The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-04-03
HISTORY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY
AND CITY.
tnl Arrmoi.', ANVIL vcrurxr.

TIN ~ THoES ANNut NCENENr.
The undersigned would respectfully inform the
public that ne has been engaged 10y MAJOR Louis
II ENcFts. % fhilaIe!i Lila. ihv well-known pub
Usher e historical WORKS t. prepare History e
Baltimore County and city from the carries; period
10 the present time. The work will be classified
uadsr proper heading. with an especial effort T.
wards preserving valuable si4;i,tcal anl reference
matter. AMI at tue same itnc give a. much pos
sblS % the interesting memories aui iuclc:is N
tue early history and settlements VI the county
AMI city. Tbs proposed 'onicn.. Il Tie book vii.
be too VAsi"E. aud extensive o. be announced jus;
nov 10 ans thin. like detail but everything that
relates Go or bears upon the suhsct will he sx-
hagsiisely treated, and neither I,me money nor
labor ~i!l be spared by either author or psbsher
in the preparation % the work.
The content. will include brief sketches Of the
geographical and geological formations Of tie
county character Of soil productions and methods
OF cultivation; Indian history early settlement
sniProsfcss proprietary interest, and land titles;
Establishment Of courts and form uf government
with - separate history .. each organization Of
towns and election districts With a separate history
OF each mills. manufacture. mining and metal
lursy early manners and customs: agricultural
societies and farmers clubs political parties; thc
and muster Tol' q l.56. 1924, Isle. lSis and
l>Gl tufapikss. railroads sud canals judges Of
courts together with such o;hsr matters. Stati.ti-
cal. Commercial. industrial Mechanical. prpiss-
sioEa.. political. religions. Pirate aud public
" ] maze the volume = book % the most cotnpre-
hcniys character. Of eTea; Tor ready reference
EEi a. repository Of y4iuabiS knowledge not
elsewhere % be obtained ver,a!si Throughout
With Genes &El narratives o: the most romantic
interest. IL vi. include al that isnsN embraced
IN the 'ir"a.,!.. - Erif,.i,r~. supplemented D.,
tue f.liI, a.: much additional research into both
earlier aEd later iiE.es: the wa.le cfoupei aui
arranged upon VIA; j. believed! :, Lc 4 mach u.oEc
,ai''it-ieF. pan.
The Nor. will be IrOiuscy illustrated with tn Is
views. plans ami portraits. printed ON hrs; clas.
paper. finely bound. maxim: al imperial octave.
SAIL inches when bound. and will contain bctNcen
loco ani i.j"o page. in ,iulins illustrations. 1t
will be Issued from the excellent press g !. y.
LipIirce;i 4 Co. q Philadellhis.
The nature Of such - work. however. makes il
evilcni that in order secure the best results the
author will neci e. obtain information and mate.
rial assistance from persoas specially fai.liliar
With local histoTes aad events. IL is the purpose
o; tbs undersigned in this communication 90 call
attention 20 the Importance Of such aid in perfect.
lag his history. aud 90 solicit; every possible aid Il
the sort IN it, behalf Ii such help can be got the
new history cannot fail TO bscome a standard work
in all respects IL will be the only History Of Bal.
;imoFe County and City published for genera
ton. and IL 10 the authors intention TO make IL
complete and exhaustive that none need be writ
ten Tor ~ least generation 20 come. Persons
having "a their p session old maps. v.cW.. plans.
Documents. narrative. or information upon thee
sub vcts. ~ who have IL mind any family. inii-
NiiuAl or inriieH; which ihcy ;aiuk should he no.
tieed. will confer favor By iorNaIdiu. infarina-
tion Of the zane e. the undersigned ~ an ear!y
day. The author trusts that the cn;eEpri.ins pub,
lishes o; thi. valuable work will meet with ready
responss fFum the repre- tentative men 81 tie eoun-
~ aud city 60 any appeal hs may make for their
eoanienanes AMI eo-oPeratisn.
J. THovts ScnARFr.
Author Of History Of Nd. Chronicles Of baltic. etc.