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 Title Page of the First Book of Baltimore Town. 
 ( From photograph. ) 
 
Preface 
 
 It may not be amiss to state that the records herein contained were 
 printed in the main from the First Book of Baltimore Town. Viewed 
 through modern spectacles the handiwork of the recordmaker of 1729 
 is a queer production. 
 
 In giving that handiwork to the general public — now upward of two 
 hundred years after it was begun — an effort has been made to preserve 
 the eccentricities of the English of the day, or, perhaps, as better 
 expressed, the liberties taken with the English of the day have not 
 been disturbed by the transplanting process. They are given very 
 accurately in this — their typographical counterpart. 
 
 The pen has been faithfully followed by the type. The one object 
 was to produce the records — spelling, punctuation and all, and to 
 portray, as far as possible, general characteristics. To an extent, at 
 least, this has been accomplished. 
 
 Nothing has been taken from ; nothing added to the old book. It 
 stands for itself. But its spelling — at times unique ; its erratic punctua- 
 tion (or lack of punctuation, as the matter may be) ; its quaint phrase- 
 ology, though transferred from fading lines to printed pages, tell a 
 story of early Baltimore that can be nothing but historically correct. 
 Events were written at a time when history was being made; when 
 the foundation of the now great City of Baltimore was laid. 
 
 The records begin with the first session of a Commission which was 
 authorized to select a site for Baltimore Town. It is the doings of 
 this Commission, or rather the Commissioners of Baltimore Town, 
 relative the establishment of boundaries, laying out of streets, "taking 
 up" of lots, etc., from 1729 to the incorporation of the City — 1797, that 
 are chronicled. 
 
 The printing of these archives will, if it accomplishes no other good, 
 prevent wear and tear upon the originals, for it has not been possible 
 to refuse all requests by those who desired to use the old books and 
 manuscripts in search of information concerning early Baltimore. 
 Likewise the perpetuation of the records is assured even though the 
 originals should, by any lamentable mischance, be destroyed or lost. 
 There are many other reasons that appeal to the writer as arguments 
 why the First Records of Baltimore Town should be given to the 
 public; hence the public has them. 
 
 WILBUR F. COYLE, 
 Baltimore, December 1st, 1905. City Librarian. 
 
VI RECORDS OF 
 
 Explanatory Note 
 
 The contemplated publication of the First Records of Baltimore 
 Town suggested also the printing of the Act which authorized the 
 erection of Baltimore Town. 
 
 A copy of this was, happily, obtained at the State Library, and is 
 given here just as it appears in the original. 
 
 Two other Acts, important links in the chain of historical events 
 associated with early Baltimore, are also reproduced, to wit: An Act 
 authorizing the "erection" of Jonas Town, later Jones' Town, on the 
 North (generally referred to as East) bank of Jones' Falls, at the 
 point where that stream is now spanned by Gay street bridge; and 
 another which provided for the consolidation of Baltimore, and Jones' 
 Town under the name of Baltimore Town. 
 
 Hence, this volume covers three distinct periods : 
 
 First — The "erection" of Baltimore Town — 1729. 
 
 Second — The "erection" of Jonas (Jones) Town — 1732. 
 
 Third — The consolidation of Baltimore and Jones Town as Balti- 
 more Town — 1745. 
 
 As stated, the Acts cited are so directly connected with the town's 
 history and interwoven with the records herein given— in fact, lead 
 up to the latter — that concurrent publication was deemed advisable. 
 
 The writer feels it will be generally appreciated that there is a 
 great deal of important history represented by these three laws, and 
 that they constitute a highly fitting and very desirable introduction to 
 the publication of the town records. 
 
 Acts and records — taken together — say, as prologue and sequel — give, 
 in their own way, a far better history along certain lines of very early 
 Baltimore than can be written by any latter day individual. 
 
 It may be of some interest to note that meagre references to the 
 Act authorizing Baltimore Town are to be found in the unprinted 
 journals of the General Assembly of 1729, in the custody of the Mary- 
 land Historical Society. The bill may be traced from July 14th to 
 August 8th, which latter date it was signed by the Governor of the 
 Province. The archives show that "several inhabitants in and about 
 Patapsco River and the rest of the inhabitants of Baltimore County" 
 petitioned the General Assembly for authority to erect Baltimore 
 Town. This petition was presented to the Upper House July 14th, 
 1729, was "read and recommended to the Consideration of the Lower 
 House of Assembly with the further indorsement 'we the subscribers 
 proprietors of the land mentioned in the within petition do consent 
 there may an act pass as prayed for * * * 
 
 'CHARLES CARROLL,' 
 'DANIEL CARROLL.'" 
 
 On reading the petition in the Lower House it was "ordered that 
 leave be given to bring in the bill prayed for." The next hint of the 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. vil 
 
 parliamentary progress of the Act is found later in the Upper House 
 journal, as follows : "A bill from the Lower House by Mr. Mathews 
 and Mr. Scott, entitled 'an act for erecting a Town on the North Side 
 of the Patapsco River in Baltimore County' * * * indorsed by the 
 Lower House of Assembly July 23rd, 1729 * * * was read a first 
 and second time and will pass." This prophesy proved true. The 
 journal shows the bill was signed August 8th, 1729, by the Governor, 
 and became a law. W. F. C. 
 
Vlll RECORDS OF 
 
 Maps — Engravings 
 
 It is hoped the maps contained in this work will be interesting and 
 useful, for it is not pretended that they are ornamental. 
 
 It is, likewise, not claimed that they improve the general appearance 
 of the volume, but they can hardly help being of value taken in con- 
 nection with the data given in print. 
 
 It was thought best to have the drawings made on a comprehensive 
 scale; large enough to be of some real assistance to those who 
 might consult them. They were made with the utmost care, and are 
 copies of originals at the City Library. 
 
 The majority of lots referred to in these records may be easily 
 located on the maps, and in this way the exact spot where first Bal- 
 timoreans reared their homes may be ascertained. 
 
 For lots located in later additions to Baltimore Town, that is, later 
 than 1747, to which date the plats given bring the Town, maps at the 
 City Library may be consulted. 
 
 The publication might, perhaps, have been made more attractive 
 had illustrations of a certain class been used. This could easily have 
 been done, and at little expense. Care, however, has been taken to 
 disassociate this compilation with suggestions of a picture book. 
 
 There were available, and are yet in the custody of the City 
 Librarian, various old prints of Baltimore which would have made 
 an interesting display. Likewise, photographs of modern Baltimore 
 would have added pictorial attractiveness to these pages, but the 
 object sought, and the idea adhered to and developed has been, not to 
 evolve a pictorial display, more or less fanciful, of old Baltimore, 
 but to give to the public a collection of facts in as convenient form 
 as possible, and to make absolutely certain that each fact is founded 
 upon a "cut and dried" record which can be produced in the original 
 at a moment's notice. 
 
 Hence, this is a record; not a picture book. It has been deemed no 
 violation of this policy, that in order to further strengthen the idea 
 of authenticity in the reader's mind, three photographic reproductions, 
 taken from the First Book of Baltimore Town, have been used. 
 
 Other than this the suggestion (which at one time amounted to a 
 temptation) to incorporate pictures, was put aside. 
 
Baltimore; town. 
 
 ACT OF 1729 AUTHORIZING "ERECTION" OF 
 BALTIMORE TOWN. 
 
 AN ACT for erecting a Town on the North Side of Patapsco, 
 in Baltemore County; and for laying - out in Lots Sixty 
 Acres of Land, in and about the place where one John Flem- 
 ing now lives. 
 
 Whereas, several of the inhabitants of Baltemore County, 
 have, by their Petition to this General Assembly, set forth, 
 That a Town is much wanting on the North Side of Patapsco 
 River; and that it is generally agreed, that Part of the Tract 
 of Land, whereon a certain John Fleming now lives, and sup- 
 pos'd to be the Right of the Heirs of Charles Carroll, Esq; 
 decease'd ; which said Tract is commonly Known by the Name 
 of Cole's Harbour : 
 
 BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED, by the Right Honour- 
 able the Lord Proprietary, by and zvith the Advice and Consent 
 of His Lordship's Governour, and the Upper & Lower Houses 
 of Assembly and the Authority of the same, That Mr. Thomas 
 Tolley, Mr. William Hamilton, Mr. William Bucknar, Doctor 
 George Walker, Mr. Richard Giest, Doctor George Buchanan, 
 Mr. William Hammond, or any Three of them, shall be, and 
 are hereby appointed Commissioners for Baltemore County 
 aforesaid ; authorized and empowered, as well to agree for 
 the Buying and Purchasing Sixty Acres of Land out of the 
 Tract aforesaid, and such Part, not exceeding Sixty Acres, 
 as lies most convenient to the Water, as for Surveying and 
 Laying the Same out in the most convenient Manner into Sixty 
 equal Lots, to be erected into a Town. 
 
 AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Com- 
 missioners aforesaid, hereinbefore nominated and appointed, 
 or the major Part of them, are hereby impowered sometime 
 before the last Day of September which shall be in the Year 
 of our Lord God, One thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty, 
 to meet together on the Tract of Land aforesaid, or some other 
 convenient Place thereto; and shall then and there treat and 
 agree with the Owner or Owners, and Persons interested in 
 the said Sixty Acres of Land, for the same; and after Pur- 
 
X RECORDS OF 
 
 chase thereof, shall cause the same to be surveyor and laid out ; 
 and after the same to be so survey'd and laid out, shall cause 
 the same Sixty Acres to be mark'd, stak'd out, and divided 
 into convenient Streets, Lanes, and Allies, as near as may be 
 into Sixty equal Lots, mark'd by some Posts or Stakes towards 
 the Streets, or Lanes, with Number One, Two, Three, Four, 
 and so on to Sixty, to be divided and laid out; of which Lots 
 the Owner or Owners of the said Land shall have his or their 
 first Choice for one Lot ; and after such Choice, the remaining 
 Lots may be taken up by others ; and that no Person shall 
 presume to purchase more than One Lot within the said Sixty 
 Acres, during the first Four Months after laying out the same ; 
 and that the said Lots shall be purchased by the Inhabitants 
 of the County aforesaid. 
 
 And in case the said Inhabitants shall not take up the said 
 Lots within Six Months after such laying out as aforesaid, it 
 shall then be lawful for any Person or Persons whatsoever to 
 take up the said Lot or Lots paying the Owner or Owners pro- 
 portionably for the same. And in Case the Owner or Owners of 
 the aforesaid Sixty Acres of Land, shall wilfully refuse to 
 make Sale of the same, or that through Nonage, Coverture, 
 or any other disability or Impediment whatsoever, are disa- 
 bled to make such Sale as aforesaid, that then the Commis- 
 sioners aforesaid, or the major Part of them, shall, and are 
 by Virtue of this Act, authorized, impowered, and required, 
 to issue Warrants under their Hands and Seals, to the sheriff 
 of the said County ; which said Sheriff is also hereby required 
 and empowered upon receipt of such Warrants, to impanel and 
 return a Jury of the most substantial Freeholders, Inhabitants 
 within the said County, to be and appear before the said Com- 
 missioners, at a certain Day and Time by them to be limited; 
 which Jury, upon their Oaths, shall enquire to whom the said 
 Land belongs, and assess and return what Damages and 
 Recompence they shall think fit to be awarded to the Owners 
 of the said Sixty Acres of Land, and all persons interested 
 therein, according to their several and respective interests: 
 And what Sum of Tobacco the said Jury shall adjudge the 
 said Sixty Acres to be worth, shall be paid to the Owners so 
 found by their Verdict, and all Persons they find interested 
 therein, by such Person or Persons as shall take up the said 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. XI 
 
 Lots, proportionably to their Lot or Lots ; which shall give 
 the said Purchaser or Purchasers, their Heirs and assigns, 
 an absolute Estate of Fee Simple, in the said Lot or Lots; 
 he or they complying with the Requisites in this Act men- 
 tioned. 
 
 AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Surveyor 
 of Baltemore County, for the Time being, shall have and re- 
 ceive for Surveying and Laying out the Town aforesaid, the 
 Sum of Fifteen Hundred Pounds of Tobacco, and no more, 
 to be paid and allowed him in the County Levy ; and that he 
 return a Plat thereof to the County Clerk, to be by him 
 kept amongst the County Records. And in Case the Taker-up 
 of such Lot or Lots, refuse and neglect to build upon such Lot 
 or Lots within Eighteen Months an House that shall cover 
 Four Hundred square Feet ; that then it shall and may be law- 
 ful for any other Person or Persons whatsoever, to enter upon 
 the said Lot or Lots, so as aforesaid not built upon, paying 
 such Sum of Tobacco as shall be first set and assessed upon 
 such Lot to the Commissioners aforesaid, or such other Per- 
 son as the said Commissioners, or the major Part of them, 
 shall nominate and appoint to receive the same for the publick 
 use and Benefit of the said Town, and to be taken up a second 
 Time. 
 
 PROVIDED ALWAYS, That such Taker-up or Purchaser 
 build and finish, within Eighteen Months after such his Entry 
 made, such House as in this Act is before limited and ap- 
 pointed to be built by the first Taker-up ; which House so built, 
 shall give and settle as good Estates to all Intents and Pur- 
 poses to such second Taker-up and Builder as aforesaid, his 
 Heirs and Assigns as is in and by this Act before limited and 
 settled upon the first Taker-up and Builder. And in Case any 
 of the said Lots shall be neglected to be taken up in the Town 
 aforesaid, during the Term of Seven Years next after the 
 Publication of this Act, that then, and in such Case, the Owner 
 or Persons interested at the first in such Land, shall, after such 
 Time expired, be possess'd and interested in the said Lot or 
 Lots, as in their first and former Estate: Any Thing in this 
 Act to the contrary notwithstanding. 
 
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 AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, by the Authority 
 aforesaid, by and with the Advice and Consent aforesaid, That 
 the Town aforesaid, be called by the name of Baltemore Town. 
 
 AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, by the Authority 
 aforesaid, by and with the Advice and Consent aforesaid, That 
 the Commissioners aforesaid, or the major Part of them, 
 employ some sufficient Person for their Clerk; and that they 
 cause such Clerk to take an Oath, that he shall make true and 
 impartial Entries of their Proceedings; and assess reasonable 
 Fees for the said Clerk, to be paid him by the several Takers- 
 up of the said Lots ; which said Entries they shall cause to be 
 made up in a well bound Book, and lodged with the Clerk of 
 Baltemore County Court, for the Inspection of any Person. 
 
 Saving to His Most Sacred Majesty, his Heirs and Suc- 
 cessors, the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary, his Heirs 
 and Successors, and to all Bodies Politick and Corporate, and 
 all Persons not mentioned in this Act, their several and re- 
 spective Rights : Any Thing in this Act to the contrary there- 
 of in anywise, notwithstanding 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 
 
 ACT OF 1732 AUTHORIZING "ERECTION" OF JONAS 
 
 TOWN, LATER CALLED JONES TOWN, MERGED 
 
 WITH BALTIMORE TOWN IN 1745. 
 
 AN ACT for erecting a Town on a Creek, divided on the East, 
 from the Town lately laid out in Baltimore County, called 
 Baltimore Town, on the Land whereon Edward Fell Keeps 
 Store. 
 
 Be it Enacted, by the Right Honourable the Lord Pro- 
 prietary by and with the Advice and Consent of his Lord- 
 ship's Governor and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assem- 
 bly, and the Authority of the same, That Mr. Thomas Shere- 
 dine, Mr. John Cockey, Mr. Robert North, Capt. John Boring, 
 and Mr. Thomas Todd, or any Three of them, shall be and 
 are hereby appointed Commissioners for Baltimore County 
 aforesaid, and are hereby authorized, and impowered, as well 
 to agree for the buying and purchasing Ten Acres of Land 
 out of the Tract aforesaid, and such Part, not exceeding Ten 
 Acres, as lies most convenient to the Water, as for surveying 
 and laying out the same, in the most convenient Manner, into 
 Twenty equal Lots, to be erected into a Town. 
 
 And be it further Enacted, That the Commissioners afore- 
 said herein before nominated and appointed, or the 
 major Part of them, are hereby empowered, some Time 
 before the Thirtieth Day of November, which shall be in the 
 Year of our Lord God, One Thousand Seven Hundred and 
 Thirty Two, to meet together on the Tract of Land aforesaid, 
 or some other convenient Place adjoining thereto, and then 
 and there treat and agree with the Owner or Owners, and 
 Persons interested in the said Ten Acres of Land, for the 
 same ; and after Purchase thereof, shall cause the same to be 
 surveyed, laid out, and divided, as near as may be, into Twenty 
 equal Lots, allowing such sufficient Space or Quantity thereof, 
 for Streets, Lanes, and Alleys, as to them shall seem meet, 
 with Posts or Stakes towards every Street, Lane, or Alley, the 
 said Lots to be numbered One, Two, Three, and so on to 
 Twenty, for the better and more sure distinguishing each Lot 
 from the other; of which Twenty Lots, the Owner or Owners 
 
XIV RECORDS OF 
 
 of the said Land, shall have his or their first Choice for One 
 Lot; and after such Choice, the remaining Lots may be taken 
 up by others: And that no Person shall presume to purchase 
 more than One Lot within the said Ten Acres, during the first 
 Four Months after laying out the same ; and that the said Lots 
 shall be purchased by the Inhabitants of the County afore- 
 said : And in Case the said Inhabitants shall not take up the 
 said Lots within Six Months after such laying out, as afore- 
 said, it shall then be lawful for any Person or Persons what- 
 soever, to take up the said Lot or Lots, paying the Owners or 
 Owners proportionably for the same. And in Case the Owner 
 or Owners of the aforesaid Ten Acres, shall wilfully refuse to 
 make sale of the same; or that through Nonage, Coverture, 
 or other Disability or Impediment whatsoever, are disabled to 
 make such Sale, as aforesaid, That then the Commissioners 
 aforesaid, or the major Part of them, shall and are by Virtue 
 of this Act, authorized, empowered, and required, to issue War- 
 rants under their Hands and Seals to the Sheriff of the said 
 County; which said Sheriff is also hereby required and em- 
 powered, upon receipt of such Warrants, to empanel and re- 
 turn a Jury of the most substantial Freeholders, Inhabitants 
 within the said County, to be and appear before the said Com- 
 missioners, at a certain Day and Time by them to be limited : 
 Which Jury, upon their Oaths, shall enquire to whom the said 
 Land belongs, and assess and return what Damages and 
 recom pence they shall think fit to be awarded to the Owners 
 of the said Ten Acres of Land, and to all Persons interested 
 therein, according to their several and respective interests. 
 And what Sum of Tobacco the said Jury shall adjudge the 
 said Ten Acres of Land to be worth shall be paid to the Own- 
 ers so found by their Verdict, and to all Persons they find in- 
 terested therein, by such Person or Persons as shall take up 
 the said Lots, proportionably to their Lot or Lots ; which shall 
 give the said Purchaser or Purchasers, their Heirs and As- 
 signs, an absolute Estate of Fee Simple in the said Lot or 
 Lots, he or they complying with the Requisites in this Act 
 mentioned. 
 
 And be it further Enacted, That the Surveyor of Baltimore 
 County, for the Time being, shall have and receive for sur- 
 veying and laying out the Town aforesaid, the sum of Four 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. XV 
 
 Hundred Pounds of Tobacco, and no more, to be paid and 
 allowed him in the County Levy; and that he return a Plat 
 thereof to the County Clerk to be by him Kept amongst the 
 County Records. And in Case the Taker-up of such Lot or 
 Lots refuse or neglect to build upon such Lot or Lots, with 
 Eighteen Months, an House that shall cover Four Hundred 
 Square Feet, that then it shall and may be lawful for any other 
 Person or Persons whatsoever, to enter upon the said Lot or 
 Lots, so as aforesaid not built upon, paying such Sum of To- 
 bacco as shall be first set and assessed upon such Lot, to the 
 Commissioners aforesaid, or such other Person as the said 
 Commissioners, or the major Part of them, shall nominate and 
 appoint to receive the same for the Publick Use and Benefit 
 of the said Town, and to be taken upon a Second Time. 
 
 Provided always, That such Taker-up or Purchaser build 
 and finish, within Eighteen months after such his Entry made, 
 such House, as in this Act is before limited and appointed to 
 be built by the first Taker-up ; which House so built, shall give 
 and settle as good an Estate, to all Intents and Purposes, to 
 such second Taker-up and Builder, as aforesaid, his Heirs and 
 Assigns, and is in and by this Act before limited and settled upon 
 the first Taker-up and Builder. And in Case any of the said 
 Lots shall be neglected to be taken up in the Town aforesaid, 
 during the term of Seven Years next after the Publication of 
 this Act, that then, and in such Case, the Owner, or Persons 
 interested at first in such Land, shall, after such Time expired, 
 be possessed and interested in the said Lot or Lots as in their 
 first and former Estate ; anything in this Act to the contrary 
 notwithstanding. 
 
 And be it enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, by and with 
 the Advice & Consent aforesaid, That the Town aforesaid be 
 called by the Name of Jonas Town. 
 
 And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, by 
 and with the Advice and Consent aforesaid That the Commis- 
 sioners aforesaid, or the major Part of them, employ some 
 sufficient Person for their Clerk ; and that they cause such 
 Clerk to take an Oath, that he shall make true and impartial 
 Entries of their Proceedings, and assess reasonable Fees for 
 the said Clerk, to be paid him by the several Takers-up of the 
 said Lots ; which said Entries they shall cause to be made 
 
XVI RECORDS OF 
 
 upon a well bound book, and lodged with the Clerk of Balti- 
 more County Court, for the Inspection of any Person. 
 
 Saving to his most Sacred Majesty, his Heirs and Suc- 
 cessors, the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary, his Heirs 
 and Successors, and to all Bodies Politick and Corporate, and 
 all Persons not mentioned in this Act, their several and re- 
 spective Rights; anything in this Act to the contrary thereof, 
 in any-wise notwithstanding. 
 
 And be it further Unacted, by the Authority, Advice and 
 Consent aforesaid, That every Person taking up, or being in 
 Possession of any of the Lots taken up in the aforesaid Town, 
 shall be chargeable with, and liable to the Payment of One 
 Penny Current Money of Maryland, per annum, for each Lot, 
 to the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary, and his Heirs 
 forever ; and that the Clerk of the said Commissioners do trans- 
 mit to his Lordship's Agent, an Account of all Lots taken up, 
 pursuant to the Directions of this Act. 
 
Baltimore; town. xvn 
 
 ACT OF 1745 BY VIRTUE OF WHICH BALTIMORE 
 
 AND JONES TOWNS WERE CONSOLIDATED 
 
 UNDER NAME OF BALTIMORE TOWN. 
 
 A supplementary and Additional Act Entituled, An Act for 
 erecting a Town on the North side of Patapsco, in Baltimore 
 County; and for laying out in Lots Sixty acres of Land, in 
 and about the Place where John Fleming now lives : And to 
 an Act entituled, An Act for erecting a Town on a Creek 
 divided on the East from the Town lately laid out in Balti- 
 more County, called Baltimore-Town, on the Land whereon 
 Edward Fell Keeps store. 
 
 Whereas, the Inhabitants of Baltimore and Preamble. 
 
 Jone's Towns, in the County of Baltimore, have, 
 by their humble Petition to this General Assem- 
 bly, set forth, that the said Towns are very con- 
 veniently situated in regard to the back In- 
 habitants, and Navigation on the Head of the 
 North- West Branch of Patapsco River, and only 
 parted by the Head of the said Branch, over 
 which they have erected a good Bridge, which 
 makes a very easy Communication between them, 
 And proves greatly to the Service, not only of 
 the said Town, but Travellers in general : As 
 also that the said Towns, in regard that they are 
 so contiguous to each other, the same might be 
 reduced into one Town, by the name of Balti- 
 more Town; that the several Boundaries, which 
 at present are not, may be well ascertained ; and 
 
XV111 RECORDS OF 
 
 that Commissioners may be appointed, in order 
 to fully to execute this Act, and see the said Towns 
 carefully surveyed. And further they set forth, 
 that there are several Sums of Money due from 
 Takers-up of Lots in the said Town, in virtue of 
 the several Laws whereby the said Towns were 
 erected, and that the Commissioners to be ap- 
 pointed by this Act may have Power to receive 
 and recover the same, to be applied to the Use of 
 the said Town ; and also that the Commissioners 
 to be appointed by this Act may have Succession. 
 They further set forth, that several Lots in the 
 said Towns were not taken up under the former 
 Laws, but that some have since been purchased 
 from the Owners of said Towns ; and that it is 
 highly probable all the Lots in the said Towns, 
 not yet taken up or purchased, in a very short 
 Time will. Therefore they humbly pray, that 
 such as have already purchased, or may hereafter 
 purchase Lots, within the original Survey of said 
 Towns, may to all Intents and Purposes have and 
 enjoy, as sure and indefeasible Estates in Fee- 
 Simple, in the said Lots so purchased, or to be 
 purchased, as if the said Lots had been taken up 
 and improved according to the Direction of the 
 Laws that erected the said Towns; and that all 
 Improvements, that are or may be made out of 
 the Water, be secured to the Improver or Im- 
 provers, as fully and amply, as if the same had 
 been originally laid out within the Bounds of the 
 said Towns. And further they pray, that no 
 Swine, Sheep, or Geese may be kept or raised 
 within said Town, unless kept in Inclosures. All 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 
 
 XIX 
 
 which this General Assembly think reasonable 
 to be Enacted. 
 
 Be it therefore Enacted by the Right Honour- 
 able the Lord Proprietary, by and with the Advice 
 and Consent of his Lordship's Governor, and the 
 Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and the 
 Authority of the same, That the same Towns, now 
 called Baltimore and Jone's Town, be incorporated 
 into one entire Town, and for the future called and 
 known by the name of Baltimore-Town, and by 
 no other name, and that the Bridge the inhabitants 
 of said Town have built on the Branch that 
 divided said Towns, be for the future deemed a 
 public Bridge, repaired and kept passable for 
 Man, Horse, Cart, or Wagon, for the future at 
 the Expense and charge of Baltimore County. 
 
 The two towns 
 to be incor- 
 porated into 
 one town. 
 
 And be it further Enacted, That Major 
 William Hammond, Capt. Robt. North, Capt. 
 Thomas Sheredine, Dr. George Buchanan, Col. 
 William Hammond. Capt. Robert North, Capt. 
 Darby Lux. Mr. Thomas Harrison, and Mr. Wil- 
 liam Fell, be and are hereby appointed Commis- 
 sioners, in order to see this present Act, and the 
 former Acts relating to the Towns before men- 
 tioned, put in Execution ; and that they cause the 
 said Towns, to be carefully surveyed by the Out- 
 Lines of said Towns, and therein include the 
 Branch over which the Bridge is built; and that 
 they from time to time cause all the Lots taken up 
 and improved, or that hereafter shall be taken up 
 and improved, to be regularly surveyed, substan- 
 tially and fairly bounded, and numbered, in order 
 
 Commissioners 
 appointed 
 for the said 
 Towns. 
 
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 RECORDS OF 
 
 to prevent any Disputes that may happen touch- 
 ing the Right to any the said Lots, or any Part 
 of them. 
 
 On the Death 
 or Removal of 
 a Commis- 
 sioner, a new 
 one is to be 
 chosen. 
 
 And be it further Enacted by the Authority 
 aforesaid, That when and as often as any of the 
 said Commissioners shall die, remove out of the 
 County, or decline and refuse to act as Com- 
 missioner, that then the major Part of the Com- 
 missioners for the Time being shall, in the Room 
 of such Commissioner, appoint and nominate 
 another to serve, in the Stead of such Com- 
 mission so dying, removing or refusing to serve. 
 And that should any Dispute hereafter arise, 
 touching the Bounds of any Lot or Lots within 
 the same Town, that the same shall be fully de- 
 termined by the said Commissioners, or the major 
 Part of them : And to prevent any Partiality that 
 may be used therein, that the said Commissioners 
 or the major Part of them, meet at least once a 
 Year, and then see that a Boundary to each Lot 
 be kept up and preserved in Manner before pre- 
 scribed; and in case any be decayed, that they 
 cause other sufficient Boundary to be fixed in the 
 Room of any missing or decayed. 
 
 Commissioners 
 to appoint 
 Cleric. 
 
