The inaccuracies in the Julian calendar led to the promulgation of reform by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 and the creation of the Gregorian calendar.  Even then, confusion persisted largely because of religious hostilities between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism over when to celebrate festivals.  This resulted in the new Gregorian system being adopted incrementally by various societies and counties.  The Greek and most orthodox churches did not adopt Gregorian reform until 1924.  The Russian Orthodox church and some old calendarists still celebrate fixed feasts according to the Julian calendar. 

France and the Netherlands adopted the Gregorian calendar in December 1582, Catholic states of Germany in 1584, and
Poland in 1586.  Later switches occurred in Switzerland and the Protestants states of Germany in 1700, and England, its colonies, and Sweden in 1752.  By this time 

Equity  proceedings, discussed in several previous Bulldog articles, may involve disputes over estates, insolvency cases, or
broken contracts.  In addition to biographical data on the individuals named in the petition as claimants or defendants, the files may contain depositions by neighbors, or copies of wills, deeds, and other documents.  These last records are invaluable when a courthouse fire has destroyed the originals. 

Chancery Court (Chancery Papers) 44 [MSA S512] involves the case of John Andreas vs. William Patridge, executor of John Wells, bricklayer; Thomas Pierpoint and Margaret uxor, William Patridge and Ann uxor, and Rachel, Charles, Mary, and
Nicholas Wells.  The case concerns the estate of John Wells, Baltimore County, 1798-1802, and contains a bill of complaint,
answers, decree, and trustee's reports, 18 documents in all.  The papers are  recorded in Chancery Court (Chancery Record)
54, p.132 [MSA S517], and mentions property on Paul's Lane (St. Paul's Street) and Chatham St. in Baltimore City. 

John Andreas of Baltimore City petitioned the court stating that John Wells was indebted to the petitioner in the sum of
193.16.2 current money.  Wells died in October 1796, and in his will appointed James McClellan, John McKean, James Cary, and William Patridge as executors. McClellan, McKean, and Cary refused to act as executors, leaving Patridge to take up the duties alone. John Wells' personal estate was insufficient to pay his debts, and Andreas wanted the court to order the sale 

MSA SC 5100:  Margaret Mercer Collection, 1848. Memoir of Margaret Mercer. Microfilm. 

MSA SC 5101:  Library of Congress Government House Collection, n.d. Photograph of painting of "Old Government House, Dulaney Mansion, and
Wind-Mill Point, 1770," by Jack Manley Rose. Restricted. 
 

Tina Moreland, Imaging Services 
Kirsten Hair, Information Systems Management 

Congratulations to the following contractual employees who have transferred to permanent positions: 

Christine Alvey, Government Information 
Dan Knight, Information Systems Management 
Catherine Jellison, Reference Services 

And to the following employees who have been promoted or reclassified: 

Shirley Salisbury, Promoted to Archivist III 
Greg Lepore, Reclassified to Computer Network Specialist II