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JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

Rich in his-
toric lore.

WHEREAS, It is eminently proper that this fortification, rich
in historic lore, and the only one of those of the ante-revolu-

tionary period left connecting the past with the present, should

be rescued and preserved ; therefore, be it

Committee to
prepare a plan
of rebuilding

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That his
Excellency, Governor Edwin Warfield, Mr. Thomas Leiper
Patterson, of Cumberland, Maryland, Mr. Alexander Arm-

strong, Jr., and Miss Leonore Hamilton, of Hagerstown, Mary-

land, be and they are hereby appointed a committee to prepare

an accurate plan of Fort Frederick as originally contained,

and obtain an estimate of the cost of rebuilding such parts of

the structure as have been torn down, and of restoring the

whole to its original condition; also to ascertain the probable

cost to the State of securing title to the fort, and the land pur-

chased by Governor Horatio Sharpe for its use, and to collect

all available data as to the history and succession of the title

of the same from the first patent to Colonel Thomas Cresap,

in 1739, and Peter Johnson, in 1743, to the present time, includ-

ing survey and plat of the property, all of which proceedings

and data the said committee is requested to submit to the next

General Assembly of Maryland ; and the sum of fifty dollars .

is hereby appropriated to defray the expenses of said com-

mission.