 And forasmuch that this, and other Matters in 
 this Act contained, will greatly tend to the Se- 
 curity of the Inhabitants of said Town, and the 
 Preservation of their Rights ; Be it also Enacted, 
 That the said Commissioners have Power, by this 
 Act, to employ a Clerk, who shall be under Oath, 
 fairly and honestly to enter in a Book, to be kept 
 for that Purpose, all the Proceedings of said Com- 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 
 
 XXI 
 
 missioners relating to said Town ; in which Book, 
 amongst other Things, shall be kept a fair Plat of 
 said Town, neatly platted, describing every Lot, 
 by its right Number, and who the Taker-up was 
 or shall be ; and that all or any the said Commis- 
 sioners, and their successors, shall have Recourse 
 to the Clerk's Book or Books, as frequently as 
 he or they please, without Fee or Reward, the 
 better to prevent any Corruption. 
 
 But in regard the Clerk and Surveyor, for their 
 Trouble, must have some Reward, Be it Enacted, 
 That the said Commissioners, or the major Part 
 of them, may levy, assess, and take by way of Dis- 
 tress if needful, from the Inhabitants of said 
 Town, by even and equal Proportion, the sum of 
 three Pounds yearly for the Encouragement of 
 their Clerk, to be paid to him, and that they have 
 Power to place and displace their Clerk as often 
 as they shall think fit : And that the County-Court 
 of Baltimore have Power, and hereby are re- 
 quired, at the Request of said Commissioners, or 
 the major Part of them, to levy on the taxable 
 Inhabitants of said County, any sum not exceed- 
 ing fifteen hundred Pounds of Tobacco, for the 
 Use of the Surveyor, or Person that shall be em- 
 ployed in surveying and laying out the said Town. 
 
 Surveyors & 
 Clerk's Fees. 
 
 And whereas it is suggested there are sundry 
 sums of Money, due and owing to the first Com- 
 missioners nominated for said Towns, from sev- 
 eral Takers-np of Lots in said Towns, under the 
 original Laws for laying them out ; Be it Enacted, 
 That the present Commissioners and their suc- 
 
 Money due on 
 Lots formerly 
 taken up, to 
 be recovered 
 by the Com- 
 missioners. 
 
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 RECORDS OF 
 
 cessors or the major Part of them, may by due 
 Course of Law, or in any other Legal Manner, in 
 the name of the said Commissioners, or the major 
 Part of them, take, demand, receive, and recover 
 the same, wherever any Sum of Money, by virtue 
 of the original Laws for laying out said Towns, 
 shall be found due; which said Commissioners, 
 or the major Part of them, shall apply to the Uses 
 intended by the said original Law for laying out 
 the said Towns and in no other Manner. 
 
 Concerning 
 After Pur- 
 chasers & c. 
 
 And whereas there are several Lots within the 
 Limits of said Towns, and the Out Bounds of 
 them, untaken up, and that hereafter may be pur- 
 chased from the Proprietors of said Lands; Be 
 it Enacted, that all After Purchasers shall be 
 deemed to be within said Town, and that such 
 After Purchasers, whether before or after the 
 making of this Act, shall be deemed to be within 
 the said Town ; provided their Lots shall be within 
 the Out Lines of said Town ; and have as good 
 Estate in their Lots, as if taken up, improved, and 
 paid for, under the original Laws erecting said 
 Towns. 
 
 Improvements 
 made out of 
 the Water. 
 
 And be it further Enacted by the Authority 
 aforesaid, That all Improvements of what kind 
 soever, Either Wharfs, Houses, or other Build- 
 ings, that have, or shall be made out of the 
 Water, or where it usually flows, as an Encour- 
 agement to such Improvers, be forever deemed 
 the Right, Title, and Inheritance of such Im- 
 prover or Improvers, their Heirs and Assigns 
 for ever. 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 
 
 XX111 
 
 And be it further Enacted by the Authority 
 aforesaid. That it shall not hereafter be lawful 
 for any Person or Persons whatsoever, to keep or 
 raise any Swine, Sheep, or Geese, within the said 
 Town, unless they be well inclosed in some Lot 
 or Pen. 
 
 No swine, 
 sheep &c, to 
 be raised in 
 said Town. 
 
 And whereas there are several very valuable 
 Improvements made in said Towns, by Virtue of 
 the Laws already made, and whereby they were 
 erected into Towns ; Be it Enacted by the Author- 
 ity aforesaid, by and with the Advice and Con- 
 sent aforesaid. That all Takers-up of Lots, and 
 former and after Purchasers under this or the 
 former Laws, complying with the Requisites 
 directed by such former Laws and this, shall have 
 a sure and indefeasible Estate of Inheritance in 
 Fee Simple in said Lots taken up by him or them ; 
 any Law, Usage, or Custom, to the contrary not- 
 withstanding 
 
€>n the following page begin the actual recorbs of the 
 toton, to toit: the minutes of the Jfirst meeting of the Com- 
 mission tohich Selecteb the site foe iiEaltimau. 
 
 Cxtept in one instance, heabings, foot notes, anb marginal 
 annotations ha&c been omitteb in orber that the printeb pages 
 might conform as nearlp as possible to the originals, {through- 
 out this book the name of the neto totem is spellcb ttoo maps 
 — JSSaltemore anb Baltimore. tEhc former mobe is not onlp 
 peculiar to the recorbs themselbes, up to a certain point, but 
 appears also in the original legislative act authorising the 
 "erection" of the toton. 3n the course of compilation, hotoeuer, 
 tohen it became necessary to torite the name — as in the title, or 
 in a heabline, the more mobern form of Spelling toas emplopco. 
 
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 Proceedings of the Commission Which Selected the Site, Decem- 
 ber ist, 1729. 
 (Photographed from original.) 
 
On Munday the first day of Deer: 1729 met the following 
 
 Commissioners viz. "1 Richd : Gist 
 
 ,' I William Hamilton 
 
 Messrs. y _ „ 
 
 I George Buchanan 
 
 j George Walker 
 
 heing four of the Seven Commissioners appointed by Act of 
 
 Assembly for agreeing wth Charles Carroll & Daniel Carroll 
 
 Esqs about the price & purchase of Sixty Acres of land to be 
 
 erected into a Town called Baltemore-Town and the said four 
 
 Commissioners agreed with the said Charles Carroll Esqs on 
 
 his own behalf & on behalf of his brother Daniel then absent to 
 
 pay them the said Charles & Daniel or their order the sume of 
 
 forty shillings current money of Maryland or else tobacco to be 
 
 paid in the hands of the Sherrif of Baltemore County at one 
 
 penny p lb until it amount to forty shillings value p Acre to 
 
 be paid by each Purchaser of a lott in the sd Town to the said 
 
 Charles & Daniel or their heirs & Assignes. 
 
 The same day the said Commissioners appointed the second 
 Munday of January being the 12th day of Janry : next to meet 
 the Surveyor of Baltemore County on the Tract of land call'd 
 Cole's Harbour ; which is the land pitch'd upon by the Assem- 
 bly for the erection of Baltemore Town afc on, and there 
 to give him the said Surveyor directions for laying out the 
 said Town. 
 
 On the 1 2th day of January 1729/30 then the following 
 Commissioners for Baltemore Town mett on the Tract of land 
 call'd Cole's Harbour, on which the said Town was design'd. 
 
 viz. 
 
 Messrs : 
 
 William Buckner 
 William Hammond 
 Richard Gist 
 George Buchanan 
 George Walker 
 
 and there ordered the Surveyor of Baltemore County to Runn 
 out the Town aforsaid Begining at a Locust post to be sett up 
 on a point of the said land and running — from the sd Locust 
 post East 5 J/2 perches, North 21 ° East 10 p. North East 19 p. 
 North 69 East 12 p. North 72 30' East 22 p. South 55 East 
 14 p. South 75 East 18 p. South 53 . 30' East 6 p. North 86 
 p. West 14 p. South 6 p. West 14 p. South 4 p. West 18 p. 
 North 69 West 22 North 20 West 26 p. South 40 West 46 p. 
 
2 RECORDS OE 
 
 South 50 West 32 p. South 30 West 23 p. South 41 ° 30' East 
 17 p. then to the begining Locust post, containing Sixty Acres 
 of land to be divided into sixty Lotts with convenient streets 
 & lanes. 
 
 On the same day the said Commissioners appointed George 
 Walker, being one of their Number, for their Clerk; who the 
 following day was qualified befor Mr Richd Gist by taking ane 
 oath to make true & impartial enteries of the proceedings of 
 the Commissioners for Baltemore Town, as also the taking up 
 the Lotts thereof. 
 
 On Wedensday the 14th day of January 1729/30 these Lotts 
 were taken up as follows, by the underwritten Gentlemen who 
 secur'd their titles to the same by begining & finish on their 
 Respective Lotts houses that covered at least four hundred 
 square feet of ground (as was required of the takers up of 
 Lotts by act of Assembly) within less than eighteen months 
 after their taking them up. viz. 
 Lotts taken up in 
 
 Bait: Town 
 
 No : 49 Charges Carroee Esqr. . . No : 49 
 
 37 
 38 
 52 
 48 Messrs 
 
 45 
 55 
 56 
 
 'Phieip Jones junr 37; 
 
 James Jackson 38 : 
 
 George; Waeker 52 
 
 Richard Gist 48 
 
 Wiixiam Hammond 45 
 
 Mordecai Price 55 
 
 Christopher Gist 56: 
 
 Memorandum that the above named Mordecai Price 
 convey'd his right and title to the above Lott No: 55 
 to Capt Robert Gordon of Annapolis & his heirs for 
 ever who comply'd with the requisites mentioned in 
 the Act of Assembly for Baltemore Town. 
 
 James Jackson also convey'd his right to ye Lott 
 No : 38 unto Mr Samuel Peel & his heirs who duly 
 comply'd wth sd requisites, 
 -f- On Thursday the 15th of January 1729/30 the 
 three following lotts were taken up by the under- 
 written Gentlemen but they forfeited their right 
 thereto by not building thereupon as required by Act 
 of Assembly. 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 
 
 No : 44 ["Thomas Sheredine 44 
 
 53 Messrs : J William Buckner 53 
 
 26 I James Powell 26 
 
 -f- On Friday ye 16th of January 1729/30 the two fol- 
 lowing Lotts were taken up by the following Gentle- 
 men viz 
 
 No:S4 at (Charles Ridgely 54: 
 
 °T Messrs: \ T ~ ^ 
 
 36 | Luke Trotten 36 : 
 
 Sometime afterward the said Ridgely convey'd the 
 sd Lott No: 54 to Mr John Diggs who built upon the 
 same as required by Act of Assembly in due time. 
 
 The above sd Luke Trotten also convey'd his right 
 to The sd Lott No: 36 unto Mr Philip Jones junr: 
 who comply 'd with the Requistes of the Act of As- 
 sembly. 
 -f- On Munday the 19th of January 1729/30 the two 
 following Lotts were taken up by the underwritten 
 Gentlemen who forfited their right thereto by not 
 building thereupon viz 
 
 No : 10 Capt Robt North 10 
 
 35 Richard Hewitt 35 
 
 On the same day Mr Lloyd Harris took up the Lott 
 50 No : 50 and fully comply'd with the requisites in the 
 
 Act of Assembly in due time. 
 + On Tuesday following being the 20th day of Janu- 
 ary 1729/30 Capt Thomas Sheredine took up the 
 No : 14 Lott No : 14 in the name & for the use of his Son 
 Daniel Sheredine but suffer'd their right thereto to 
 become void for want of building thereon as by Act 
 of Assembly enjoyn'd. 
 -f- On Wedensday being the 21st of January 1729/30 
 No : 51 Mr Lloyd Harris took up the Lott No : 56 in the name 
 of John Gorsuch which Gorsuch afterwards convey'd 
 his right thereto unto the sd Lloyd Harris which sd 
 Harris built upon as required by Act of Assembly. 
 -f- Aprile 18: 1730 David Robinson took up in Bal- 
 No : 47 temore town the Lott No : 47 & afterwards convey'd 
 his right thereto unto Mr Richard Gist who built 
 thereon as by Act of Assembly required. 
 
4 RECORDS OF 
 
 + July i : 1730 Mr John Risteau took the Lott 
 No : 15 No : 15 in Baltemore town and built thereon ane house 
 that was deem'd to cover four hundred square feet 
 of ground within the time prescribed by Act of As- 
 sembly. 
 -f- Augt 18: 1730 Mr William Hammond took up 
 No : 46 the Lott No : 46 in Baltemore town but neglected to 
 build thereon in eighteen months time but took it 
 up a second for which second purchase of the said 
 Lott he is Debtor to the sd town as order'd by Act of 
 Assembly 
 -f- March 1st 1730/1 Martine Parlett took up the 
 No : 42 Lott No : 42 in Baltemore town & forfeited his right 
 thereto by neglecting to build thereon. 
 -|- February 22: 1 730/1 Then the Vestry of St. 
 Paul's Parrish in Baltemore County took up the Lott 
 No : 19 No : 19 in the above sd town to build the church of 
 St Paul's Parrish on. 
 -f- Aprile 30: 1731 Then Doer: James Walker of 
 No : 9 Ann Arundell County took up the Lott No : 9 in Bal- 
 temore town & secur'd his title thereto by building 
 thereon as by Act of Assembly prescrib'd. 
 -f- July 16: 173 1 George Walker took up the Lott 
 No : 53 No : 53 which had been taken up by Mr William 
 Buckner on the 15th of January 1729/30 but was not 
 built upon by the sd Buckner within eighteen months 
 as by law prescrib'd but was built upon by the sd 
 Walker in the limited time after the second taking up. 
 + November 5 : 1731 Then Mr John Giles took up 
 No : 39 a Lott in Baltemore town No : 39 which he let fall 
 again by neglecting to build thereon. 
 -f- May 12th: 1732 Then Mr Richd: Lewis took up 
 No : 1 1 a Lott in Baltemore town No : 1 1 and paid forty 
 shillings being the purchase money thereof. 
 + May 20th 1732 Then Mr Richard Gist took up a 
 No : 59 Lott in Baltemore town No 59 and paid the purchase 
 money thereof. 
 -f June 28 : 1734 Then the Revrd Mr Joseph Hooper 
 No : 22 took up a Lott in Baltemore town No : 22 
 
 + July 3 : J 734 Then the above the sd the Reverd 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 5 
 
 No: 44 Mr Joseph Hooper took up the Lott No: 44 which 
 was taken up formerly by Capt Thomas Sheredine 
 on the 15th. of January 1729/30 
 -f- August 8: 1734 Then Mr Thomas Woodward 
 No : 39 took up the Lott No 39 in Baltemore Town and paid 
 the Consideration for the same in paper Currancy of 
 Maryland. 
 No: 16 Septr: 16: 1734 Then the Revrd Mr Joseph 
 -f- Hooper took up two Lotts in Baltemore town viz No : 
 21 16 and 21 
 
 + March 4th: 1734/5 Then came John Smith Cooper 
 in Baltemore County by his Proxy Mr Richard Gist 
 No : 43 and took up a Lott in Baltemore Town No : 43 and 
 paid the purchase money & fees thereof. 
 -f- March 28th : 1735 Then came Mr Joshua Hall 
 joyner in Baltemore County & took up a Lott in Bal- 
 No:io temore town No: 10: which was on the 19th of 
 January 1729/30 taken up by Capt. Robert North 
 but was not built upon by the said North as required 
 by Act of Assembly & the foresd Hall paid the pur- 
 chase money & the fee thereof. 
 -\- November 21 : 1735 Then the Revrd Mr Joseph 
 No : 42 Hooper took up the Lott No : 42 in Baltemore town in 
 the name & for the sole use & behoof of the Revrd 
 Mr John Humphreys & his heirs. 
 + January 19: 1735/6 Then the Revrd Mr Joseph 
 Hooper having neglected to build within the time ap- 
 No : 44 pointed by Law upon the Lott No : 44 which he had 
 taken up formerly viz on the 3d of July 1734 desir'd 
 that the same Lott No : 44 might be a second time 
 entered in his name and for his use. 
 + January 23: 1735/6 Then came Mr Thomas 
 Woodward in the name and on behalf of Capt Francis 
 No : 40 Kipps and took up the Lott No : 40 in Baltemore town 
 and paid the purchase money thereof. 
 -\- January 23: 1735/6 Then came Mr Thomas 
 Woodward in the name and on behalf of Mr Gideon 
 No: 41 Donaldson and took up the Lott No: 41 in Baltemore 
 town and paid the purchase money thereof. 
 + Janry: 27: 1736/7 Then came Mr Joshua Hall 
 who having neglected to build in the time limited by 
 
6 RECORDS OF 
 
 No : to Law upon his Lott No : 10 in Baltemore Town and 
 desired the said Lott might be reentered in his name 
 & for his use which now is accordingly done. 
 -\- March 4: 1737/8 Then Mr Joshua Hall came & 
 
 No: 14 order'd the Lott No: 14 in Baltemore Town which 
 was taken up by Capt Thomas Sheredine on the 20th 
 day of Janry 1729/30 in the name of his son Daniel 
 to be enter'd in his name & for his use for ever. 
 N. B. He the sd Hall paid the purchase & fees 
 thereof. 
 -f- March 4th 1737/8 Then came Mr William Rogers 
 
 No : 42 & desired that the Lotts 42 : 43 : & 44 in Baltemore 
 
 43 Town might be enter'd in his own name & for his 
 
 44 own use through the Default of the former Uptakers 
 thereof and the sd Rogers paid the purchase & the 
 fees thereof viz. the above sd three Lotts in Balte- 
 more Town. 
 
 -)- May 23: 1740 Then came Mr Edward Fotterell 
 & represented that he was apprehensive that the 
 No: 11 Lott No: 11 : formerly viz: on the 12th of May 1732 
 taken up by Mr Richd Lewis became vacant & fell to 
 the use of Baltemore Town notwithstanding the sd 
 Lewis built a house upon the same which was re- 
 mov'd from off the sd Lott befor the doors were putt 
 up by Solomon Wooden the builder & the sd Fotterell 
 desires the sd Lott No : 1 1 : may be entered in the 
 Register in his own name & for his own use (& he 
 promises to pay the Commissioners for the same) 
 which is now accordingly done. 
 
 -f- July 23 : 1740 Then Mr Wm Rogers came & rep- 
 resented to me Clk: of Baltemore town that he was 
 No : 14 apprehensive that the the Lott No : 14 in sd town 
 formerly viz on the 20th day of January 1729/30 
 taken up by Capt Thos: Sheredine in the name and 
 on behalf of his son Daniel & afterward taken up on 
 the 4th day of March 1737/8 by Mr Joshua Hall who 
 has neglected to build thereon within eighteen months 
 after his taking up the same whereby the said Rogers 
 is apprehensive that the sd Lott again falls vacant for 
 the use of the said Town which he the sd Rogers de- 
 
BALTEMORE TOWN. 7 
 
 sires may be Registred in his own name which now 
 is done & he obliges himself & his heirs to satisfie the 
 Commissioners of sd Town for the same. 
 
 -f- July 23: 1740 Then Mr Wm Rogers came and 
 represented that having formerly viz on the 4th of 
 No: 42 March 1737/8 taken up the Lott No 42 but neglected 
 building thereon within eighteen months as required 
 by act of assembly whereupon he desires the sd Lott 
 No 42 may be reentered in his own name which is 
 now done & he oblidges himself & his heirs to satisfie 
 the Commissioners of the sd town for the same. 
 
 -\- Aprile 8: 1741 Then came Mr Edward Fottrell 
 No 140 and desir'd that the Lotts No: 40 & 41 which were 
 
 41 formerly viz on Janr: 23: 1735/6 taken up by 
 Thomas Woodward in the name & for the use of 
 Messrs Francis Kipps & Gideon Donaldson may be 
 enter'd in his own name which is now done & he 
 obliges himself to satisfie the Commissioners of the 
 said town for the same. 
 
 -j- May 15: 1741 Then came ye Revrd Benedict 
 
 Bourdillon and desired the two following Lotts in 
 
 No : 26 Baltemore town viz No : 26 : formerly taken up on the 
 
 15th day of Janry 1729/30 by James Powell and 
 
 35 No: 35: taken up by Richd Hewitt on ye 19th of 
 Janry: 1729/30 both unbuilt upon according to the 
 Directions of ye Act of Assembly by the sd Powell & 
 Hewitt may be enterd in his own name which is now 
 accordingly done & he obliges himself to satisfie the 
 Commissioners of the sd : town for both the sd Lotts. 
 
 + Septr 24: 1741 Then came Mr. Edward Fottrell 
 & represented to the Clerk of Baltemore Town that 
 No : 39 the Lott No : 39 which was enter'd in the name of 
 Thomas Woodward on the 8th of August 1734 was 
 still vacant by reason the sd Woodward had not built 
 his house upon the said Lott but on ane other adjoyn- 
 ing wherefor the said Fottrell desir'd it might be en- 
 ter'd in his own name & for his own use which is now 
 accordingly, done & he the said Edward Fottrell 
 promises & obliges himself & his heirs to satisfie the 
 Commissioners of the said town for the sd Lott. 
 
8 RECORDS OF 
 
 + Deer: 22: 1741 Then came Mr Wm Rogers & 
 represented to the Clerk of Baltemore town that 
 whereas he hath neglected to build upon the Lott 
 No : 42 No : 42 as required by Act of Assembly which sd 
 Lott was formerly viz: on ye 23 of July 1740 enter'd 
 in ye name of the said Rogers & being apprehensive 
 that because of that neglect his right to the sd Lott 
 might be render'd precarious he therefor desires the 
 sd Lott No : 42 : might be enter'd in the Register in 
 his own name which now is accordingly done & the 
 sd Rogers promises & obliges himself & his heirs to 
 satisfie the Commissioners of the sd town for the sd 
 Lott. 
 
 -f- Octobr: 15: 1742 Then the Revrd: Benedict: 
 
 Bourdillon came & represented to me the Clerk of 
 
 No : 40 Baltemore town that whereas the two Lotts No :40 ".41 : 
 
 41 formerly taken up by Kipps & Donaldson, now fall 
 vacant they having not built thereon as p Act of As- 
 sembly, wherefor the sd Bourdillon requests that the 
 said two Lotts No: 40 : 41 : may be enter'd in his own 
 name & obliges himself & heirs to satisfie the Comssrs 
 or any other propper person for the same which is 
 now accordingly done. 
 
 -f- March 4, 1742/3 Then came the Reverend Bene- 
 dict Bourdillon and desired the two following Lotts 
 No. 26 in Baltemore town viz No 26 formerly taken up on 
 
 35 the 15th Janry 1729/30 by James Powell and No 35 
 taken up by Richard Hewitt Janry 19th 1729/30 both 
 unbuilt upon according to the Directions of the Act of 
 Assembly by said Powell and Hewitt, formerly taken 
 up by said Bourdillon viz May 15: 1741 But not 
 built upon and now desires that the said two Lotts 
 may be again enter'd in the Register in his own name 
 which is now done and obliges himself & his heirs to 
 satisfye the Commissioners of the said town for the 
 said two Lotts. 
 
 -f- September 16. 1747. Came Doctr. George Buchanan 
 Colo. William Hammond Capt. Darby Lux and Mr. 
 Thomas Harrison desiring that the Lott in Baltimore 
 
BALTEMORE TOWN. 9 
 
 No. 26 Town No 26 first taken up by James Powell on the 
 15 Jany. 1729/30 afterwards by the Revd. Mr. Bene- 
 dict Bourdillon twice Viz. first on the 15 May 1741, 
 and then on March 4, 1742/3 now being- forfeited for 
 not Building thereon according to Act of Assembly, 
 desire it may be entered in their Names each an equal 
 
 No 21 share. Also the Lott No 21, taken up the Sixteenth 
 of Septemr. 1734 by the Revd. Mr. Joseph Hooper, 
 
 No. 22 Likewise the Lott No 22 taken up the 28 June 1734 
 by the Revd. Mr. Joseph Hooper which two Lotts 
 being forfeited by neglecting to Build thereon ac- 
 cording to Act of Assembly, they also desire that the 
 said two Lotts may be also entered in their Names 
 
 No 39 each an equal share — Also the Lott No 39 taken up 
 first by John Giles on the 5th Novemr. 1731 after- 
 wards by Thomas Woodward on the 8th of August 
 1734. afterwards by Edward Fottrell on the 24 of 
 September 1741,. — which Lot being forfeited for not 
 Building thereon according to Act of Assembly desire 
 may be entered in their Names each an equal share. 
 -\- September the 26. 1747. Mr. Joseph Tayler came 
 and representing to me William Lux Clerk of Balti- 
 
 No. 5 more Town that the Lott No. 5. in the said Town in 
 that part formerly Jones's Town formerly taken up by 
 Thomas Bond on July 20. 1733 afterwards by Mary 
 Hanson on April 8. 1740 is become Vacant by not 
 Building thereon according to Act of Assembly and 
 desires the said Lott may be entered in the Name of 
 Edward Fell son of Willm. 
 
 No. 6 And also the Lott No 6. in Jones's Town taken up 
 by Willm. Fell on July 20. 1733 afterwards by Mary 
 Hanson on April 8. 1740 is also become forfeited by 
 not Building thereon according to Act of Assembly 
 requests me the said Clerk to enter the same in the 
 Name of Ann Fell which is now accordingly done. 
 
10 
 
 RECORDS OE 
 
 Receiv'd Peby. 18. 1744 in Order to be Recorded 
 
 P Brerewood Ck. 
 
 + 
 
 1732 
 October 28 
 
 -h 
 1732 
 
 November 
 
 1732 
 
 Novr 
 
 On the 28th day of October 1732 Capt. 
 Thomas Sheredine, Capt Robert North, Mr 
 Thomas Todd, and Mr John Cockey four of 
 the Commissioners for a new town call'd 
 Jones's Town to be erected on the East side 
 of Jones's Falls on a Tract of land called Cole's 
 Harbour mett at a place near & convenient to 
 the said Land and qualified George Walker 
 to be their Clerk for the sd Town by 
 administering to him ane oath to make true 
 and impartial Enteries of their proceedings 
 according to ane act of Assembly Enacted 
 July 1732. At the same time also the sd 
 four Commissioners issued their warrant, un- 
 der their hands & seals ; to the Sheriff of Bal- 
 temore County to summon a Jury of the most 
 substantial freeholders of sd County to ap- 
 pear befor them on the sd Land called Cole's 
 Harbour to inquire who is the Owner of the 
 sd Land and to assess what they think tenn 
 Acres of the same whereon the sd Town is 
 to be erected is worth. 
 
 On the 4th day of November 1732 Capt. 
 Thomas Sheredine, Capt Robert North, Capt 
 John Cockey, Capt John Boreing, & Mr 
 Thomas Todd all the Commissioners appointed 
 by Act of Assembly for laying out a Town con- 
 venient to the water, on a Tract of Land called 
 Cole's Harbour: mett on the sd Land, and 
 askt a certain William Fell, who is in present 
 possession of the sd land; whither he would 
 sell tenn Acres of land, out of the sd Tract; 
 who answer'd positively, that he neither could 
 nor would sell any of it; whereupon a jury of 
 substantial freeholders, return'd by the Sherif 
 
 * Jones Town records begin on this page and end 
 at page 17. 
 
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 First Meeting oe Commission Which SELECTED a Ten-Acre Site 
 
 for Jones' Town, October 28th, 1732. 
 
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JONES TOWN. II 
 
 of Baltemore County, proceeded (being first 
 sworne by the sd Commissioners) to inquire 
 who is Owner of sd Lands : and found by 
 their Verdict the Orphan's of Coll Richd : 
 Colegate decsd to be Owners of the sd 
 Land, and judg'd the value of it, to be three 
 hundred pounds of tobacco per Acre, for tenn 
 acres thereof. At the same time also Mr 
 Philip Jones Surveyor of Baltemore County, 
 who was then & there present, began to sur- 
 vey & lay out tenn acres of land, by the direc- 
 tion of the sd Commissioners, but could not 
 compleat the survey then for want of time. 
 
