill Photograph Collection, PP156 5 of 12

6 See also the following item in the Maryland Historical Society s Main Reading Room: Dear Lizzie : the papers of John Marsh Smith, / transcribed and annotated by the Historical Activities Committee of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Oregon. Smith, John Marsh, Portland, Or. : The Society, c1987. F865.M365 In addition to the collections noted above, The Maryland Historical Society has numerous items pertaining to the Tyson and Smith families in their possession. See the MdHS Librarian or visit the online catalog. Series Description: Series I: Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith; (Box 1) This series has two separate items. First is a bound group of 130 letters entitled Family Letters Belonging to Jane Taliaferro, written during the years The correspondence is between the children, husband, parents and grandparents, brothers, cousins and other relations of Elizabeth Brooke Smith. Place names that appear include Jericho Farms (Baltimore County), Jerusalem Mills, Osceola, Baltimore, Ellicott Mills, Brookeville, Philadelphia (PA), Petersburg (VA). Ellicott, Tyson, Smith, and Hopkins are the most common surnames found in this collection of letters. The second item in the series is a ledger-style book with journal entries belonging to Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith from December 1904-June There are also bound into the book letters to EBS from M.E Tyson, and daughter Martha Hopkins from Highland. There are references to Swarthmore and to their mother s Banneker Book, and to a history of the Ellicott Family. Objects placed within the book include a Swarthmore College stock certificate, a plat of a land survey for property along the Patuxent River with the names H. Stabler and L. T. Lea., an undated photo of Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith, a letter with the notations J.M. Smith Last Letter. calling cards, and receipt of the sale of property at Smith s Wharf, Baltimore. Several newspaper clippings, including a Taliaferro family infant death obituary, the obituary of Mary Louise Tyson, widow of Joseph Washington Tyson, and a 90 th Birthday celebration announcement of George Brooke, are pasted into the book. Series II: Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson; (Boxes 1-4, Folio 3) Series II relates to Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson, and includes items that belonged to her mother, Mary Tyson, aunt/stepmother Ann Tyson, Uncle George Tyson, and Grandfather Jesse Tyson. This series is composed of 21 different items. Items are organized in chronological order and then by primary family member to which it seems connected. Several items relate to twin sisters Mary Ellicott and Ann Ellicott, mother and stepmother/aunt of Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson. There is an 1820 travel journal by Ann Ellicott to Detroit via Niagara Falls, and a complementary journal by (Brother George (?) Ellicott). The former includes a broadside of the Newbright-Buffalo Lines, including the Falls of Niagara, dated June There are four volumes of newspaper clippings pasted into journals labeled Ann Ellicott 1820, 6 of 12

7 and Ann Ellicott 1821, and Mary Ellicott 1820, and Mary Ellicott 1821, and the 1820 Mary Ellicott volume includes some charming drawings. An 1835 volume tied with pink ribbon has one notation of Ann B Ellicott flowers presented to her at The Bedford Spring, July 1835, and a second notation Given to EE Tyson by A.B. Ellicott. Items relating directly to Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson include a volume of pressed flowers with dates of , which may related to her trip in Europe sent by my sister, plus flowers given with specific dates and locations that possibly coincide with Civil War battle and hospital sites. The frontpiece of this volume includes an unidentified black cutout silhouette of a young girl. Several volumes seem to be recycled ledgers or copybooks owned by Jesse Tyson. The volume of 1891 pressed flowers seems to be a receipt-book that includes names such as Carroll, and a record payment for the services of a Negro. An 1889 book of pasted newspaper clippings has pages recording an bankruptcy case of Jese (sic) Tyson v. Paul Bentalon. There are a number of schoolgirl related items, including Elizabeth Ellicott Tyson school books, a geography and history of Maryland that is an undated school copy book with two handwritings, including a circle of names Martha and a ca 1910 table of states; an volume inscribed Fair Hill School, Lizzy E. Tyson, and indexed book of poems dated Grove Hill seminary, 1849, which includes a poem to her father dated June 17, A volume of pasted in- newspaper features the dates of 1882 and There is also a complete bound set of the Youths Literary Gazette with dates of November (Box 3) Quaker-related items include a volume of printed memorial dated 1833, and an 1890 Intelligencer and Journal inscribed to Miss Eliz. E. Tyson with respects of the author. Miscellaneous items include an undated leather volume recording a list of fossils collected in 1799 by George Ellicott on a trip to Ohio that were in the cabinet of M.E. Tyson and a book of newspaper clipping wit the notation Lucy Tyson from her cousin Sally Lea, Jan 1859, and an earlier notation, Sally Lea, Series III: Civil War; 1862, 1864 (Box 3) Series III is composed of three Civil War-related items. There is a list of patients by state in the hospital of General French s Division at Smith Farm near Sharpsburg Sept. 24, 1862 (a week after the battle). The second is a Civil War Special Pass in an envelope with the notation Miss. C Hardy, Aunt of T. H. T (Taliaferro?). This is dated April 18, 1864, and signed with a stamp Chas. M Whelon, Lt. Col. & Provost Marshall. Stamp appt by C. of Major Gen. Butler April 18, 1864, John Cassels. Fort (?). Pass to Baltimore and Ft (?). The third item is a military telegram that relates to an event near Franklin: Gen. Brannan to Gen. King from Gen. Granger. 2 a.m. Dec. 18. It describes the capture of Ned Johnson s division including Johnson, and has notes on Bates Division and Stevenson s Division. These items appear to relate to an aunt of Thomas Hardy Taliaferro, husband of Jane Smith Taliaferro, who was a daughter of Elizabeth Brooke Tyson Smith and John Marsh Smith. 7 of 12

