The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-22

the shores of Chesapeake Bay was
transported along the cross paths ut
the time that Thomas Manscl founded
the mission. y few years afterwards,
namely. 1Tl5. it was enacted by the col
onial legislature, that AL Importers of
Kun. Spirits. Wine and Brandy" (Which
seem to have been the principal if not
the only. articles of traffic, from Penn
SNlvania and the territories thcreunto he
longing by land. should pay II duty of .
pence per gallon. and should bring the
said liquors into this province to the
place commonly called Bohemia Landing
and to no other place or landing. till the
duties thereof be paid, under pain of for
fixture TO the Kings majesty" The
duty was afterwards fixed ut three pence
per gallon. and continued To be collected
for many years at Bohemia Landing
The northern part of Cecil county being
ut this time Il wilderness. with only Il
few settlers scattered here and there
along the Elk River and other streams.
ii is easy to see the prospective advan-
tHgcS that induced ManSrll to locate
where he did
Father Mansrl appears to have re-
for in that wear the records of the So
cicty show thar he purchased of Mr.
James Heath Il parcel of land houn,lin"
St NavrruS and containing three humid
red and thirty-iivc acres. This purchase
comprised til" whole of II tract called St
lingo. which had been taken up and
patented by amcS Heath. under til" name
Of ST. I@nailS. IN I'LL. How or why
the name had been changed does not APP
pear The aforesaid additional purchase
of :"i:' acres embraced II part of WorSrll
Manor. which had been taken up and
patented by one Colonel Saver (whrn. we
have no means Of a$ccrtainingl and also
Il part of Il tract called Woodbridge.
which was originally taken mp by David
MacN"n2ir. hE him sold to Darby Now
land. and hy his son Dennis sold to
James Heath. tthat is to SHyI his part
thereof. containing - acres. adjoining
81. lingo. and by Mr.. Heath sold aS
above stated. to Mr.. ManScll. Some of
tn" names of these tracts of land aS
we'll rs tn" names of the persons who
owned them. Indicate the nationality as
well rs tn" religion of the proprirtorS.
and warrant the conclusion that the first
''N"l' "lh'I lilHt StIlltu III bbnblnla
WAS induced I" d" 50 from tn" fact thar
II WIS 4 settlement of Irish Catholics
VINO Wrr" II" doubt Jealous members of
'h''l 'h'lrch. In" J"SuitS at this time.
and for many years previous had mis-
SION III ST Mary county. ON the West
tfh Nhur", ana ~ tn" mission at Bohemia
WAS tn" first one established on the East
'fh Sh"rr. th"r" can he NTH" doubt that
+ ath"r Man>"II cam" Their" from til"
former plAr". II L. highly probable that
h" brought with him the ancient cross.
which has been nj bohemia ever since.
IN" cross l. about fly" feet high. and is
Sa"d I" haN" been brought I" St Mary'S
by IN" hr>t settlers who cam" there from
fl%Ihhh' II Is mat" of wrought iron
ana certainly looks ancient enough t"
nav" been brought over by tn" Pilgrims
Nh" cam" III the Ark and Dove. 1t has
been at f"h"mla from tim" imm"moral.
ana save ms tradition. nothing more is
known ct ITS history.
jLltI" It anything Is known of the his
Tory ct Key. Thomas ManS"I The
rni.'''' or. al least til" customs of tn" So
rIriN prohibited tn" erection of any mumu
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