Maryland Imprints of the Colonial Period, 1689-1776

of committee on Jonas Green's petition in Votes and Proceedings of April 13, 1762, reprinted in Appendix to the
foregoing narrative, and the Act passed in that Session, Chap. 24,1762, Bacon's Laws of Maryland, also at large
in Acts of Assembly, March-April 1762.
MdHS. (Calvert Papers, No. 672.)

238. 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 Wednesday the
Seven-1 teenth Day of March, in the Eleventh Year of the | Dominion of the Right Hon-
ourable Frede-| rick, Lord Baron of Baltimore, Absolute Lord | and Proprietary of the
Provinces of Maryland | and Avalon, &c. Annoque Domini 1762.] [Baltimore arms] Pub-
lished by Authority. | Annapolis :| Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province, 1762.]

Sm. fol. 1 preliminary leaf, A-D²; 9 leaves; pages [i-ii], 1-16; p. [i]: title, with running heads; pp. 1-15: text;
pp. 15-16: contents.

Leaf measures: 117/16 x 7 inches (cut down). Type page, p. I: 238 x 142 mm.

Page 16 has a "cancel" containing "Also the following private Laws" pasted over the list of private laws as
originally printed on that page.

MdHS. Pleasants. HLS.

239. —A | Bill | for raising a | Supply | for | His Majesty's Service:| which was | Framed by
the Lower House of Assembly of the Pro- | vince of Maryland, at a Session held at the City
of Anna-1 polis, in March 1762, and Rejected by the Up-| per House. | To which is prefixed,]
All the Messages which passed between the Two Houses,| relating thereto.] Published by
Authority, for the Perusal of the Inhabitants.| Annapolis:| Printed by Jonas Green, Printer
to the Province.| MDCCLXII.|

4to. [A]², B-C², *² (inserted between Q and C2) D-P²; 32 leaves; pages [1-3], 4-10, 4 unnumbered pages of
sign. *, [ii]-59, [60]; p. [i]: title; pp. [3]-io: text of messages between the houses; head and tail pieces; pp. [***],
***, ***, ***: text of address of Upper House, with head-piece and heading, To His Excellency j Horatio Sharpe,
Esq;|... signed on fourth page, "Benjamin Tasker, President", and dated "April 24,1762", tail-piece; pp. [11]-
59: text, with head-piece and heading, An Act for granting a Supply of Forty Five Thou-| sand Pounds for his
Majesty's Service, and for de-) fraying the Expences heretofore incurred for the | Defence and Security of the
Frontier Inhabitants | of this Province, and for other Purposes therein | mentioned; and for raising the same by
an equal | Assessment upon all Estates, real and personal, and | lucrative Offices and Employments.|, tail-piece.

Leaf measures: 9 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches. Type page, p. 4: 193 x 145 mm.

In the Maryland Gazette for Oct. 21, 1762 the publication of this bill was announced, and further that a few
copies in addition to those ordered by the Assembly were for sale at five shillings each.

See the letter of Gov. Sharpe to Secretary Calvert in Sharpe Correspondence, Archives of Maryland, 14: 51.

MdHS. MDSL.

240. —Votes | and | Proceedings | of the | Lower House of Assembly | of the | Province of
Maryland.| March Session, 1762.| (17 March-24 April, 1762). [Colophon:] Annapolis:
Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province.| MDCCLXII.|

Sm. fol. A-O²; 28 leaves; pp. [i]-55, [56]: text, with head-piece, heading as above, session heading of seven
lines and running heads.

Leaf measures: 12 x 7 11/16 inches. Type page, p. 2: 241 x 141 mm.

MdHS. MDSL.

241. The | Maryland | Almanack,| for the Year of our Lord,| 1763,] Being the Third after |
Bissextile or Leap-Year.| And from the Creation of the World, according to the | best of
Profane History, 5712 | But by the East and Greek Christians, 7271 | By the Jews, He-
brews, and Rabbins, 5523 | And by the Account of Holy Scriptures, 5772 | Since the Dis-
covery of America, 271 | Wherein is contained | [etc. etc. exactly as in Maryland Almanack
for 1762.] Annapolis:] Printed and Sold by Jonas Green.| [1762]. Price Eight Coppers,
single.]

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