8 Container List Contents Date Series Box Folder E.B. Smith Family Letters I 1 1 A bound group of 130 letters entitled "Family Letters Belonging to Jane Taliaferro", written during the years The correspondence is between the children, husband, parents and grandparents, brothers, cousins and other relations of Elizabeth Brooke Smith. Some names and places described include: J. Ellicott, the Tyson, Smith, and Hopkins families, Martha Ellicott, Jericho Farms (Baltimore County), Jerusalem Mills, Osceola, Baltimore, Ellicott Mills, Brookeville, Philadelphia (PA), and Petersburg (VA). Elizabeth B. Smith Book Book of Elizabeth B. Smith. Includes bound letters from daughter M.E. Hopkins, J. M. Smith's Last Letter, photo of Elizabeth B. Smith, plat of Land Survey on the Patuxent River with the names H. Stabler & L. Lea, also diary entries from December 1904-June 1905 of E. B. Smith. Includes references and a stock certificate of Swarthmore College, and property receipt from Smith's Wharf, Baltimore ?, I 1 2 Journal of Trip to Niagara Falls Handwritten journal of a trip to Niagara Falls. Probably written by George Ellicott. Mentions Sister Polly and Sister Betsy. Ann M. Ellicott - Journal of Trip to Detroit Journal by Ann M. Ellicott describing a trip she took to Detroit dated Also includes a broadside of the Newbright-Buffalo Line, including the Falls of Niagara, and a newspaper clipping History of Ellicott City. Ann B. Ellicott 1820 Book of Newspaper Clippings ca 1820 II II II 1 5 Book of newspaper clippings from Inside cover has names written, including Ann B. Ellicott, Martha T. Hopkins, and Isabella Tyson. Mary Ellicott 1820 Book of Newspaper Clippings 1820 II of 12

9 Contents Date Series Box Folder Book of newspaper clippings from Includes a colored parrot drawing, and two color circle designs and a flower drawing. Mary Ellicott's 1821 Book of Newspaper Clippings 1821 II 1 7 A book of newspaper clippings with the notation "Mary Ellicott 1821" on the cover EE Tyson - Book of Newspaper Clippings A book of newspaper clippings, dates ranging from 1820 to 1835, with typed inscription EE Tyson. Memorials Printed book of memorials of Quaker ministers and others deceased "List of Fossils in the Cabinet of M.E. Tyson." Black Leather Journal with notation "List of Fossils in the Cabinet of M.E. Tyson." Records items that were gathered on a 1799 journey to Ohio by M.E. Tyson's father, George Ellicott. Includes identification of where items were acquired. Also lists other objects and donors with various dates. Book of Newspaper Clippings Book of Newspaper clippings. Inscription of the front cover says "Sally", Walnut Hill, 1835, Montgomery. Also: Lucy Tyson from her cousin Sally Lea, Jan Youths Literary Gazette Complete Bound Copy of the Youth's Literary Gazette from Vol. 1 No.1 to Nov 22, 1833 Quaker Intelligencer & Journal & Hymn Clip II II II II II II 3 1 Compilation of Intelligencer & Journal with inscription to Miss Eliz. E. Tysons w/the respects of the author. Sept. 8, 1890 Book of Newspaper Clippings/Jesse Tyson Copy Book Book of newspaper clippings from Originally, book seems to have been Jesse Tyson s copy book and includes notes on the bankruptcy of Paul Bentalon, II 3 2 Jesse Tyson, Book of Bank Tables II of 12

