Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Removal of the Capital of Maryland from St. Mary's to Annapolis, March 5, 1894

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CeOLEBPvATION OK

TWO

IIIK

HUNDREDTH

ANNIVERSARY

OK TIIK

REMOVAL

oFTHE

CAPITAL

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rvlARVLAND FROM SI MHRTS

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I

however,

beg,

Volume.

advance of

in

express to jon and

such

presentation, to

the committee yon represent, the

thanks of the Society for your recollection of

arrangements for the celebration.

it

in

your

In the absence of the

opportunity for more formal action by the Society, two of

will

its officers

sent

it

be requested to be present and repre-

on the occasion. I

am,

sir,

very truly yours,

Mendes Cohen, Corresponding Secretary.

Annapolis, Md.,

Mr.

March

^d,

ISdlf,.

E. S. Riley, Esq.,

Dear

Sir

participate

:

in

— We the

regret to say that

have received your parade

we

will

on

invitation

Monday, 5th

not be able to do

inst.,

so, as

to

and the

time required to get the members together and make the necessary arrangements are too short.

We

can not have

another meeting for two weeks. A^ery respectfully, E.

H. Samuels,

Post Commander^ Sheridan Post^ G. A. R. C. H. Smith, Adjutant.

Removal of State Capital. The following congratulatory

155

greetings were sent on

the occasion to St. John's College

:

United States Naval Academy.

March Your

invitation for the

Board of Visitors of

March

5th,

celebration

St.

Academic Board

the

meet the

Bi-Centenary

m.,

p.

to take part in the

King William's

of

and

School, has been laid before the Board,

them pleasure

to

John's College, at 3.45

and proceed with them of

189J^.

3,

it

will

give

to accept the same.

C. H, Chester,

Comrnandei' U.

S. JSfavy^

Commanding.

Johns Hopkins University. Bai/iimore, Md.,

March

6th^

189J^.

In the absence of the President of the Johns Hopkins University, the

Academic Council sends

tions to tlio Visitors

and (Tovernors of

St.

its

congratula-

John's College

on the occasion of the Bi Centenary of an institution that has done memorable service to the cause of education in this State,

with best wishes for incroMscd

[trcspi-rity

and

usefulness.

Ika

Ivkmskn, Secy.

156

Memokiai- Volume.

-loii.vs

Hopkins University.

Baltimore, Md., Let

me

March

5th,

ISOJf,.

congratulate you upon the interesting historic

anuiversarj'

you are now celebrating.

whicli

Kindly

accept this word from the Historical Department as a

token of rejoicing with you St.

in

the honorable record of

John's Colleore.

H. B. Adams, Prof. Hist

Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, Md., March I

am

am

5th, 189Jf.

sorry not to be present at your Bi-Centenary.

greatlj^ disappointed.

I

I

send congratulations to you

on the auspicious circumstances under which you

cele-

brate this interesting anniversary.

Edward H.

Griffin,

Dean.

The Woman's College of Baltimore, Md. March The President and Faculty send greeting to Professor

on March

St.

Wm.

of the

3d, 189J^.

Woman's

College

John's College,

H. Hopkins

5th, as a delegate

will attend the exercises

from the W^oman's College.

Eemoval of State Capital.

157

Baltimore City College.

March

5th, 189/f.

our duties here will probably prevent the

I regret that

attendance of myself and colleagues.

"We wish you a

most successful occasion. F.

A. Sopek, Principal.

The Bisnop

of Maryland,

Rt. Rev. I regret

will not

of

much

permit

I

me

King William's

and prayers for

beg you

to

still

and

Wm. Paeet,

B, A.

duties and positive engagements

be present at the 200th Anniversary

School.

You have my

longer and stronger

to assure the

in the College, possiljle to

my

that

my

hearty wishes

life

work.

Board of Trustees of

my

And

interest

wish that I could have found

it

be present.

William Pakkt, Bishop of Maryland.

Cardinal ARcnuisnoi' of Baltimore. Baltimore, Md., Fclruary 28th,

The Cardinal

Ar(;lil)isli()])

1891,..

of Baltimore regrets that his

Lenten duties will deprive him of the pleasure of attendance on the occasion of the l»i-Centenary of King William's School.

Cardinal AKcnHisiioi- of JJaltimork.

Mkmorjal Volumk.

158

Rev. Leighto^j Fakks, D. D. of

Emannel Church, Boston.

