A History of Printing in Colonial Maryland

For a brief note on the Rev John Camm (1718-1779) containing essential details, see The William and Mary
College Quarterly 4:61. See also Bishop Meade's Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, i: 216-226.

An analogous controversy was carried on in Maryland a generation earlier when the Rev. Jacob Henderson
fought for the privileges of the Church of England establishment in that Province. See No. 61 and note to No.

311.

MDioc. NYHS.

244. GREAT BRITAIN. By the King,| A Proclamation, | Declaring the cessation of Arms, as
well by | Sea as Land, agreed upon between His Majesty,] the Most Christian King, and
the Catholic King,| and enjoining the Observance thereof.] George R.| Whereas Prelimi-
naries, for restoring Peace, were signed at Fontainebleau | ..... [Colophon:] London:
Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most ex-| cellent Majesty; and by the
Assigns of Robert Baskett. 1762. | Annapolis:| Re-printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the
Province of Maryland. 1763.|

Broadside. 10 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches.

See concluding paragraph of note to No. 21.

245. MARYLAND, PROVINCE OF. [Baltimore arms] By His Excellency | Horatio Sharpe,
Esq;| Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the | Province of Maryland:] A Proc-
lamation. | Whereas His Majesty's Royal Commands, have been signi-| fied to me by the
Right Honourable the Earl of Egremont | ..... Given at the City of Annapolis, this elev-
enth Day | of February, in the Twelfth Year of his Lordship's Do-| minion, and in the
Third Year of his Majesty's Reign,| Annoque Domini 1763. | Signed per Order . , . | [An-
napolis: Printed by Jonas Green. 1763.]

Broadside. 9 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches.

See concluding paragraph of note to No. 21.

246. The | Maryland | Almanack,| for the Year of our Lord,| 1764,| Being | Bissextile or
Leap-Year.| And from the Creation of the World, according to the | best of Profane His-
tory, 5713 | But by the East and Greek Christians, 7272 | By the Jews, Hebrews, and Rab-
bins, 5524 | And by the Account of Holy Scriptures, 5773 | Since the Discovery of America,
272 j Wherein is contained | [etc. etc. exactly as in The Maryland Almanack for 1762.] An-
napolis :| Printed and Sold by Jonas Green.| [1763]. Price Eight Coppers, single.)

I2mo. A⁴, B², C⁴, apparently; actually is A-B⁴, C²; 10 leaves; pages unnumbered.
Leaf measures: 6 9/16 x 4 1/3 inches. Type page, p. [2], including borders: 150 x 82 mm.

Not advertised for sale in Maryland Gazette until Jan. 5, 1764. See note to this title under 1761 for explana-
tion of collation.
MdHS.

247. The Maryland Gazette.] (January 6-Dec. 29, 1763, Nos. 922-973; beginning with
April 21st, change in heading from XVIIIth to XlXth Year.) [Colophon, as in Nos. 911-
919 in 1762, except Nos. 924 and 973 which are as in Nos. 920 and 921,1762.]

13| x 9 inches; three columns; two leaves each number except Nos. 924 and 973 which have one each.
No. 968 wrongly numbered 969. Nos. 941 and 953 have each a "Supplement" of one leaf; No. 949 has a
"Postscript" of one leaf.

For title arrangement see Plate Xa.

MdHS. (two complete copies in one of which No. 973 is imperfect.) MDSL. (complete.)

1764

248. An Answer to the Queries on the Proprietary Government of Maryland, inserted in
the Public Ledger. Also, an Answer to the Remarks upon a Message sent by the Upper to

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