The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-28
HARTFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Resolutions and Colonial Relies Pre-
scented.

The Historical Society of Hartford count
met in the Court Room, ON Saturday last
Rev. f. A. Colburn, the President, presided
The following donations were presented
By Pre- sdent CoIburn, from Mr.. Edward
Hopkins of Lee, bound volume of "The Bal
timore Daily lntelligencer' for 1874.
By the author, a sermon on "Christfan Fra
ternity," presched before the Maryland Con
ference by Rev. s. B. Tredway.
| by Major ". Z. Trimble, from Mrs. John
| Edward McComus, formerly of Abingdon
now of Baltimore, three swords two OF which
belonged 10 Aquila and John McCOmas, sons
of James s. McComas, of the war of 1872
| The history of the third, which is an officers
sword, is unknown.
BY DR.. g. W. Archer, from Librarian OF
Johns Hopkins University, life and admins
tration of Sir Robert A. Eden, the last Proprie.
| tory Governor of Maryland, by Bernard G..
Steiner, Phi. ID.
From Mrs. Elenora McComas, widow of
John Edward McComas, three old patents
l. To Martin Taylor, June, 17O6, for $50
acres, called "Adventure," near Bush River.
2. To Henry Wetherall, 105 acres, called
Lewis Purchase Improved" April, 1760, te-
tween Gunpowder aud Bush rivers. 3. To
Thomas Harrison, 161 acres, called "London-
Derry" November, TAG.
From Beverly s. Randolph, of Frostburg,
Md, photo Of his greatgrandfather, Gen.
James McCubbin Lingan. native of Hartford
county, who met tragic death in Baltimore
by the hards of a mob, 1872.
From papers of Judge Archer, two way bill
from Bel Air to Baltimore via Abingdon, 1913
and IA.
From Edward HALLS papers, a bill of lading
from Baltimore to Marseilles, 1877; twelve
different seals of the French Republic, and
one OF the French Empire, in 1906, and other
papers with official seals.
From the effects of the late Thomas Archer,
the original papers of the "Harford Temper
ance Society" for 1880 and 1912. Thomas
Archer was Secretary during that period.
Also, "The Spy" poem by Edith Cheyney,
who kept, at one time young ladies semi
nary on Middle Deer Creek. Report of Tax
Commissioner Of Md, 1888; report of Commits
sioners of Fisheries, 1878; specimens of natural
history from Winters Run; a pair of big bugs;
bit of isnglass; the skull Of a bull terrier;
the skull of an opossum and the skull of
skunk.
From Samuel w. Bradford, letter to Gov.
A. W. Bradford on the clas sifcation cf State
papers OF Maryland belonging to the Propre
tory, Royal and Revolutionary periods, Balti-
more, Jan. LIST, 1866, signed Brantz Mayer
MIR. William H. Harlan, of Bel Air, was pro.
posed for active membership.
The committee on the Year Book reported
that they had completed their work. The
Secretary was instructed to mail copies to
various public libraries, as well as to members
and others.
Mr.. Charles w. Michael was requested to
have a diagram prepared showing the location
of the old Court House, in Bush River Neck,
as established by the paper read by him at tie
last meeting of the society.
Mr.. James McCurdy called attention to pre-
historic relics on Broad Creek. In the forest
near the public road passing the land CT the
late DR.. Samuel j. Ramsay, there is rock of
peculiar structure, part of which seems to be
artificial; If so, it may have been an old monu-
ment or altar. There is alsO large white
flint rock, which seems to have used by tie
Indians as grindstone, as the surface thereof
is very smooth.