 -f- On Wedensday ye 22d of Novr: 1732 Capt 
 
 1732 Robt North Mr Thomas Todd & Capt John 
 
 Novr : 22 Boreing three of the Commissioners for Jones's 
 
 Town mett upon the above sd land called Cole's 
 Harbour & order'd the Surveyor of Baltemore 
 County to compleat the survey of the sd Town 
 according to the meets & bounds agreed upon 
 by the Commissioners at their first meeting 
 which Courses shall be enter'd when returned 
 to the Commissioners by the sd Surveyor. 
 Some smal time afterwards the said Mr Philip 
 Jones Surveyr compleated the Survey of the 
 said town which was included in the following 
 Courses & Distances according to the Certifi- 
 cate of the same by him return'd into Balte- 
 more County Records, viz Jones's-Town Be- 
 gining at a large Stone on the East side of 
 Jones's Falls & runing thence for the Out 
 bounds of the same, South 33 ° 30' East 30 
 perches, thence South 43 ° East 15 perches, 
 thence North 49 East 4 perches, thence 
 South East 20 pchs. thence South 49 West 4 
 perches, thence South East 2 perches, thence 
 N 49 East 4 perches, thence South East 12 
 perches, thence South 17 East 21 perches, 
 thence North 73 ° East 16 perches, thence 
 
12 .RECORDS OF 
 
 North 1 7 West 25 perches, thence North West 
 37 perches, thence South 49 West 4 perches, 
 thence North 43 West 14 perches, thence 
 North 33 30' West 28 perches, then by a 
 straight line to the begining stone containing 
 tenn Acres of land more or less. 
 July 20: 1733 Then Mr Jno: Gardner took up a 
 No : 1 : Lott in Jones's-town No : 1 : and paid 2/6 the Clerk's 
 -j- fee for entering the same & fmish'd a house thereon 
 as order'd by Act of Assembly in the limited time. 
 July 20: 1733 Then Edward Fell, by his Attry in 
 No : 4 : Fact took up a Lott in Jones's town No : 4 : and paid 
 -f- the Clerks fee by his sd Attry for entering the same. 
 July 20: 1733 Then Mr Wm Fell took up a Lott 
 No : 6 : in Jones's-town No : 6 : and paid the Clerk's fee for 
 -)- entering the same. 
 
 July 20: 1733 Then Thomas Bond (by his Proxy) 
 No : 5 : took up a Lott in Jones's town No : 5 : and paid the 
 -\- Clerk his fee (by Wm Fell his sd Proxy) for entering 
 the same. 
 
 August 13: 1733 Then Capt: Robt North took up 
 No : 2 : a Lott in Jones's-town No : 2 : & paid the Clerk's fee 
 -f- for entering the same. 
 
 August 18: 1733 Then Capt John Cromwell (by 
 -j- his Proxy Mr Philip Jones junr) took up a Lott in 
 No : 3 : Jones's Town No : 3 : and paid the Clerk's fee (by his 
 sd Proxy) for entering the same. 
 
 August 20: 1733 Then Capt John Boreing one 
 t|- of the Comissrs : for Jones's town took up a Lott in 
 No: 17: sd town No: 17: for himself and paid the Clerk's fee 
 for entering the same. 
 
 On the same day viz. Augt: 20: 1733 Capt John 
 No. 18: Boreing took up a Lott in Jones's town No: 18: for 
 -|- his son John Boreing junr and paid the Clerk's fee 
 for entering the same. 
 
 September : 2 : 1733 Then Capt John Cockey one 
 No : 7 : of the Comissrs : for Jones's-town took up a Lott in 
 -f- said town No: 7: 
 
 -f- February 15: 1734/5 Then Capt John Boreing 
 one of the Commissrs for Jones's Town having 
 neglected to build upon two Lotts in sd Town viz. 
 
JONES TOWN. 13 
 
 No: 17 No: 17: & 18 which he had taken up formerly viz on 
 
 18 the 20th day of August 1733 took up the said two 
 
 Lotts the second time according to the same intent, 
 
 6 for ye same purpose as formerly & paid the Clerk's 
 fees for the same 
 
 -f- February 19: 1734/5 Then came Capt John 
 Cockey who inform'd me that the heirs or Excrs of 
 Capt John Cromwell (who on the 18th day of August 
 
 No: 3 1733 took up a Lott in Jones's town No: 3) had not 
 built a house large enough to secure the said Lott ac- 
 cording to ye Act of Assembly and desir'd to take up 
 the said Lott No : 3 : in his Son William Cockey's 
 name & for his use & paid ye fee for ye same. 
 -f- February 19: 1734/5 Then Capt John Cockey 
 having elaps'd the time of building a house on his 
 
 No : 7 Lott in Jones's town No : 7 desir'd the sd Lott No : 
 
 7 might be enter'd again in his own name & paid the 
 Clerk's fee for the same. 
 
 -+- February 20: 1734/5 Then came Mr William 
 + Fell & aleidged that there has been no house built 
 No : 4 upon the Lott No : 4 : which he took up in the name 
 of his Brother Edward Fell on the 20th day of July 
 1733 by which neglect Edward Fell his right to the 
 sd Lott ceases and is lyable to be taken up a second 
 time which the sd William Fell now does in his own 
 name & for his own use & his heirs forever & paid 
 my fee 
 
 On the 20th day of Febr: 1734/5 Then Mr William 
 
 No: 15 Fell took up the four following Lotts in Jones's Town 
 
 16 viz: No: 15: 16: 19: 20: in his own name & for his 
 
 -f- 19 own use & his heirs & he paid the Clerk's fees for 
 
 20 the same 
 
 March 5 : 1734/5 Then Mr Wm Fell took up two 
 No : 8 : Lotts in Jones's town No : 8 : & 9 : and pay'd the 
 -f- 9: Clerk's fee for entering the same 
 
 May 10: 1735 Then Coll John Smith took up a 
 No: 14 Lott in Jones's Town No: 14. and paid the Clerk's 
 -f- fee for entering the same. 
 
 November 8: 1735 Then Thomas Mathews took 
 No : 10 up the Lott No : 10 in Jones's Town & paid the Clerk's 
 -f- fee for entering the same. 
 
14 RECORDS OF 
 
 Augt: 14: 1736 Then Capt John Boreing having 
 
 No: 17 neglected building upon his Lott No: 17 according to 
 
 -)- Law came and had the same reenter'd in his own 
 
 name and paid the Clerks fee for the same 
 
 -f- Septr: 21: 1736 Then Mr William Fell having 
 
 neglected to build as the Law directs upon his Lotts 
 
 No: 15 No: 15: 16: & 19 he desir'd they might be taken up 
 
 16 the second time and enter'd in his own name & for 
 
 19 his own proper use & his heirs which accordingly is 
 
 now done. 
 
 Septr: 21: 1736 Then George Walker Clerk of 
 No : 20 Jones's town took up in sd Town the Lott No : 20 
 -f- which was formerly viz on the 20th day of Febr: 
 1734/5 taken up by Mr William Fell but not secur'd 
 as the Law directs by building thereon. 
 -{- Deer: 27: 1736 Mr Wm Fell having neglected to 
 build upon the two Lotts in Jones's Town (within the 
 No : 8 : time limited by Act of assembly) No : 8 : & 9 for which 
 9 : he desires to have the said two Lotts No : 8 & 9 re- 
 entered in his own name & for his own use & his heirs 
 -\- Deer 31 : 1736 Then came Doer Buckler Partridge 
 No : 1 1 : and desir'd the Lott No : 11: in Jones's town might 
 be entered for himself & his heirs which accordingly 
 is now done 
 -j- July 2: 1737 Then came Doer: Buckler Partridge 
 & represented that whereas Thomas Mathews having 
 neglected to comply with the requisites mentioned in 
 No: 10 the Act of Assembly his right to the Lott No: 10 in 
 Jones's-town falls & is rendered Null therefor the said 
 Partridge desires the sd Lott may be entered in his 
 own name which now is accordingly done 
 -f- Augt: 30: 1737 Then came Mr Thomas Tayler 
 No. 12 of Baltemore Co'ty and took up the Lott No : 12 in 
 Jones's town & desir'd it might be register'd in his 
 name & for his use which is now accordingly done. 
 -f- Augt: 30: 1737 Then George Walker took up in 
 his own name & for his own use & his heirs the Lott 
 No: 13 No: 13 in Jones's town & Register'd the same 
 
JONES TOWN. 15 
 
 March 20: 1737/8 Then Mr Wm Fell order'd the 
 
 No: 16 Lott No: 16 in Jones's Town which he had formerly 
 -f- (viz on the 21 : of September 1736) taken up to be 
 Register'd in his name & for his use which accord- 
 ingly now is done 
 -j- June 6th : 1738 Then George Walker Clerk of 
 Jones's Town (having neglected to build upon the 
 
 No: 20 Lott No: 20: according to Act of Assembly) desires 
 that the said Lott No: 20 may be Register'd in his 
 own name & accordingly it is this day done 
 -\- June 20: 1738 Then George Walker sold all his 
 
 No: 13 Right Title & interest of in and to the Lott No: 13 
 in Jones's Town in Baltemore County unto Redman 
 Dearing and now it is Register'd in his own name & 
 for his own use 
 -f- June 29: 1738 Then George Walker sold & trans- 
 ferr'd all his Right Title & interest of in and to the 
 
 No : 20 Lott No : 20 in Jones's town in Baltemore County 
 
 unto Joshua Hall and now it is Register'd in his own 
 
 name & for his own use. 
 
 + July 18: 1738 Then Mr William Fell (having 
 
 neglected to build within eighteen months upon the 
 
 No : 9. Lott No : 9 : in Jones's town since his last taking up 
 the same viz Deer: 27: 1736) he requests by his note 
 of hand the sd Lott No: 9: in said town might be 
 register'd in the name & for the use of John Boreing 
 & his heirs which accordingly is now done. 
 + July 18: 1738 Then Mr William Fell (having 
 
 No : 8. neglected to build on the Lott No : 8 : in Jones's town 
 within eighteen months after his last registring the 
 same desir'd the said Lott No: 8 might be reenter'd 
 in this Register in his own name & for his own use 
 which is now accordingly done. 
 -f- Novr 29: 1739 John Connell representing to me 
 the Register of Jones's town in Baltemore County 
 
 No: 13 that whereas the Lott No : 13 in sd town was formerly 
 taken up viz on the 30 Augt : 1737 & by him trans- 
 ferr'd to Redman Dearing on the 20th of June 1738 
 but they having both neglected to build thereon within 
 the time limited by law he desires that the said Lott 
 may be enter'd in the Register of the sd town for his 
 own use which is now accordingly done 
 
I 6 RECORDS OE 
 
 -{- Aprile 7: 1740 Whereas Capt Robert North one 
 of the Commissioners of Jones's Town in Baltemore 
 County with others of the said Commissioners appre- 
 hends that all the Lotts in said town formerly taken 
 up & not built upon in the time limited by act of 
 Assembly now falls Vacant & lyable to be taken up 
 anew for the use & benefite of the sd Town the sd 
 No: 8: Capt Robt North desires that the Lotts No: 8: 9: 16 
 9 : in the sd town may be entered in his own name & for 
 
 16: his own use — which is accordingly now done 
 
 -\- Aprile 8th 1740 Then came Mrs Mary Hanson 
 No : 5 : and desir'd the Lotts No : 5 : 6 : in Jones's Town in 
 
 6: Baltemore County may be enter'd in her name & for 
 her use one of which Lotts is not sufficiently cover'd 
 by building- according to the Act of Assembly and 
 paid the Clerks fees for the same 
 
 -f- Aprile 8th 1740 Three of the Commissioners for 
 erecting a Town in Baltemore County called (by Act 
 of Assembly) Jones's town mett in the sd Town with 
 George Walker their Clerk and order'd their sd Clerk 
 to enter in his Register of the sd Town any Lotts that 
 may or shall be found vacant according to the Act of 
 Assembly to be further taken up by any person what- 
 soever who shall pay or secure to the Commissioners 
 of the sd town the sume of one hundred & fifty pounds 
 of Tob : for each Lott to be applied to the use of the 
 sd Town with the accustomary Clerks fees 
 
 The Commissioners who mett as above sd were 
 
 (Thomas SherEdine 
 Capt -j John Boreing |*Geo : Walker 
 
 [Robt North Clk: 
 
 4- Aprile 8th 1740 Then came Mr Alexander Law- 
 son & desired George Walker Clerk of Jones's Town 
 in Baltemore County to enter in his Register for the 
 No : 12 : sd town in his name & for his use the Lott No : 12 of 
 the sd Town which is now accordingly done 
 
 Aprile 8: 1740 Then Capt Thomas Sheredine one 
 
 of the Commissioners of Jones's Town orderd George 
 
 Walker Clk : to ye sd Comissrs to enter in his Register 
 
 No : 1 1 : the Lott No : 1 1 : in his name & for his use which is 
 
 -f- now accordingly done. 
 
JONES TOWN. 17 
 
 + Aprile 8: 1740 Then Mr Edward Fell desir'd 
 George Walker Clk: of Jones's town in Baltemore 
 Co'ty to enter in his own name & for his own use the 
 
 No : 20 Lott No : 20 : in the sd Town which was formerly 
 taken up on the 20th day of Febr : 1734/5 by Mr Wm : 
 Fell then again taken up by George Walker on the 
 2 1 st of Septr 1736 then reenter'd in the sd Walker 
 his name on the 6th day of June 1738 which sd 
 Walker afterwards sold his right & title in & to the sd 
 Lott No: 20: unto Joshua Hall on the 29th of June 
 1738 which sd Lott No: 20: is now enter'd in the 
 name & for the use of the sd Edward Fell who paid 
 the Clk : his fee for the same. 
 -f- Augt 18: 1740 Then came Mr William Fell and 
 being apprehensive that his claime and Title to the 
 
 No : 4 : Lott No : 4 : in Jones's town fell & ceased for want of 
 building a house upon it according to Act of Assembly 
 which Lott he formerly took up on the 20th day of 
 Febr: 1734/5 and desired that the said Lott No: 4 
 may be again entered in his name which now is ac- 
 cordingly done. 
 -f- Novr: 19: 1741 Then came Mr Alexander Law- 
 son & desired George Walker Clerk of Jones's Town 
 in Baltemore County to reenter the two Lotts in the 
 
 No : 1 1 : said town No : 11: 12 : in his own name & for his own 
 
 12 : use which now is accordingly done & he promises & 
 
 obliges himself to satisfie any person whose right it 
 
 shall prove to be to receive the purchase money or 
 
 tobacco for the same. 
 
 By an Act of Assembly made at a session held at the City of 
 Annapolis the fifth Day of August Seventeen Hundred & forty 
 five the Towns heretofore called Baltimore Town and Jones 
 Town were incorporated into one Town by the Name of Bal- 
 timore Town, and the Lotts hereafter entered on either side of 
 the Bridge to be known and distinguished by the Name of 
 Lotts in Baltimore Town. 
 
l8 RECORDS OE 
 
 MARCH the 8th 1745/6 
 Then met Colo. William Hammond Captn. Robert North 
 Doctor Geo Buchanan Captn Darby Lux and Mr. William Fell 
 five of the Comrs. for Baltimore Town who proceeded to make 
 Choice of Charles Crooke For their Clk. who was accordingly 
 Qualify'd for that purpose, by Doctor Geo. Buchanan a Magis- 
 trate for Baltimore County and also four of the Comrs. agreed 
 with Mr William Fellj to dig holes for and sett in as many 
 locust posts, of three & ahalf feet long & four inches square as 
 Shall be necessary for the said Town at fifteen pence p post the 
 said posts to be sett at lease two feet in the Ground. Colo. 
 William Hammond one of the said Comrs. is also appointed to 
 collect & receive all Debts and arrearages due to the aforesaid 
 Town and likewise that what part of the said arrearages shall 
 be come due in Tobo. The said Hammond is impowered to 
 discount with the several persons from whom the same is or 
 shall become Due at the rate of Ten shillgs p Cent. 
 
 It is likewise ordered that the Clerk give Mr. Thomas Frank- 
 lin Notice in writing to meet the Comrs. on the seventeenth in- 
 stant, in Order to agree for resurveying the Town & making a 
 plan thereof — 
 
 MONDAY MARCH 16th 1746 
 
 The following Gentlemen Comrs of Baltimore Town Viz 
 
 Majr Thomas SherEdine 
 
 Dr. Geo Buchanan 
 
 Coe. Wieliam Hammond 
 
 Capn. Robert North 
 
 Captn Darby Lux 
 Mett at Mr. Edward Dagans in the said Town and proceeded 
 to business and understanding that Mr. Charles Crook is very 
 ill and uncapable of attending the business of their Clk. Unani- 
 mously agree To displace him the said Charles Crook, and Have 
 Chose William Lux their Clk. in his room and he was Sworn 
 in the sd. Office Accordingly 
 
 They also chose Mr. Alexander Lawson Comr of the said 
 Town in the room of Mr. William Fell deceased. 
 
 The commissioners also gave Mr. William Rogers an Order 
 on Mrss Jane Bourdllion for £12 due on approv'd acco.t against 
 the reverend Mr. Benedict Bourdillion for takeing up lotts in 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 19 
 
 Baltimore Town also gave an Order on Colo. William Ham- 
 mond to Mr William Rogers for £12 out of the money he has 
 in his hands. 
 
 They also agree that William Lux should receive the Debts 
 due to the Commissioners for Fallen lotts. 
 
 They also agreed with Captain Robert North to fence in 
 part of the Town Over the falls formerly called Jones's Town 
 in such manner as he shall think proper for which he is to have 
 at the rate of £8 p thousand for Oak Railes and £3 p thousand 
 for the stakes and to set up the same and be compleated by the 
 last of April. 
 
 They also agreed with Colo. William Hammond to Set up 
 three Gates, two of ten feet wide in the clear within the posts 
 and One of five feet wide in the Clear within the posts White 
 Oak framed and locust posts and Sils. 
 
 FRIDAY 24th JULY 1747 
 
 The Commissioners met and were present Viz. 
 
 Dr. Geo Buchanan 
 Colo. William Hamond 
 Capn. Rort. North 
 Capn. Darby Lux 
 Mr. Thomas Harrison 
 
 The Commissioners examining what money is due to Balto. 
 Town for retaking up fallen lotts do find that there is 25 lotts 
 which the proprietors have not paid for according to the fol- 
 lowing list at forty shillings p lott Viz. 
 
 BALTIMORE TOWN 
 
 Colo. William Hammond i Lott No 46 
 
 Dr. Geo. Walker 7 Do 53, 10, 14, 42, 43, 44., 39 
 
 Mr. Edward Fottril 4 Do 11, 40, 41, 39 
 
 Mr. John Humphreys i Do 42 
 
 Mr. Joseph Hooper 2 Do 44, 44 
 
 Joshua Hall i Do 10 
 
 Mr. William Rogers 3 Do 14, 42, 42 
 
 Revd.BenedictBourdillion 6 Do 26, 35, 40, 41, 26, 35 
 
20 RECORDS OF 
 
 JONES'S TOWN 24 lotts viz. 
 Dr. Geo. Walker 2 lotts No. 20, 20 
 
 Captn. John Boring 3 lotts " 17, 18, 17 
 Captn. John Cockey 2 lotts " 3, 7 
 Mr. William Fele 9 lotts " 4, 15, 16, 19, 8, 9, 10, 9, 8 
 Dr. Buckeer Patridge i lott " 10 
 Mr.AeExanderLawson 1 lott " 12 
 Mr. John Conneel i lott " 13 
 Miss Mary Hanson 2 lotts " 5, 6 
 Captn. Robert North 3 lotts " 8, 9, 16 
 
 At 150 lb Tobo. each lott & have Ordered their Clerk to raise 
 accots for the Same and Charge propriators Debtor therewith 
 and when he receives the money to Carry it to the Credit of the 
 sd. Town, by Keeping an acct. in his book of General Charges 
 for the said Town. They also Ordered their Clk. to give Mr. 
 Thomas Franklin notice to meet the Comrs. on the Second Mon- 
 day in September next in Order to resurvey the Town also Or- 
 dered the Clerk to put up publick notes for any person to agree 
 for Eighty locust posts to be three feet & half long & to square 
 four inches for bounds for the lotts & that Darby Lux and 
 Thomas Harrison are impowered to agree and Contract for the 
 same They also Ordered the Clerk to transcribe the Record 
 book of Baltimore and Jones's Town into another proper book 
 & agree to allow him for the Same. 
 
 MONDAY August 10th 1747 
 The Commissioners met and were present 
 Majr. Thomas SherEdine Capt. Darby Lux 
 Dr. Geo. Buchanan Mr. Alexander Lawson 
 
 Colo. William Hammond Mr Thomas Harrison 
 
 Capt. Robt. North 
 
 Captain Robert North brought in his acct. for Fencing in 
 part of the Town Over the falls Formerly Called Jones's 
 Town Which passed the Commissioners and Ordered the 
 Clerk to give him Credit accordingly. 
 
 SEPTEMBER 16th 1747 
 Came Dr. Geo. Buchanan, Colo. William Ham- 
 mond, Capt. Darby Lux and Mr. Thomas Harrison 
 No. 26 desiring that the lott in Baltimore Town No. 26 first 
 taken up by James Powel On 15th January 1729/30 
 afterwards by the reverend Mr. Benedict Bourdillion 
 twice first on the 15th May 1741 and then on March 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 21 
 
 4th 1742/3 now being forfeited for not building 
 thereon according to act of assembly desire it may be 
 enter'd in their names Each an Equal Share, also the 
 
 No. 21 lott No 21 taken up the Sixteenth of September 1734 
 by the Rever'd Mr. Joseph Hooper, likewise the lott 
 22 No. 22 Taken up the 28th June 1734 by the Revd. 
 Mr. Joseph Hooper which two lotts being forfeited 
 by neglecting to build thereon according to act of 
 Assembly. They also Desire that the said two lotts 
 may be also enterd in their names each an equal 
 share. 
 
 Also the Lott 39 taken up first by John Giles on the 
 
 No. 39 fifth day of November 173 1 afterwards by Thomas 
 Woodward On the Eight of August 1734 afterwards 
 by Edward Fotterill on the 24th of September 1741 
 which lott being forfeited for not building thereon ac- 
 cording to act of Assembly desire may be entered in 
 their Names Each on Equal Share 
 
 SEPTEMBER 18th. 1747 
 
 Whereas an act of assembly empowering any Person to make 
 Land below the Banks of Baltimore Town and where the water 
 usually flows giving the improver thereof a fee simple therein 
 and in pursuance to which William Hammond has applied to 
 me William Lux Clerk of the said Town to enter for him the 
 said Hammond as follows Viz. 
 
 beginning at the South corner of a Lott No. 48 belonging to a 
 Mr. William Savory and runing thence three Perches, then 
 West the breadth of said Lott, then to the West Corner of the 
 said Lott then with the said Lott, to the aforesaid Begining the 
 said Hammond setting forth that his Intention is to Make a 
 wharf and Build thereon according to the act aforesaid — 
 
 Mr. Alexander Lawson applied also to enter his Preemption 
 of making out Ground into the water the Extent of My Lott 
 and as far out as conveniently he can. 
 
 Also Captain Darby Lux desires me the said Clerk to enter 
 his Preemption of making out Ground into the Water the extent 
 of his Lott and as far out as convenientlv he can 
 
22 RECORDS OF 
 
 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26. 1747— 
 
 Mr. Joseph Taylor came and representing to me 
 William Lux clerk of Baltimore Town that the Lott 
 
 No. 5 No. 5. in the said Town in that Part formerly Jones's 
 Town formerly taken up by Thomas Bond on July 
 20th. 1733. afterwards by Mary Hanson on April 8th. 
 1740 is become vacant by Not building thereon ac- 
 cording to act of Assembly and desires the said Lott 
 may be enter'd in the Name of Edward Fell son of 
 
 No. 6 William — And also the Lott Number 6. in Jones's 
 Town taken up by William Fell on July 20th. 1733 
 afterwards by Mary Hanson on April 8th. 1740 is 
 also become forfeited by Not building thereon ac- 
 cording to act of Assembly, requests me the said 
 Clerk to Enter the Same in the name of Ann Fell 
 which is now accordingly done — he having paid thirty 
 shillings in Lieu of Three hundred Pounds of To- 
 bacco for the same. 
 
 NOVEMBER 19th, 1747. 
 
 Whereas by act of Assembly passed at a Session held at 
 annapolis July 8th. 1747 the Land lying between Baltimore 
 Town and Jones's Town was ordered to be laid out into Lotts 
 pursuant to which Order the Commissioners this day met 
 and employed Nicholas Ruxton Gay to Survey the Same and 
 lay it out into Lotts with convenient Streets and alleys which 
 he accordingly did in the Presence of the Major Part of the 
 Commissioners and by their directions as by a Certificate and 
 platt hereunto annexed appears begining- at the Lott Number 
 Sixty One and ending at the Lott Number One hundred and 
 fiftten for the Property of Thomas Harrison begining at the 
 Lott Number One hundred and Sixteen and Ending at Number 
 One Hundred and eighteen the Property of Thomas Sligh & 
 Thomas Sheredine Begining at Number One hundred and 
 Nineteen, the Property of Alexander Lawson and Ending at 
 Number One hundred and forty four — 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 23 
 
 SATURDAY, JANUARY 28th. 1748. 
 The Commissioners met and were present 
 Major Thomas Sheredine 
 Colo. William Hammond 
 Capt. Robert North 
 Capt. Darby Lux 
 Ordered that the Clerk set public Notes up that every Inhabi- 
 tant of any House in Town wherein there is a Chimney in use, 
 do provide themselves with a Ladder to reach the Top of the 
 Roof of the House by the Last of March next Under the Pen- 
 alties of the said act. also if any Chimney is found blazing out 
 at the Top under the like Penalties. They also order the Clerk 
 to apply to those persons who are indebted to the Commis- 
 sioners for taking up lotts in the said Town and have their 
 final answers.. 
 
 The Commissioners agree to Meet on the first Monday of 
 every Month at Mr. William Rogers at 2 oClock in the after- 
 noon — 
 
 SATURDAY JANUARY 28th, 1748. 
 
 Captain Robert North came and representing to 
 me William Lux clerk of Baltimore that the Lott 
 
 No. 7 No. 7 in the said Town in that part formerly Jones's 
 Town formerly taken up September 2nd 1733 by 
 Captain John Cockey afterwards on february 19th 
 1734/5 by the said Captain John Cockey is become 
 Vacant by not building thereon according to act of 
 Assembly and desires the said lott may be entered in 
 his Name which is Now accordingly done : Also 
 
 No. 8 Lott No. 8 in Jones's Town formerly taken up March 
 5th 1734/5 by Mr. William Fell also on December 
 27th 1736 by the said William Fell and on July 18th. 
 1738. by the said William Fell and on April 7th. 1740. 
 by Captain Robert North is also become Vacant and 
 liable to be taken up by not building thereon accord- 
 ing to the said Act of Assembly desires that the said 
 Lott may be entered in his Name which is Now accord- 
 ingly done he having paid the Clerk's fees for enter- 
 ing the same and thirty shillings the Purchase Money 
 thereof. 
 
24 RECORDS OP 
 
 MONDAY FEBRUARY 6th 1748 
 The Commissioners met and were present 
 Major Thomas SherEdine Colo. Wieuam Hammond 
 Captain Robert North Captain Darby Lux 
 
 Ordered that when any Person applies to the Clerk to take 
 up any Lott either in Baltimore or in Jones's Town that they 
 pay down the Money to the Clerk, or the Clerk is not to 
 enter it and when it is in Tobacco to receive it at 12/6 p Ct or 
 a Note payable to the Commissioners on Demand. 
 
 WEDNESDAY MARCH 15th 1748 
 Came Captain Darby Lux in behalf of himself Doc- 
 tor George Buchanan, Colonel William Hammond 
 and Mr. Thomas Harrison and representing to me 
 William Lux Clerk of Baltimore Town, that the three 
 No. 21 Lotts in Baltimore Town No. 21, 22 and 26 formerly 
 22 taken up by them on September 16th 1747 are not 
 26 built upon in the Time limited by act of Assembly and 
 desires that the said three Lotts may be again enter'd 
 in their Names each an equal share, having paid six 
 pounds for taking them up and the Clerk's fees for the 
 same, which is now accordingly done — 
 
 SATURADY MARCH 25th. 1749. 
 Came Mary Woodward and representing to me 
 William Lux clerk of Baltimore Town that the lott in 
 No. 39 Baltimore Town No 39. taken up September 16th. 
 1748 by Messrs George Buchanan, Colo. William 
 Hammond and Captain Darby Lux, and Mr. Thomas 
 Harrison is become Vacant by their not building 
 thereon in the Time Limited by act of Assembly and 
 desires that the said Lott may be entered in the Name 
 of her Son John Woodward which is now accordingly 
 done. She having paid two Pounds for taking it up 
 and the Clerks fees for the same 
 
 MONDAY MAY 1st 1749 
 The Commissioners met and were present 
 Major Thomas Sheredine Dr George Buchanan 
 
 Coeo WiEEiAM Hammond Captain Darby Lux 
 
 They chose Mr. William Rogers a Commissioner of Balti- 
 more Town in the Room of Capt. Robert North deceased — 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 25 
 
 SATURDAY JUNE ioth. 1749. 
 
 Came Mr. Thomas Sligh and representing to me 
 William Lux clerk of Baltimore Town that the two 
 No. 11 lotts in Jones's Town No. 11 & 12 formerly taken up 
 12 by Mr. Alexander Lawson Viz November 19th. 1741. 
 is become Vacant by not building thereon according 
 to act of Assembly and desires that the said Two lotts 
 may be entered in his Own Name and for his own 
 use which is now accordingly done he having pass'd 
 his Note to the Commissioners of Baltimore Town 
 for Three Hundred pounds of Good, sound clean 
 Merchantable Tobacco or the same to be paid in Cash 
 at Twelve Shillings and Six pence pr Hundred. 
 
