Two hundred thirty-two years later, a copy of the book was advertised on the web. In a lecture given on October 12 to the Historic Annapolis Foundation at the Brice House, Ed Papenfuse noted that it was for sale and suggested that it would be a wonderful resource for the history of Annapolis. Following the lecture, William N. Turpin, a retired educator and a volunteer at Historic Annapolis, offered to purchase it for donation to Historic Annapolis in memory of his first wife, Adriana de Heus Turpin. Before any action could be taken, the first copy
was sold. Using the resources of the Internet, Ed 

The foundation has permanently deposited the book with the State Archives, where the staff constructed a magnificent display case so the historically important and beautiful volume can be viewed publicly at the Paca House, the Brice House and the State Archives. The display was unveiled by Dr. Papenfuse and Mr. Turpin on December 10 at a reception for Historic Annapolis volunteers.

The book is currently on exhibit at the Paca House in the west wing of the house, outside the museum rooms. Next month it will be displayed at the Archives. Dr. Papenfuse commended Mr. Turpin for not only bringing such a beautiful, well-preserved copy to Annapolis, but also for making it so accessible to researchers document-ing the origins of the interior of Annapolis's magnificent 
pre-Revolutionary townhouses.

After the appearance of the previous article on Washington Academy, a faithful reader and diligent volunteer, Doug Hayman, alerted me to an account of the school written in 1949. "Washington Academy, Somerset County, Maryland" by Raymond B. Clark, Jr. appeared in the Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 200-210. As a result I must amend and add certain details to the historical background presented in Part I. Washington Academy actually dated from 1767 when Somerset Academy was established on Back Creek, six (not two) miles from Princess Anne. Under the 1779 legislation the name was changed to Washington Academy. After the fire in April 1797 the trustees selected a new site for the school, located two miles south of Princess Anne near Jones Creek. 

In 1868 the trustees of the academy and the Somerset County public school commissioners began negotiations concerning the merger of facilities for the establishment of a public high school. Four years later the officials reached an agreement whereby the school commissioners took over the academy lot and building in Princess Anne for the high school. The trustees agreed to assign its income, including state monies, to the school commissioners for the operation of the high school and to pay for modifications to the building. 

By 1890 the high school building needed substantial repairs and enlargement. During the next year the trustees and the county school commissioners developed a plan for a new structure. Bricks, doors, and flooring were taken from the old academy building located near Jones Creek and incorporated into the new facility, completed in 1893. This Washington High School building was used 

With less educational matters to consider after 1872 the trustees meet less frequently. Between then and 1910 the proceedings show routine considerations concerning the replacements of board members, secretaries, and treasurers, examinations of treasurer's accounts, reports to the Comptroller of the Treasury on the numbers of students and teachers, committee reports about the operation of the high school, repairs to the high school, and maintenance measures such as buying coal and hiring a janitor. The trustees made several unsuccessful attempts to sell the old academy grounds. They rejected an offer of $550 in 1885. A few years earlier they had filed an ejectment suit in order to secure possession of the property. The minutes reveal the ultimate disposition of the building, but not the land. 

The last meetings shown in the proceedings occurred in February 1910 when the board agreed to sell a 15' wide strip of the academy lot in Princess Anne to the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad. 

The minutes for May 16, 1907 contain several biographical sketches of deceased board members - Robert F. Brattan, William J. Brittingham, John W. Crisfield, Dr. Cadmus Dashiell, Hampton Haynie Dashiell, James M. Dennis, Dr. William N. Gale, Judge Levin Thomas Handy Irving, William S. McMaster, Ephraim Gilman Polk, William Purnell Rider, and Levin Lyttleton Waters. The biography of Waters includes a lengthy description of his arrest during the Civil War. After the February 10, 1910 meeting appears an account of the life of Judge Henry Page who died on January 6, 1913. 

Other records of the Washington Academy include a ledge and miscellaneous papers. The (Ledger), 1841-1867 [MSA C1782], kept by 

DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION, GA SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS 
    (Assessment Record) 1990-1997 [MSA T1229] 

DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION PG SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS 
    (Assessment Record) 1958-1994 [MSA T212] 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES 
    (General File) 1940-1966 [MSA T3160] 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, BOARD OF PHYSICIAN QUALITY ASSURANCE 
    (License File) var.d. [MSA TM571] 
    (Minutes) 1988-1998 [MSA TM580] 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, POSTMORTEM EXAMINERS COMMISSION 
    (Autopsy Reports) 1990-1993 [MSA T1258] 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, WALTER P. CARTER CENTER 
    (Patient Summary Discharge File) 1967-1976 [MSA T3146] Restricted 

the treasurer, shows the income and expenditures of the board of trustees. The accounts of tuition payments give amounts, dates, and names of payees and students. 

The (Miscellaneous Papers), 1770-1867 [MSA C1791], consists of three folders. One contains a copy of the 1770 act to unite the free schools of Worcester and Somerset counties into the Eden School. Another contains an 1808 fire insurance policy on the academy, described as a brick edifice covered with shingles. The third one includes vouchers and receipts, 1861-1867, mostly for salaries of teachers. Other products and services encompass wood, building materials, window glass, dinners for trustees, chalk, crayons, plaster work, window repairs, and auction of the lease on the academy house and lot.