The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-16
MISCELLANY.
For the PRESS.
Origin and Early Days of Baltimore;
or. n Glance at Ssye OIden Time."


In the early part Of the year of our
Lord. one thousand six hundred and
thirty-two, King Charles the first gave
grant to George Calvert, Esq, first Lord
Baltimore, TO establish q colony in that
part Of the New World west of the Jar
seys," and lying between the Potomac
river and Delaware bay, he to make
his own selection or choice of lands.
Lord Baltimore dying, his son, Ceee-
Illus Calvert. succeeded him, both in the
grant and the euphonious title of Lord
Baltimore. He, therefore, set sail the
following year with a small company of
daring adventures, and in due time sue
ceeded in establishing a settlement on
the western shore of the broad Chesa-
peake, III the early part of the year 1884,
at a point near or about where the city
of Annapolis now stands. Lord B. sue
ceeded in planting his colony in beau
tiful and healthy portion of the New
World, and in due time 1t was reinforced
by emigrants arriving from England,
Wales, and Scotland.
Baltimore County was created in 4.
D. 1859; other counties subsequently.
Lord 3. (Cecelius Calvert died \. D.
1873, leaving his brother Charles lord
proprietary. In 4 D. 1929 an act was
passed in the Assembly for erecting a
town on the north side of Patapsco river,
in Baltimore county. \ grant was Civ
en- for 'Iaying out 60 acres of land, about
the place where one John Flemming now
lives" Wide Monumental City, page
IL
The land being duly surveyed or laid
out in so lots of one acre each, they were
placed upon the market about the first
of January, \. D. 1870; yet, owing
to a scarcity of money, as well as buy
ers, but few sales we're effected for
some time, and but little progress was
made toward erecting a town" as per
act of the Assembly.
A man by the name of David Jones
who had settled as early as 1850 on the
east side of small stream called "Jones
falls" which flowed into the north side
of the Patapsco, just east of the afore'
said sixty acres, had succeeded in max
ing quite little settlement, or village
of some half dozen rude houses, embra
cling an area of about ten acres of land
and which was called "Jones' Town,
about 1872; and, in the year 1743 this
town, or ten acres of land, per act of the
Assembly, was annexed to the first sur
veyed 60 acre tract, and together called
Baltimore town,"-vet, on account o
Mr.. Jones being the pioneer, or ear
lest settler, that part lying east o
the Falls was frequently called "Olt
town." and that part of the city is know
/ by that name even to this day.
In 1852 but 25 houses were found il
Baltimore town, containing about 20'
souls. In 1776 it contained 564 houses
and 5,934 inhabitants, at which time tn
proprietary government Of Marylan'
was held by Henry Hartford, Esq, an il
legitimate son of the last Lord Balti
more, who had died In 1771, and y7itl
whom, properly speaking, the title ha
become extinct; thereupon, at Annapo
lis, August IA, 1776, in Convention, thi
Government by lords was overthrow
and a new order of things instituted, an
"ye province of MARYLAND" is now cal
ed the State of Maryland.
The streets of Baltimore were extend
ed and pavements made in 1884, and /
1896 it was duly incorporated as cit,
with a population of 10000. Its rapic
ity of growth was a subject of remar
from 1771 up to rs, at which period OF
Continental troubles began; but after tt
war was ended, it gained fresh impetu
and in a little over ten years from IL
close of the Revolution, Baltimore ha
tripled its population, and becomes IL
fourth city in the New World, and "
leave her at the end of the 18th centu1
with about 10000 inhabitants, maxim
as rapid advancement, perhaps, as al
of her contemporaries; and surely posses
ing many advantages, as to Iocallt
beauty of scenery, pleasantness ar
healthfulness of climate, as we'll as il
telligence and hospitality of her peopl
Mora anon. 7. C.. C..