 JUNE 15th 1750 
 
 Whereas by act of Assembly passed at a Session held at An- 
 napolis in May 1750 — the quantity of twenty five acres of land 
 adjoining to that part of Baltimore Town formerly Jones'sTown 
 was ordered to be laid out into Lotts agreeable to which the 
 Commissioners this day met and Order'd Nicholas Ruxton 
 Gay to survey the same & lay it out into Lotts which he accord- 
 ingly did as by a certificate and platt thereof hereunto annex'd 
 appears begining at Number Twenty One Ending at the Lott 
 Number Seventy one the property of Thomas Sheredine and 
 Thomas Sligh 
 
 THURSDAY AUGUST 30th. 1750— 
 
 The Commissioners met and were present. 
 Major Thomas Sheredine; Mr Thomas Harrison 
 
 Captain Darby Lux Mr. Alexander Lawson 
 
 Mr William Rogers 
 
 The Commissioners chose unanimously Mr Brean Philpot 
 Junr. a commissioner of Baltimore Town in the Room of Dr 
 George Buchanan — deceased of which the Clerk is to give him 
 Notice. The Commissioners agree to meet on Monday the 
 ioth. September Next at 9 oClock in the morning at the 
 House of Mr. William Rogers and ordered the Clerk to give 
 Mr. Philpot. Notice thereof which he according did the suc- 
 ceeding day — 
 
26 RECORDS OF 
 
 MONDAY SEPTEMBER ioth 1750— 
 
 The Commissioners met and were present — 
 Major Thomas SherEdine Mr. Alexander Lawson 
 Captain Darby Lux Mr. Wieeiam Rogers 
 
 Mr Thomas Harrison Mr. Brian Phiepot Jur 
 
 Coeo. Wileiam Hammond 
 
 Colo. William Hammond brought in his account which the 
 Commissioners allowed and Ordered him to have credit for. 
 Captain Darby Lux brought in his account brought for a Book 
 to enter the Proceedings of the Town in which was allowed 
 and the Clerk order'd to pay him the Balance. Mr. William 
 Rogers brought in his account for fencing in the town which 
 was allow'd and Ordered to give credit for. also his account 
 for Making up the fence of the Town and putting up locust 
 posts at the End of each lott which was allowed and Order'd 
 to give him Credit for — 
 
 The Commissioners taking into Consideration the detriment 
 that accrues to this Town by Sundry persons taking up Lotts 
 therein and Neglecting to pay the Purchase Money to remove 
 which they order that when any Person applys to the Clerk 
 to enter any Lott on the South Side of the Bridge that he doth 
 not enter it unless they pay down the Purchase Money and 
 fees thereon ; and for any Lott on the North Side of the bridge 
 that he doth not enter any unless they pay down the inspector's 
 Notes or the Money for the Same — at the prices Tobacco then 
 bears, which price is left to the discretion of the Clerk — The 
 Commissioners Order the Clerk to apply to Mr. William Chap- 
 man and Major Charles Ridgely to know if either of them will 
 pay the Debt due from Mr. Edward Fotterel of 8£ and if both 
 refuse to pay that then the Clerk apply to Daniel Dulany 
 Junr. Esquire to issue a Writ in Anne Arundel County court 
 against Mr. William Chapman as administrator of Mr. Edward 
 Fotterell for the Same — The Commissioners resolved to Levey 
 a Tax of one Shilling Currency pr. Annum on Each lott in the 
 Town towards defraying the wages of the Clerk and that the 
 same be levied for Years past ending March 25th 1749. Also 
 One Shilling Currency on Each lott for a locust Post which is 
 set up at the end of Each lott and Order'd The Clerk to make 
 out accounts against the Several Proprietors of the lotts and 
 demand them and return a list of what he receives to the Com- 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 27 
 
 missioners at their next meeting. The Commissioners order 
 the Clerk to transcribe in a Seperate folio book all the Laws 
 relating to this Towns from the original Law down, and also 
 to procure all the Laws relating to Towns for their Perusal. 
 The Commissioners order the Clerk to put up advertisements 
 to inform all Persons that they have order'd the Town fence 
 to be made up, and that they have employed John Walker 
 to keep up the same and if any Person suffers their Hogs 
 sheep or Geese to trespass on the Inhabitants as they have 
 hitherto done, that they will immediately Order them to! 
 be destroyed — The Commissioners taking into considera- 
 tion that three Lotts taken up by Dr George Buchanan, 
 Colo. William Hammond Capt. Darby Lux and Mr Thomas 
 Harrison on the 16th. September 1747. and also by Cap- 
 tain Darby Lux in behalf of himself, Dr George Buchanan, 
 Colo. William Hammond and Mr Thomas Harrison on March 
 15. 1748 have been twice taken and not built upon accord- 
 ing to act of Assembly and that it impedes the increase of 
 the Town by having these Lotts unbuilt upon Viz. No. 21. 22. 
 26. the Commissioners have therefore resolved to put the same 
 Lotts up to public Vendue on Saturday the sixth day of October 
 Next also the Materials of the Brick House standing opposite 
 to Daniel Barsnets in the Street which is to be pull'd down as 
 a Nuisance order'd that the Clerk put up advertisements at ye 
 most public places 
 
 The Commissioners agree to John Walker to keep up the 
 Town fence for which they are to allow him forty Shillings 
 Currency pr. Annum his time to commence from September 
 29th. 1750 The Commissioners order'd the Clerk to pay Mr. 
 Alexander Lawson the Balance of Captain Robert North's 
 account; and what Money he has in his hands over and above 
 the payments before Order'd with what he may receive to 
 pay to Mr. William Rogers they also ordered to give Colo. 
 William Hammond and Captain Darby Lux credit for an 
 Overcharge in their subscription for making good the Town 
 fence, Ten Shillings Each they also order'd their Clerk to 
 apply to all those Persons indebted to the town and collect their 
 respective Debts and if they refuse to pay, then to issue war- 
 rants. 
 
 The Commissioners agree to meet at Mr. William Rogers 
 on Saturday the Sixth day of October Next at 9 oClock in the 
 Morning— 
 
28 RECORDS OF 
 
 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15th 1750 
 
 The Came Messrs. Darby Lux Mr Thomas Harrison 
 
 and Colo. William Hammond and representing to me 
 
 William Lux clerk of Baltimore Town that the three 
 
 lotts in Baltimore Town formerly taken up by Doctor 
 
 George Buchanan Colo. William Hammond Captain 
 
 Darby Lux and Mr. Thomas Harrison on the 16th. 
 
 September 1747 afterwards by Captain Darby Lux in 
 
 behalf of himself and them, on 15th. March 1748. Viz 
 
 No. 21 21. 22. 26 are again become Vacant by not being built 
 
 22 on in the Time prescribed by act of Assembly, and de- 
 
 26 sires that the said 3 Lotts No. 21. 22. 26 may be en- 
 
 ter'd in their Names Each an Equal Share, which is 
 
 Now Done, they having paid Six Pounds Currency for 
 
 the Purchase Money, and the fees thereof. 
 
 SATURDAY OCT 6. 1750— 
 The Commissioners met and were present 
 
 Mr Thomas Harrison Mr Alexander Lawson 
 Mr William Rogers Mr Brian Philpot Junr. 
 
 The Commissioners Order 'd the Clerk apply to Major 
 Charles Ridgely for the Debt due from Mr. Edward Fotterell 
 of 8£ Mr. Alexander Lawson having applied to Mr. William 
 Chapman who declared that he had delivered up the Houses 
 and Lotts to Major Charles Ridgely who must pay the said 
 Debts : The Commissioners Order'd the Clerk to apply to 
 Charles Carroll Esquire for his lease to set the fence of the 
 town on his land and obtain his Answer in Writing against their 
 Next Meeting : The Commissioners order'd the Clerk to apply 
 to Mr John Ridgely to finish the Causeway of the Bridge ac- 
 cording to agreement 
 
 The Commissioners taking into consideration the Sale of 
 three lotts No. 21. 22. 26. which were to be sold this day by 
 Public Vendue do resolve that to prevent the said Lotts from 
 Selling at an Under Price that they will bid to the following 
 Prices — Viz for the Lott No. 26. Sixty Pounds Currency for 
 the Lott No. 22 Sixty Pounds Currency and for the Lott No. 
 21. fifty Pounds Currency and order'd the Clerk to bid to those 
 Prices in their Behalf and agreed the following to be the Condi- 
 tions of Sale the Purchaser to pay down the Money in three 
 Months on which the Commissioners will order the Lott or 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 29 
 
 Lotts to be entered in his Name, or if the Purchaser shall want 
 to have immediate Possession on giving- good Security for the 
 Money to the Satisfaction of the Commissioners, the Com- 
 missioners will Order the Lott to be entered in his Name im- 
 mediately the purchaser to build on the Lott within the space of 
 Eighteen Months from the 10th day of September 1750 a House 
 that shall Cover at least four hundred feet of ground according 
 to the Directions of the act of Assembly — 
 
 The Commissioners appoint Nicholas Rogers Junr. Auc- 
 tioneer for which he is to be allowed five Shillings Currency for 
 Selling Each Lott and five Shillings for the House — The Com- 
 missioners adjourn'd themselves to three oClock in the 
 Evening — At the appointed Time the Commissioners met and 
 were present — 
 
 Colo. William Hammond 
 Mr. Alexander Lawson 
 Mr. William Rogers 
 Mr. Brian Philpot Junr. 
 when the lotts were set up and sold as follows Viz. 
 
 Number Twenty Six to Mr. Alexander Lawson for Sixty 
 Pounds Currency 
 
 Number Twenty One to Mr. Brian Philpot Junr. for fifty 
 three Pounds Currency 
 
 Number Twenty Two to Mr. William Lux in behalf of the 
 Commissioners for fifty Seven Pounds, The Material of the 
 Brick House to Mr. Alexander Lawson for Thirty Pounds 
 Current Money. 
 
 WEDNESDAY November 22. 1750— 
 Then came Mr. William Cockey and representing 
 to me William Lux clerk of Baltimore Town that 
 the Two Lotts in the said Town in that Part which 
 No. 7 was formerly Jones Town No 7 & 8 lastly taken up 
 8 by Captain Robert North on Saturday January 28th 
 1748 are become Vacant by not building thereon ac- 
 cording to Act of Assembly and desires the Two 
 Lotts aforesaid No 7 & 8 may be entered in his Name 
 and for his use which is now accordingly done he 
 having paid Two Pounds Eleven Shillings Currency 
 for the Purchase Money thereof and the Clerks fees 
 for the same 
 
30 RECORDS OF 
 
 March 2nd. 1750 Mrs. Sarah Bowring came and 
 entered the Lott in Baltimore town on the North East 
 No. 28 side of the Bridge No 28. purchased by her from 
 Messrs. Thomas Sheredine, and Thomas Sligh the 
 proprietors as by Certificate produced to me March 
 2nd. 1750 Mr. Moses Rutter came and entered the 
 Lott in Baltimore Town on the North East side of the 
 No. 29 Bridge No 29. purchased by him from Messrs. Thomas 
 Sheredine and Thomas Sligh the proprietors as by 
 
 Certificate produced to me 
 
 March 30th. 1751. Doctor Henry Cumming came 
 
 and entered the Lott in Baltimore Town on the North 
 
 No. 61 East Side of the Bridge No. 61. purchased by him 
 
 from Messrs. Thomas Sheredine, and Thomas Sligh 
 
 the proprietors as by Certificate produced to me. 
 
 April 1 2th, 175 1. came Major Thomas Sheredine 
 and Mr Thomas Sligh and representing that the Two 
 Lotts in Baltimore Town in that Part formerly Jones's 
 No. 11 Town No. 11 & 12 last taken up by Mr. Thomas 
 12 Sligh on June 10th. 1749 are become Vacant by not 
 building thereon in the Time prescribed by act of as- 
 sembly and desires the said Two Lotts might be en- 
 tered in their Names they having paid two pounds 
 Eleven Shillings in Lieu of 300 lb. Tobacco for taking 
 up the same. 
 No. 43 April 29th. 175 1. Mr. Brian Philpot Junr. took up 
 44,45 the Eleven lotts on the North East side of the 
 46,47 Bridge No. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 
 49, 50 54 purchased by him from Messrs. Thomas Shere- 
 51, 52 dine and Thomas Sligh the proprietors thereof as by 
 
 53, 54 certificate produced to me - 
 
 May 3rd. 1 75 1. Mr. Edmund Talbott came and 
 
 entered the Lott in Baltimore Town on the North 
 
 No. 55 East side of the Bridge No 55 purchased by him 
 
 from Messrs. Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh 
 
 as by Certificate produced — 
 
 May 15. 175 1. Mr. John Ensor Junr. came and 
 
 entered the Lott in Baltimore Town on the North 
 
 No. 24 East side of the Bridge No 24. together with the 
 
 square Piece of Ground adjoining the Begining of the 
 
 Town and containing bv Estimation about half an 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 3 1 
 
 acre or a quarter of an Acre purchased by him from 
 Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh the proprietors 
 
 as by Certificate produced to me 
 
 June 15. 1 75 1. Mr. Abraham Towson came and 
 
 entered the lott in Baltimore Town on the North East 
 
 No 70 Side of the Bridge No. 70 purchased by him from 
 
 Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh the proprietors 
 
 as by Certificate produced to me 
 
 June 15. 175 1 Mr. William Towson enter'd the 
 
 Lotts in Baltimore Town on the North East Side of 
 
 No. 48 the Bridge No 48 and 66 purchased by him from 
 
 66 Thomas Sheredine & Thomas Sligh the proprietors 
 
 as by Certificate produced to me — 
 
 June 17. 175 1. Mr. Laurence Watson came and en- 
 No. 35 ter'd the Lott in Baltimore Town No 35 purchased 
 by him from Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh as 
 by Certificate produced to me — 
 
 June 21. 1751. Mrs. Sarah Boring came and en- 
 ter'd the Two Lotts in Baltimore Town in the North 
 No 26 East Part No 26. and 27 purchased by her from the 
 27 Proprietors Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh as 
 by Certificate produced to me — 
 
 July 1st. 1 75 1. Christopher Strangwigs came and 
 entered the Lott in Baltimore Town in the North 
 No. 59 East Part No 59. purchased by him from the Pro- 
 prietors Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh as by 
 Certificate produced to me — 
 July 1st. 1751. Samuel Hook came and entered the 
 No 86 Lott in Baltimore Town No 86 purchased by him 
 from the Proprietor Thomas Harrison together with 
 a part of the Lot Number Sixty One containing thirty 
 two feet front at the west End and adjoining the Lott 
 No 56. 
 
 July 1st. 175 1. George Michael Hartman came and 
 
 No. 87 entered the Lott in Baltimore Town Number Eighty 
 
 Seven purchased by him from the Proprietor Thomas 
 
 Harrison together with a Part of the Lott No. Sixty 
 
 One containing Thirty two feet front of the West part 
 
 adjoining the Part Samuel Hook Bought 
 
 July 4th. 175 1 George Picket entered the Lott in 
 Baltimore Town in the North East side of the Bridge 
 
32 RECORDS OF 
 
 No. 34 No 34 purchased by him from the Proprietors 
 Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh as by certificate 
 
 produced to me 
 
 November 4. 175 1. Moses Rutter entered the Lott 
 in Baltimore Town on the East Side of the Bridge 
 No. 38 No. 38 purchased by him from the Proprietors 
 Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh as by a certifi- 
 cate produced to me 
 
 December 17. 1751. Patrick Gray entered the Lott 
 
 in Baltimore Town on the North East side of the 
 
 No 58 Bridge No 58 purchased by him from the Proprietors 
 
 Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh as by certificate 
 
 produced to me. 
 
 December 15th. 1751. John Moor entered the Lott 
 
 in Baltimore Town on the North East Side of the 
 
 No. 65 Bridge No 65. purchased by him from the Proprietors 
 
 Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh as by certificate 
 
 produced to me — 
 
 December 19th. 175 1. Hannah Hughes entered the 
 
 Lotts in Baltimore Town on the North East Side of 
 
 No. 21 the Bridge No. 21. 71. purchased by her from the 
 
 71 Proprietors Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh as 
 
 by certificate produced to me — 
 
 January 2nd. 1752. Patrick G. Settleman entered 
 the Lott in Baltimore Town on the North East side 
 No 57 of the Bridge No 57. purchased by him from the Pro- 
 prietors Thomas Sheredine and Thomas Sligh as by 
 
 certificate Produced to me 
 
 January 29th. 1752 William Nicolson came and 
 
 entered the Lott in Baltimore Town on the North 
 
 No. 42 East side of the Bridge No 42 purchased by him 
 
 from the Proprietors Thomas Sheredine and Thomas 
 
 Sligh as by certificate produced to me 
 
 February 14. 1752 Came John Shepherd and en- 
 tered the three lotts in Baltimore Town on the North 
 No. 39 East side of the Bridge No. 39. 40, 41 purchased by 
 40 41 him from the Proprietors Thomas Sheredine and 
 Thomas Sligh as by certificate produced to me 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN". 33 
 
 FRIDAY JANUARY 25. 1750— 
 
 The commissioners met and were present 
 
 Major Thomas SherEdine 
 
 Colo. William Hammond 
 
 Mr. Thomas Harrison 
 
 Mr. Alexander Lawson 
 
 Mr. William Lux 
 
 Mr. Brian Philpot Junr. 
 The Commissioners unanimously Chose Doctor William 
 Lyon a Commissioner of Baltimore Town in the Room of 
 Captain Darby Lux deceased and Order the Clerk to give him 
 Notice accordingly : The Clerk having produced Mr. John 
 Ridgely's Letter relating to the Causway of the Bridge, the 
 Commissioners Ordered it to be read and afterwards filed for 
 their further consideration at their next meeting: If any Per- 
 son shoud apply to enter any Lott, or Lotts in the New addi- 
 tion of Baltimore Town belonging to Messrs. Thomas Sheredine 
 & Thomas Sligh the Commissioners Order the Clerk to take 
 a Minute of the Same on a Paper kept for that purpose in Order 
 to enter them after the return of Mr Thomas Harrison Plott 
 and certificate of the Lotts added to Baltimore by him : The 
 Commissioners agree to meet on the fourth day of February 
 next 
 
 MONDAY FEBRUARY 4th. 1750 
 
 The Commissioners met according to appointment but there 
 not being at Majority they coud not proceed to Business 
 
 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6. 1750— 
 The Commissioners met and were present. 
 Colo. William Hammond 
 Mr. Thomas Harrison 
 Mr Alexander Lawson 
 Mr. William Rogers 
 They Order the Clerk to apply to Mr. John Ridgely to finish 
 the Causway of the Bridge compleatly it never having been 
 finished according to agreement — The Clerk having laid before 
 the Commissioners a Letter received from Charles Carroll Esqr. 
 permitting him to put the Town fence on his land adjoining 
 the said Town — It was read and the Clerk Order'd to return a 
 
34 RECORDS OF 
 
 Letter of thanks in Answer thereto — The Commissioners. 
 Order the Clerk to put up advertisements for the Inhabitants 
 of the Town to provide themselves with ladders before the 
 Twenty fifth of March next and also to mention in the said 
 advertisements that as Some Persons have willfully destroyed 
 the Boundaries of some of the lotts in the said Town the Com- 
 missioners will give a Reward of Twenty Shilling to any Per- 
 son who shall discover the offender or offenders. The Com- 
 missioners Order the Clerk to put up advertisements one Month 
 before the fairs kept in the Town to inform all persons that 
 they are not to erect any Booths or Sell any Liquor at the said 
 fairs before they obtain License from the Clerk and pay him 
 for the Same. The Clerk not to receive a Sum exceeding 
 fifteen Shillings for any One Booth nor Less than Two Shill- 
 ings and Six Pence to be applied to the use of ye Town. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28th 1751. /21 
 The Commissioners met and were present 
 
 Colo. William Hammond 
 
 Mr. Thomas Harrison 
 
 Mr. Alexander Lawson 
 
 Mr. William Rogers 
 The Commissioners taking into consideration that Several 
 of the Inhabitants of this Town have not supplied themselves 
 with Ladders within the Time appointed at their Last Meeting 
 Viz. the Twenty fifth of March and considering that several 
 of those live in rented Houses and may Imagine that their 
 Landlords are obliged to find such ladders have therefore 
 thought proper to allow them untill the fifth day of April Next 
 and order'd the Clerk to put up advertisements accordingly — 
 And whereas several Persons permit stinking fish, dead crea- 
 tures or carron to lie on their Lotts or in the Streets near their 
 Doors which are very offensive Nusances and contrary to act 
 of Assembly the Commissioners therefore Order the Clerk to 
 put up advertisements to inform such Persons that they are 
 to remove them also to command those inhabitants who keep 
 Hogs in the Town to confine them within their Own inclosures. 
 before the first of April. 
 
Co mmissio n erS. 
 
 Baltimore town. 35 
 
 MONDAY MARCH 9th. 1752. 1. 
 
 The commissioners met and were present 
 
 Mr. Thomas Harrison 
 
 Mr. Alexander Lawson 
 
 Mr. Brian Philpot Junr. ► 
 
 Doctor William Lyon 
 
 Mr. William Rogers 
 The commissioners order the clerk to apply to Major Charles 
 Ridgely for the debt of and due from Mr. Edward Fottrell 
 and to obtain his answer in writing to lay before them at their 
 Next Meeting — also to write to Mr John Ridgely to comply 
 with his agreement in finishing the Causway of the Bridge 
 and obtain his final answer against their Next Meeting. Mr. 
 William Rogers Mr. Brian Philpot Junior and Doctor William 
 Lyon are appointed to inspect the Boundaries of the Lotts and 
 the Ladders to each chimney (according to act of Assembly 
 annually) and to return an account of what are wanting at the 
 next Meeting of the Commissioners — and also to cause all 
 Nusances to be removed. Whereas many Rails which fenced 
 in the Town have been taken away and destroyed, the Com- 
 missioners do therefore Order the Clerk to make inquiry 
 whether any Person can inform them who is the offender and 
 can prove it on them particularly the Reverend Thomas Chase, 
 Doctor John Stevenson, Mr. William Payne or Sarah Walker 
 the Commissioners having heard they were seen to take them 
 away — The Commissioners Order the Clerk to apply to those 
 indebted to the Town and if they do not immediately pay, then 
 to issue Warrants also to Levey One Shilling pr Lott, ending 
 25th March 1752 and to collect it 
 
 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21st. 1752. 2 
 
 The Commissioners met and were Present 
 
 Mr Thomas Harrison Mr William Rogers 
 
 Mr Alexander Lawson Doctor William Lyon 
 
 As many of the Rails which fenced in the Town have been 
 taken away and destroyed it rendered the Remainder useless. 
 The Commissioners therefore disposed of them to Mr Nicholas 
 Rogers at the rate of five Pounds ten Shillings currency Pr 
 Thousand and Order'd the Clerk to deliver them the next 
 
36 RECORDS OF 
 
 Morning; Order'd a writ to be brought aginst William 
 Payne for Burning the Town Rails and that Mr. Lloyd Buch- 
 anan be employed as Attorney — Order'd to inquire whether 
 Proof cou'd be made of any Other Person burning or removing 
 any of the Rails and commence Suits against them November 
 22nd. 1752. In obedience to the above Order I this day deliv- 
 ered Mr. Nicholas Rogers One Thousand Rails, and to Mr. 
 Thomas Harrison twelve Hundred. I also made application 
 to Mr. Lloyd Buchanan to issue a Writ against Mr Payne, 
 but he was of opinion the Commissioners had No power to 
 bring such action therefor cou'd not recover any damages — 
 
 William Lux Clk 
 
 THURSDAY 30th MAY 1754 
 
 The Commissioners met and were present 
 
 Mr. Thomas Harrison Mr. William Rogers 
 
 Mr. Alexander Lawson Dr William Lyon 
 
 Mr. Brian Philpot Junr — 
 
 Whereas there is a Vacancy by the Death of Colo. William 
 Hammond and Major Thomas Sheredine two of the Commis- 
 sioners of Baltimore Town, the Commissioners of Baltimore 
 Town do therefore choose Nicholas Ruxton Gay and Mr. 
 Loyd Buchanan as Commissioners in their Stead. Order'd 
 that the clerk apply to the clerk of Baltimore County for a copy 
 of the agreement between the Commissioners and John Ridgely 
 for Building a Bridge: Order'd that the Clerk apply to Major 
 Charles Ridgely for the Debt due from Edward Fotterell of 
 8£ — Order'd that when any representation is made to the Clerk 
 to enter any Lott fallen by neglecting to build thereon agreeably 
 to act of Assembly that the said Clerk View the same and see 
 that the representation be true 'fore he enter any such Lott — 
 Order'd to write to Mr. John Ridgely to finish the Bridge ac- 
 cording to his Agreement and his Letter of the 6th. february 
 
 1750 — 
 Order'd to set up advertisements to inform all Proprietors 
 
 of Lotts to enter their having complied with the act of Assem- 
 bly obliging them to build a House to cover at Least four Hun- 
 dred feet on their Respective Lotts 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 37 
 
 BALTIMORE TOWN JUNE 30th. 1768. 
 
 The Commissioners appointed by the act of Assembly en- 
 titled "an act for erecting a Court House and Public Prison 
 for Baltimore County in the Town of Baltimore and for mak- 
 ing sale of the old Court house and Prison met at the House 
 of John Beal Bordly to consider of the putting the said act 
 into Execution — 
 
 Present 
 
 John B. Bordley Robert Adair 
 
 John Ridgely Robert Alexander \- Commissioners. 
 
