A History of Printing in Colonial Maryland

Leaf measures: 12 1/3 x 7 5/8 inches. Type page, p. 4:242 x 144 mm.

Advertised in Maryland Gazette May 1, 1766, as "just published." Dulany, champion of the colonists in his
Sump Act pamphlet, see 1765, here takes the Proprietary's side in the contention between him and the Lower
House of Maryland. Attacked bitterly by the "Patriot" party for this and other unpopular, but conscientious
utterances, he was driven into a position of opposition to the popular cause, and his services lost to the Ameri-
cans in the Revolution a few years later. The following reference to the pamphlet determines its authorship:
Gov. Sharpe to Lord Baltimore, 15 May 1766, Archives of Maryland, 14: 304, writes: "In order to shew the un-
reasonableness of the Lower House in making such a Point & to satisfy the minds of such as questioned your
Ldp's Right Mr. Dulany & Mr. Ridout after an end was put to the Session resolved to examine into & communi-
cate to the publick whatever Discoveries they could make relative to the Shilling pr. Hhd payable on Tobo ex-
ported, the Tonnage Duty & Fines & Forfeitures & the same hath been since done in a Pamphlet that Mr.
Dulany with my Approbation sent to the Press of which I shall now transmit your Ldp a Copy. Whether it will
entirely answer the end of printing it I cannot yet tell as it was not published till about three Weeks ago ....."

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266. MARYLAND, PROVINCE OF. Council Proceedings,| from 10th of May 1756, to the 12th
Nov. 1764.| [Colophon:] Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province.

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Sm. fol. a-b²; 4 leaves; pages [i], 2-6, [7], [8]; pp. [i]-6: text, with heading as above; p. [7]: text, with second
heading, Council Proceedings,) From I5th December 1764, to 31st October 1765.]; p. [8]: text, with heading,
The Public Debtor to the Clerk of the Council.|, colophon.

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On May 14, 1766, Green was brought to the bar of the Lower House and there admonished for his failure to
print the above financial statement of the Clerk of the Council with the V. & P. for Nov. 1765, and ordered to
print them with the V. & P. of the present session. Publication advertised in Maryland Gazette for Sept. 11, 1766.

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267. —Laws | of | Maryland,] made and passed | at | Two Sessions of Assembly,| begun and
held at the City of Annapolis, on Monday the 23d Day | of September: and | on Friday the
First Day of November; in the Fifteenth Year of | the Dominion of the Right Honourable
Frederick, Lord | Baron of Baltimore, Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Pro-| vinces
of Maryland and Avalon, &c. Annoque Domini, 1765. | Published by Authority.| [Provin-
cial Arms] Annapolis:| Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province.| [1766.]

Fol. 1 preliminary leaf, Kkkk-Tttt², Uuuu¹; 22 leaves; pages unnumbered; preliminary leaf: title,-verso
blank; Kkkki recto: text of single act of September session, with session heading; Kkkki recto-Uuuui recto: text
of acts of November session, with session heading, first act numbered "Chap. II", running heads; Uuuui verso:
contents.

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Green continues here the signature sequence of Bacon's Laws of Maryland, published this year probably,
though dated 1765. The cut of the Provincial Arms on this title-page, was not the one engraved for the Bacon
by T. Sparrow and used for several ensuing years on editions of session laws.

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268. —Laws | of | Maryland,| enacted | at a Session of Assembly, begun and held at the |
City of Annapolis, on Friday the 9th Day of May,| in the 16th Year of the Dominion of
the Right | Honourable Frederick, Absolute Lord and Pro-] prietary of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon,| Lord Baron of Baltimore, &c. and ended the 27th | Day of May,
Anno Domini 1766.| Published by Authority.] [Provincial arms, T. Sparrow, sculp.] An-
napolis:] Printed by Jonas Green, Printer to the Province.] MDCCLXVI.|

Fol. I preliminary leaf, Xxxx-Zzzz², Aaaaa¹; 8 leaves; pages unnumbered; preliminary leaf: title,-verso blank;
Xxxxi recto-Aaaaai recto: text, with session heading, running heads; Aaaaai verso: contents.

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Signature sequence in continuation of Acts of preceding session.

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