The seven hundred and forty-seventh volume of the Archives of Maryland series was written by C. Ashley Ellefson and published by the Archives of Maryland in 2007.

The Maryland State Archives acknowledges with gratitude the opportunity to publish William Bladen of Annapolis, 1673?-1718: "the most capable in all Respects" or "Blockhead Booby?", by C. Ashley Ellefson. Professor Ellefson, who retains the copyright to his manuscript, has provided a non-exclusive transfer of the copyright only for publication on the Maryland State Archives' website, with the provision that no changes, amendments, or additions to the text and/or documentation may be made in the manuscript without permission from Professor or Mrs. Ellefson, and with the further provision that they reserve the right to publish the manuscript, electronically or in other form, in the future at their discretion.