 John MoalE Andrew BuchananJ 
 
 Memorandum Mr. William Smith a Commissioner had 
 Notice but being sick coud not attend — The Commissioners 
 agree that they will keep a Book and therein enter their pro- 
 ceedings — The subscription Papers being Produced are or- 
 dered to be entered and are as follows Viz : Here follows the 
 Subscribers Names with the several Sums of money Subscribed 
 towards the Building the Court house and Prison — in Balto 
 Town Resolved immediately to set about collecting the Monies 
 Subscribed for, and that Advertisements be published request- 
 ing payment to Mr. Andrew Buchanan who is with his Con- 
 sent appointed Treasurer — The following advertisement was 
 thereupon Signed by the Commissioners under named to be 
 set up tomorrow — "The Subscribers towards building the 
 New Court house and Prison are requested to pay their re- 
 spective Subscriptions to Mr. Andrew Buchanan One of the 
 Commissioners the Money being wanted in order to procure 
 a Stock of Materials and for defraing immediate necessary 
 Expenses preparative to the carrying on the said Buildings 
 
 Agreed to meet every Monday 6 oClock in the afternoon at 
 Each Others houses by turns in Course as we are named in 
 the act of Assembly — and as Much oftener as may be necessary 
 upon Notice given — Alexander Wells having as we are in- 
 formed offered to collect the Monies due on the 2d. and 3 being 
 the lesser Subscription papers at 5 pr Cent We are of Opinion 
 it is an advantageous offer the Subscriptions being dispersed in 
 the Country, and therefore put a Copy of those Papers in the 
 hands of Mr. Andrew Buchanan and desire he will agree with 
 
38 RECORDS OE 
 
 Mr. Wells accordingly in the Name of the Commissioners : 
 And also Copy of the first in Larger Paper for himself to 
 receive by — together with the said three Original Subscrip- 
 tions paper to be Safe Kept — 
 
 MONDAY JULY 11. 1768— 
 
 The Commissioners met at the House of Mr. John Ridgely 
 John B. Bordly Robert Alexander 
 
 Present John Ridgely William Smith 
 
 Robert Adair Andrew Buchanan 
 
 The Commissioners taking into Consideration the further 
 execution of their Trust are of opinion it will be proper forth- 
 with to procure and lay off the necessary Ground and to give 
 Public Notice by advertisement that they think it Necessary 
 to purchase Some of the Ground on the west side and on the 
 East side of Calvert Street near the Top of the Hill at the head 
 of the said Street and that they will Meet at the house of Robert 
 Adair On Monday the 9th of August to Treat with the Pro- 
 prietors for the Same. Notice is hereby given by the Com- 
 missioners That they thinking it necessary to purchase Some 
 of the Ground on the East side and West side of Calvert Street 
 being part of lotts Numbers 8. II. 12. 137 and 138 adjoining 
 the said Street in Baltimore Town do propose to meet at the 
 house of Robert Adair Esquire in Balto Town on Monday the 
 8th. of August to treat with the proprietors thereof for the 
 Same : if he or they shall think proper to attend for that purpose 
 which if he or they omit to do the Commssrs. will proceed 
 agreeable to the -said Act of Assembly — Alexander Wells hav- 
 ing agreed to collect the Monies On the 2d and 3d. Subscription 
 papers on the Terms Mentioned in the Entry at the last meet- 
 ing : Ordered that the Copies of the said Subscription Papers 
 Signed by the Commissioners be delivered him With the 
 following Authority indorsed thereon "We hereby authorise 
 and Empower Alexander Wells to receive and collect the Sev- 
 eral Sums Subscribed by the different Persons whose Names 
 are Mentioned in this list and that he pay the Same to Andrew 
 Buchanan One of the Commissioners" — which was accordingly 
 indorsed signed by the Commissioners present and delivered 
 Mr. Buchanan — It being intimated that Mr. William Lux is 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 39 
 
 willing to assist the commsrs as a Clerk Gratis, Mr. John 
 Ridgely is appointed to request his undertaking the same — 
 
 At a Meeting of the Comrs. at the house of Mr John Moale 
 the 25 July 1768 present 
 
 John Ridgely Robert Alexander 
 
 John Moale William Smith Andrew Buchanan 
 
 The Commissioners taking into consideration the further 
 Execution of their trust do resolve that the public Prison be 
 built of Stone not exceeding forty feet square and that the 
 Court house be built of Brick not exceeding Sixty feet by forty 
 feet — Ordered that Notice to given in Writing that the Com- 
 missioners will meet at the house of Mr Adair On Monday 
 the 8th. day of August to contract with any Person or Persons 
 for building and erecting the Goal in Baltimore Town agree- 
 able to a Plan then to be produced and finding Materials for 
 the Same — And also for Sinking and walling up a well and 
 placing a Pump therein resolved that the Comrs. will meet on 
 Monday Next at 9 oClock A M. and then proceed to lay out 
 and ascertain the Ground as aforesaid — 
 
 MONDAY 8 AUGUST 1768 The Comrs. met Present 
 
 John Ridgely John Moale Robert Adair 
 
 Robert Alexander Wm Smith Andr Buchanan 
 
 The Commrs. in further Execution of the Trust re- 
 posed in them proceeded with Surveyor of the County of Bal- 
 timore to run and lay out the Ground whereon to build the 
 Court house and prison and did accordingly run out the Same — 
 Mr Alexander Lawson appeared before the Commissioners 
 and claimed as proprietor the land lying to the Eastward of Cal- 
 vert street included in the said Survey and demanded the sum 
 of 20o£ runing Money as a Consideration for the Sale of his title 
 to the said land — upon which the Comrs. taking into considera- 
 tion the said offer are of opinion the said Sum is too exhorbi- 
 tant. And no Person appearing to claim or make Sale of the 
 Ground lying to the Westward of Calvert Street : resolved that 
 a warrant be issued to the Sheriff of Baltimore County to 
 Summon a Jury of freeholders to meet on Monday the 
 to enquire as well who are the Owners of the said land to the 
 Westward of Calvert Street as of the Value thereof and also of 
 
40 RECORDS OF 
 
 the Value of the land lying to the Eastward of the said street, 
 and thereupon a Warrant was made out and Signed by the said 
 Comrs. The Comrs. appointed by act of Assembly entitled an 
 Act for erecting a Court house and Prison for Baltimore 
 County in Baltimore Town and for making the sale of the old 
 Court house and Prison — To the sheriff of Baltimore County 
 Greeting. You are hereby requested and commanded to return 
 a Jury of the most Substantial freeholders not less than twelve 
 inhabitants within your said County to be and appear before 
 Us on the day of upon their Oaths to be by 
 
 us or the Major part of us then and there administered to en- 
 quire who is or are the Owner or Owners of the land by the 
 said Commrs. laid off next adjoining to Calvert Street at the 
 upper part thereof what is the Value thereot and what dam- 
 ages the owner or owners will sustain ; hereof fail not and have 
 you them there this Warrant : Given under our hands at Balti- 
 more Town this 8th day of August. 1768. Ordered that Notice 
 be given that the Commrs. will meet on Tuesday the day 
 
 of this instant at the house of Robert Alexander and that the 
 Persons willing to contract agreeable to the former Advertise- 
 ment do then deliver their proposals in Writing — So Ends 
 
 this sitting 
 
 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30th. 1776— 
 
 The Commissioners met and were present 
 
 John Moaee 
 Wieliam Smith 
 John Merryman 
 
 The Commissioners made choise of the following Persons 
 as officers for Baltimore town for the ensuing Year 
 
 Edward Hanson inspector of flour 
 
 Jacob Keeports Corder of Wood 
 
 Bash, Lucas corder of wood for Fells Point 
 
 John Feannagan Weigher of Hay 
 
 John Hart Clerk of the Markett 
 
 George Welsh Measurer of Grain etc 
 
 Wieeiam Dunken Culler of staves and Garbler of Shingles 
 
 Thomas Donneeeon Guager of Liquors 
 
 There not being a Majority of Commissioners Present at 
 the Election Mr. Andrew Buchanan afterwards appeared and 
 acquissed in the Choise 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 41 
 
 10 SEPTEMBER 1779— 
 
 At a Meeting of the Commissioners of Baltimore Town Sep- 
 tember 10th. 1779. 
 Present John MoalE 
 
 Andrew Buchanan 
 
 John Merryman 
 
 William Smith. 
 John McClEnnan appointed weigher of Hay 
 Henry Lorah appointed Clerk of the Markett 
 Edward Hanson appointed Inspector of Flour 
 Jacob Keeports Wood Corder 
 John Hart Measurer of Grain Salt &c &c 
 John Morrison Culler of Staves &c 
 
 BALTIMORE JANUARY 8th. 1781— 
 At a Meeting of the Commissioners for Baltimore Town 
 present — 
 
 Andrew Buchanan 
 John MoaeE 
 Thomas Harrison 
 William Smith. 
 When they proceeded to choose two Commissioners in the 
 Place of Messrs. Robert Alexander and John Merryman where- 
 upon Mr Richard Ridgely and Hercules Courtnay were chosen 
 in the Rooms of Mr. Robert Alexander and Mr. John Merry- 
 man. 
 
 SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17th. 1781 
 
 Commissioners met. 
 
 present 
 
 William Smith 
 
 John MoalE ^ 
 
 TT ~ Esquires — 
 
 Hercules Courtnay l 
 
 Richard Ridgely 
 
 Commissioners met— 
 
 present 
 
 Thomas Harrison 
 
 William Smith 
 
 Hercules Courtnay 
 
 Richard Ridgely 
 
42 RECORDS OE 
 
 Order'd that Henry Lorah John Hart and James Long on 
 or before the third day of March next lay before the Commis- 
 sioners a state of their transaction respectively while they 
 acted as Clerk of Baltimore Market, and that they have Notice 
 of this Order 
 
 SATURDAY MAY 26th. 1781— 
 Commissioners met 
 present 
 Thomas Harrison 
 John MoaeE 
 Hercules Courtnay 
 Richard Ridgeey 
 
 It is order'd that James Long clerk of the Market give 
 Notice to the Butchers occupying stalls in the Market that 
 after the 17th day of September next the stalls will be rented 
 at forty shillings specie each — that what stalls are not occupied 
 are to be immediately rented by the Clerk 
 
 All arreareges for Rent from the Butchers must be paid to the 
 Clerk and in Case of Refusal the Names of such Persons so 
 refusing are to be returned to the Commissioners who will 
 proceed against the Defaulters — No Butcher is to occupy the 
 stalls unless he agrees for them by the Year with the Clerk 
 the Present Years Rent to be thirty Shillings Specie — 
 
 FRIDAY JULY 14 1781 
 Commissioners met. 
 
 Present 
 Thomas Harrison 
 John MoaeE 
 Richard Ridgeey 
 DaniEE BoweEy — who qualified 
 
 according to Law before John Moale Esqur 
 
 The Commissioners having taken the Oath prescribed by 
 Law relative to the choise of an Inspector of Flour in Baltimore 
 Town and fells Point proceeded to the Choise of an Inspector 
 to fill that office when David Moor was appointed and took the 
 Oath Prescribed by the Constitution and Form of Government, 
 and by the act to prevent the Growth of Toryism — 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 43 
 
 NOVEMBER 5. 1781 
 
 Present Thomas Harrison 
 Wiluam Smith 
 John MoalE 
 Danl Bowley 
 Rd Ridgely 
 
 Geo. Sewall Duglass appointed weigher of Hay upon taking 
 Oaths &c 
 
 Rd Culverwell appointed Wood Corder 
 Bazil Noall appointed Measurer of Grain &c 
 Jacob Dawson appointed Garbler, Culler of Staves &c 
 William Gibson appointed Clerk to ye Commissioners 
 
 David Moor appointed Inspector of Flour &c 
 
 Order'd that the Vendue Master pay to Such Person as the 
 Commissioners shall appoint, such sum as may be sufficient 
 to pay and Post the Market House and arround it — 
 
 Adjourned — 
 
 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15. 1781— 
 
 Present Thomas Harrison 
 
 Jno Moale 
 
 William Smith 
 
 Dan Bowley 
 
 Hercules Courtnay 
 
 Rd Ridgely 
 Rd Culverwell having been an Indented Servant at the 
 Time prescribed by Law for taking the Oath of Allegiance to 
 the state, the Commissers had it administred to him and after- 
 wards appointed him Wood-corder — at the Same Time the said 
 Culverwell declared his Belief in the Christian Religion. 
 
 FRIDAY NOV. 30. 1781— 
 
 At a Meeting of the commissioners 
 Present Thomas Harrison 
 
 William Smith 
 
 Daniel Bowley 
 
 Rd Ridgely 
 John Stoler appointed Clerk of the Market for Balto Town 
 for the Ensuing Year. 
 
44 RECORDS OE 
 
 APRIL 24. 1782 
 Commissioners met 
 
 Present Thomas Harrison 
 
 William Smith 
 
 Danl Bowley 
 
 Rd Ridgely — who agreeable 
 to the act of Assembly caused such part of Fells prospect to be 
 survey'd and laid out into Streets, Lanes and Alleys as will 
 appear by the Piatt returned to the Clerk of Balto County 
 Court as well as One lodged by the said William Fell with the 
 Commissioners 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town met at the East 
 end thereof Called Fells Point the 16th May 1782. 
 Present Mr Thomas Harrison 
 
 Mr. John Mo ale 
 
 Mr Hercules Courtnay 
 
 Mr Daniel Bowley 
 Messrs. Job Smith, William Trimble and Others inhabitants 
 of that part of the Town made application to have the Per- 
 mission and approbation of the Commissioners for filling up 
 the Hollows and lowering the high Grounds of Bond Street 
 and regulating the Same — The Commissioners are of the opin- 
 ion that the Same is a Necessary work and that Messrs Job 
 Smith and William Trimble may remove the Earth from the 
 High Grounds between the Lotts of Mr. Johns and Mr. Collins 
 from one side of the Street to the Other for the Purpose of 
 filling up the Hollows and giving the said Street a Regular 
 descent or slope to carry of the Rain Water to pitt street 
 Southerly and North of the said Lotts to Lancaster alley. 
 
 The Deposition of Robert Long of Baltimore County who 
 being Sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God before 
 the Commissioners of Baltimore Town deposeth and saith that 
 at the spot We now stand being at a Stone Marked E x M 
 No. 85 On Pitt street On the west side thereof deposeth and 
 saith that Sometime in the Year seventeen hundred and Sixty 
 three this Deponent came to Fells Point with a view to settle 
 and Purchase some lotts — That the Streets were Staked out at 
 the Corners by having two Stakes at Each corner and One 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 45 
 
 Stake between Every Lott — That this Deponent thinks that 
 Pitt Street at that time run into the Water ranging with the 
 said Stone mark'd as above, and a House built by a Certain 
 John and Robert Lowry now in the Tenure and Possession of 
 Mr. Jesse Hollingsworth — That this deponent assisted the 
 said Lowry in laying out the foundation of the said House 
 which they intended to do on the Street and that they ranged 
 with the Stakes above to fix the foundation as Near on the 
 Street as Possible — That Some Years afterwards this De- 
 ponent also assisted a Certain Alexander McMechen to lay 
 out the foundation of a House On the North East side of the 
 said street call'd Pitt Street which house was intended to be 
 built binding on the said Street — And this Deponent also 
 thinks that the said House was built on Pitt Street that the 
 inclosures now standing were erected as Near as possible where 
 the Stakes were Originally fixed as the Lines of the aforesaid 
 Street called Pitt street : to the Best of his Knowledge 
 
 Sworn to this 9th. day of 
 december 1782 before the (Signed) Robert Long 
 Commissioners of Balto 
 Town 
 
 The Deposition of Thomas Bond son of John of Baltimore 
 County who being sworn on the Holy Evangels of almighty 
 God deposeth and Saith that above Nineteen Years ago the 
 Streets and Lotts being laid off on Fells Point he remembers 
 some of the stakes were standing and that the Range of houses 
 particularly the front of Mr Hollingsworth House the Paling 
 of Mr Purviances Lotts and a stone at Lott Number Eighty 
 five he believes to be as Near as possible on the south west side 
 of Pitt Street as formerly laid out by his father in addition to 
 Baltimore Town — 
 
 Thomas Bond Son oe John 
 
 The above deposition was taken and 
 Sworn to before John Moale one of the 
 
 Commissioners of Baltimore Town on the 10 of December 1782. 
 
 Signed John Moale. 
 
 The Deposition of Mr. Thomas Bond, who being sworn on 
 the Holy Evangels of Almighty God deposeth and saith that 
 agreeable to the laying out of Fells point by his father as de- 
 
46 RECORDS OE 
 
 scribed in the Deposition he made before the Commissioners 
 of Baltimore Town on the Tenth day of December last Pitt 
 street was continued quite into the Water and that Woolf 
 street did not extend to the Water at the south End but ended 
 in Pitt street and further this deponent saitheth not. 
 (Signed) 
 
 Thomas Bond Son of John 
 
 The above Deposition taken before me 
 the Subscriber One of the Justices for Baltimore County this 
 8th day of January Seventeen hundred and Eighty three — 
 
 John Moale — 
 
 JUNE 26. 1782 
 
 Commissioners met 
 
 Present Thomas Harrison William Smith 
 
 Daniel BowlEy Hercules Courtnay 
 
 who agreeable to act of Assembly caused the Lotts of Land 
 of John Moale and Andrew Stigar to be surveyed and laid 
 out into Lotts and Streets as will appear by the Piatt return'd 
 to the Clerk of Baltimore County Court as well as One lodged 
 by Said Moale and Stigar with the Commissioners — 
 
 At same Time Mr Moale agrees to open North street thro 
 the Lott No. 82 which is left sufficiently wide, whenever the 
 Proprietors of the land On high street will agree on their 
 Parts to open it through to high Street. 
 
 JULY 9th, 1782 Commissioners met 
 
 Present Thomas Harrison 
 William Smith 
 Daniel BowlEy 
 Hercules Courtnay 
 Richard Ridgely 
 
 The Commissioners having taken the Oath prescribed by 
 act of Assembly proceeded to the Election of an Inspector of 
 flour for Baltimore Town and made choise of David Moore 
 who is directed to qualify himself accordingly 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 47 
 
 JULY 8th, 1783- 
 Commissioners met 
 Present 
 
 William Smith 
 Daniel Bowley 
 Hercules Courtnay 
 and Rd Ridgely 
 who made choise of David Moor for inspector for the ensuing 
 year 
 
 SEPTEMBER 11. 1783— 
 Commissioners met 
 Present 
 
 John MoalE 
 William Smith 
 Hercules Courtnay 
 Rd Ridgely 
 Mr. Jno. Sterett heretofore chosen a Commissioner qualified 
 himself as such by taking the Oath faithfully to execute the 
 office of commissioner of Baltimore Town Mr. John Robert 
 Hollyday and Thomas Russell having applied to the Commis- 
 sioners for having the following streets and alleys open'd and 
 Made Public as an High Way thro their Lotts, the Commis- 
 sioners made the following order to wit — that a street Thirty 
 three feet wide shoud be extended from Baltimore Street to 
 East Lane parallel with Gay Street begining at the End of 
 Three hundred and Eleven feet west in Baltimore Street from 
 the intersection of Gay Street and Baltimore Street The Com- 
 missioners also consented that East Lane shoud be open'd and 
 made forty feet wide by adding ground on the North side of 
 East Lane from North Lane to gay Street — 
 
 The Commissioners open'd a street called Hollyday Street 
 of Eighty feet wide begining for the Same at the End of two 
 hundred and Eighty Two feet west from the intersection of 
 Gay street and East street as enlarged and runing North par- 
 allel with gay street three hundred and twelve feet and One 
 half foot. 
 
 The Commissioners open'd an alley called orange alley of 
 Eighteen feet wide begining for the same at the End of One 
 hundred and Ninty four feet north on Gay Street from the 
 intersection of Gay Street and East street as above enlarged 
 and runing thence parallel with East Street of the same width 
 till it intersects Hollyday Street — 
 
48 RECORDS OF 
 
 The Commissioners being met are of opinion that Calvert 
 
 street shoud have the same width in its extention south into 
 
 the Basin as it has at its intersection with Baltimore Street 
 
 which width we find by the Records of the Town to be four 
 
 Perches and we further certify that from the Best Evidence 
 
 we cou'd collect and the Most exact Measurement We, are of 
 
 opinion that the West front of Mr. Skinnors Ennals House is 
 
 properly fixed on the East side of Calvert street. 
 
 Given under our hands at Baltimore 16th. of 
 
 December 1783. John Moale ] 
 
 Daniel BowlEy 1 _, 
 
 ^ r Commissioners 
 
 HercueEs Courtnay 
 
 Rd. Ridgely J 
 
 Baltimore County to wit — 
 
 Whereas the subscribers Thomas 
 Yates Proprietor of the ground on the South side of the Cause- 
 way from the west Side of Eden Street and Peter Litig and 
 the said Thomas Yates proprietors of the grounds on the North 
 side of the said Causeway being desirous tha< wilkes street 
 shoud be extended across the Causeway to Philpots point have 
 permitted that the same shall be extended of the same width 
 to the Point of Philpots as the said street Now We the Sub- 
 scribers the said Thomas Yates and Peter Littig do hereby 
 agree and bind Ourselves that the said Street shall be extended 
 at the Width of wilkes street to Philpots Point and that the 
 Same when comipleated and extended shall be the Limits and 
 bounds of our Grounds and Lands as aforesaid and that we 
 will not stop up the said street when made out at any Time 
 hereafter: Witness our hands and Seals this Twenty fourth 
 day of April 1784. 
 
 
 Thomas Yates 
 
 [seae] 
 
 
 Peter Littig 
 
 [seal] 
 
 Witness 
 
 
 
 Robert Campbell 
 
 
 
 Edward Day 
 
 
 
 BALTIMORE TOWN 16th. JUNE 1784 
 The Commissioners of said Town met and where Present 
 William Smith Richard Ridgely 
 
 Daniel Bowley Hercules Courtnay 
 
 The Deposition of Mark Alexander Senr. taken before the 
 said Commissioners as follows to wit 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 49 
 
 That Some time in the years 1769 or 1770 when this De- 
 ponent was building his wharehouses near the County wharf 
 there was an agreement made between this Deponent and a 
 certain Nicholas Hassellback who own'd and was possess'd 
 of a Lott of Ground westward of this Deponents Lott that there 
 shoud be a dock left open between this Deponent's Lotts and 
 Said Hassellback's Lott of Sixteen feet wide: That this De- 
 ponent agreed to give ten feet of his ground, and said Hassell- 
 back agreed to give Six feet of his ground for the purpose of 
 Keeping open said Dock — That This deponent agreeable to 
 said Agreement built his said wharehouses ten feet Eastward 
 of the Boundary of his said Lotts and that he at Sundry Times 
 since the said wharehouses were built clean'd the said Dock, 
 and occupied it with Scows and other Small Craft forever after- 
 wards while he continued to possess and hold the said whare- 
 houses &c and that there never was after any Dispute or Mur- 
 mering about the Same by or with the said Hassellback or 
 any other Person respecting the Same. 
 
 Signed Mark Alexander 
 
 I do hereby certify that Mark Alexander in Presence of the 
 Town Commissioners made Oath on the Holy Evangels of 
 Almighty God to the aforegoing deposition and signed the 
 Same before me 
 
 [signed] Thomas Russell 
 
 Upon the Evidence aforesaid it is order'd and adjudged by 
 the Commissioners aforesaid that the Dock aforesaid for the 
 width of sixteen Feet wide shall always hereafter be left open 
 as an high way in a South direction according to the agree- 
 ment aforesaid 
 
 William Smith Hercules Courtnay 
 Daniel BowlEy Rd. Ridgely 
 
 JULY 6, 1784 
 The commissioners met 
 
 Present 
 
 William Smith 
 Hercules Courtnay 
 Daniel Bowley 
 Rd Ridgely 
 The Commissioners according to act of Assembly took into 
 consideration the choice of officers for the Town of Baltimore 
 
50 RECORDS OF 
 
 when having Qualified they chose George Lowderman for 
 Wood corder for that Part of Baltimore Town called Fells 
 Point 
 
 Rd Culverwell was appointed Wood Corder for Baltimore 
 Town — David Moore was appointed inspector of Flour in 
 Baltimore Town — 
 
 John Morrison and Timothy *Fleiar appointed Garbler of 
 
 Staves 
 
 OCTOBER 4. 1784 
 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 Present John MoalE ] 
 
 Hercules Courtnay I ^ 
 
 T „ r hsquires.. 
 
 John Sterett * 
 
 Daniel BowlEy J 
 
 Mr. William Goodwin heretofore chosen a commissioner 
 in the Room of Thomas Jones Esqr. (who has resigned) quali- 
 fied himself as such by taking the Oath faithfully to execute 
 the office of Commissioner of Baltimore Town 
 
 BALTIMORE TOWN FEBRUARY 4th. 1785. 
 
 Commissioners met Present 
 
 William Smith William Goodwin Richd. Ridgely 
 John Sterett Daniel BowlEy 
 
 The Commissioners appointed to erect a Market house on that 
 part of Baltimore Town call'd Harrison's Marsh produced a 
 Bond obligating themselves to erect the said Market House 
 according to the Plan to the Said Bond annexed which Bond 
 and Plan was approved of and Order'd to be filed — 
 
 FEBRUARY 5 1785. 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 John MoalE John Sterett 
 
 Present Wm Smith Wm Goodwin 
 
 Danl. BowlEy Rd Ridgely 
 
 Hercules Courtnay 
 Leonard Harbaugh, William Hammond, William Goodwin 
 Jonathan Hudson and Loyd Goodwin appeared and laid before 
 the Commissioners a plan for erecting a Market house on the 
 west side of the Bason persuant to act of Assembly — which 
 
 : This name is difficult to decipher in original ; hence is open to question. 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 5 1 
 
 t 
 
 plan was approved of and Bond was taken to compleat and 
 Erect the Same accordingly — Thomas Yates and Peter Littig 
 having applied to the Commissioners together with John Ham- 
 mond who are the proprietors of the Ground situate on the 
 Causeway between Caroline Street and Philpots Point to Ex- 
 tend wilkes Street in a due direction of its present Width to 
 Philpots Hill the said space of Ground with the consent of the 
 said Proprietors is hereby condemned and Opened as a Street 
 and high way for the use of the public for Ever hereafter 
 
 APRIL ist 1785 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 William Smith Hercules Courtnay 
 
 Daniel BowlEy Richd. Ridgely 
 
 The Commissioners appointed Mr. Jacob Towson their Clerk 
 and agreed to give him a Sallery of fifty Pounds for One Year 
 Order'd that the Clerk give Notice in the Public Papers that 
 the Commissioners of Baltimore Town intend to meet on the 
 23rd day of next Month to carry into Execution the act en- 
 titled "an act "to empower the Commissioners of Baltimore 
 Town to make a Correct Survey of said Town and for other 
 Purposes therein mentioned of which all persons in anywise 
 interested are requested to take Notice : Order'd that the 
 Clerk give Notice in the public Papers that the Commissioners 
 of Balto. Town will meet at Mr. De'Witts Coffee House on 
 Monday nth. Instant at Eleven OClock to Contract with Proper 
 Persons as constables and watchmen where all Persons desir- 
 ous of undertaking said offices are requested to make applica- 
 tion in Person at the Meeting and bring with them recom- 
 mendations of their good Character — Order'd that the Clerk be 
 empower'd to contract for Twelve watch Houses of four feet 
 square and six and a half feet high with a Door a lock and Key 
 to Each 
 
 At a Meeting of the Commissioners of Baltimore Town on 
 Monday the Eleventh of April 1785 agreeable to advertisements 
 for the Purpose of appointing constables and watchmen to 
 watch the Town — 
 
 John Moale Hercules Courtnay 
 
 Present Wm Smith John Sterett 
 
 Wm Goodwin Daniel Bowley 
 
52 rp;cords OF 
 
 RESOLVED that the Town be divided into Six Wards or 
 Districts as follows — 
 
 No i. comprehending all that Part of the 
 Town south of Pratt Street. — ' 2 comprehending all that 
 Part of the Town north of Pratt Street and West of Charles — 
 
 3 comprehending all East of Charles street and west of South 
 
 stret — 
 
 4 comprehending all East of south street west of Jones's Falls 
 
 5 comprehending all East of Jones Falls and west of harford 
 
 street 
 
 6 comprehending all East of Harford street. 
 RESOLVED that Constables be appointed for the Town to 
 
 whom we will pay $£ pr Month also 14 watchmen who 
 
 shall be entitled to <\£ pr Month The Constables appointed are 
 
 Captain Daniel Dennis, Samuel Chester and Henry Robinson — 
 
 The watchmen appointed are \ 
 
 1 Jacob Keller 4 Richard Bear 7 John German 
 
 2 John Silvester 5 Henry Kain 8 Dennis Sheakeley 
 
 3 Hugh Neale 6 James Dugan 9 Lewis Stout 
 10 John Bready 11 Nath. Aldridge 12 Hugh Seward 
 
 Mr. Gibson having applied to the Commissioners of Balti- 
 more Town by order of Baltimore County Court for the use 
 of the Rooms over the Market House to lodge the County 
 records in whils't the Arches are making under the Court house 
 it is agreed that Mr Gibson shall have the use of the said 
 Rooms for the purpose aforesaid at Seven Pounds Ten Shil- 
 lings pr. Month. The Time to Commence from the delivery 
 of the Keys and to Continue untill the Market house is to be 
 sold: Mr. Gibson to have three Months Notice of the Time 
 of Sale in Order to Deliver up the House 
 
 MAY 14th. 1785. 
 James Brown exhibited his account for making and painting 
 thirteen Centry Boxes for the Watchmen of Baltimore Town 
 amount 89. 12. 6. and prayed an Order on the sheriff for the 
 Same which was allowed and Accordingly Given him and his 
 receipt taken for the Same — 
 
 23 MAY 1785— 
 
 The Commissioners met this day according to Notices 
 Jno MoalE Wm. Goodwin^ 
 
 Wm Smith Jno. Sterett ^-Comrs. 
 