March

3,

18H.

I trust that the celebration will be the success that

deserves, and that the future of the college

may

it

be bright

and prosperous.

Leiohton Parks.

Rev. F.

J.

Keech, M. A.

New Yokk Accept

my

hearty good

renewed prosperity of

my

City,

March

5, 189Jf.

wishes for continued and

alma mater upon

this its Bi-

centenary Celebration. F. J. Keech.

ANNAPOLIS

IN

1694.

After forty-five years of growth, Annapolis, liad

under forty houses

in

it,

and,

it

may

in

1694,

be estimated,

not over one hundred and

fifty inliabitants.

precincts and in

were names that have linked

its

vicinity

themselves with every stage of progress of

Line State."

names of the vicinit-y,

the "Old

and whose posterity lived in Annapolis when

became the Capital

of the State,

made and

dates

it

with here and there

of the virgin settlement

to see the steady progress

The

its

From the ancient rent-rolls are taken the men who first settled in Annapolis and its

some sturdy son

City."

Within

who remained

and new honors of "the Ancient

show the years when the surveys were

the land taken

up

for patent.

RICHARD 15ENNETT,

1G50.

THOMAS GOTT, 1658. WILLIAM GALLOWAY, JOHN COLIEIt, 1659.

1659.

samup:l ruthkrs, hkh. In

Middle Neck Hundred, between Severn and Sdiifh

liivers:

ZKPHENIAH SMITH, 1650. MATTHEW HOWARD, 1650. WM. CROUCH, 1650. JOHN HOWARD,- 1650.

160

Memokial Volume.

RICHARD WARFIELD, 1G50. ALKX. WARFIELD, 1G50. THOMAS TODD, 1651. JAMES HOMES, IGol. ANN OWEN, 1G84. NICH. WYAT, 1651. SAM. DORSEY.

RICHARD ACTON, 1G51. PETER PORTER, 1G51. JOHN BALDWIN, 1661. CHRISTOPHER OATLY, 1651. RICHARD BEARD, 1650. THOMAS HOWELL, 1651. WILLIAM HOMES, 1652. JAMES WARNER, 1651.

HENRY PINKNEY. THOS. GATES,

1651.

1658.

JOHN HOWARD, 1658. WILLIAM GALLOWAY,

1659.

TOBIAS BUTLER, 1G59. NEAL CLARK, 1659. GEO. LAUGHER,

SAML. WHITERS,

1650. ICGl.

LAWRENCE RICHARDSON, 16G1. ANN CORELL, 1661. EDWARD HOPE. 1661. Col. HENRY RIDGELY, 1661. CHARLES RIDGELY, 1661. JACOB BENINGTON, 1G61. WILLIAM FRIZZELL,

1663.

.

E-EMOVAI. OF State Capital.

NEAL CLARK,

1663.

EDWARD SKIDMORE,

1662.

NICHOLAS WYAT, 1662 CORNELIUS HOWARD, SAML. HOWARD,

JOHN HOWARD, 1662. CHARLES STEPHENS,

WALTER

SMITH,

1662.

1662.

1662.

1662.

JOHN EDWARDS, 1662. PATRICK DUNK AN, 1663. JOHN HOWARD, 1663. CHARLES STEPHENS, 1663. RALPH SALMON, 1663. JOHN JAMES, 1663.

HENRY SEWELL,

1663.

THOMAS UNDERWOOD,

1663.

EDWARD

DORSEY, 1663. JOHN DORSEY, 1663. JOSHUA DORSEY, 1663.

CORNELIUS HOWARD, JOHN EDWARDS, 16G3.

RICHARD MOSS, 1663. THOMAS HAMMOND,

1663.

1664.

WILLIAM GUMES, 1664. WILLIAM READ, 1665. JOHN C. MACCUHIN, 1665. ROBERT CLARK, 1664.

THOMAS ROPER, JOHN BARTON,

THOMAS

10

1664.

1665.

BKLT,, 1665.

161

Mkmokiai. Volume.

162

ill

i>road and

Tuun Neck

IliiiulreU,

and Magotby Rivei>:

ROBERT BIRLE,

KiSO.

ABRAM HOLMAN,

1650.

RICHARD EWEN, 1652. THOMAS HOMWOOD, 1652. LEWIS lONES,

1652.

