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Excerpt from Archives of Maryland: Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, 1733-1736Our purpose in preparing this volume has been that described by Wordsworth, when writing to Scott (lockhart's Life of Scott, II 218) A correct text is the first object of an editor, then such notes as explain difficult or Obscure passages, and, lastly, which is much less important, notes pointing out authors to whom the writer has been indebte...

Excerpt from A History of the Plantation of Menunkatuck and of the Original Town of Guilford, Connecticut: Comprising the Present Towns of Guilford and Madison, Written Largely From the Manuscripts of the Hon. Ralph Dunning SmythAmong my grandfather's papers were considerable collections Of materials he had intended to use for a history Of the town of Guilford. Among these was a fragment of a complete history of the town, written by Mr. Smyth ...

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Excerpt from The Restoration of the Proprietary of Maryland and the Legislation Against the Roman Catholics During the Governorship of Capt. John Hart (1714-1720)The Crown of England had governed the province of Mary land for over twenty years when Benedict Leonard Calvert, eldest son and heir of Charles, the third Lord Baltimore, publicly renounced the Romish errors. Seizing upon the fact of a Protestant revolution in Maryland, which followed...

Excerpt from Maryland During the English Civil Wars, Vol. 2The former part of this monograph, published in the last number of the Studies for 1906, discussed events occurring in Maryland from the beginning of the period of the English Civil Wars down to the close Of the difficulties between Lord Baltimore and the Jesuits. The narrative is now taken up with the events of the year 1643, and soon brings us to the appearance of Richard Ingle in Pr...

Excerpt from Archives of Maryland, Vol. 42: Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland (20), 1740-1744In my judgment, it is some defect even in the best writers of history, that they do not Often enough summarily deliver and set down the most memorable laws that passed in the times whereof they writ, being indeed the principal acts Of peace. TO the end that this reproach may be removed, as far as writers upon Maryland history are...

Excerpt from Archives of Maryland, Vol. 42: Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland (20), 1740-1744In my judgment, it is some defect even in the best writers of history, that they do not Often enough summarily deliver and set down the most memorable laws that passed in the times whereof they writ, being indeed the principal acts Of peace. TO the end that this reproach may be removed, as far as writers upon Maryland history are...

Excerpt from Life of Reverdy JohnsonAndrew Johnson would have been convicted, when impeached. Sent to England as United States minister, he negotiated the johnson-clarendon treaty, which, though rejected, was the basis of the arrangement under which the difficulties with Great Britain were finally adjusted. The life of a man whose career was so impor tant is worthy of being written. The author's especial attention was drawn thereto, when he wa...

Excerpt from Life of Roger Brooke Taney: Chief Justice of the United States Supreme CourtMiss Eleanor M. Johnson, of Frederick, has kindly permitted the reproduction of the silhouette of Taney, made while he resided in that town, and J. Henry Baker, Esq., of Baltimore, has generously loaned the cut of the painting of Taney which belongs to Dickinson College. The author's thanks are due to John E. Semmes, Esq., and to Lawrence C. Wroth for cour...

Excerpt from Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, July, 1727 August, 1729: With an Appendix of Statutes Previously Unpublished Enacted 1714-1726The method Of publication has been in general the same as in the past. A new typography places a little more matter upon a page without making it difficult to read. The days of the session have been added as side notes for greater clearness. The topical index has been constructed s...

Excerpt from Maryland Under the Commonwealth: A Chronicle of the Years 1649-1658The study here presented differs from the historical mono graphs usually published in this series, in that, instead of the development of a single theme in Maryland history, it offers a chronological view of a short period. The object is to present in as complete a manner as possible the facts on record relating to the years 1649 to 1658. This period has not been s...

Excerpt from Maryland Under the Commonwealth: A Chronicle of the Years 1649-1658The study here presented differs from the historical mono graphs usually published in this series, in that, instead of the development of a single theme in Maryland history, it offers a chronological view of a short period. The object is to present in as complete a manner as possible the facts on record relating to the years 1649 to 1658. This period has not been s...

Excerpt from Archives of Maryland, Vol. 41: Proceedings of the Provincial Court of Maryland, 1658-1662The second editor of the Archives, Clayton C. Hall, Esq, gave a Similar judgment in his Lords Baltimore, at p. 61, thus Throughout, Cecilius seems never to have lost courage and, under all circumstances, he bore himself With wisdom, patience, forbearance, and tact and, by these qualities, he tri umphed in the end. His own interests and his own...

Excerpt from The Life and Correspondence of James McHenry: Secretary of War Under Washington and AdamsMong the Scotch Irish Presbyterian settlers who came to America in the eighteenth century were a father and two sons from Ballymena, near Belfast, county Antrim.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical ...

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Excerpt from The History of University Education in Maryland The State Of Maryland has been almost extravagantly liberal in bestowing charters on colleges and professional schools. Over forty such charters have been given by the legislature and, in many cases, the result has proved that the gift of a charter was not warranted by the stability Of the institution, to which was thus granted the power of conferring degrees. In many other cases, h...

Excerpt from The Institutions and Civil Government of Maryland The book is intended primarily for use in gram mar and high schools, but will be found equally well suited for use in private schools. It is hoped that the average citizen, also, will find it a useful manual of information. Especial care has been taken to define words and phrases used in a technical sense. As a citizen of Maryland is also a citizen of the United States, a brief ac...

Excerpt from The Institutions and Civil Government of Maryland The book is intended primarily for use in gram mar and high schools, but will be found equally well suited for use in private schools. It is hoped that the average citizen, also, will find it a useful manual of information. Especial care has been taken to define words and phrases used in a technical sense. As a citizen of Maryland is also a citizen of the United States, a brief ac...

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