The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-04-03
For The Cecil Wing.
Proceedings Of First Day Of the First
General Assembly of Maryland.

In the Office where the Chancerv Re
cords of the State of Maryland are
kept, are to be found the original pro-
cccdings of the "Provincc of Mary
land" in very neat manuscript, we'll
preserved in parchment covers, begin
ming with the first call in January, 1881,
t.en held at Saint Mary's. long time
before Annapolis was founded. We
append verbatim copy of said call,
together with the first days proceed
ings, and shall continue to give extracts
from subsequent proceedings, which may
not prove unintcrcsting to our readers.
" WARRANT TO CAPTAIN EVELYN, touch
ing the General Assembly, after my
hearty concentrations, &c:
WHEREAS, My Dear Brother, the
Lord Proprietor of this Province, hath,
by his Commission to me, directed in
that behalf, bearing date at London, in
the Realm of England, the 18th day of
April, 1881, appointed General AS
sembly of all the Freemen Of this Pro
vince, to be held at his town of st.
Mary'S, on the five and twentieth day
Of January next; these are therefore in
his Lordship's name to will and require
you all excuses set apart to make your
personal repair to the Fort of st. Mary's,
on the said five and twentieth day of
} January, then and there to consult and
advise of the affairs of this province,
and further to will and require you, at
some convenient time, when YOU shall
think fit, within six days after the re-
ceipt hereof, at the furthcst, to assemble
all the Frecmen, inhabiting within any
part of your Jurisdiction, and then and
there to publish and proclaim the said
General Assembly, and to endeavour
to persuade such and so many of the
said Freemen as you shall think fit, to
repair personally to the said Assembly,
at the time and place prefxed, and to
give free Power and liberty to all the
rest of the said Freemen, either to be
present at the said Assembly if they 80
please, or otherwise to elect and nomi-
nate such and so many Persons as they
or the Major Part Of them, so assem-
bIed, shall agree upon to be the Depu-
ties or Bourgesses for the said Free
men, in their name and stead, to advise
and consult of such things as shall be
brought into Deliberation, in the said
General Assembly, and to enter all the
several votes and suffrages upon Record,
and the Record and of whatsoever YOU
shall do in any the premises, to bring
along with you, and exhibit it at the
day and place prefixed, to the Secretary
of the Province for the time being, and
for so doing this shall be your Warrant:
Given at st. Mary's, this 30th day of
January, 1857.
The General Assembly held at St.
Mary's, and began on the 25th day of
January, 1851.
THE ACTS OF THE FIRST DAY
The LIEUTENANT GENERAL, taking
his place, came and appeared person
ally.
Captain Thomas Cornwaleys, Esq,
one of the Council of the Province;
Captain Robert Wintour, Esq, one
of the Council of the Province;
Mr. Lewis Lewger, Secretary, and
one of the Council of this Province;
Captain Robert Evelin, Gent Com
mander of the Isle of Kent;
Mr. Thomas Greene, Gent;
Mr.. William Breton, Gent;
Mr.. Henry Fleete, Gent;
Mr.. Robert Philpot, one of the Coun-
Gil of the Isle of Kent, Gent;
Mr.. William Braithwaite, Gent;
Mr.. John Wyatt, Gent;
Mr.. Robert Clerke, Gent;
Mr.. Robert Garnett, Senior of Malta
panient, Planter;
Justinian Snow, of st. Mary's Hun
dred, Planter;
Marmaduke Snow, of St. Mary's
Hundred, Planter;
Francis Rabnett, of the same Hun
dred, Planter;
Sergeant Robert Vaughan, High
Constable of Saint Georges Hundred !;
James Baldridge, Sheriffo st. Mary's
county;
Francis Gray, of st. Mary's Hundred,
Carpenter;
James Cauther, of St. Mary's Hun
dred, Planter;
William Lewis, Of st. Mary's Hun
dred, Planter;
Thomas Franklin, of Saint Mary's
Mary's Hundred, Planter;
Thomas Nabbs, of ST Georges Hun
dred, Planter;