Cover: The State House at Annapolis is shown to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Maryland's
ratification of the U.S. Constitution, and the 200th anniversary of the construction of the State House
dome under which that ratification took place.

Cover Design: The cover design is by Carleton "B" Hayek of the Printing and Publication Division,
Department of General Services.

Copyright 1987 by the State Archives of the State of Maryland.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, xerography, or any information
storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Manufactured in the United States of America.

Composition by InfoConversion, Woodbury, New York.

Printed by Optic Graphics, Inc., Glen Burnie, Maryland.

Issued biennially (every odd-numbered year), distributed, and sold by the State Archives of Maryland
as authorized by State Government Article, sees. 9-1026, 9-1027, Annotated Code of Maryland.