The address of the Maryland Archives is: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/ The address of the Maryland Historical Society is: http://www.mdhs.org I mucked around for awhile without any luck. In the Maryland Archives I searched for Skipton [waste] and Maryland Historical Society [268 hits]. I searched on Peden but it turns out there are several folks by that name. There is a search engine for the Maryland Historical Society manuscripts but... Perhaps you'll understand it better than I did. Cheryl Rothwell Logan County Coordinator, US GENWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm owner, Downing mailing list owner, Logan County mailing list