A charming and fairly-accomplished drawing of the main residence at Thorpland, Upper Marlboro, Prince George’s County, Maryland. Whimsically, the artist (“E.C.J.” – signing lower left)..... Read More about Thorpland Plantation, Prince George’s County, Maryland. (1910 Original Pencil Drawing
Gifted to Catherine “Kate” Barnett (1832–?) from her cousin, T. Newton Kurtz, a Baltimore, bookseller and stationer and occasional publisher. Kurtz selected this album right..... Read More about 1851 to 1856 Friendship Album kept by Catherine “Kate” Barnett of Boonsboro, Washington...
Unique. Hand-colored manuscript plat map for a tract of land lying between the Elk River and “the head-line of St. John’s Manor” on the Elk..... Read More about 1858 Plat Map of Land on Elk Neck, Cecil County, Maryland, Surveyed by James McCauley
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Very rare. Genealogy of seven branches of the Tyson Family, 1683 Quaker emigrants from England via Germany to William Penn’s Province of Pennsylvania. The Tysons..... Read More about Genealogy of the Maryland Branch of the Tyson Family. [bound, printed typescript
Early twentieth century wall map of Baltimore and its environs including parts of Baltimore, Howard, and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland. Baltimore City, its harbor, and..... Read More about Flamm’s New Map of Baltimore and Vicinity Compiled from Latest Records and Official Surveys
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Twenty-six consecutive issues of this long-lived Hagerstown, Maryland almanac, first published for the year 1822. The 1859–1861 almanacs were distributed in Hagerstown; post-1861, the issues..... Read More about Twenty-Six Almanacs:] J. Gruber’s Hagers-Town Town and Country Almanack for the Year of Our...
An ephemeral price list illustrated with nine engravings that advertise razor strops made by North East, Maryland company. An 1878 Maryland directory noted the firm..... Read More about J.H. White & Co., Manufacturers of School Bags, Razor Strops and Bibs. North East, MD. Price...
Rare address delivered in Frederick, Maryland at St. John’s College, a Catholic Jesuit school, before its debating society. St. John’s is one of America’s oldest..... Read More about Address Delivered Before the Tullipheboian Society of St. John’s Literary Institution, in...
Ephemera group, mostly from Hagerstown, Maryland; principally, 10 musical and choral programs from 1916 to 1920. Sponsoring organizations include the Choral Society of Hagerstown, Concert..... Read More about 1887–1951, Collection of Hagerstown, Maryland Ephemera, mostly for Musical and Choral Performances
Frank letter discussing various members of the prominent Carroll Family of Maryland who have lately arrived at Boston’s upscale Revere House hotel. Likely at Harvard..... Read More about 1849 Autograph Letter Signed Discussing the Carroll Family of Maryland by Charles Ridgely,...
Collection of five speeches by politicians, lawyers, and a clergyman on the controversial proposal to “repatriate” Black Americans to Africa, delivered at a meeting of..... Read More about Addresses delivered at the sixth anniversary meeting of the Maryland State Colonization Society,...
Blunt political document by women, aimed at women and illustrated by Japanese American artist and designer Mabel Kaji (1891–1965) of Baltimore. Political broadside aimed at..... Read More about “The Monarch” [caption title of 1930 illustrated Maryland women’s political broadside...
An investigation of slavery in the 18th century examined through the life of Job ben Solomon [Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (1701–1773)], a literate Muslim slave-owner who..... Read More about The Fortunate Slave, An Illustration of African Slavery in the Early Eighteenth Century
Political broadside issued by the Baltimore City Federation of Republican Women, aimed at women voters. It attacks the president of Johns Hopkins University, Joseph S...... Read More about Women Want Information [caption title of c.1929–1935 illustrated women’s broadside attacking...
An overview of crime and punishment in 17th-century colonial Maryland. An exhaustive study: the gamut runs from homicide and assault to livestock theft and witchcraft..... Read More about Crime and Punishment in Early Maryland
History and biographical sketches of Black Americans in Maryland, from slavery times till the time of this book’s publication. Notable names, such as Frederick Douglass..... Read More about Men of Maryland
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
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...
![The English on the Delaware 1610–1682. [Signed by the Author]. C A. Weslager](/pictures/thumb/3727134_1.jpg?v=1534362477)
“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
