A History of Printing in Colonial Maryland

was formed, a Copy whereof we inclose you,) which is expected to be signed very generally
by every Degree of the | People here....... [Annapolis: Printed by Anne Catharine and
William Green. 1769.]

Broadside. 12 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches.

Relates to the adoption of the Non-importation agreement.

MdHS.

291. —The | Bye-Laws | of the City of | Annapolis | in | Maryland | To which is prefixed
the | Charter of the said City | Granted by her late Majesty | Queen Anne | in the Year
of our Lord 1708 | Also | three Acts of Assembly | Passed in 1708 1718 and 1725 | Pub-
lished by Order of the Corporation | Annapolis | Printed by Anne Catharine Green. | [1769.]

8vo. [A]-F⁴, G²; 26 leaves; pages [1-3], 4-12, [1]-40; p. [1]: title; pp. [3]-I2: The | Charter | Granted by her late
Majesty | Queen Anne | to the City of | Annapolis | Anno 1708.|; pp. [i]-7, in second pagination: text of the three
Acts of Assembly relating to Annapolis in 1708,1718 and 1725, each with title of act as heading; pp. [8]-40: text
of twenty-one bye-laws of the Corporation of Annapolis.

Leaf measures, title-page: 8 5/8 x 5 11/16 inches (Irregularity in width of leaves throughout.) Type page, p. 4: 165
x 92 mm.

In Maryland Gazette for Jan. 12, 1769, appeared "[This Day is Published,] Price 3 s. 9 d. And to be sold by
Mr. Edward Ford, Clerk of the Mayor's Court, 'The Bye-Laws' .....", (as in next entry). The press work and
composition of this book is particularly neat, but the great irregularity in the sizes of the leaves takes away some-
what from the beauty of the production as a whole. See Plate VIII for a photographic reproduction of the title-
page.

MDHS. (An imperfect copy is owned by Ruxton M. Ridgely, Esq. of Baltimore.)

292. [The Bye-Laws of the Corporation of the City of Annapolis:—to which is prefixed the
Charter and Acts of Assembly, relative to said City. Annapolis: Printed by Anne Catha-
rine and William Green at the Printing-Office. 1769.]

Evans, No. 11156, gives this title but does not locate a copy. It is likely that this is simply the advertisement
of the book described in No. 291, for it was in exactly these words that its publication was announced in the
Maryland Gazette for Jan. 12,1769.

293. [The Maryland Almanack, For the Year 1770. Containing many instructive and en-
tertaining Pieces, both in Prose and Verse; together with Receipts for the Cure of different
Disorders incident to this climate, &c. Annapolis: Printed by Anne Catharine and William
Green. 1769.]

No copy recorded. Advertised in Maryland Gazette for Oct. 26,1769, as "Just Published," and the "Price, as
usual, 58. per Dozen, or Eight Coppers single."

294. The | Maryland Gazette.] (Jan. 5-Dec. 28, 1769, Nos. 1217 to 1268; beginning with
Aug. 31, change in heading from XXIVth to XXVth Year.) [Colophon, as in year 1768.]

15 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches; 2 leaves each number except Nos. 1220 and 1268 which have one each; three columns.

Nos. 1235 and 1236 have "Supplement" of one leaf each.

No. 1268 has colophon: Annapolis: Printed by Anne Catharine and William Green.|

See Plate Xb for arrangement of tide*

MDSL. (complete). For location of scattered issues, see Brigham, American Newspapers.

1770

295. [ALLEN, BENNET.] A | Reply | to the | Church of England Planter's | First Letter |
Respecting the Clergy.| [Type device] Annapolis:| Printed by Anne Catharine Green.
MDCCLXX.|

Sm. 4to. [A]-C⁴; 12 leaves; pages [1-3], 4-22, [23-24]; p. [i]: title; pp. [3]-i6: text, with heading, To the |

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