A History of Printing in Colonial Maryland

Copies of the "Answer to the Queries" are to be found in LC. and in JCB. Copies of the "Remarks" in
MDioc. MdHS. HSP.

249. MARYLAND, PROVINCE OF. Acts | of | Assembly, | of the | Province of Maryland,| made
and passed | at a Session of Assembly, begun and held at the City of (Annapolis),| on Tues-
day the Fourth Day of October, in the Thirteenth (Year of) the | Dominion of the Right
Honourable Frederick, (Lord Baron) of | Baltimore, Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the
Provinces of Maryland | and Avalon, &c. Annoque Domini 1763.] (Published by Author-
ity) [Baltimore arms] Annapolis:| Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province. | [1764.]

*Fol. I preliminary leaf, A-S²; 37 leaves; pages unnumbered; preliminary leaf: title,-verso blank; Ai recto-
Ss recto: text, with session heading and running heads; Sa recto and verso: contents; 82 verso: "Advertisement"
of the forthcoming Bacon's Lavs of Maryland. (See No. 254).

Leaf measures: 13 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches. Type page, p. A2 recto: 269 x 148 mm.

Imperfections in the MDioc tide-page are indicated in the above transcript by round brackets. The MdHS.
copy is the official copy sent to Lord Baltimore, each act printed separately, signed and sealed; in brief, the Acts
of the session and not a book containing the acts. Hence no title-page.

MDioc. MDHS. (Calvert Papers).

250. MARYLAND, PROVINCE OF. 13 Frederick Lord Baltimore.] At a Session of Assembly,
begun and held at the | City of Annapolis, on Tuesday the Fourth Day of | October, in
the Thirteenth Year of the Dominion of | the Right Honourable Frederick, Lord Baron of |
Baltimore, Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the | Provinces of Maryland and Avalon, &c.
Annoque | Domini 1763, and ended the 26th November, the | following Laws were Enacted.
| Horatio Sharpe, Esq; Governor.| Chap. i.| An Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco,
for preventing | Frauds in his Majesty's Customs, and for the Limitation of Of-| ficers
Fees.| [Colophon:] Annapolis:| Printed and Sold by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province.|

[1764].

*Fol. A-M², N¹; 25 leaves; pages unnumbered; Ai recto-Ni verso: text, with heading as above; N1 verso:
colophon.

Leaf measures: 131/3 x 81/3 inches. Type page, p. Ai verso: 275 x 148 mm.

The above is a separate issue, with colophon, of Chapter I of the Acts of October 1763.

MdHS.

251. —Votes and Proceedings | of the | Lower House of Assembly | of the | Province of
Maryland. | October Session, 1763, | being the second Session of this Assembly. | (4 October-
26 November, 1763.) [Colophon:] Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Prov-
ince. | MDCCLXIV.|

Sm. fol. P-Z², Aa-Ii²; 36 leaves; pp. [571-127, [128]: text, with head-piece, heading as above, session heading
of six lines and running heads.

Leaf measures: 11 11/16 x 7 1/2 inches. Type page, p. 58: 241 x 145 mm.

Continues the pagination and signature sequence of the V. & P. for March Session, 1762.

MdHS. MDioc. MDSL. Pleasants (lacks pp. 57-68.)

252. The | Maryland | Almanack,| for the Year of our Lord,| 1765,] Being the First after |
Bissextile or Leap-Year. | And from the Creation of the World, according to the | best of
Profane History, 5714 | But by the East and Greek Christians, 7273 | By the Jews, He-
brews, and Rabbins, 5525 | And by the Account of Holy Scriptures, 5774 | Since the Dis-
covery of America, 273 | Wherein is contained | [etc. etc., exactly as in 1762, except that in
last paragraph before imprint, "from" is misprinted "fron", and "Colonies", "Colones",
and in next to last paragraph, "Virginia" is followed by a colon instead of a semi-colon.]
Annapolis:| Printed and Sold by Jonas Green.) [1764.] Price Eight Coppers, single.|

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