JOSHUA MERIKEN, 1652. RICHARD YOUNG, 1652. JOHN CO WELL, 1651. WILLIAM DURAND, 1651. RALPH HAWKINS, 1652. JAMES HOME WOOD, 1652. NATH. UTIE,

1658.

WaLI-IAM HOPKINS, 1659. PHILIP HOWARD, 1659. EDWARD LLOYD, 1659. JAMES RIGBY. 1659. W'lLLIAM FULLER, 16)9. ELIZABETH STRONG, 1659.

MATTHEW CLARK, 1659. HENRY CATLINS, 1659. THOMAS BROWN, 1659. HENRY WOOLCHURCH,

1662.

WILLIAM PYIHER, 1659. RICHARD DEVAIER, 1662.

MATTHEW HOWARD,

1663.

ALICE DURAND, 1662. ROBERT TAYLOR, 1662.

ABRAM DAWSON,

1662.

betwtjon Sever

Kemoval

[ARSH, IG63. THOMAS C. MARSH, 1663. JOHN ASKEW, 1663. JOHN GREEN, 1663. WILLIAM STAID, 1662. JOHN HAMMOND. 1663. EMMANUELL DREW, 1663 ELIZABETH DARRELL, 1663. CHRISTIAN MERRIKEN, 1665. THOMAS THURSTON, 1664. THOMAS (.'OLE, 1664. WILLIAM HILL, 1665. JAMES ORWICK, 1665. RICHARD MOSSEN, 1665. RICHARD DEVOUR, 166;^. JOHN BROWN, HiC.V JOHN CL.\RK, 1665.

HERMAN

SOLLINC;,

1665.

ELIZABETH HILLS, (iEOR(iE YATE,

1666.

KWlu.

ROBERT I'KTTYBON,

EDWARD BLAY,

JOHN ROCKHOLD, I'AUL DORKKLL,

1666.

1606. 1666.

1667.

MORRICE U.VKKU, 1667. WAY, KKlM.

..FAMES CON NA

163

Memorial Volume.

16-t

NORMAN, 1669. JOHN BURTON, 1667. WILLIAM DAWS, between WILLIAM READ, 1665, GEO.

HENRY PIERPONT, PHILLIP THOMAS, WALTER PHELPS, NICHOLAS GREEN, FRANCIS REASLY.

1667 and 167a.

1665.

1664. 1665. 1665.

1666.

ELIZABETH SISSON, 1666. WILLIAM HARRIS, 1667. JEANE SISSON, 1667.

EDWARD

DORSEY,

THOMAS PHELPS,

1668. 1668.

WILLIAM HOPKINS, 1669. GUY MEEK, 1669. RICHARD WARFIELD, 1669^. EDWARD GARDNER, 1669.

ANNAPOLIS In^ 1845, Annapolis

years of

it

1S90 was reported

does not include

the

as

impetus when

a slight

established there at the lust in

two hundred

nearly

after

liad,

1894.

growth, increased to 3,000 inhabitants.

Academy gave

ISTaval

IN

named

it

The was

and Annapolis

date,

having over 7,000

This

souls.

Academy and residents make the number

Naval

adjacent to the town, which would nearly 9,000.

Dignified with the seat of government in 1694, Aimapolis

had put on

Its

name was changed

its

honors with the

Arundel Town, ship yards were (the present St.

stir

of a

to its present

vitality.

one from

laid out, a parish

Ann

church

Anne's parish and now the third church),

a schoolhouse (King William's School, Collegej,

new

now

St.

Johirs

and a public ferry over the Severn, which was

maintained until 1887, when

it

was superseded by a

bridge, followed each other in rapid order.

The

city

wealth nor lines,

of

of in

Annapolis

population, but

has been the pride of

the

has

capital

and a new

its

its

not

made

j)rugress

in

development, on better

people.

