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Rosalie Stier Calvert (February 16, 1778 – March 13, 1821) was a plantation owner and correspondent in nineteenth century Maryland. A collection of her letters, titled Mistress of Riversdale, The Plantation Letters of Rosalie Stier Calvert, was published by the Johns Hopkins University Press in 1991.
- March 13, 1821 (aged 43), Riverdale Park, Maryland, US
- George Calvert (1768–1838)
13 de mai. de 2020 · Rosalie Stier Calvert, known as the “Mistress of Riversdale,” watched the Battle of Bladensburg from her second-story window at Riversdale Plantation. She later wrote about seeing flying cannonballs (probably Congreve rockets) from her perch.
29 de abr. de 2022 · Rosalie Stier Calvert (February 16, 1778 – March 13, 1821) was a plantation owner and correspondent in nineteenth century Maryland. A collection of her letters, titled Mistress of Riversdale, The Plantation Letters of Rosalie Stier Calvert, was published by the Johns Hopkins University Press in 1991.
Description. Half-length group portrait of Rosalie Eugenia Stier Calvert (Mrs. George Stuart Calvert) (1778-1821) and her daughter, Caroline Marie Calvert (Mrs. Thomas Willing Morris, 1800-1842). Mrs. Calvert is seated facing the left of the composition while her daughter sits on her lap, facing her and looking up towards her face.
Rosalie Stier Calvert. Rosalie Stier Calvert was born to Belgian aristocrats Henry Jean Stier and Marie Louis. When French Revolutionaries invaded their home in Antwerp in 1794, the Stier family sought refuge in America. The Stiers arrived in Philadelphia when Rosalie was 16-years-old, and she eventually became one of the wealthiest plantation ...
Known as the “Mistress of Riversdale,” Rosalie Stier Calvert witnessed the Battle of Bladensburg. Citizen Soldiers During the War of 1812, local citizen soldiers—called militia—were primarily in charge of defending the Chesapeake Bay region.
Books. Mistress of Riversdale: The Plantation Letters of Rosalie Stier Calvert, 1795-1821. Rosalie Stier Calvert. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991 - Biography & Autobiography - 407 pages....
