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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1866
Volume 107, Page 1241   View pdf image (33K)
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REPORT
ANNAPOLIS, January 10, 1865,
To the Honorable Souse of Delegates of Maryland:
GENTLEMEN-—At the last session of your Honorable Body,
you had printed ten thousand copies of the report of the
select committee appointed to prepare a statement of the Re-
sources of Mary land., and placed them in my hands for distri-
bution,
Fully realizing the importance of the work entrusted to
me, I have exercised great care and deliberation in its ac-
complishment. It was my aim in the distribution of the re-
port to place a copy in the hands of these only to whom the
information would be desirable—the emigrating class at the
North who are ever on the lookout for any change that will
better their condition. To accomplish this It was necessary
to visit, in person many of the districts whence this emigra-
tion is drawn, with the two fold design of distributing the
pamphlet and enlisting the sympathies of the press, Legis-
lative and other official bodies, and prominent citizens in the
work proposed,
Though I had little reason to suppose I would meet
with much encouragement from the class enumerated, as
it would naturally be suspected they would discourage
every scheme tending to reduce their population, I am pleas-
ed to be able to report a fair measure of success, with the
press, and a great deal of assistance from the leading officials
and citizens of the localities visited. I submit some extracts
from leading journals confirmatory of tins statement.
Having advertised with each copy of the report that I
would cheerfully-furnish, without charge, any further inti-
mation in regard to Maryland, I was very soon in tho re-
ceipt of numerous letters from every section of the country
through winch the reports were distributed, giving' infor-
mation of a speedy emigration to Maryland. I deemed it
advisable to open an office in the city of Baltimore, and col-
lect such information in regard to the number of farms for
sale, the price per acre, and tho readiest means of access to
them, together with their adaptability to the various re-

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