A History of Printing in Colonial Maryland

1753

163. [BACON, THOMAS. A Sermon, preached before the Ancient and Honourable Society of
Free and Accepted Masons, in Annapolis, in June last. By the Rev. Mr. Thomas Bacon, of
St. Peter's in Talbot County. Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green. 1753.]

No copy recorded. Advertised in Maryland Gazette for Oct. 11,1753, as "Just Published," to be sold at is. 6d.

164. MARYLAND, PROVINCE OF. To His Excellency | Horatio Sharpe, Esq;| Governor and
Commander in Chief in and over the | Province of Maryland. | The humble Address of the
Upper House of | Assembly. | [Address, dated at conclusion, "October 3,1753", and signed,
"B. Tasker, President." Then follows the Governor's answer, signed, "Horo. Sharpe".]
Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province.| [1753].

Broadside. 11 13/16 x 6 5/8 inches.
NYPL.

165.—An Act to Repeal an Act entituled, an Act for the | Confirmation of the Lands there-
in mentioned, to | Richard Bennett, Esquire.] Whereas, ... On Behalf of the Right
Honourable the Lord | Proprietary of this Province, I will this | be a law.| [Signed,] Horo.
Sharpe.] [Signed also by Clerks of Upper and Lower Houses, and dated Nov. 16, 1753].
[Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green. 1753.]

Two sheets, printed on one side only, 12 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches.

This was a private act and therefore not printed in the Session Laws of this Assembly. The copy here de-
scribed is the official copy with the Provincial seal of Maryland attached, sent by the Governor to Lord Balti-
more in England for his Lordship's approval. It was customary to sign and seal separately each Act passed at a
Session, and the Calvert Papers contain many of these official copies in the form described.

MdHS. (Calvert Papers, No. 835).

166. The | Maryland Gazette,] Containing the freshest Advices foreign and domestic.|
(Jan. 4-Dec. 27, 1753, Nos. 400-451.) [Colophon as in 1752.]

14 x 9 inches; 2 leaves each number, except Nos. 400, 402-403, 405-406, 408, 449, 450 and 451 which have
one leaf each; three columns.

MdHS. (complete.) MDSL. (complete.) LC. (incomplete.)

1754

167. MARYLAND, PROVINCE OF. Acts,| of the Province of | Maryland,| made and passed |
at a Session of Assembly, begun and held | at the City of Annapolis, on Tuesday the Second
| Day of October, in the Third Year of the Domi-| nion of the Right Honourable Frederick,
| Lord Baron of Baltimore, Absolute Lord and | Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland
and | Avalon, &c. Annoque Domini, 1753.| [Baltimore arms] Published by Authority.|
Annapolis:| Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province; and are to | be Sold at his
Printing-Office in Charles-Street, 1754.)

Sm. fol. 1 preliminary leaf, A-X²; 43 leaves; pages [i-ii], 1-84; p. [i]: title; pp. 1-84: text, with running heads;
p. 84: contents.

Leaf measures: 12 x 7 3/8 inches. Type page, p. 2: 258 x 142 mm.

Misprint occurs in "Act to prevent Masters of Ships and Vessels from clandestinely carrying Servants and
Slaves, or Persons indebted, out of this Province," which is corrected on page 4 of "Acts" of February and May
Sessions 1754. See collation of next entry.

MdHS. MDioc. BBL. HSP. NYBA. LC. HLS.

168.—Acts | of the Province of | Maryland,) made and passed | at Two Sessions of Assem-
bly, | One begun and held at the City of Annapolis, on | Tuesday the 26th Day of February,
in the Third | Year of the Dominion of the Right Honourable | Frederick, Lord Baron of Bal-

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