With

element, came

lawyers, legislators, judges and scholars.

the arrival j)olitician8,

Here grace and

Memorial

166

\ ulumk.

prototype of an English-

beauty gatliered, and

in

capital, wealth, leisure,

beauty and refinement created a

of

life

made

social

this

voluptuous enjoyment that

gayety and

the city famous throughout

the colonies for

all

its

fastidious pleasures, whilst the culture and elegance of

people gained for

its

the

it

Nor was the

America."

of

title

title

"'The Athens of

From

undeserved.

its

were evolved Charles Carroll of Carrollton,.

civilization

Charles Wilson Peale, William Pinkney, Daniel Dulaney,

Reverdy Johnson and John D. Godman, tury,

the

and

onic art

whom eras

the present, Stewart Holland, the hero of

in

James Booth Lockwood,

Arctic;

expedition ;

;

in the last cen-

Greeley

of the

Stuart Robson, representative of the

Dennis

were born

W. in

histri-

Mullan, the hero of Samoa

—

— and many others

in

Annapolis

whose names belong

to the

liistory

of the

all

of

both

whole

country.

The

spirit,

character and

Annapolis are written the

Severn,

1656;

in

patriotism of the people of

The

deeds like these:

establishment of

King

battle of

William's

School, 1096; founding of the Gazette, 1727; the merciful reception of the banished

of the

first

theater in America, in

Hood, the stamp of the

Acadians, 1755; erection

Peggy Stewart and her

two incidents

in

1760; mobbing of

act tax gatherer in 1765

the

bill

tea in

;

the burning

1774; furnishing

of indictment of

George

III,.

Removal of State Capital. in the

Declaration of Independence; mobbing the Tories

of 1812.

over the

who dared fall

of

rejoice by a

America, and

Washington next

to his

The people

sermon and procession

Napoleon and the freeing of English

legions to tight

the

ItJT

in

gaining the love of

Mount Vernon home.

of the "Ancient City" today, inheritors of

same blood, are legatees of the same

characterized

and are noted for

their forefathers,

intelligent grasp of vital issues tion of their free-i)orn rights.

spirit

that their

and their fearless vindica-

NOTES, INCIDENTS, THANKS.

Among

the representatives of the Maryland Historical

Society taking part in the civic and military procession,

was Edwin Warfield, a lineal descendant of

sented

Ann Arundel

who is Major Edward Dorsey, who repreEsq., of

Howard

county in the Legislature of 1694.

In the House of Delegates of 1894,

mond,

county,

is

Orraond

Ham-

who is a lineal descendant John Hammond, who represented Ann Arun-

Esq., of Talbot county,

of Capt.

del county in the Legislature of 1694.

Fenton Lee Duvall, one of the ushers

House

of Delegates, on

of Gov.

Thomas Johnson,

Gen. Washington

Navy

March

to

a lineal descendant

5, is

of Maryland,

who nominated

be commander of the

Army

and

of the thirteen united colonies.

John R. and Peter H. Magruder, lineal

at the Hall of

ushers,

March

5,

are

descendants of Gov. Francis Nicholson.

All of the four speakers, on the occasion of the

cele-

bration, were Protestants, so the historical facts, recited

by them, were not colored by

religious bias.

Nicholas Brewer, one of the Board of Visitors and

Governors of

St.

John's College, and one of the com-

mittee of arrangements,

Brewer,

who gathered

is

a

descendant of

the boats together for

Nicholas

Washington

Removal of State Capital. the

cross

to

Delaware, the

he

night

169

captured

the

Hessians.

Senator Washington Wilkinson,

of

Mary's,

St.

is

a

descendant of Rev. William Wilkinson, rector of Poplar Hill Protestant Episcopal Church, in 1650, the

first

Epis-

copal church in Maryland.

Herman, delegate from

Col. Casperus A.

in 1694, built the first State

Elihu

House

S. Riley, historian of

descendant of Col.

Cecil county,

at Annapolis, in 1696.

the celebration,

Henry Ridgely,

armed troop of Anne Arundel

is

a lineal

the major of the

1661, for the defense

in

of the colony.

A brain

Dr. olis,

who

Claude, one of

took part

the

in

the ex-mayors of

parade,

is

Mr. Abraham Claude, who, with other olis,

in

August,

successfully

1765,

Annap-

the grandson of

citizens of

Annap-

here

resisted

the

landing of Hood, the stamp-tax collector. Charles H. Carter, Esq.,

Second

Legislative

member

District

of

of the House, from the

Baltimore,

189-1,

is

a

descendant of Lord Paltimore.

The masquerade accifient.

iVfr.

extended, on

up the

street

collided.

procession was attended

John

fxates

horsei)ack,

on another

i)y

a singular

was crossing West

when

.Nfr.

i''i-ank

street,

Small came

iiorse at a full gallop; the horses

SmalTs horse was

killed outright,

and

(rates'

17