A History of Printing in Colonial Maryland

Sm. fol [A]¹, B-E², F¹; 10 leaves; pages [1-ii], 1-18; p. [i]: title; pp. 1-17: text, without heading, running head;
p. 18: contents.

Leaf measures: 11 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches. Type page, p. 3: 222 x 139 mm.
MdHS. BBL. MDSL. HLS.

115. —Votes and Proceedings | of | the Lower House of Assembly | of the | Province of
Maryland,| at a Session begun and held August 5, 1745.| (-Sept. 28, 1745) [Colophon:]
Annapolis: Printed and Sold by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province, 1745.)

Fol. A-B², C¹, D-Z², Aa²; 47 leaves; pages [i]-93, [94]: text, with heading as above and session heading of
seven lines; issued in unnumbered parts throughout session, as follows: [No. i]: A-B², C¹,-??. [i]-9, p. [10], blank;
[No. 2]: DVpp. 11-14; [No. 3]: E²,-pp. 15-18; [No. 4]: F²,-pp. 19-22; [No. 5]: G-K²,-pp. 23-38; [No. 6]: L-M²,-pp.
39-46; [No. 7]: N-Z², Aa²,-pp. 47-93,-p- [94], Wank.

Leaf measures: 121/3 x 75/8 inches. Type page, p. 3: 251 x 141 mm.

Last number has colophon with date; all other numbers have same colophon lacking date.

MDioc. MDSL Pleasants.

116. The | Maryland Gazette.| Containing the freshest Advices Foreign and Domestic.)
(Jan. 17, Apr. 26-Dec. 31, 1745, Nos. 1, 1-36.)

Although the first issue of the Maryland Gazette was published on Jan. 17,1745, headed No. 1, there seems
to have been a discontinuance of the paper until April 26,1745, on which day appeared an issue likewise headed
No. 1. The Gazette continued with only one serious interruption (Dec. 25,1777 to April 30,1779) from this time
until its final cessation with the issue of Dec. 12, 1839.

In the year 1745, the following three colophons were used:

Colophon No. 1. On preliminary issue of Jan. 17, 1745, headed No. 1: Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green,
Post-Master, at the Printing (-Office) | in Charles-Street, |

Colophon No. 2. Beginning with issue of April 26, headed No. 1, and including No. 6: Annapolis: Printed by
Jonas Green, Post-Master, at his | Printing-Office in Charles-street, where Advertisements are taken in, and |
any Persons may be supplied with this Paper. |

Colophon No. 3. With the issue of No. 7, "any Persons" was changed to "all Persons", and with No. 8 a new
type size and lining was adopted for the colophon, as follows: Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green, Post-Master,
at his Printing-Office in | Charles-Street; where Advertisements are taken in and all Persons may be supplied
with this Paper.)

9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches; 2 leaves each number; two columns.

MDSL (complete). MdHS. lacks No. 1 of Jan. 17th, the first leaf of No. 1 of April 26th, but has the remaining
issues with Nos. 7, 8, 30 and 35 imperfect. Photographic reproduction of first page of No. 1 (Jan. 17, 1745) is in
Scharf, J. T., History of Maryland, vol. 2, facing page 24.

1746

117. [GORDON, JOHN. A Thanksgiving Sermon, on Occasion of the Suppression of the Un-
natural Rebellion, in Scotland, by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, preach'd
at the City of Annapolis, before his Excellency Thomas Bladen, Esq; Governor of Mary-
land. By the Rev. Mr. Gordon. (Exodus XIV. 13.) Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green.
1746.]

Sm. 4to. Fragment in NYHS. has A², B-D⁴, E³; pp. [v-viii], 1-30 only; (lacks first two leaves of sign. A, con-
taining probably half-title and title); pp. [v-viii]: dedication to Governor Bladen; pp. 1-30+: text, with head-
piece and heading, A Thanksgiving | Sermon | on the | Defeat of the Rebels.|, tail-piece, running heads.

Leaf measures: y1/3 x 51/3 inches. Type page, p. 2:4 15/16 x 3 3/8 inches.

The above work, only a single imperfect copy of which is known to exist, was advertised in the Maryland
Gazette for Oct. 14,1746 as "Now in the Press, and speedily will be Published." On Oct. 28, it was advertised as
"Just Published." The "Defeat of the Rebels" referred to was the Battle of Culloden, April 16,1746.

The Rev. John Gordon was inducted as rector of St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, on May 7,1745
and remained in this charge certainly until March 27, 1749. Soon after this he became rector of St. Michael's
Parish, Talbot County. He was a stanch Whig in the Revolution and in 1785 he received the degree of D. D.
from Washington College. He died April 12, 1790. (Allen, St. Ann s Parish.)

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