Contract and bond between ship chandlers Darrah & Elwell of Philadelphia and the Inspector of the Fourth Light House District, Commander Geo. C. Reiter, U.S.N...... Read More about Form No. 102. U.S. Light-House Establishment. Proposal and Contract for Provisions. [Lighthouse...
Coroner’s appointment autographed by Thomas Ward Veazey (1774-1842), the 24th Governor of Maryland, in office from January 1836 to January 1839. Before becoming governor, Veazey... Read More about Thomas Ward Veazey as Maryland Governor in 1836 Appoints as Medical Coroner Samuel McBride in...
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With bold lettering, this ephemeral and off-the-cuff broadside brings a little levity during the second World War. “Who is the Most Popular Soldier at Aberdeen?”..... Read More about Aberdeen, Maryland:] “Ordnance Joe of the USO” [opening lines of broadside
A history of African American slavery in the state of Maryland from 1634 to 1888. From the Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political... Read More about The Negro in Maryland. A Study of the Institution of Slavery
Contemporary Eastern Shore, Maryland newspaper printing of George Washington’s eighth and final State of the Union Address. His address was delivered to Congress in Philadelphia..... Read More about 1796 George Washington Final State of the Union Address published in Easton, Maryland’s...
Lengthy 1833 Legal document outlining the case of Bishop v. Lowe wherein Philip Lowe accused British immigrant Mark Bishop, Sr. of murder, both of his... Read More about C.1833 Legal Manuscript: Defamation of Character in Maryland, A Public Accusation of Spousal...
“Henson, known as the ‘real Uncle Tom,’ was thought to be an imposter while he visited England before the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. But..... Read More about Truth Stranger than Fiction. Father Henson’s Story of His own Life. With an Introduction by...
Unrecorded 1876 broadside issued by prominent Delaware peach farmer and Samuel Townsend (1812–1881) and his son Richard Townsend (1839–?) offering for sale “Peach Blossom” fruit..... Read More about For Sale, The Following Valuable Plantation or Farm Situated in Somerset County, Maryland…
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“This volume brings into full perspective the sequence of historic events in the Delaware Valley, and shows how King James’s buffer zone had far-reaching influence..... Read More about The English on the Delaware 1610–1682. [Signed by the Author
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Fruit tree nursery trade catalog with a focus on apples and peaches issued by Snow Hill Nurseries of Worcester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Beginning..... Read More about Catalogue and Price List of the Snow Hill Nurseries Near Snow Hill, Md. [...] Worcester Co., Md
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Signed 18th century circular letter and price list from Frederick and Everhard Delius, merchants of Bremen. The firm imported food goods and other commodities from... Read More about Coffee, Tobacco, Cotton etc., Import/Export Trade with America:] Bremen 10, Dec. 1800. Craving...
Autograph letter signed on banking by Luther Martin, Maryland lawyer and anti-Federalist whom Thomas Jefferson once referred to as an “...unprincipled & impudent federal bull-dog.”¹..... Read More about 1811 Autograph Letter Signed by Luther Martin, Maryland Lawyer and Anti-Federalist
