Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-17
CITY NEW S

LITERARY RELCs.-Brantz Mayer, ESQ, of this
city. has been engaged at the instance of Gov Brad
ford by Hon. ". i. W. Seabrook, Commissioner of
the Land Office, to examine classify and arrange the
various State papers OF Maryland as connected with
the Proprietary Royal and Revolutionary periods Of
the country. These papers, stated in Il printed
letter from Mr.. Mayer TO Gov. Bradford include the
richest portions of the correspondence of our dele
gates IN Congress during the Revolutionary war, as
ws as the correspondence of the Congress itself the
various military commanders and the agents OF the
State. Also, various Church. papers, ETC., ETC. The
list also comprises the Proprietary Council books
from the earliest date, 1887 up to l72S Gov Sharp's
letter books and the Journal of the Council Of Safety
at Annapolis, in the years of ITS and l7G Three of
the papers worthy of special care. have been, with
the advice of Hon. W. B. Hill, Secretary of State
suitably framed, in order to be hung up in the Evecu
tive Chamber Of the State House.
The most interesting of these recs is declaration
81 the Association of Freemen of Maryland Goth Of
July, IT'S, approving Of union and armed opposition
to the British authorities This patriotic document
"a species Of declaration Of independence,) bears the
signature of nearly all the leading men Of Maryland
in the revolutionary struggle, and among them may
be found the Of those who, year after signed
the Declaration at Philadelphia The other two pa
pers are, frst-the authenticated copy of the treaty
with Great Britain under the seal of Congress and
inal proclamation of Peace in Maryland by Governor
Paca as executive of the State. 1t was long mat
ter OF doubt among the students of history as to who
were the three representatives of Maryland present
IN Congress about the lst of July 176 and who gave
the vote OF our State in favor ST Independence until
receipt under date of 4th of July l76 at PhiladeI
phla Tor funds receivable by delegates was found
among some apparently valueless papers, to which
the signatures of j. Rogers, Wm Paca and Thomas
Stone, were attached, which definitely settled the
question as to their presence in Congress on that
memorable day.
CHARLES STREET AVENUE COMPANY.-The bill be-
fore the House of Delegates to amend the charter of
this company has been read second time and amend
ed, so that it is Ill substance, folOws:-The
stockholders may increase il capital stock but not
beyond one hundred thousand dollars and NAV re-
duce the par value of the shares to less than
five dollars per share, and increase the number of
shares accordingly. The company is authorized TO
construct railroad, to be operated by HORSEPOWER
or dummy engines. from the Baltimore county line
on Charles street. to the terminus of the said road in
Baltimore county, or to such points as the convent
ence and interest of the property holders and the pub
lie may require They authorized to charge three
cehS per mile for passengers and five cents per ton
per mile for freight The act is to be null and void
IN case the road is not commenced within one year
aiter Its passage, and finished within two years from
the commencement thereof