 Hercui^s Courtnay Dan : BowleyJ 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 53 
 
 The Business of the Meeting being to appoint a Surveyor 
 or Surveyors to make an accurate survey and Piatt of the 
 Town of Baltimore agreeably to an act of Assembly past the 
 last session for that Purpose the application of Geo : Gold- 
 smith Presbury and Zachariah McCubbin for that appointment 
 were received and read ; The Commissioners agree to employ 
 the said Presbury and McCubbin to make a Survey and Piatt 
 aforesaid in the following manner Mr. Presbury to make a 
 Survey of that part of the Town to the Eastward of 
 
 and Mr. McCubbin 
 to make a Survey of all that Part of the Town westward and 
 Southward of the west side of 
 
 So that the two Platts when returned shall fit and Compose a 
 General and compleat Survey of the whole 
 
 7 JUNE 1785 
 The Commissioners met present 
 
 Wm Smith Richard Ridgely 
 
 Daniel BowlEy John SterETT 
 
 The Commissioners on application and with Consent of the 
 Proprietors of the lotts Numbers 45 and 48 Situate in Balti- 
 more Town have opened a Lane by condemning that part of 
 the lott No 48 which lies on the West side of a Line extended 
 South parallel with light lane and Calvert Street from the 
 South West Corner of lott No. 47 to the south End of lott No. 
 48 and the said Parcel of Ground so as aforesaid Condemned 
 for Public use is hereby declared to be a High way for the use 
 of the Public forever hereafter — 
 
 It is further ordered that all Nuisances and Obstructions on 
 the said Parcel of Ground shall be removed in Order that the 
 Same be free and uninterupted as a Passage and high way 
 hereafter and that George Prestman Peter Hoffman Edward 
 Dorsey John McHenry and Cyprian Wells or any three of 
 them be empowered and directed to remove any Nuisances or 
 obstructions in the said lane so condemned or any Part of it — 
 
 R Ridgely Clk p. Tern 
 
 18 AUGST 1785 The Commissioners met Present 
 Jno. MoalE. Richard Ridgely) ,. 
 
 C OtflTS 
 
 Dan : BowlEy Jno. Sterett ( 
 
54 RECORDS OF 
 
 Thomas Elliott appointed a Commissioner in the room of 
 Hercules Courtnay Esquire who has resigned — Ordered that the 
 Clerk of the Commissioners advertise and give Public Notice 
 that the Commissioners of Baltimore Town will meet on the 
 15th. day of October next and sell to the highest bidder the old 
 Market house with the Buildings thereon laid off into con- 
 venient lotts according to the act of Assembly passed Last Ses- 
 sion Ordered that the Clerk receive from the sheriff One 
 
 hundred Pounds ten Shillings and three Pence part of the 
 Eighteen penny Tax to pay the watchmen a Months wages due 
 the nth. instant and Other Expenses attending the watch as 
 pr. account and that the Clerk keep fair accounts of the re- 
 ceipts and Expenditures of all Monies and a Particular return 
 of the Services and pay of the watchmen — 
 
 15th SEPTEMBER 1785 The Commissioners met present 
 Wm. Smith Dan. Bowley ) „ 
 
 OWITS 
 
 Wm. Goodwin Thomas EmoTT( 
 
 Thomas Elliott having previously qualified as a Commissioner 
 
 in the Room of Hercules Courtnay Esq. who had resigned 
 
 The New Market on Howard Hill being this day opened the 
 Comrs. appoint Septimus Noel Clerk of the said Market who 
 shall be allowed thirty pounds for this Present year. It is re- 
 solved that the Stalls in the Said Market shall be let at three 
 Pounds p Annum payable Quarterly — The accounts for 
 watching the street the last Month ending the nth. Instant 
 amounting to £88.19.10 is allowed and the Clerk is directed to 
 call on the Sheriff for that amount and discharge the same 
 
 Baltimore 17 September 1785 Came Septimus Noel before 
 me the Subscriber and qualified according to law to perform the 
 office of Clerk for Howard Hill with Justice and Integrity — 
 
 L. S. Lyde Goodwin 
 
 OCTOBER 3rd. 1785. 
 The Commissioners met — Present 
 
 Dan Bowley 
 Wm. Goodwin yComrs. 
 Thomas Elliott! 
 They opened the Polls for two delegates to represent this 
 Town in the General Assembly and three Comptrollers for Bal- 
 timore Town and adjourned to the 4th Int. 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 55 
 
 OCTOBER 4th. 1785 
 
 The Commissioners Met — Present 
 
 Jno MoalE Thomas Elliot )_ 
 
 Dan BowlEy Wm. Goodwin I 
 
 When David McMechen and John Sterett Esquires were 
 unanimously Chosen delegates to the Assembly and Thomas 
 Russell James Calhoun and Lyde Goodwin were elected Comp- 
 trollers — 
 
 OCTOBER 6th. 1785 
 Commissioners met Present 
 
 Jno. Moale Dan Bowley] 
 
 Thomas Elliott R Ridgely IComrs 
 
 Wm. Goodwin 
 
 The sale of the old Market House agreeably to the platt 
 hereto annexed being postponed to this day the Commissioners 
 proceeded to adjust the Terms of sale which are that one third 
 be paid in Ten days one third in three Months and One third 
 in Six Months the purchasers giving Bond with Security and 
 no title to be given the purchaser or purchasers until the whole 
 purchase Money be paid — Possession to be delivered on the 
 first payment — If default be made in any of the payments 
 the purchaser or Purchasers to pay Ten pr Cent — The pur- 
 chaser entitled to the improvements On the premises, but that 
 part of the said improvements which is built on in the street to 
 be removed in Ten days after Possession shall be given ; the 
 Materials to belong to the purchaser of the Lotts from which 
 they were removed— The Lotts are subject to a Ground rent 
 of one shilling and three pence Sterling Pr foot. 
 
 15 October 1785. 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 Jno MoalE Wm Smit# K, 
 
 Wm. Goodwin John Sterett j 
 
 The Accounts for Watching the Streets the last Month End- 
 ing the nth Inst. Amounting to £92.2.3. is allowed and the clerk 
 is desired to call on the Sheriff for amount of that Sum and 
 discharge the same. 
 
50 RECORDS OF 
 
 BALTIMORE 22nd OCTOBER 1785 
 
 Commissioners met Present 
 
 Jno. Moaus Thomas Eluot 
 
 Dan BowxEy Richard Ridgely 
 
 Wm. Goodwin Wm. Smith 
 
 The center Market on Jones's Falls being to be opened on 
 Wednesday Next Captain Dennis on application is appointed 
 clerk of the said Market for the ensuing- year and to be al- 
 lowed Thirty Pounds for his services — The Stalls to be let at 
 three pounds Each to the Butchers who are to take their 
 Stands at the End of the Market next Baltimore Street on 
 Each Side untill all are supplied paying one half of the stall 
 rent in hand which the clerk of the Market is authorised to re- 
 ceive — Gardners and People who supply the Market with 
 Vegetables choosing to take Stalls at the same rate may be 
 accomodated at the lower end of the upper Market begining 
 at Second Street and proceeding upwards towards the Butchers 
 Stalls or Stands — The Country People to be accomodated 
 in the lower Market between second Street and Water Street 
 
 to take their stands in the House as they come to Market 
 
 Messrs. Thomas Russell and Jno Hammond who were 
 nominated by the Commissioners to collect the Money levied 
 upon the proprietors of Grounds on Hanover Street and Lane 
 for opening the Same into a Street report that they have re- 
 ceived of the said Money to the amount of three hundred 
 Pounds : And as it appears that several of the Proprietors 
 have neglected to pay the said Thomas Russell and Jno Ham- 
 mond are directed to apply to a Lawyer and Order suits to be 
 commenced agreeably to the Powers Given the Commissioners 
 by the law for opening the said Lane — ■ — 
 
 9 DECEMBER 1785 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Jno Moaee Dan BowtEy ) ~ 
 
 *- C oitits 
 Wm Smith Richd RidgeeyC 
 
 The Accounts for Watching the Streets the last Month 
 Ending the nth. of November last amounting to £93.4.3 is al- 
 lowed and the Clerk is desired to call on Wm. McLaughlin 
 Esquire Collector for that Amount and discharge the Same 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 57 
 
 24 December 1785 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Jno Moale Jno Steret | 
 
 Wm Smith Wm Goodwin ( 
 
 The accounts for Watching the Streets the last Month 
 Ending the nth. Instant amounting to £90.17.6 is allowed 
 and the Clerk is desired to call On William McLaughlin Es- 
 quire collector for the Amount and to discharge the Same — 
 
 nth FEBRUARY 1786.— 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Jno Moale Richd Ridgelyj^ 
 
 Wm Smith Wm Goodwin C 
 
 The Accounts for Watching the streets from nth. december 
 
 1785 to this day inclusive Amounting to £210.15.6 is allowed 
 
 and the Clerk is desired to call on William McLaughlin 
 
 Esquire Collector for that amount and discharge the Same. 
 
 18 MARCH 1786 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm Goodwin Richd Ridgeey| 
 
 Jno SterETT Dan : BoweEy ( 
 
 The Accounts for watching and lighting the Streets &c from 
 
 the nth. february to the nth. March Inst. Inclusive amounting 
 
 to £87.12.9 is allowed and the Clerk is desired to call on Wm. 
 
 McLaughlin Esquire Collector for that sum and discharge the 
 
 Same 
 
 MAY 16. 1786 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm Smith Richd. Ridgely) 
 
 Jno Sterett Dan Boweey J 
 
 On application of the Proprietors of the lotts situate on the 
 East side of Walnut Street from Pratt Street to Barre Street 
 to have the Same Stopped up and the Commissioners on Ex- 
 amination of the Piatt thereof being of the opinion that Neither 
 the public or any Individual wou'd be injured thereby — It is 
 therefore Ordered that the said Street called Walnut Street 
 be and is hereby abolished and Stopped up and that Each Per- 
 son interested by having lotts on the street aforesaid be entitled 
 to One half of said Street on Each side and that Battle alley be 
 opened from Howard street to Sharp street — 
 
58 RECORDS OF 
 
 JUNE 1st 1786— 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 Jno MoalL Thomas Elliott Dan : BowlLy) - 
 William Smith Wm Goodwin ( 
 
 The Commissioners being requested by the Vestry of St Pauls 
 Parish to fix the Bounds and Limits of the Church Lands Viz 
 the East Line in front of the New Church dividing- the 
 Original Lotts Nos. 18. 19. 20. The Said line is fixed to begin 
 On Charles Street at the South West Corner of the Stone wall 
 laid for the foundation of the New Church yard and runs thence 
 Easterly 2V/2 perches parrallel to the front wall of the New 
 Church and Eleven feet from the Same untill it intersects St 
 Pauls lane as Originally laid out. 
 
 17th. JULY 1786— 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Jno. Moale Danl. BowlEy )_, 
 
 Wm Smith Richd. Ridgelyj 
 
 The Commissioners proceeded to the appointment of an 
 Inspector of Flour and David Moor was Elected for that Pur- 
 pose — 
 
 George Sewall Duglass appointed Weigher of hay — Rich- 
 ard Moale is appointed Clerk to the Commissioners with a 
 Sallery of Thirty five Pounds p Annum — And Samuel Chester 
 Constable of the Watch — Order Given to Daniel Dennis On 
 William McLaughlin Esquire for £85.11.9 Specie for one 
 Months wages due the Watch Ending the nth. Inst. 
 
 31st. AUGST. 1786— 
 
 The Commissioners agreeably to their Notice of the Twenty 
 Sixth of August Met at Fells Point Market House — 
 
 Present Jno. MoalE 
 
 Thomas Elliot ^Comrs. 
 William Goodwin] 
 
 But there not being a Sufficient Number of the Members 
 of the Board present to proceed to Business adjourned their 
 Meeting to the Wednesday following being the 6th. of Sep- 
 tember following — — — 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 59 
 
 6th. SEPTEMBER 1786— 
 
 The Commissioners met agreeably to adjournment of Ihe 
 31 Angst, at Mrs. Balls Coffee house present 
 Jno. MoalE ~) 
 Thomas Elliot iComrs. 
 Daniel BowlEy 
 But there not being a Sufficient Number of the Board present 
 to proceed to Business gave Orders that a Notice be given in 
 hand Bills setting forth their Meeting on Thursday the 14th 
 Sepr at Fells Point Market house 
 
 SEPTEMBER 14. 1786— 
 
 Agreeable to the Notice in hand Bills of the 6th. Inst, the 
 Commissioners met at Fells point Market house Pjresent 
 Jno. Moale Wm Smith ) p 
 
 Dan : Bowxey William Goodwin ( 
 
 The Commissioners then proceeded to fix the location and 
 Boundaries of the Several Lotts on Fells Point agreeably to 
 an Act of Assembly made for that Purpose — begining at the 
 Corner of Market Square at a Corner Stone known by the 
 Name of Enloe's Corner runing down Alsiana Street to 
 Street thence down Street to a Corner Stone Known 
 
 by the Name of in Order to fix Market Square and 
 
 from thence to regulate the adjoining Lotts — Then the Com- 
 missioners after fixing Market Square adjourned — 
 
 4 OCTOBER 1786 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 Jno MoalE Wm Smith Dan BowlEy| 
 Thos. Elliot Wm Goodwin Rd. Ridgely ( 
 On the application of Saml. and Robert Purviance and Jno. 
 McLure it is hereby Ordered that Commerce Street be and 
 is hereby declared to be a Street and Public highway forever 
 hereafter for the use of the public, and that the Same shall be 
 taken and Considered as a street for Public use at all Times 
 hereafter pursuant to the powers in the said Comrs. Vested by 
 Virtue of the Act of Assembly for that purpose made and 
 provided. — 
 
60 RECORDS OF 
 
 20th. NOVEMBER 1786— 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 John Moaus Wm Smith ) _, 
 
 ^ C oiitks 
 Thomas Elliott Dan Bowleyj 
 
 Upon application of Sundry Inhabitants of the East End of 
 Balto Town We do appoint Peter Weary wood-Corder for 
 Fells Point and Thomas Trimble Clerk of that Market for 
 One Year the said Clerk to be allowed twenty pounds Current 
 Money and the Wood Corder such Charge for Cording as the 
 Act of Assembly under which we appoint him directs 
 
 16 FEBRUARY 1787 
 
 At a Meeting of the Commissioners Present 
 
 John Moals Wm Goodwin |^ 
 Wm Smith Dan Bowley j 
 Resolved that the Eighteen Penny Tax allowed by Law 
 for Watching and lighting the Streets of Baltimore be levied 
 and Assessed on the Inhabitants of the Town for the year 
 Seventeen hundred and Eighty Six — Ordered that the Clerk 
 give the Collector of the said Tax a Copy of the above Re- 
 solve 
 
 MARCH 15th 1787 
 At a Meeting of the Commissioners Present 
 
 Jno Moale William Smith Rd. Ridgely Dan Bowley 
 and Thomas Eluot 
 
 Major Nathaniel Smith was Elected Inspector of Salted 
 Provisions for the Town of Baltimore agreeably to an Act of 
 Assembly passed November Session 1786 and that the Clerk 
 give Notice of the appointment 
 
 Resolved that this Board will meet on the first Monday in 
 April to Settle with Watch and then discharge them if the 
 Funds which are appropriated for carrying them on are insuf- 
 ficient or cannot be collected. 
 
 Ordered that the Clerk call on the Vendue Master for his 
 accounts and receive from him whatever Balance may be due 
 under the law for watching and lighting the Town 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 6l 
 
 3rd. APRIL 1787. 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Jno. Moale Dan Bowley')^ __ , 
 
 i*r r. ™ t> \Comrs. 
 
 Wm Smith Rd. Ridgely \ 
 
 The Commissioners being called on by Doctor ^Boyd to fix 
 the Corner at the intersection of North and East lane, and the 
 Corner at the intersection of East lane and Calvert Street have 
 caused a Stone to be put up i6 l / 2 feet West from the North 
 West Corner of a Brick Stable on the Corner of Lott No 5 
 and Owned by Thomas Russell Esqr. for the intersection of 
 the two lanes aforesaid and have also caused a Stone to be put 
 up at the South west Corner of Lott No 9 allowing forty feet 
 in addition to Calvert Street for the Court house Space as 
 
 before fixed 
 
 3rd APRIL 1787 P M— 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Jno. Moale Richd. Ridgely) ~ 
 
 ' ~ „ }Comrs. 
 
 Wm Smith Dane. Boweey i 
 
 Received from Thomas Yates Auctioneer his accounts of 
 Town duties made up to the 20th. of January 1787 Amounting 
 to Seven hundred and Seventy five pounds two Shillings and 
 
 One penny as per. Account filed 
 
 Thomas Donnellan appointed Gauger of Liquors for Balti- 
 more Town under the act of Assembly of 1784 and he qualified 
 in Presence of the Commissioners before Jno. Moale Esquire 
 
 by taking the Oath prescribed by Law 
 
 Jno Weatherburn appointed Wood Corder for Bal- 
 timore Town 
 
 James Long appointed Clerk of the Market called 
 the Center Market 
 
 nth. APRIL 1787 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Jno Moale Rd Ridgeey 
 Wieeiam Smith Dan Boweey 
 The Commissioners drew an order on the auctioneer Thomas 
 Yates at sight in favor of their Clerk for four hundred and 
 thirty four Pounds One Shilling and Eleven pence with par- 
 ticular directions that if it was not paid in three days to have 
 the Same protested before a Notary Public 
 
62 RECORDS OF 
 
 12 APRIL 1787— 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Tno MoalE Dan Bowley ) _, 
 
 Wm Smith Thomas EmoT I 
 
 Ordered that the Clerk draw an Order on the Treasurer of 
 the Western Shore of Maryland in the Name of the Commis- 
 sioners of Baltimore Town for the Surplus of the funds ap- 
 propriated for the use of St. John College and allowed the 
 Town of Baltimore by an Act of Assembly passed November 
 Session 1784 
 
 4th. JUNE 1787 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Tno. MoalE Dan BoweEy) _, 
 
 \-,r r. -n -r, }Comrs. 
 
 Wm Smith Rd. Ridgeey J 
 
 The Commissioners then proceeded to appoint a Wood- 
 Corder when Jno. Gottro was Chosen — Ordered that the 
 Clerk give Notice of this appointment 
 
 Resolved that the pay of the Watchmen be $£ pr Month 
 from the nth of June 1787 until the nth. of September follow- 
 ing and four Pounds pr Month from the nth. September 1787 
 to the nth. of April 1788 — Ordered that Captain Dennis do 
 immediately discharge John George Everheart for misbe- 
 haviour — 
 
 JUNE 19th. 1787 — 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Tno MoalE Wm. Goodwin)^ 
 
 J „ _: — \Lomrs. 
 
 Wm Smith Danl BoweEyj 
 
 Ordered that the Clerk call on Jno. Staler formerly Clerk 
 of the Market for his account — On Daniel Dennis late Clerk 
 of the Marsh Market for his account and On Septimus Noel 
 and James Long Present Clerks of the Marsh and Hill Mar- 
 kets for their respective accounts — Major Thomas Yates 
 Auctioneer for Baltimore Town produced his account of Sales 
 of the old Market House which was ordered to be recorded 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 63 
 
 as follows — Sales at Vendue of the old Market House the 
 7th. of October 1785 for acct. of Momrs. of Baltimore Town 
 No 1 one lott as pr Piatt. . . R. Ridgely £ 330.0. — 
 
 2 one do Chas. Myers 280.0. — 
 
 3 one do Win. Hammond .... 375 .0. — 
 
 4 one do Cyprian Wells 33>°-°- — 
 
 5 one do A and A Robinson. . 210.0.— 
 
 6 one do Win Hammond .... 410.0.0 
 
 £1935.0.0- 
 
 charges Viz 
 
 Thomas Yates his Commission on] 
 
 Sales One pr Ct as pr Agree- ^ " 19.7 
 
 ment J 
 
 Cash pd G. G Presbury for Platts 15 . 
 
 Rd. Ridgely for a deduction of this ^ 
 sum the lott No 1 being purchased 
 in for acct. of Comrs. at the day of I 50.2.0 
 sale and Since sold By R. Ridgely to j 
 
 Jno. Wells for £300 J 70.4.0 
 
 X Proceed £1864.16.0 
 
 At the Same time the Executors of Thomas Harrison de- 
 ceased Exhibited their account for Ground rent of the old 
 Market house with The Commissioners of the Town and it 
 was also ordered to be recorded — which is as follows Viz — 
 The Commissioners of BaltoiTown 
 
 To the Exrs of Thomas Harrison deceased Dr. 
 
 1782 I Sterling. 
 
 March 2^ \ To amt. of Ground rent due Thos] 
 
 Harrison on the Market House Lott toJ>£i8.i8.2 
 this date 
 
 1785 I 
 Octr. 7th \ To 3 years 7 Months Ground rent on] 
 
 ditto to this date when sold at 8£ Ster? [£28. 13.6 
 Pr Annum J 
 
 £47.11.8 
 £47. 1 1 .8 Sterg (a 66 2-3. . . .is £79.6.0 Currency. 
 
64 RECORDS OF 
 
 The Commissioners gave an Order on Major Thomas Yates 
 to the Commissioners for Building the Center Market house 
 for £1345.4 being the Proportion of the Nt. Proceeds of the 
 
 above account of sales due to that Market The 
 
 Commissioners also gave an Order on Major Thomas Yates 
 to the Com m srs for Building Hanover Market House for 
 £45 1 . 8 — being the Proportion of the Nt Proceeds of the 
 
 above acount of Sales due that Market They also gave 
 
 to the Executors of Thomas Harrison deceased an Order On 
 Major Thomas Yates for £79.6 — Currency being the amt 
 of Ground rent due on the Old Market House to Thomas Har- 
 rison the day of Sale 
 
 JULY 2nd. 1787— 
 
 At a Meeting of the Commissioners Present 
 
 Wm Smith Wm. Goodwin 1 ~ 
 
 v. (^ OWTS 
 
 Dan : Bowluy Thomas Eluot j 
 
 Jacob Keeports is appointed Wood-Corder for Baltimore 
 Town untill the 10th. day of November Next — and David Moor 
 Inspector of flour for One year from this date — Same day 
 Jacob Keeports qualified before G. Goldsmith Presbury Esquire 
 faithfully to Execute and Perform the said office agreeably 
 To the form and directions of an Act of Assembly for that 
 Purpose made and provided which qualification is filed among 
 the records of the Comrs of the Town — Resolved that the 
 Clerks of the Several Markets may and are hereby Authorised 
 to rent to the Vendors of Either fresh or Salted Provisions 
 Such Stalls in the Markets as jire not already occupied by the 
 Butchers — 
 
 JULY 16th. 1787. 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm Smith Dan BowlEy 1 „, 
 
 L (^ OfllTS 
 
 Wm Goodwin Richd. RidgelyC 
 
 On the Petition of the Proprietors holding lotts on the East 
 and West side of light lane, that the Same may be opened for 
 the Space of Eleven feet on Each Side of said lane and Con- 
 verted into a Street to be called Light Street - — It is therefore 
 Ordered that the said lane shall forever hereafter be Kept open 
 as an high way of the width of Thirty Eight feet and a half 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 65 
 
 adding Eleven feet on Each side of said lane and that the Same 
 shall be forever hereafter Kept open for the Purpose of an high 
 way to be called Light Street reserving that Part of the West 
 side thereof where Nicholas Rogers Esqr. has a Brick house at 
 the Corner of Baltimore Street — 
 
 26 AUGUST 1787 
 Commissioners met Present 
 
 Jno MoalE Wm Smith Thos. Elliot | r 
 Dan BowlEy Rd. Ridgely I 
 
 Thomas Yates Auctioneer was called before the Commis- 
 sioners to answer why the Town duties were not paid to their 
 Clerk agreeably to their Orders — Upon his faithful Promiss 
 to discharge them in the Course of Six days he was dis- 
 charged — Jno Merryman Esqr. was Elected a Commissioner 
 in the Place of Jno. Sterett Esq. — deceased — Thomas Bailey 
 appointed Clerk of Fells Point Market House 
 
 20th. JANUARY 1788— 
 At a meeting of the Commissioners of Baltimore Town — 
 Present 
 
 John MoalE Rd. Ridgely 
 Wm Smith Dan Bowley KComrs. 
 Wm Goodwin Thomas Elliot: I 
 It was Resolved that the Eighteen Penny tax allowed by 
 Law for the watching and lighting the Town of Baltimore be 
 levied and assessed on the Inhabitants of the said Town for 
 the Year Seventeen hundred and Eighty Seven — • Ordered that 
 the Clerk of the Commissioners furnish the Collector of the 
 Town Tax with the above resolve 
 
 MARCH 24th. 1788— 
 At a Meeting of the Commissioners Present 
 Jno MoalE Wm Goodwin Dan BowlEy ) „ 
 Wm Smith Rd. Ridgeey Thomas Elliot ( 
 
 Resolved that Public Notice be given in both the News 
 papers that on Monday the first day of April next the Polls 
 will be opened by the Commissioners of Baltimore Town agree- 
 ably to an Act of Assembly for the purpose of holding an 
 Election for delegates to represent this Town in the Conven- 
 tion to be held at the City of Annapolis for the purpose of 
 considering the newly Proposed Constitution or Plan of a 
 Federal Goverment — 
 
66 RECORDS OE 
 
 23 JUNE 1788— (omitted) 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm Smith John Moaee |^ 
 
 Wm Goodwin Dan BowlEy^ 
 
 The Commissioners being called upon by the Proprietors 
 of the Lotts between Front Street and high Street opposite 
 the Bridge in Baltimore Street (commonly called Philpots 
 Bridge) and the lotts on the south side of York Street be- 
 tween high Street and Exeter Street, in Order that a Public 
 Street may be opened through the same Agreeably to the 
 Piatt thereof filed by this Board Ordered that the Same be 
 condemned as a Public Street and High way forever Agree- 
 ably to the Piatt thereof, and that it be recorded as Such in 
 
 the Records of this Town 
 
 3rd JULY 1788— 
 
 The Commissioners met at Fells Point Present 
 
 Jno. MoaeE Thomas Eeeiot | r 
 
 Wm Smith Dane. Boweey X 
 
 The Commissioners being called on by Peter Carr and Henry 
 Datur to ascertain the Corner of Intersection of Thames Street 
 and Bond Street on the West side thereof and having caused 
 the Street to be Measured from Lancaster alley along the West 
 side of Bond Street to the South East Corner of George 
 Wells New Brick house Do fix the said Corner of Wells's 
 House as the Boundary at the aforesaid intersection— 
 The Commissioners find from Measuring Bond Street from 
 Abraham Enloes Corner (which hath been proved and ad- 
 mitted to be right) that there appears a deficiency of Three 
 feet and a Half between that and the above Mentioned Corner 
 of Thames and Bond Streets and as the Same cannot remidied 
 otherwise than by Making Lancaster Alley so much narrower 
 between Bond Street and the Water without altering the Situa- 
 tion of a Great Number of houses along the said Bond Street 
 and causing much Confusion, Therefore establish the Width 
 of lancaster alley between Bond Street and the Water to be 
 
 Thirty Six feet and a half. 
 
 5th JULY 1788. 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Jno Moaee Richd. Ridgeey "] 
 
 Dan BoweEy ^Comrs. 
 W t m Smith Thomas Eeeiot j 
 
 David Moor was at this Meeting appointed Inspector of 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 67 
 
 flour for the Ensuing year : who is required to qualify as such 
 according to act of Assembly The Commissioners then pro- 
 ceeded to the Choice of a Commissioner in the Place of Jno 
 Merryman who refused to act; when David Harris Esquire 
 was unanimously chosen 
 
 BALTIMORE JANUARY 8th. 1789 
 Gentlemen / Sundry Freemen, naturalized Subjects and 
 residents of this Town possessed of Every requisite required 
 by Law and the Constitution of Maryland to qualify them as 
 Voters having offered to poll at this Election — I am now to — 
 demand those Votes may be entered on the Poll agreeable to 
 Law and the Custom and usage heretofore observed, admitting 
 to Every free Voter the liberty of Entering his objections 
 thereto — This I humbly conceive to be the legal. Constitu- 
 tional mode of Proceeding and so far as has come within my 
 Knowledge, the Universal Plan persued (one Instance only 
 Excepted) — Should you be of a different opinion On this 
 Very important Question which will affect the Rights and 
 Privileges of a Great Number of reputable Citizens and you 
 think Proper to reject those Votes: I am then to request you 
 will enter this demand in their Behalf on your proceedings — 
 I am respectfully Gentlemen Yr 
 
 Mo Ob. Sert. W Smith LS 
 To the Comrs. of Balto Town 
 
 BALTIMORE 8 JANUARY 1789 
 We are of Opinion that a Foreigner naturalized agreeably 
 to the act of Assembly "For Naturalization" passed July ses- 
 sion 1779 is not entitled to Vote unless such foreigner has 
 resided in Baltimore Town a Year after such Naturalization, 
 altho such Foreigner may have lived in Baltimore Town above 
 One year preceding the day of holding the Election and is 
 
 Otherwise qualified to Vote Dan BowlLy 
 
 Wm. Goodwin 
 David Harris 
 Saml. Chase 
 
 28th APRIL 1789— 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm. Goodwin Thos. Elliot 
 Dan Bowlky P&ilip Graybi&l I Cdmnffs. 
 
