The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-13
RELICS OF MARYLAND
Executive Exhibit Collected by
Mrs. Hester D. Richardson.
ORIGINALS NOW FIRST SHOWN

Precious Documents and Other Things
Preserved From Colonial Days Make
Showing of Vivid Interest to All
Maryland People.
When the officials Of the Jamestown
exposition announced that history
would have first place at the Tercen-
tennial celebration Governor Warfield
recognized this as an opportunity to
sized and full justice done her first
settlers by exhibiting there the me-
mortal collection which he was max
ing for the statehouse at Annapolis.
Realizing that collection of this
kind could be made most quickly and
satisfactorily by one thoroughly ia
miliar with the original records of the
state and one who had demonstrated
desire to bring to light all that would
reflect honor on Maryland, Governor
Warfield issued a commission to Mrs.
Hester Dorsey Richardson as special
executive historian to collect and put
in shape Maryland's historic data and
documents.
Mrs. Richardson has faithfully dis
charged this duty, and as result the
Maryland building at the exposition
contains the most interesting and in
structive demonstrations of Maryland
history ever collected.
The exhibit includes the following
object lessons in Maryland history
and many others:
The names of no of those who came
ernor Leonard Calvert, nearly a hun
dred OF which names have not been
published in any history.
Facsimile of original letter sent back
on the Ark'S return trip to England
giving an account of the voyage over,
also one of the receipts for the two
Indian arrows paid at Windsor castle
each Tuesday in Easter week by the
proprietary as fealty to the king, illus
4rating Maryland's exemption from
taxation by king or parliament as her
chartered right.
The part of the "act concerning reli-
gion," insuring freedom of conscience,
passed by the assembly of Maryland
in the year 1649, records the fact that
Maryland was at that time the only
place in the known world where per-
sons of all faiths were at liberty to
worship God according to their own
consciences. The autographs of those
who passed the act are attached to it
and are shown for the first time.
Many names of the earliest settlers
for whom lands were surveyed in the
twelve Oldest counties, giving the
name of their first surveys. This roll
OF honor includes over a thousand
names of the progenitors of Mary
lands oldest families, in many of
which these original lands have de-
scended to the present generation.
Under the head Lords of the Manor
In Maryland are given the names of
forty-six to whom we're granted
manors, with all the privileges of lords
of the manor in England, giving the
names of the manors and the acreage.
These have never before been collect
ed.
The 'act against the importation of
convicted persons into this province"
passed 1876, is displayed to prove that
Maryland had no convicts among her
first settlers, as this act imposes a
heavy fine on ''some captains of mer-
chant vessels" who struggled in "sep
eral' felons and sold them for their
own profit.
The act for "the founding and erect
ing of school or college within this
province for the education of youth In
learning and virtue" April, 1911, and
the act establishing King Williams
school, 1885, are displayed to show
that Maryland passed the first act for
a free school In this country and per-
haps in the world.
Washington's eulogy Of his aid, Lieu
tenant Colonel Tench Tilghman of
Maryland, who bore the official news
of Corvallis surrender from York
town to the congress at Philadelphia,
Oct. 10, 1881.
A curious document entitled "Jere-
miah Riley's scheme for destroying
ships of war;" sent to the council of
safety about 1776, the first plan for
coast defense ever considered by the
council in Revolutionary times.
Photograph of the patriot. DR..
Charles Alexander Warfield, with a
correct account of the burning of the
Peggy Stewart" Oct. 10, 1774.