of Congress, dated March 3, 1879 (20 State, 377, page 387),
that the Secretary of War was empowered to pass title to
said property to the State of Maryland on condition that
the same would be accepted by the State not later than
March 1, 1880. By the Act of 1880, Chapter 5, Acts of the
State of Maryland, the Governor of Maryland was author-
ized to accept said property, thereby complying with the
Act of Congress. I again examined the records both at Tow-
son and Annapolis, but was unable to get any information
touching the matter, so I went to Washington, and investi-
gated the matter at the War Department. There I ascer-
tained that the transfers had been made, not by deed, but by
livery of seisin on June 8, 1880, and that no deed could be
gotten, nor was it contemplated by Act of Congress to give a
deed, but simply to turn over to the State the ground, build-
ings, etc., showing that the land passed by livery of seisin
and not by deed. This is probably one of the very few trans-
fers of land by livery of seisin that have taken place any-
where within the last fifty years. The value of the property
is nominal.

EXECUTIVE MANSION.

The land on which the Executive Mansion stands was ac-
quired in 1868 by three deeds: One from Matilda E. Green;
one from George E. Franklin; and one from James W. Allen
and wife; the total cost of the land being $31,000. The
Executive Mansion cost $200,000, making the present cost
$231,000.

GOVERNOR'S STABLES.

The ground on which the Governor's stables stand was
acquired in 1870 from William Black and wife, the lot being
about 50 feet by 55 feet, and cost $13,937.59.

The value of the buildings thereon is about $15,000, mak-
ing the total value about $29,000.

HOUSE OF CORRECTION.

The land on which the House of Correction stands was ac-
quired during the period between 1874 and 1893, and con-
tains 225 acres. The various grantors in those deeds were
George T. Warfield, Michael Bannon, George William Brown,
et al., trustees, Thomas 1. White, William H. Bians, et al.,
John J. Snyder and wife, Thomas M. Norris and John W.
Biggs.

The total cost of the land was $22,087. The improvements
thereon have cost the State $250,000.