10 Contents Date Series Box Folder Rawlet s Book of Tables : Book of Tables inscribed, Jesse Tyson, Includes pressed flowers, loose in volume. EE Tyson Book of Poems & Letters Blue & brown leather indexed book of poems. Dated Fair Hill, Mont. County, Fair Hill School 1840, "Lizzy E. Tyson" Includes letter to her father poem 6 M, 27th Geography and History of Maryland Copy book. Two different handwritings Sheet "A Grove" Circle and star design of trees Eliz. E. Tyson Library Card & Book Slip Enoch Pratt Library Card of Elizabeth E. Tyson #37963, tied with string Newspaper article on filling of Probate Will II 3 4 ca 1910 II 3 5 n.d. II II II 3 6 Newspaper article noting filing of probate will of Elizabeth E. Tyson who died in Olney. Mounted on envelope with mill figures. Names included are: William B. Tyson, Harriett T. Lea, Estelle Moore, Margaret G. Moore, Alice Tyson, Janie G. Taliaferro, Fannie Lea Dickinson, Lucy L.L. Moore, George L. Stabler, Annie D. Stabler, Isabel Stabler, Richard I Lea, Annie B. Lea. Martha Tyson Hopkins received residue of estate. Patients List/Civil War List by state of number of patients in the hospital including Gen. French's Division at Smith Farm near Sharpsburg on a sheet of blue paper. Special Pass Civil War Special Pass in an envelope with notation Miss C Hardy, Aunt of T.H. L. Pass to Baltimore and Ft. Momec[Womec?]. Pass dated April 18, Signed [stamped] Chas. M [Whelon?] Lt. Col & Provost Marshall. Stamp Appv. By C. of Maj. Gen Butler April 18, 1864, John Cassels Fort. September 24, April 18, III 3 7 III 3 8 Military Telegraph n.d. III of 12

11 Contents Date Series Box Folder Handwritten military telegraph Gen. Brannan to Gen. King. From Gen. Whipple to Gen. Granger. Near Franklin. 2 a.m. Text noted capture of Ned Johnson s division including Johnson. Bates division and breakup of Stevenson's Division J. Tyson Ledger Book with Pressed Plants [J]esse Tyson, Merchant, Baltimore book signed inside, receipt book with dates from Book is also filled with pages of Pressed plants, some with descriptions, some with a date and location. Plants dates start at , 1891 II 4 Folio1 Book of Pressed flowers, II 4 Folio2 Leather-bound book of pressed flowers, includes inscriptions "sent by my sister", initials MCH. Silhouette of young girl pasted on inside left front cover. European dates from 1858 noted (date of EE Tyson trip to Europe). Also has dates/sites of civil war battles with pressed flowers. Tied Portfolio of Pressed Flowers II Folio3 Portfolio tied with pink ribbon. Inscribed "Ann B. Ellicott flowers presented her at the Bedford Spring 7M 16th, Given to EE Tyson by A.B. Ellicott." Subject/Name Index: The following terms have been used to index the collection in the Library s online catalog. Subject: Smith, John Marsh; Subject: Tyson, Jesse; Subject: Tyson, Elizabeth Ellicott; Subject: Tyson, Martha Ellicott Subject: Smith, Elizabeth Brooke Tyson; Subject: Quakers Subject: Herbaria Subject: Family Life--Maryland Subject: Women--Maryland Subject: United States--Description and Travel. Subject: Europe--Description and Travel. Subject: United States --History --Civil War of 12

12 Subject: Howard County (Md.) Subject: Baltimore (Md.)--Correspondence Subject: Montgomery County (Md.) Name Added Entry: Taliaferro, Jane b of 12