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only observe that had you been where you were ordered
you wd not have seen Mr. Lewis."

Edwards died as a result of the wound on October
10, 1800.⁷⁴

The inventory of his estate shows that he did
quite well, financially, after his bankruptcy in 1797.
the estate included a house and lot near Chatsworth
Gardens and totalled $l191.75.⁷⁵ His library consisted
of sixty-two books, appraised at $30.00. Sometimes
these inventories list the books, indicating the read-
ing tastes of the owners, but in this case no details
are given.

Edwards has several firsts" to his credit; Mary-
land's first periodical, the first Sunday newspaper in
the United States, first printer to the city of Balti-
more, first officer known to have been commissioned
in the Marine Corps. Unfortunately, he has been ob-
scure and relatively unknown, but his contributions to
the history of Maryland publishing are significant and
Important.

74 Federal gazette, October 16, 1800,
75 Baltimore county, Md. Inventories. Liber W. B.
21, folio 363.