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By far the largest and most important collection of records came
from the Executive Department, but we continued to make steady pro-
gress in the program of acquiring Frederick County Land Records
by replacing them with photocopies. Moreover, a similar program for
Somerset County which had been temporarily halted has been resumed.
With the addition of another operator in the Photoduplication Depart-
ment, there is good reason to believe that both counties will be com-
pleted during the current year.

Another interesting acquisition is Iron Chest Accounts No. l,
1734-1767, which contains the accounts of the first issue of paper
money in Maryland. The records in this volume tie in with the Bank
Stock papers of the "Blue Books" and of the collection of the Secretary
of State.

Several of the accessions from private sources warrant special
mention. The letter of Francis Scott Key deposited by the Francis
Scott Key Chapter of the D. A. R. is a fine addition to our growing col-
lection of Key materials. The deposit of Baldwin materials completes
the excellent collection relating to the churches and schools of Severn
Parish which the late Reverend Charles W. Baldwin had begun to
deposit before his death several years ago. The gift of the family of
Benjamin Watkins, especially the Proceedings of the Free School of
Anne Arundel County is an unusual prize. This little volume was
mentioned and analyzed many years ago by the late Daniel R. Randall
in an article in the Maryland Historical Magazine (XVIII, 248-256).
He did not give the location of the volume and efforts to find it since
that time have failed. It was found by Mr. A. C. Roth, Jr., in the
course of his research in Anne Arundel County education in the col-
lection of the Watkins family where it had always been. At the sug-
gestion of the Archivist it was graciously presented to the Hall of
Records.

The letters which were given by Mr. Julian Hurst Jacobs, are
prised additions to the Claude papers which were presented some years
ago by the late Dr. Gordon Claude of Annapolis. The Map and Direc-
tory of Camp Patterson Park, of the One Hundred and Tenth Regi-
ment of New York Volunteers is a beautiful and rare work which we
were glad to accept for our permanent collection. Another fine printed
work which was received this year is a copy of Elie Vallette's Deputy
Commisary's Guide which contains the extremely rare engraved fly