34 TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT

BENSON, COMMODORE HOWARD H. J., USN (ret.), newspaper clipping relative to
the death of Col. James R. Randall, published in The Sun, Baltimore, January
15, 1908. Gift.

BONAVENTURE, GEORGE ALFRED, Plans, newspaper articles and other data, relating
to the War Correspondents Monument at Gapland, Maryland, 18%. 36
pages. Microfilm copy made by arrangement between Miss Mary-
Carter Roberts and Mr. Bona venture, the grandson of George Alfred Town-
send, who was largely responsible for the erection of the monument.

CLAUDE, WILLIAM TELL, Annapolis Corporation Accounts, 1784-1802, 1 volume,
Microfilm (M364)

DORSEY, CALEB, Map entitled "Original Land Grants of the South Side of Severn
River Maryland", drawn on a sheet of clear film superimposed on a photo-
copy of a modern map of the same area to show the present location of the
grants. Copyright by Caleb Dorsey, 1958. Gift to the State through
Governor McKeldin.

EMORY, JOHN, Proceedings of the Commissioners of the Town of Centreville, 1797-
1876. 1 volume, original and microfilm copy (M403). Deposit.

FINNEY, EBEN O., Letter, Governor John Hoskins Stone, Annapolis to "His Ex-
cellency The President of the United States, Philadelphia," November 27,
1795. Endorsed in George Washington's handwriting: "From His Ex v.
Govr. Stone 27th Novr. 1795." Framed in glass. Gift to the State through
Governor McKeldin.

JACOBSEN, MRS. PHEBE, Genealogical Notes on the Duvall Family and other
Memoranda, 1659-1841. Microfilm copy from a photostatic copy loaned
by Mrs. Jacobsen. Original is in Library of Congress.

KENT PUBLISHING COMPANY, Newspaper, 160th Anniversary Edition of the Kent
County News, Chestertown, September 25, 1953. Gift.

PEGGY STEWART TEA PARTY CHAPTER, Maryland State Society, D.A.R., (1) Birth
and death records of the Johnston family, 1809-1822, copied from The Book
of Common Prayer owned by Mrs. Thomas C. Chase, Jr., carbon copy. 1
sheet. (2) Birth and death records of the Auld familv, 1828-1880, copied
from a volume entitled, Search the Scriptures, owned by Mrs. Howard V.
Hall. Carbon copy. 1 sheet. (5) Vital records of the Smith family, 1822-
1866, copied from a Bible owned by Mrs. Charles H. Rawlins. Carbon copv.
1 sheet.

STOCK, MRS. E.S., JR., Letter, A. F. Haynes, Prison B3, Mess 1, Room, 6, Johnson's
Island, [Ohio] to his aunt, Mrs S. M. Hambleton, Baltimore, October 26,
1864. 1 page. Gift.

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, (1) Floor plans showing
"Additions and Alterations to the Executive Mansion, Annapolis, Mary-
land", May 1935. Photostatic copies made from three blueprints loaned
by the Department of Public Improvements. (2) Key to lock on front
door of the "Old Treasury Building." Deposit.

WOODMAN. RICHARD S., Patent to Thomas Purnell, son of John, of Worcester County
for a tract called, "My Fortune" in Worcester County, 78 acres. November
23. 1785. Parchment with Great Seal appended. 1 sheet. Gift.

WRIGHT, CAPT. J. M. P., "Names from an Account Book of a Business Firm ot
Alexar dria, Virginia, belonging to Mrs. Andrew Calhoun Pickens of Alex-
andria. Covers the vears 1775, 1776, 1777, and part of 1778." Compiled
bv Mrs. Henry T. Wright, Army and Navy Chapter, District of Columbia,
D.A.R., 1939. Carbon copy. " 50 pages."

LIBRARY

During the past year, our library continued to grow at about the
same rate as heretofore. We added approximately 175 titles, a num-
ber slightly larger than last year's total. This figure includes items