 David Harris 
 The Commissioners being called on by Mr Jesse Hollings- 
 
68 RECORDS OF 
 
 worth to fix and Establish the East Corner of Wolf Street 
 where it intersects Pitt Street Proceeded and fixed the said 
 Corner by putting up a Stone having Examined Evidence 
 and taken the deposition of Robert Long which is filed with 
 
 the Comrs. Papers 
 
 Being also called on by Benjamin Griffith and Jeremiah 
 Yellot to fix the south side of Fells Street they proceeded 
 to examine Evidences respecting the same, and having taken 
 the depositions of Bittingham Dickison and William Jacobs ad- 
 journed to Saturday for the purpose of Obtaining further 
 Evidence to fix and Establish the same— The above deposi- 
 tions are filed with the Comrs. Papers — ■ Wm Jacobs is ap- 
 pointed Clerk of the Point Market; at the Yearly Sallery of 
 2o£ pr Annum You do Swear that you will without favor 
 affection or Partiality well and Truly execute the office of 
 Clerk of the Point Market with Integrity and Honesty to the 
 best of your Abilities : Wm. Jacobs was duly qualified before 
 me the 30th of April 1787 
 
 L S Thos. Etuot 
 
 1 JUNE 1790 
 
 The Commissioners met — Present (The House of W 
 
 Kellar) 
 
 Wm. Smith Thomas Elliot 1 „, 
 
 C oinfs 
 Dan Bowlly Philip Grayblll^ 
 
 The Commissioners being called on by Archibald Steward 
 to fix and ascertain the South East Corner of Fells Street and 
 Bond street at their intersection, having Measured the Streets 
 adjoining, And having ascertained the Same Do fix the said 
 Corner Three feet North 54' East on the wall from the South 
 West Corner of a Brick house now belonging to the said A. 
 Steward and built by James Morgan — 
 
 JUNE 10th 1790— 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Tno. MoalE Wm Goodwin David Harris) n 
 
 J _ I Comrs. 
 
 Wm Smith Danl. Bowley \ 
 
 The Commissioners proceeded to Elect a Commissioner in 
 the Place of Rd Ridgely Esquire who had resigned, Samuel 
 Chase Esqr. was appointed who qualified accordingly — 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 69 
 
 21 JUNE 1790 — 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 Samuel Chase Thomas Elliot Dan Bowley) _, 
 David Harris Philip Graybell { 
 
 The Commissioners being called upon by Mr. Daniel Grant 
 to Ascertain and fix the Corner of a Lott purchased by him 
 from George Lux upon light Lane as widened by Consent of 
 Parties the i6th.of July 1789 and having Measured the Grounds 
 and Streets adjoining Do find the North Side of the said Lott 
 purchased by Daniel Grant of George Lux to be twelve feet 
 south from the water Table of the South East Corner of the 
 Methodist meeting house on Light Street — 
 
 JULY 9th. 1790 
 
 The Commissioners met Present Saml. Chase and 
 
 David Harris but not making a Board they adjourned untill 
 
 called on 
 
 JULY 10th. 1790 — 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Samuel Chase David Harris ) ~, 
 
 _ _ „ - ytomrs. 
 
 Daniel Bowley Philip Graybell I 
 
 The Commissioners then proceeded to the appointment of 
 an Inspector of flour when david Moor was unanimously ap- 
 pointed— Ordered that he have notice of the appointment 
 and that he qualify according to Law before the 20th Instant 
 and return a Certificate thereof — Ordered that the Several 
 Clerks of the Markets attend the Commissioners on friday 
 
 next to Settle their accounts Baltimore 12th July 1790 
 
 Personally appeared before me the Subscriber One of the 
 Justices of the Peace for Baltimore County David Moor first 
 being legally appointed Inspector of Flour for Baltimore Town 
 and took his affirmation of office according to Law — 
 
 L S Geo : Salmon 
 
 JULY 15th. 1790— 
 (omitted) 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm. Goodwin David Harris) - 
 
 Dan Bowley Saml. Chase ( 
 
 The Commissioners proceeded to the Choice of a Commis- 
 sioner in the place of Jno. Moale Esqur. who had resigned, 
 
JO RECORDS OF 
 
 Philip Graybell Esqur. was unanimously chosen — Ordered 
 that the Clerk give Notice of the appointment — (omitted) 
 
 19th. JULY 1790— 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Same. Chase David Harris | r 
 Philip Graybell Dane. Boweey ( 
 The Commissioners being called on by Mr. Anthony Kemble 
 to determine and fix the limits of Baltimore Street where he is 
 about to build a New House so as to ascertain the front of his 
 lott on the said Street: They find the distance to be Sixty 
 Eight feet from the front of Nicholas Rogers store across the 
 said Street the said Store of Mr. Rogers being two feet Back 
 from the said Street 
 
 The Commissioners met 25 JULY 1790 
 
 Present Same. Chase i 
 
 David Harris yComrs: 
 Phieip GraybellJ 
 But there not being a sufficient Number to proceed to Busi- 
 ness they adjourned untill the afternoon at 4 oClock 
 
 4th OCTOBER 1790 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm Smith Thomas Elliot Same Chase) ~ 
 
 - C oinvs. 
 Philip Graybell Wm. Goodwin ^ 
 
 The Commissioners proceeded to Elect a Commissioner in 
 the Place of David Harris Esq. who had resigned and Wm. 
 McLaughlin Esqr. was chosen 
 
 Baltimore County to wit/ on the third day of January 1791 
 Personally appeared Archibald Campbell and Thomas Yates 
 before me the Subscriber One of the Justices for the said 
 County and made Oath on the Holy Evangel of Almighty God 
 that they will faithfully and Honestly Execute the office and 
 trust reposed in them as Auctioneers for Baltimore Town and 
 that they will faithfully perform the Several duties required of 
 them by Law without any Partiality fraud or deceit 
 
 L S. Archibald Campbell 
 Sworn before L S. Thomas Yates 
 
 Wm Russell 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 7 1 
 
 28th. FEBRUARY 1791 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm. Goodwin Philip Graybell) „ 
 
 1 r T r» ^ yComrs — 
 
 \\ m McLaughlin Saml. Chase } 
 
 The Commissioners having met at Mr. Grants agreeably to 
 their advertisement in the Public Papers to consider of the 
 Propriety of paving that Part of Pratt Street situate between 
 Sharp Street and Hanover Street Do consent and approve 
 that the Same shoud be paved agreeably to the Petition of the 
 Inhabitants of the said Street ; which is recorded among the 
 
 Comrs. Papers 
 
 28 MARCH 1791— 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town met by appoint- 
 ment of which Notice was given 
 
 Present Wm. Goodwin Philip Graybell] r 
 
 Wm. McLaughlin Dan BowlEy ( 
 
 The Intention of this Meeting being to Examine certain 
 Charges and Allegations against David Moor the Present In- 
 spector of flour (Mr. Moor being present) was called upon to 
 hear the said Charges and Allegations which were read to him 
 by the Clerk in the Order in which they are Numbered from 
 No 1 to No 11 and which Said charges and the depositions in 
 Support of them are filed with the Comrs. Papers — The Com- 
 missioners adjourn to Monday next in Order to give Mr. 
 Moor an opportunity of Making his defence — against which 
 day he is desired to be prepared 
 
 N B. Mr. Moor's Examination was at Mr. Grants in 
 Presence of a Number of respectable Gentlemen among whom 
 were Messrs. Thomas Hollings worth, James Gittings Senr. Jno. 
 Stump and Brother, Wallis, Hart, Ogleby, John, Allen, Simp- 
 son, Jessop, Alexander, Legate — Mr. Legate was the Prose- 
 cutor 
 
 4 APRIL 1791 
 The^Commissioners met agreeably to Adjournment Present 
 Dan Bowley Philip Graybell ) -, 
 
 v (^ OMITS 
 
 Wm Goodwin Wm. McLaughlin C 
 
 The Commissioners proceeded to hear and Examine Mr. 
 Moor in Answer to the Charges brought against him as In- 
 spector of Flour at the last Meeting and having heard his 
 
72 RECORDS OF 
 
 defence and duly considered all the Circumstances are Unani- 
 mously of Opinion that said Moor be continued in his office 
 of Inspector of Flour for this Town 
 
 8th APRIL 1 79 1 
 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 Wm Goodwin Dan BowlLy ) ~ 
 
 l l, omits - 
 
 Wm McLaughlin Philip GrayblllI 
 
 The Commissioners being- called on by Harry Dorsey Gough 
 Esquire and John McDonough to fix the North West Corner of 
 St Pauls lane and Baltimore Street and to Establish the same 
 by putting up a Stone at the Said Corner, Attended at the spot 
 and saw the same set up, which they now fix and Establish as 
 the Corner and Intersection of the said Lane and Baltimore 
 Street agreeably to Mr. Goughs Petition in writing; which is 
 filed with the Comrs. Papers 
 
 3 JUNE 1791— 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm Smith Wm McLaughlin) _, 
 
 L C OTPITS 
 
 Wm Goodwin Danill Bowlly ( 
 
 At the request of Captain Philip Graybell and Mr Peter 
 Wyant the Commissioners proceeded to establish the Bounds 
 of Captain Graybells Lott On Baltimore Street being part of 
 the Original Town lott No 31. The begining of which they find 
 to be exactly in the Center of his foundation Or Cellar Wall at 
 the East End of his house now Erecting on the said Lott and 
 it is fixed accordingly 
 
 JULY 2nd 1791 — 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 Saml. Chasl Wm. McLaughlin).^ 
 
 L (^ Q111TS 
 
 Wm. Goodwin Dan Bowlly ( 
 
 The Commissioners being called on by Peter Wyant to As- 
 certain the Boundaries and lines of the Original Lotts No. 31 
 and 34 between Charles and Hanover Streets find that the North 
 East Corner of a Brick Store built by John Ridgely Esquire, and 
 now belonging to Mrs Hudson is the Eastern Boundary and 
 that the North West Corner of the Brick house wherein John 
 Stark now keeps Tavern is the West boundary of the said 
 Lotts on Baltimore Street and that there is a surplus of Twenty 
 
Baltimore; town. 73 
 
 Inches on the front of the said Lotts which they have divided 
 between the said Lotts and the Sarne is hereby Established by 
 
 them David Moor is appointed Inspector of flour 
 
 for Baltimore Town for this year, and is directed to qualify ac- 
 cording to law 
 
 7th JULY 1 79 1 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Saml. Chase; Philip Graybell) ~ 
 
 at -r t^ -r. > Comrs — 
 
 Wm McLaughltn Danl. BowlEy \ 
 
 The Commissioners having taken into Consideration the 
 present State of the Center Market, Ordered that the Clerk 
 of said Market procure an Estimate of the Expense of paving 
 the inside and footways of the upper Part of the said Market 
 from Baltimore to Second Street, and that he give Notice that 
 the Commissioners are ready and desirous to Employ Some 
 Person of Character to Compleat the said pavement 
 
 nth. JULY 1791— 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 Daniel Bowley Thos. Elliot | r 
 
 Present — Philip Graybell Wm. McLaughlin ( 
 
 The Commissioners being called on by Mr. Christopher 
 Hughes to fix and Establish Lee Street at the intersection of 
 Hanover and Lee Streets, and also Hill street at the intersec- 
 tion of Hanover and Hill Streets proceeded and after Measur- 
 ing the Same fixed them agreeably to Stones set up at the 
 said Corners Being also called on to fix and Establish the 
 Intersection of Forrest and Montgomery Streets proceeded to 
 Measure the Same but finding a disagreement in the Measure- 
 ment of Seven feet and a half foot from a former Measure- 
 ment and Survey adjourned to Monday the 25 Inst, to hear 
 Evidence and determine the Same — The Clerk is directed 
 to Settle his accounts and to call on the several Clerks of the 
 Markets to Come in by the 25th. of July and Settle theirs 
 respectively 
 
74 RECORDS OF 
 
 25th. JULY 1 79 1 
 The Commissioners Met ' Present 
 
 Daniel BowlEy Thomas Elliot | ^ r 
 
 Wm McLaughlin Philip GraybellJ 
 
 The Commissioners being called on by Mr. Christopher 
 Hughes, John Mickle and John McDonough to Ascertain and 
 fix the South East Corner of Montgomery and Forrest Streets 
 attended at the spot and after Taking the depositions of John 
 Elder Gist and Solomon Himes fixed the said Corner at the 
 distance of forty One feet three Inches East on Montgomery 
 Street from a log house built by the said Solomon Himes and 
 placed a Stone there as a Boundary for the Same. Gist's 
 deposition filed with Comrs. Papers — 
 
 25 JULY 1791— 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 _ Daniel BowlEy Thomas Elliot ) _, 
 
 Present „ „ ,,, ,. T } Comrs. 
 
 Philip Graybell Wm McLaughlin! 
 
 The Clerk of the Commissioners is requested to give Public 
 Notice that the Comrs. of Baltimore Town will meet on Mon- 
 day the 15th. day of August Next to consider the Propriety 
 of paving that part of Baltimore Street between Liberty and 
 Howard Streets and of that part of Charles Street between 
 Pratt and New Church Streets — The Commissioners will also 
 on that day appoint a Measurer of Grain for the Town of 
 Baltimore — Resolved that One hundred Dollars arrising 
 from the fines on flour &c be paid to Captain Thomas Johnson 
 y Messrs David Plunket and Wm. McCreery for the Purpose 
 
 of putting a New Roof on the Point Market The Clerk 
 
 of the Commissoners who was called on at the last Meeting 
 to settle his accounts, produced the same and on a settlement 
 after Examination there appeared a Balance in favor of him 
 
 of Sixty four Pounds Three Shillings and four Pence. 
 
 Baltimore County to wit August 1st. 1791 Personally ap- 
 peared before the Subscriber One of the Justices of Oyer and 
 Terminer David Moor and took his affirmation of Office as 
 inspector of flour for the Port of Baltimore 
 
 before James Calhoun — L S — 
 
BALTIMORE TOWX. 75 
 
 17th. AUGUST 1791— 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town met 
 
 Saml. Chase Philip Graybell^I 
 
 Present Danl. BowlEy Wm. Goodwin iCoinrs. 
 
 Thomas Elliot 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town having considered 
 the Propriety of paving that part of Baltimore Street between 
 Liberty and Howard Streets and of that part of Charles Street 
 between Pratt and Chatham Streets Do approve that the 
 same be paved and Order that the special Commissioners have 
 Notice accordingly— — The Commissioners of Baltimore Town 
 resolve to appoint two Persons to be Measurer of all Grain 
 and flax Seed brought by land or Water and offered for sale 
 and Salt Sold in Baltimore Town for One year to com- 
 mence On the first day of September Next — The Com- 
 missioners having qualified agreeably to act of Assembly 1771 
 ch. 20 proceeded to appoint Two Persons to be Measurers 
 of Grain for the Town of Baltimore when Benjamin Dashiell 
 and Charles Wells were appointed — Ordered that Daniel Bow- 
 ley pay to the Gentlemen appointed to repair the Point Market 
 the Sum of One hundred Dollars of the Money in his hands 
 arrising from the Penalties on Condemned flour agreeably to 
 the Orders of the Board Ordered that the Clerk of the Com- 
 missioners procure a Mahogany Chest to contain the records 
 and the Platts of the Town with two Keys to the lock at least 
 for the use of the Commissioners 
 
 25th DAY AUGUST 1791 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 Wm. Smith Saml. Chase 
 
 Present Philip Graybell Wm McLaughlin ^Comrs — 
 
 Thomas Elliot Dan Bowley 
 Mr. Nathaniel Smith Inspector of Salted Provision having 
 informed the Comrs. that Several Persons had exported from 
 out of Patapsco River Some Barrells of fish not Examined and 
 branded as the act of assembly of November session 1786 C 
 17 Sec 13 requires Ordered that Richard Moale Clerk of this 
 Board procure a warrant in the Name of the Commissioners 
 for the Penalty of 50 s Currency Money for Every Barrell so 
 
y6 RECORDS OF 
 
 exported at any Time within One year before the Time of 
 Obtaining such warrant and that he attend Some Justice of the 
 Peace on the hearing of the said warrant and that he be allowed 
 Ten pr. Cent on the Money recovered — Mr. Nathaniel Smith 
 having also informed this Board that Several Persons had 
 Purchased and that Others had offered for sale and in Some 
 Instances sold within this Town and its Prescincts Some Bar- 
 rells of fish not Examined and branded as the act of As- 
 sembly of Novr. Session 1790. ch. 31. Sect. 6 requires, Ordered 
 that the said Nathaniel Smith apply to the attorney General 
 and inform him of the Violation of the said Law and that the 
 said Nathaniel Smith lay the same before the Next Grand 
 Jury for Baltimore County The Board agree that appli- 
 cation be made to the legislature at their Next session to inflict 
 a Certain Penalty on Every Person who Shall purchase or Sell 
 or offer to sell within this Town or its Prescincts any Salted 
 Provisions not Examined and branded agreeably to the direc- 
 tions of the act of November Session 1786 and that the 
 Clerk prepare a Petition for this Purpose 
 
 24 NOVEMBER 1791— 
 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 Same. Chase Wm Goodwin 
 
 Present Phiup GraybEll yComrs - 
 
 Wm McLaughlin Thomas Eujoi J 
 
 David Moor the Inspector of Flour for Baltimore Town hav- 
 ing passed a quantity of Flour as Common fine the property of 
 Thomas Wilson which upon the review of three Persons ap- 
 pointed by a Magistrate to inspect the Same was determined 
 by them to be Superfine; and the said Moor refusing to pass 
 the said Flower as such And a Complaint being lodged 
 against him by the said Wilson: He appeared to answer the 
 Same, but the Commissioners having Examined the Law, and 
 finding they have no power by the said Law to give redress in 
 Such Cases dismissed the Complaint Mr. John Hammond 
 having produced his account Amounting to Six pounds sixteen 
 Shillings and Ten Pence y 2 Against the Commissioners for 
 Sand furnished the Marsh Market, the Commis. after 
 having examined the Same Ordered it to be paid on the first 
 day of May 1792 
 
BALTIMORE TOWX. JJ 
 
 1 2th MARCH 1792 
 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 Present Wm McLaughlin Wm. Goodwin) „ 
 
 t-. ^ t^ t> \Comrs — ■ 
 
 Philip Graybell Dan Bowley \ 
 
 The Commissioners being called upon by Mr. William Gould- 
 smith to fix his lot of Ground on the Corner of Gay and Har- 
 rison Streets and having Measured the Same, — have Estab- 
 lished the Corner of the said Lott at the intersection of the 
 Said Two Streets to be fifty feet Easterly in a Perpendicular 
 line from the West side of Gay street taking the front of 
 Saml Messersmiths house for the said West side and to front 
 on Gay street thirty three feet and a half 
 
 MARCH 22nd 1792 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 Saml. Chase Daniel Bowley 
 Wm Goodwin Wm McLaughlin y Comrs — 
 Philip Graybell Thomas Elliot 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town being called on by 
 Mr. Richardson Stewart and John Hammond to fix and ascer- 
 tain the Corner of Connawager Street and a Ten feet alley 
 leading from Market Street to Charles Street, after having 
 Measured the lotts and streets Contigeous to the Same 
 fixed the said Corner and put down a Stone Marked R S. as a 
 Boundary for the Same at the intersection of the said Street 
 and Alley and On the West said of the Alley 
 
 3d. MAY 1792 A. M— 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm. Smith Wm McLaughlin} 
 
 Philip Graybell Thomas Elliot \ 
 The South East Corner of the Square bounding on Water 
 Street and Frederick Street Established by begining at the 
 South East Corner of the Square bounding On Water Street 
 and Gay street and at the Corner of the Brick house Owned by 
 the late Mr. John Sterett and runing thence bounding on the 
 North side of Water Street Easterly two hundred and thirty 
 One feet to a Stone standing Northerly Forty Nine feet and a 
 half from the North East Corner of the house built by Mr. 
 William Buchanan and at present Owned by Mr. John O'Don- 
 nell 
 
78 RFXORDS OF 
 
 3d MAY 1792 P M— 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm Smith Wm McLaughlin) „ 
 
 Philip Grayblll Thos Elliot ( 
 
 The Commissioners being called on by General Williams to 
 ascertain the South East Corner at the intersection of Water 
 and Frederick streets having Measured the Streets and the lotts 
 adjoining the Same begining at a Brick House Owned by the 
 heirs of Mr John Sterett deceased fixed and Established the 
 said Corner two hundred and thirty One feet Easterly from the 
 said John Steretts Brick house and forty nine feet northerly 
 from a Brick house built by Mr. William Buchanan and Owned 
 by John O Donell and put down a stone at the intersection 
 
 aforesaid as a Boundary for the Same 
 
 The Port Wardens and Special Commissioners having pro- 
 duced a Bond required by Act of assembly respecting the An- 
 nual Lottery for the Town of Baltimore for the approbation of 
 the Commissioners of the Town the same being Examined was 
 approved by them 
 
 15 MAY 1792 
 The Commissioners Met — Present 
 
 William Goodwin Philip Grayblll) r 
 Thomas Elliot Dan Bowlly X 
 
 The Commissioners being called by John Weaver to ascer- 
 tain the Northwest side of Fells Street in Order to fix the front 
 of his Lott after Measuring the said Street have determined the 
 line of the said North West side thereof to be from the front 
 of John Bernards Plouse to the Angle or Corner of a House 
 built by George Wells at the Intersection of Thames and Fells 
 Streets — 
 
 29th MAY 1792 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 William Smith Philip Grayblll) ~ 
 Present Wm. McLaughlin Thomas Elliot C 
 
 The Commissioners being called on by John Hammond and 
 Mr John ODonnell to pay off their respective accounts for pav- 
 ing the Center Market and Materials furnished for paving the 
 same having examined the said accounts and passed them for 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 79 
 
 payment at former Meeting-: Ordered their Clerk to pay the 
 
 Same and take receipts therefor Ordered that the Clerk 
 
 make out the Number of days Wm Smith Wm. McLaughlin 
 and Philip Graybell Esquires attended this board as Commis- 
 sioners and to pay them respectively for the Same — Ordered 
 that David Moor the Inspector of flour render an Account of 
 what Money he has received for fines and forfeitures Since his 
 last Settlement and that the same may be paid Over to the 
 Order of the Commissioners of Baltimore Town — Ordered 
 that James Long settle his accounts and pay Over the Balance 
 to the Clerk of the Commissioners — Resolved that the Com- 
 missioners of Baltimore Town will meet at the Court House on 
 the first Monday in July Next at Ten oClock and On Every 
 first Monday at the Same hour in Every Month thereafter 
 
 throughout the year — - 
 
 Ordered that the Clerk give Notice in the public Papers that 
 the Commsrs of Baltmore Town will meet at the Court 
 House on the first Monday in July next at Ten oClock and On 
 the first Monday in Every Month at the Same hour and Place 
 thereafter throughout the year 
 
 2 JULY 1792 
 The Commissioners met Agreeably to Notice, 
 
 Wm Smith William McLaughlin) ~ 
 
 ■ C omits 
 Present Philip Grayp.kll Thomas Elliot ( 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town having first taken 
 the Oath directed by theAct of Assembly passed in i78l.Ch.i2. 
 proceeded to the appointment of an Inspector of Flour for 
 the Town and port of Baltimore when David Moor the late 
 Inspector of Flour was appointed, who qualified by affirmation 
 before Thomas Elliot Esquire agreeably to the directions of 
 the aforesaid Act and returned his Certificate of the Same 
 
 to the Clerk of the Commissioners of Baltimore Town 
 
 David Moor being called on by the Clerk as directed at the 
 last Meeting to Settle his Accounts and to pay over the Balance 
 to the Commissioners produced the Same and there appearing 
 to be a Balance of forty Seven pounds thirteen Shillings re- 
 ceived by him for fines and forfeitures, paid the Amount Over 
 to them for the use of Baltimore Town — I herebv Certifv 
 
80 RECORDS OJ? 
 
 that David Moor took the affirmation of office as Inspector 
 of flour for the Port and Town of Baltimore before me agree- 
 ably to the directions contained in the Act of assembly Novem- 
 ber Session 1781 — 
 Baltimore July 2nd, 1792. — — Thomas Elliot L S 
 
 27th. JULY 1792 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 Wm. Goodwin Wm. McLaughlin] 
 
 Present Dan BowlLy Philip GraybLll yComrs. 
 
 Thomas Elliot 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town being called on by 
 Mr. James Long to fix and ascertain the South West Corner 
 of lott Number 14 at the intersection of front and Lowe Streets 
 after having Examined Mr. Peter Litzinger on Oath and 
 having taken his deposition which is here recorded and having 
 also Measured the Streets and Lotts adjoining and contigueous 
 thereto adjourned untill the first day of August Next at which 
 time a Stone is to be put down at the intersection aforesaid as 
 a Boundary for the Corner of Lott Number 14 at the inter- 
 section aforesaid at the Corner of Long's Brick house 
 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 JULY 31st. 1792 
 
 Philip Grayblll 
 
 Present Thomas Elliot VComrs — 
 
 Wm McLaughlin! 
 
 The commissioners being called to fix and ascertain the 
 
 South West Corner of Baltimore Street at the intersection of 
 
 Baltimore and Howard Streets coud not proceed to fix and 
 
 Establish the Same there not being Sufficient Members of their 
 
 Board Present to execute the Same 
 
 6th. AUGUST 1792. 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 Philip Grayblll Thomas Elliot ) „ 
 
 v. ( QfJtTS 
 
 Present Wm. McLaughlin Dan Bowley ( 
 
 The Commissioners having Met agreeably to their adjourn- 
 ment of the 2nd. July 1792 at James Longs to fix and Ascer- 
 tain the Corner of Lott Number 14 at the Intersection of 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 8l 
 
 lowe and front Streets, having Measured the Streets and Lotts 
 adjoining the Same at a former Meeting fixed the said Corner 
 at the Intersection aforesaid by putting down a Stone marked 
 on the East side thereof with the Letters L S — and on the 
 
 West side of the said Stone with the Number 14 The 
 
 Commissioners at their last Meeting having to confirm them 
 in their Judgment respecting the fixing and ascertaining the 
 said Corner at the intersection aforesaid taken the deposition 
 of a Certain Peter Litzinger which is filed with the Commis- 
 sioners Papers No. 42 — The Commissioners having also at a 
 former Meeting Measured from the Corner of Lowe and 
 front Streets on the North side of front Street to a Locust 
 Post standing at the Begining of Lott No 13. and having 
 the Same Proof that the said Post is the Begining of the said 
 Lott No 13 fixed the Same as the Begining of the said Lott 
 No 13 by putting down a Stone Marked on the East side 
 thereof with the No. 13 and on the west side of the same with 
 the Number 14 as the Begining of the said Lott No 13 
 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 5 SEPTEMBER 1792 
 
 William Goodwin Thomas Elliot ) ~ 
 
 L (_, oti ITS 
 
 Present Philip Graybell Wm McLaughlin ( 
 
 The Commissioners being called on by Mr. Lewis Pascault 
 to Establish the Corner of his Lott at the Intersection of Bal- 
 timore and Howard Streets and lying and bounding on the 
 West side of Howard Street and South side of Baltimore 
 Street Do fix the Same at the distance of Eighty Two feet 
 one Inch and One half of an Inch from a Wooden Building 
 erected by Daniel Lamott and now in possession of Peter 
 
 Forney 
 
 28th. September 1792 
 
 At a Meeting of the Commissioners the following Members 
 attended 
 
 Samuel Chase Thomas Elliot ) - 
 
 > C owys 
 
 Wm Smith Philip Graybell ( 
 
 Resolved that the Sallery of the Clerk of the Center Market 
 be and continue the Sum of Thirty Pounds per Annum — and 
 that the Sallery of the Clerks of the Point and Hill Markets 
 be the Sum of Fifteen Pounds Each per Annum — The Com- 
 
82 RECORDS OF 
 
 missioners appoint James Long Clerk of the Center Market — 
 Septimus Noel Clerk of the Hill Market and William Jacobs 
 Clerk of the Point Market — Resolved the different Clerks 
 of the Several Markets in Baltimore Town render a regular ac- 
 count for the ensuing year of All Monies received for Weigh- 
 ing Meat and Other things and for all Seizures made by them 
 — and that the several Clerks for the Said Markets be allowed 
 50 pr Cent on all Monies received by them on account of 
 weighing and for all Seizures made by them 
 
 5th. NOVEMBER 1792. 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Saml. Chase; Wm. Smith Wm. McLaughlin) „ 
 
 Philip Grayblll Thomas Elliot j 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town having qualified 
 agreeably to the act of Assembly passed in November Session 
 1 77 1. Chap. 20 appointed John Gottro and Paul Beshean Cord- 
 ers of Wood for Baltimore Town and Peter Weary Corder of 
 Wood for Fells Point — Having also qualified by taking the 
 Oath prescribed by the Act of Assembly passed November 
 Session 1771. Cha: 20 the Commissioners appointed Richard 
 Boulding to be the Weigher of all hay brought by land or 
 water for sale to Baltimore Town for the Ensuing year — 
 Ordered that the Wood Corders and Hay Weighers qualify 
 according to the aforesaid Act 
 
 Philip Graybell Esquire is appointed to Examine the Hay 
 Scales and Weights and to See that they are in proper Order — 
 
 17 NOVEMBER 1792 
 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 Wm Smith Philip Grayblll ) ~. 
 
 ^ C omvs 
 
 Thomas Elliot Wm McLaughlin^ 
 
 Paul Beshean heretofore appointed Wood Corder for Bal- 
 timore Town at a former Meeting having refused to Serve ; 
 The Commissioners appoint George Rhotrock Wood Corder 
 in his Place and Order the Clerk to give him Notice of his 
 appointment that he may qualify accordingly — - Resolved 
 that Richard Moale Clerk to the Commissioners have and 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 83 
 
 receive Seven Shillings and Six pence for Each and Every 
 day he has and shall attend this Board at Elections for Balti- 
 more Town — and that the same be allowed him in his Account 
 
 with the Commissioners of Baltimore Town 
 
 I hereby Certify that George Rothrock appeared before me 
 the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Baltimore County 
 and took the Oath prescribed by the act of Assembly faithfully 
 to Execute the office of Wood Corder for Baltimore Town 
 without favor, affection or Partiality — Sworn before 
 
 Thomas Elliot — L S — 
 Balto. November 26. 1792. 
 
