The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-27
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Editors of the Rep,.blic:
ANNAPOLIS, August %, 1919,

Editors Of the Republic:
During the intense heat of the present month, and
the facilitating influence OF the cholera atmosphere
IN the large cities, have escaped barely with life,
and found safe and pleasant retreat at this ancient
city of the Puritans. The State-h house, though
erected while the State colony is an honor TO
Maryland. II is built ON a high and commanding
situation, overlooking the harbor and the bay; and
the governors office, which, through the politeness
of his excellency Governor Thomas, is open 10 me
and other vsiters at all hours of the day. Is the spot
where we can enjoy the cool, refreshing breeze
it comes in from the sea across the bay losing
OF its exhiiarating, nitrous oxyde, elaborated Gin
the deep bosom of the Atlantic.' You have heard
frequently Of the celebrated Mason & Dixon's line
The original journal and report is in the governors
office. have enjoyed the curiosity of handling and
perusing IT, IL opens with an account of ga meet
ing OF the commissioners well the part OF the
right honorable the Lord Baltimore, proprietary OF
the province of Maryland, as the part of Thomas
Penn and Richard Penn, esqrs., Proprietors OF dne
province OF Pennsylvania, on "Wednesday, the lsth
day of November, l760, at Newcastle.
Present, his excellency HoRArIo SHARPE,
Hon. Edward Lloyd, Hon, William Allen
Rob Jenkins Henry, Richard Peters,
John Ridout Benjamin Chew,
John Leeds Lyniord Lardncr.
James Hamilton,
ssThe acts establishing the board constituting and
appointing them, any six, five, four, or three of
them respectively, their commissioners for running,
marking, and laying out part of circle of the d-
Pennsylvania, and the counties of Newcastle, Kent,
and Sussex, on Delaware, were read and found to
agree with each other in tenor and date" &c.
sFrere Mason and Charles Dixon were appointed the
surveyors, who Immediately made preparations for
running the lines, which they did not finish till
I76S. BY the several acts of the States of Maryland
and Pennsylvania, passed at their last Legislature,
the old line between the two States is to be mark
ed and the governor of each State has appointed a
commissioner for the purpose, who are to meet at
Philadelphia in October next, to commence opera
tons.'
stated what did not know before, that this old
metropolis was founded by the Puritans refer
you to Bozman's History of Maryland, VOL I'd,
page 370, which ] found in the city library, in the
state house, where | am now penning this article.
II seems the conventicle of the Puritans in Virginia
was broken up by Sir William Berkely, the Gov
ernor, for non-conformity with the established
church in 1919, and the members of it driven out OF
the colony. The pastor, Mr.. Harrison, went to
Boston, and the elder Of it Unfortunately for Lord
Baltimore) Mr.. Durand, took refuge in Maryland
and was followed by considerable number OF the
members among them MIR. Bennett, who was after
wards Governor of Virginia, and one Of the COM
missioners for reducing Maryland They not
invited there by Governor Stone, but by friend o.
his, and were received and protected, while they
seated themselves at place then called Providence
but afterwards Anne Arundel, where Annapolis
now stands. Upon their refusing to take the oatf
of allegiance to Lord Baltimore, Governor Stone
undertook an expedition on he20th of March, 1854
to reduce them. The Governor defeated by
the new settlers with the loss of fifty killed anc
wounded, and he himself taken prisoner, while
the Puritans lost only two History does not in
form us of the ultimate fate of the new colony, bu
il is presumed that they remained where they were
and were merged in the mixed population which
soon Joined them from other parts.