The early settlers of Maryland; an index to names of immigrants compiled from records of land patents, 1633-1680, in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland
The flowering of the Maryland palatinate; an intimate and objective history of the Province of Maryland to the overthrow of proprietary rule in 1654, with accounts of Lord Baltimore's settlement at Avalon
The Lords Baltimore; contemporary portraits of the founder and the five proprietaries of Maryland, now the possession of the people of Maryland through the initiative and generosity of Dr. Hugh Hampton Young, who presented five of these paintings
ix p., 2 β., 3-460 p. front. (fold. map) 2 facsim. (1 fold.) 23 cm.
Series
Original narratives of early American history
Notes
Series title also at head of t.-p.
Contents
An account of the colony of the Lord Baron of Baltamore, 1633.--Instructions to the colonists by Lord Baltimore, 1633.--A briefe relation of the voyage unto Maryland, by Father Andrew White, 1634.--Extracts from a letter of Captain Thomas Yong to Sir Toby Matthew, 1634.--A relation of Maryland, 1635.--Extracts from the annual letters of the English province of the Society of Jesus, 1634, 1638, 1639, 1640, 1642, 1654, 1656, 1681.--Letter of Governor Leonard Calvert to Lord Baltimore, 1638.--The Lord Baltemore's case, 1658.--Virginia and Maryland, or, The Lord Baltemore's printed case uncased and answered, 1655.--Babylon's fall, by Leonard Strong, 1655.--Refutation of Babylon's fall, by John Langford, 1655.--Leah and Rachel, or, The two fruitful sisters, Virginia and Mary-land, by John Hammond, 1656.--Journal of the Dutch embassy to Maryland, by Augustine Herrman, 1659.--A character of the province of Maryland, by George Alsop, 1666.--From the journal of George Fox, 1672, 1673.--Reports of conferences between Lord Baltimore (Charles, third baron and second proprietary) and William Penn, and their agents, 1682, 1683, 1684.
vii p., 1 ø., 11-322 p. incl. front. (facsim.) plates, fold. map. 20 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 240-263.
Summary
"A study of Cresap's life (1694-1790) is far more than a study of the man; it involves an examination of such subjects as Indian problems, frontier defense, French activities in the Ohio Valley, the French and Indian War, fur trade, colonial land speculation, the Ohio Company of Virginia, the conflict known as the Conojacular War (between Maryland and Pennsylvania), Pennsylvania-Virginia disputes, and the opening of Nemacolin's road. In each of these activities, Thomas Cresap was a factor; in most, a leading figure. As a matter of fact, wherever on the frontier excitement, danger and trouble were to be found, there was Cresap. Indeed, he was often the cause of outbreaks of violence. Whether he was noble, brave, industrious, patriotic, and a valuable citizen, or as some of his contemporaries alleged, "a murderer", "thief ", "vile fellow", and "monster", he still remains a remarkable individual in the history of the colonial frontier." [from the preface]
