26 TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT

those of the Diocese of Easton, which is composed of the Eastern Shore coun-
ties of Maryland. One of the most complete sets of parish records we have yet
received from this Diocese came to us from St. Paul's Parish in Kent County.
The Vestry Minutes date from the establishment of the parish in 1693; the
Parish Register was probably begun about the same year but contains entries
dated as early as 1679. The only serious gap is from 1817 to 1841 although
the Register appears to be incomplete in a few other years. Stepney Parish, one
of the original parishes of Somerset County, has been less fortunate in preser-
ving its early records. We were permitted to make microfilm copies of the
surviving records of this parish along with those of two offshoot parishes:
Spring Hill and Salisbury. All three are now in Wicomico County. We also
acquired records from the three Caroline County parishes: Holy Trinity, St.
John's and St. Mary's Whitechapel, and from two Worcester County parishes:
All Hallows and Worcester. We hope to have all the extant records of the
Diocese by the end of the new fiscal year.

A sizable collection of original records of ten Maryland parishes that
had been on deposit at the Cathedral Library of the Diocese of Washington
was transferred to our custody. St. Mary's, Charles, Prince George's and
Montgomery are the Maryland counties included in this Diocese. With one
exception we had acquired microfilm copies of all of these originals the year
before and they are listed in our Twenty-First Annual Report. The exception
is a volume of Vestry Minutes, 1909-1934, for St John's Parish in Prince
George's and Charles Counties which is listed below.

We also listed in our Twenty-First Anmial Report a group of records
belonging to the Third Haven Meeting of the Society of Friends in Talbot
County which we had been permitted to microfilm. Last year the Meeting
agreed to deposit the original records in our custody and to accept microfilm
copies in exchange. The single volume of the Minutes of the Ministers and
Elders of the Southern Quarterly Meeting for the years 1834-1875 listed
below represents the only real addition to our holdings.

Finally, we wish to express our appreciation to the many persons who
contributed or deposited items to our collection of historical manuscripts.
An interesting collection of papers presented by Mrs. Mary Owings Buck to
the State of Maryland through the Office of Governor McKeldin has been
placed in our care. It contains a letter from Frederick in 1813 by Thomas
Johnson, the first state Governor of Maryland, to his granddaughter, Anne
Murray Johnson. The letter refers to the War of 1812, but deals mainly with
family matters.