 Baltimore County to wit March 12 1793 I do hereby cer- 
 tify that Richard Bouldin this day took the Oath of Weigher 
 of hay for Baltimore Town before me 
 
 Signed — Thomas Elliot 
 
 And Likewise declared his belief in the Christian Relegion 
 
 Signed Richard Bouldin 
 
 16th. MARCH 1793 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 Saml. Chasl Philip Grayblll ) ~ 
 Wm McLaughlin Wm Goodwin ( 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town having Met to ap- 
 point an Inspector of Salted Provisions for the Town of Bal- 
 timore Mr. Nathaniel Smith was Appointed to that office and 
 took the Oath of office before Wm. McLaughlin Esqr. Wm. 
 Guffey was appointed Deputy Inspector of Salted Provisions 
 for the Town by Mr Nathaniel Smith with the consent and 
 approbation of the Commissioners of the said Town 
 
 APRIL 1st, 1793 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm. Smith William Goodwin ) 
 
 Philip Grayblll Wm McLaughlin! 
 The Commissioners being called On by Jacob Miller to fix 
 and Ascertain the West side of Jones's Street, began to Meas- 
 ure from the North West Corner of a Brick house built by 
 John Brown and William Wilson and now Owned by Colo 
 
84 RECORDS OP 
 
 Barber of Virginia standing at the End of the first line of 
 Lott No i on Jones's Street and On the west side of the said 
 Street and having Measured along the Same fixed the West 
 side of said street at the Bend in the Lott No. 3 by putting 
 down a Stone, which they Now Establish as the Boundary of 
 the West side of the said Street — and having cited from the 
 said Bend when they placed the aforesaid Stone to the Brick 
 Store owned by James Edwards at the Intersection of Bridge 
 and Jones's Streets Established the said Brick Store as the 
 West side of the said Street 
 
 2nd APRIL 1793. 
 
 The Commissioners met agreeably to adjournment 
 
 Wm. Smith Wm. Goodwin ) ^ 
 
 L (^ OfltTS 
 
 Present Philip Grayblll - Wm McLaughlin j 
 
 The Commissioners at the request of Mr. Jas Sommerville 
 met at the Intersection of North Lane and Baltimore Street 
 and Established the East Corner of North Lane on Baltimore 
 Street at the distance of Sixteen feet and One half of a foot 
 from the house now occupied by James Calhoun Esquire They 
 also fix North Lane on the West side thereof at a Stake Now 
 set down on the South Side of Jones's Falls close by the Edge 
 
 of the Falls — 
 
 The Commissioners at the request of Messrs. Thomas Mc- 
 Eldery and James Dale also fix the West side of the Street 
 now called Hollidays street at the distance of Sixty five feet 
 from the West Corner of a Brick house Standing on Market 
 Street and built by Mark Alexander, which house is now 
 occupied by Robert Walsh — Adjourned untill Tuesday 9th. 
 Inst. 3 oClock P M 
 
 16 JUNE 1793 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm Smith Wm. McLaughlin),. 
 
 l (^ OfHTS 
 
 Wm. Goodwin Philip Graybell j 
 The Commissioners met on the application of Mr. Hillen to 
 appoint One Other Weigher of Hay for Baltimore Town, but 
 the act of Assembly directing the appointment to be made 
 between the first and last days of November they declined 
 appointing untill November Next 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 85 
 
 18. JUNE I793-- 
 At the Instance of Alexander Lawson The Commissioners 
 of Baltimore Town met On the Premises to ascertain the South 
 West Corner of Back Street 
 
 Samuel Chase Wm. Goodwin 
 Present Wm Smith Philip Graybell vComrs — 
 
 Thomas Elliot Wm McLaughlinJ 
 
 The Commissioners with the assistance of Mr. Cornelius 
 Howard the Surveyor having run the lines in two directions 
 do fix and establish the said South west Corner of Back Street 
 as follows to wit. Run'g N. 41. ^ East from the North East 
 Corner of the Lutheran Parsonage House 100 feet to the south 
 west Corner of Back Street also from the south side of East 
 lane run Northerly 3543/2 feet to the aforesaid South West 
 Corner of Back Street which fixes the Corner Exactly 
 
 13th JULY 1793— 
 
 The Commissioners met to appoint an Inspector of flour 
 for the Ensuing year — 
 
 Saml. Chase Philip Graybell ) ~ 
 
 K. (^ OfllTS 
 
 Present Thomas Elliot Wm. McLaughlin J 
 
 The Commissioners having qualified agreeably to the act of 
 Assembly passed at November Session 1781. ch. 12 appointed 
 David Moor to be Inspector of flour for the Town and Port of 
 Baltimore for the Ensuing year the said David Moor qualified 
 in the Presence of the Commissioners before Thomas Elliot 
 
 Esquire. 
 
 12th. JULY 1793 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 Wm Smith Thomas Elliot } * 
 
 Present Philip GraybLll Wm. Goodwin ^ 
 
 The Commissioners with the Consent of the Owners and 
 proprietors of that part of the land situate on East lane con- 
 veyed by a Certain Alexander Lawson to John Smith and 
 Others on the 21st. of October 1765 did Condemn, adjudge 
 and declare the ground mentioned and covenanted to be kept 
 open as a part of East lane, as and for one of the public Streets 
 of Baltimore Town by the Name of East Street, and Entitled 
 
86 RECORDS OF 
 
 to all the Privileges and Subject to the Charges of the Other 
 Streets of the said Town That is to say — all that Space of 
 ground lying between the Original additional Part (Men- 
 tioned in the said Deed) and East lane being of the Breadth 
 of Sixteen feet and one half of a foot and Extending of 
 an Equal Width from the Corner of North lane bounding 
 on East Street or East lane to Calvert Street— of which said 
 Condemnation and adjudication the said Commissioners have 
 caused this record to be made among their proceedings — 
 
 30th. OCTOBER 1793— 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town in Consequence of 
 the Death of Major Nathaniel Smith the late Inspector of 
 Salted Provisions for the said Town met at the Court house 
 for the purpose of choosing an Inspector in his Place 
 
 Same. Chase Phieip Graybele 1 
 
 Present Wm Smith Wm. McLaughlin Lr omrs 
 
 Wm. Goodwin . Dan Boweey and 
 
 Thomas Eeeiot Esqrs. j 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town after taking the 
 Oath required by the Act of Assembly passed November Ses- 
 sion 1786 entitled an Act for the Inspection of Salted provisions 
 proceeded to nominate and appoint a Person to be inspector 
 of Salted Beef, Pork and fish in Barrells within the said Town 
 of Baltimore for the residue of the Present year and in the 
 place of Major Nathaniel Smith deceased and made choice of 
 Adam Jemason to be inspector of Salted Provisions aforesaid 
 for the residue of the present year agreeably to the act of 
 Assembly in Such Case made & provided — It was agreed by 
 the Commissioners that the Person appointed Inspector of 
 Salted Provisions for Baltimore Town must have a Majority 
 of the Votes of the Commissioners of the said Town — Ordered 
 that the Clerk give Notice of the appointment and that Adam 
 Jemason do qualify agreeably to the act of Assembly directing 
 the Same, which was accordingly done and the said qualifi- 
 cation is filed with the Commissioners Papers No. 57 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 87 
 
 NOVEMBER 4th. 1793.— 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 Daniel BoweEy Thomas Elliot ) _, 
 t-. t-. ^ „ r -,.- T }Lomrs — 
 
 Present Philip Gravbell Wm. McLaughlin^ 
 
 The Commissioners upon the application of Adam Jemason 
 the Inspector of Salted Provisions approve of the appoint- 
 ment of William Guffey as his deputy Inspector of Salted 
 Provisions for Baltimore Town and direct the said William 
 Guffey to qualify as Such agreeably to the Act of Assembly 
 directing- the same which was accordingly done, and his qual- 
 ification filed among the Commissioners Papers No 59 
 
 They also appoint Abraham Norris as Weigher of hay for 
 Baltimore Town at the Scales on Machine of Solomon Hillen 
 at the East End of the said Town and direct him to qualify 
 agreeably to the directions of the act of Assembly directing 
 the Same, which was done and his qualification filed among 
 the Comrs. Papers No 60 — 
 
 16th. NOVEMBER 1793. 
 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 Wm. Smith Philip Graybell) ~ 
 
 Present Wm. McLaughlin Thomas Elliot ( 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town being called on by 
 Thomas Coulston to fix and ascertain the south East Corner 
 of Holliday Street continued and East street at their Intersec- 
 tion, having Measured the Lotts and Streets thereto adjoining 
 declare the South East Corner of a Brick warehouse now build- 
 ing for James Dale to be the south East Corner of the said 
 streets at their Intersection and Established the Same accord- 
 ingly — Thomas McEldery Esquire having offered to lend 
 the Commissioners of Baltimore Town One hundred Pounds 
 free and Clear of Interest untill paid for the Purpose of filling 
 up and paving the Lower End of the Center Market house 
 Resolved that the Commissioners of Baltimore Town do accept 
 of the Same for the purposes aforesaid : and that Richard 
 Moale have full Powers to contract with any Person to per- 
 form the same under the immediate Inspection of James Long 
 the Clerk of the said Market — 
 
88 RECORDS OE 
 
 17 FEBRUARY 1794. 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town Met 
 
 Samuee Chase Daniel Boweey ~) 
 
 Present Wm. Goodwin Thomas Eeeiot yComrs — 
 
 Philip Graybeee Wm. McLaugheinJ 
 The Commissioners being called on by Thomas McEldery 
 
 and Cumberland Dugan to consider the propriety of Granting 
 
 the following application to wit 
 
 To the Commissioners of Baltimore Town, 
 
 ' Gentlemen 
 
 We the Subscribers request your Permis- 
 sion for making a Canal and Wharf at our Expense in the 
 Market Space from the south side of Prat Street to the Chan- 
 nel or Warden's Line the canal to be Eighty feet wide and 
 the Streets on Each side the Same to be thirty five feet wide; 
 the Said Canal, Wharf and Streets to be made public for the 
 use of the Inhabitants under the Laws and regulations of your 
 Board and the whole of the same to be relinquished up to the 
 Commissioners whenever the Same or any Part thereof may 
 be Wanted for Market houses 
 
 Your Mo. Ob. Ser vts. 
 Cumberland Dugan 
 
 Baltimore 10th. Feby 1794 Signed Thomas McEedery 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town having considered 
 the above application have no objection to Messrs. Thomas 
 McEldery and Cumberland Dugan filling up the Space of 
 150 feet wide on a line with the present Market Space from 
 Water Street as far as a line drawn from the south side of 
 Prat Street shall intersect or Cross the said Space and after 
 filling up the said space the Commissioners have no Objection 
 to their Making a Canal from the said line of Intersection to 
 the Channel of 60 feet wide with wharves and a street on Each 
 side of said Canal of forty five feet wide, but with this Ex- 
 press declaration that the Privilege of filling up said Canal 
 and of the whole space of 150 feet wide be fully reserved to the 
 said Commissioners and their Successors for the use of the 
 said Town as granted by the act of Assembly of November 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 89 
 
 Session 1784 C 62 entitled an Act for establishing new Mar- 
 kets &c &c and also on this Express condition that the said 
 Canal, wharves and Streets on Each side of the said Canal be 
 a Common high way and free for the Public use, and Subject 
 to such regulations as the Commissioners and their Successors 
 shall from time to Time establish ; and On this further Express 
 Condition that the said McEldery and Dugan Extend Pratt 
 Street thro their two Lotts of Ground on Each side of the said 
 Market Space and leave Pratt Street of the Width of 60 
 feet thro their Said Lotts forever as a Street for the use of the 
 Public forever thereafter — - — 
 
 The Commissioners having also considered the application 
 of the Proprietors of the Lotts on an Alley called Ruxtons 
 Alley Extending East from Charles Street to light lane to have 
 the same condemned as a Public high way for the use of Bal- 
 timore Town — As also the application of the Proprietors of 
 the Lotts on Wilkes's Lane Extending West from St. Pauls 
 Lane to Charles Street praying a Condemnation of the Same 
 for the use of the said Town Do hereby condemn the said 
 Lane and Alley as a Public high way for the use of Baltimore 
 Town forever — The application of the Proprietors of Lotts 
 on W T ilkes Lane and also that of Ruxton's alley are filed among 
 the Comrs. Papers Nos. 63. 64 
 
 19th. MARCH 1794 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 Wm. Goodwin Philip Graybell 1 r 
 
 Thomas Elliot Wm. McLaughlin I 
 
 The Commissioners having Met to appoint an Inspector of 
 Salted Provisions for Baltimore Town for the year Ensuing 
 appointed Mr Adam Jemason to that office who is directed to 
 qualify agreeably to the directions of the act of assembly re- 
 quiring the same which is accordingly done and filed with the 
 Comrs. Papers No 66 The Commissioners being first quali- 
 fied Agreeably to the act of Assembly before the appointment — 
 Wm. Guffey being appointed Deputy Inspector of Salted Pro- 
 visions for the said Town by Adam Jemason, the Commis- 
 sioners do approve of the said appointment and direct William 
 Guffey to qualify accordingly which he did, and the Same is 
 filed with the Commissioners Papers No 67 
 
90 RECORDS OF 
 
 28th. APRIL 1794 
 The Commissiones Met 
 
 Samuel Chase Phieip Graybeee ) __ 
 
 v. (^ m ts 
 
 Present Thomas Eeeiot Wm McLaughein( 
 
 The Commissioners being called on by George Sears to fix 
 and Establish the South West Corner of Howard and Fayette 
 Streets having Measured the Same Do ascertain the Same to 
 be at a Stake to be set up at the distance of Sixty Six feet three 
 Inches on a Straight Line drawn with Howard Street and 
 Parallel thereto from the Corner of William Winchesters 
 Brick house which he now lives in on the West side of How- 
 ard's Street 
 
 JUNE 2nd 1794 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 Wm Smith Wm. Goodwin ) ^ 
 
 v. (^ OtHTS 
 
 Thomas Eeeiot Phieip Graybele j 
 The Commissioners being called on by Charles Torrence 
 to ascertain and fix the Corner of Wapping and front Streets 
 at their intersection having Measured the said Streets and the 
 Lotts adjoining Do fix the same by putting down a Stone at the 
 south West Corner of the said Streets which they Now declare 
 and fix as the Corner of the said Streets at their Intersection — 
 
 2nd. JUNE 1794 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 W Smith Wm Goodwin ) „ 
 
 > C" OWITS 
 
 Phieip Graybell Thomas Eeeiot ( 
 The Commissioners having met at the house of Captain 
 Thomas Elliot for the purpose of appointing a Clerk of the 
 Hanover Market in the Place of Mr. Septimus Noel deceased, 
 proceeded to the appointment when Levallin Barry was Elected, 
 and is directed to give Bond with Two sufficient Securities and 
 to take the Oath of office as required by the act of Assembly 
 directing the Same ; which he accordingly did, and which are 
 
 filed with the Commissioners Papers Numbers 71. and 72 
 
 Resolved that the Stall rents of the Center Market commenc- 
 ing the 28th of April 1795 and Ending the 28th. of April 1795 
 be raised to the Sum of Ten Dollars Each pr Annum — And 
 that any Butcher who shall Erect a stall in the lower part of 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 9 1 
 
 the Center Market house shall have the same with all the 
 Priviledges annexed to the Stalls in the upper Part of the said 
 Market free and Clear of all Rent whatsoever for One Year 
 and shall have the said stall for the year Ensuing at the rent 
 or Sum of four Dollars — Ordered that James Long the Clerk 
 of the Center Market compleat the Two first stalls in the lower 
 Part of the said Market and be impowered by us to rent the 
 Same for the Sum of Three Pounds Each pr. Annum — Re- 
 solved that any Person renting a stall in any Part of the said 
 Market who shall neglect or refuse to pay all Arrearages due 
 upon the Same for the space of Thirty days next after Demand 
 made shall forfeit the said Stall and the Clerk of the said 
 Market is hereby empowered and directed to rent the Same to 
 any Person applying for the Same — Resolved that James 
 Long the Clerk of the said Market be impowered and he is 
 hereby by us directed to prevent all Persons from Selling or 
 offering for sale any fish in the space called Second Street 
 between the upper and lower End of the said Market and he 
 is requested to direct any Person offering fish for sale in the 
 space aforesaid to the lower End of the Market square where 
 they may be accomodated. 
 
 12 JULY 1794 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 Wm. Smith Wm. Goodwin 
 
 Thomas Elliot Philip Graybell yComrs — 
 Samuel Chase 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town having met to ap- 
 point an Inspector of flour for the Town of Baltimore pro- 
 ceeded to the appointment when David Moor was unanimously 
 appointed Inspector of flour for the said Town, who being 
 present qualified according to the act of Assembly requiring 
 the Same before Thomas Elliot Esqr. 
 
 27th. NOVEMBER 1794— 
 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Philip Graybell Thomas Elliot ) „, 
 
 v. C OlIU'S — 
 
 Wm. Goodwin Wm McLaughlin C 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town having met at John 
 Starks Tavern agreeably To an advertisement in the Public 
 Papers for the purpose of appointing Measurers of Grain, 
 
Q2 RECORDS OF 
 
 Wood-Corders and hay weighers for Baltimore Town for the 
 year ensuing agreeably to the act of Assembly directing the 
 same proceeded to the Several appointments when Charles 
 Wells was appointed Measurer of Grain for Baltimore Town 
 and Benjamin Dashiell Measurer of Grain for that Part of 
 Baltimore Town called fells Point; John Gottro is appointed 
 wood-Corder for that Part of Baltimore Town west of Ellicots 
 Dock in a Line North with the East side of Light Street — 
 Robert Thornburgh Wood-Corder of that Part of Baltimore 
 Town between Ellicots Dock and Prestmans wharf inclusive — 
 Charles Merriken wood-Corder of that Part of Baltimore 
 Town between Prestman's wharf and the west side of Gay 
 Street — Godfry Hartung Wood-Corder of that part of Balti- 
 more Town from the East Side of Gay Street to the Wind 
 Mill Point and Peter Weary wood-Corder for that part of 
 Baltimore Town lying to the Southward and Eastward of the 
 said Wind Mill Point — Abraham Norris and Richard 
 Bouldin are appointed Weighers of hay for Baltimore Town 
 for the Ensuing year — The several officers are ordered 
 to file their Respective Oaths of office agreeably to the act of 
 Assembly under which they are appointed; which was done 
 accordingly by John Gottro, Robert Thornburgh, Charles Mer- 
 riken, Godfry Hartung and Peter Weary Wood Corders and 
 by Richard Bouldin Hay Weighers which said Several Oaths 
 of office are filed with the Commissioners Papers Nos. 76. 
 77- 78. 79- 80. 81 — The Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of 
 Baltimore Town praying that the Name of Smock alley 
 may be changed to that of Loyds Lane Resolved that the 
 Same is hereby Granted and the said Alley is hereafter to be 
 called and known only by the Name of Loyd's Lane for Ever 
 hereafter — The petition is filed among the Commissioners 
 Papers No 89 — ■ 
 
 19. MARCH 1795. 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Samuee Chase Wm Smith 
 
 Wm Goodwin Thomas Eeeiot yComrs — 
 
 Philip Graybele j 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town proceeded to fill' 
 up the Vacancy in their Board occasioned by the Death of 
 William McLaughlin Esquire when David McMechen Esquire 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 93 
 
 was duly Elected who qualified himself by taking- the Oath of 
 Allegiance prescribed in the Constitution and Oath of office 
 that he woud well and faithfully Execute the office and Duty 
 of a Commissioner of Baltimore Town according to the best 
 of his understanding and Judgment — The Commissioners 
 displace Robert Thornburgh one of the Wood Corders Abra- 
 ham Norris one of the Hay Weighers and will appoint Other 
 Persons to Supply their Places on Wednesday Next — The 
 Commissioners adjourned untill Saturday the 21st. Instant 
 when they will appoint an Inspector of Salted Provisions for 
 
 the said Town 
 
 20th. MARCH 1795. 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town Met 
 
 Same. Chase Phieip Graybele 1 
 Wm Smith KComrs — 
 
 Wm Goodwin David McMechenJ 
 The Commissioners having met to consider whether they 
 have the Power under the act of Assembly passed at Novem- 
 ber Session 1786. Ch. 17 to appoint an Inspector of Salted Pro- 
 visions for the Town of Baltimore on this day are of Opinion 
 they have not the Power 
 
 25th. MARCH 1795. 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 Samuee Chase 
 Wm Goodwin KComrs — 
 Philip Graybeel J 
 But there not being sufficient Number of Members present 
 to make a board for Business, they adjourned to the Next 
 
 Meeting 
 
 10th. April 1795. 
 
 The Commissioners met at the house of Samuel Chase Esquire 
 Present Same. Chase Philip Graybell ) „ 
 
 Wm. Goodwin David McMechenJ 
 
 A Majority of the Proprietors of the Ground made and 
 Extended into the Bason of the North West Branch of Patapsco 
 River below Water Street and between a lane called by the 
 Name of Franklin Lane and 83 feet East of a Street called by 
 the Name of South Street having applied to this Board to 
 
94 RECORDS OF 
 
 direct the said Ground to be Surveyed &c It is ordered by 
 the Commissioners that the said Ground and Space above de- 
 scribed be Surveyed and laid out into Streets Lanes Lotts and 
 Allyes and a Correct Piatt and Certificate thereof be made 
 and delivered to the Clerk of the Commissioners by George 
 Gouldsmith Presbury Esquire who is appointed for that Pur- 
 pose and that the said Piatt and certificate thereof be entered 
 on Record among the records of the said Town agreeably 
 to the act of Assembly passed at November Session 1794 ch. 
 62. entitled a Supplement to the act entitled an act to empower 
 the Commissioners of Baltimore Town &c &c 
 
 Application by proprietors filed No. 95 
 
 21st. APRIL 1795. 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 Wm Smith Philip Grayblll ) r 
 
 Thomas Elliot David McMlchln( 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town being called on by 
 Captain John Snider to fix the Corner of Market and Fell's 
 Streets at their intersection on the South Side of Fells Street 
 having taking the Depositions of Mr. Isaac Grist William 
 Jacobs and Jonathan Plarrison Do fix* and determine a Stone 
 Marked C R Standing at the Corner of Jonathan Harrisons 
 house to be the Corner of the Intersection aforesaid — Ad- 
 journed to Thursday at 10 oClock 
 
 The depositions of Messrs. Grist Jacobs and Harrison are 
 filed among the Commissioners Papers Nos. 92 & 3 
 
 23rd APRIL 1795. 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 
 Wm. Smith Phiup Grayblll ) „, 
 
 L (^ OlilTS 
 
 Thomas Elliot David McMlchlnJ 
 The Commissioners having met to Consider the present 
 Situation of the Markets of the Town — Resolved to raise 
 the rents of the stalls of the Center Market to the Sum of 
 Sixteen Dollars Each pr. Annum — One half of the rent to be 
 paid in hand and the remainder at the End of Six Months 
 after the renting the same. Ordered that the rent of the Point 
 Market be raised to the Sum of Ten dollars Each pr. Annum — 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 95 
 
 Five Dollars in advance and the remainder in Six Months 
 thereafter — The Commissioners of Baltimore Town being 
 applied to by the Proprietors of the Lotts on the Alley com- 
 monly called Public Alley Extending - South from Baltimore 
 Street to the Bason heretofore conveyed by John Mercer by 
 Deed for the use of the Public to Condemn the Same as a 
 High way for the use of the Town forever Resolved that the 
 said Alley be and is hereby Condemned as a Public high way 
 for the use of the said Town for Ever hereafter Resolved 
 that the be given to the Auctioneers of Baltimore Town 
 that if they do not comply with the requisites of the act of 
 Assembly by giving Bond with approved Security and filing 
 their respective Oaths of office by the Seventh of May Next 
 that Information will be given the attorney General to prose- 
 cute them for their Neglect of duty 
 
 Application filed No 96 
 
 The Commissioners agree to allow Richard Moale Twenty 
 Guineas per Annum for the years 1786. 1787. and 1788 for his 
 Services as Clerk to the Commissioners and Ten Guineas pr. 
 Annum since — The said Richard Moale is directed to state 
 and produce his accounts against Next Meeting in Order to 
 Settle the same and receive an Order for the Balance — An 
 Order Given On James Long in favor of David Harris Esqr. 
 for £5.12.6 for 15 days attendance as a Commissioner — 
 
 2nd. MAY 1795. 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 Wm Smith Wm Goodwin ) . 
 
 Present Thos. Elliot David McMechen^ 
 
 The Commissioners having taken into Consideration the 
 petition of the Butchers concerning the Rent and Manner of 
 Payment of the rent : Resolved that as a Convenience of pay- 
 ment of said Rent that one fourth thereof be paid in advance, 
 One fourth in three Months, One other fourth in Six Months 
 and the remainder in Nine Months : That Each Butcher when 
 he applies for a Stall or Shamble shall make Such application 
 to the Clerks of the Markets for the Same specifying the Num- 
 ber of the Shamble, the rent, Terms of Payment and when 
 taken, and shall Subscribe his Name to the Same ; and that 
 
96 RlvCORDS OF 
 
 the said Clerks of the Markets return a copy of it to the Sec- 
 retary of the Commissioners that upon Default of payment of 
 the rent in Six Months after it is due the said Contract shall 
 be Void and the said Clerk of the Market is hereby directed 
 to re-enter and rent the same for the remainder of the Term: 
 And at the End of Each Year the Several Clerks of the Mar- 
 kets return to the Secretary of the Commissioners a list of 
 the Names of Such Persons who do not pay agreeably to their 
 Contract and the Secretary is hereby directed to publish the 
 same in One of the News Papers of the Town — Mr. George 
 Mathews being appointed Inspector of Salted Provisions for 
 Baltimore Town by the Governor and Council Produced the 
 following Certificate : To wit I do hereby certify that George 
 Mathews lately appointed Inspector of Salted Provisions for 
 the Town of Baltimore did Solemnly and Truly affirm to the 
 duties of his said office agreeable to Law. Given under my 
 hand this first day of April 1795 
 
 Signed G^o Salmon 
 
 Certificate filed No 100 
 
 4 JUNE 1795 
 Comrs 
 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 Samuel Chasl Wm Goodwin ) 
 
 Present Thomas Elliot David McMlchlnC 
 
 The Board being informed that David Moore appointed by 
 this board Inspector of flour and Thomas Buckingham his 
 deputy, and George Mathews appointed by the Governor and 
 Council inspector of Salted Provisions and John Morgan his 
 deputy have neglected to take the Oath of Fidelity to this 
 State as required by the 55 Article of the Constitution and 
 form of Goverment and also by the act of Assembly of No- 
 vember 1781. cha : 12 Sec: 22 and by the act of Assembly of 
 November 1786. cha: 17 Sec: 18. Ordered that the said David 
 Moore, and Thomas Buckingham and George Mathews and 
 John Morgan do appear before this Board on Saturday Morn- 
 ing next between the Hours of Ten and Eleven oClock at the 
 Court house to inform the Board whether they have respect- 
 ively taken the said Oath of Fidelity and if they have not of 
 the Cause of their Neglect, and that the Secretary deliver a 
 Copy of this Order to Each of the said Persons 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. 97 
 
 6th. June 1795. 
 The Commissioners met Present 
 Samuel Chase Wm Smith Philip Graybell ) n 
 
 > C Ytl TS 
 
 Wm Goodwin Thos Elliot David McMechenj 
 
 David Moore appeared before the Board agreeably to the 
 order of the last Meeting and informed the Board that he had 
 not taken the Oath of fidelity mentioned in the 55 article of 
 the Constitution and form of Goverment since his last ap- 
 pointment or for some years last past. The Board are unani- 
 mously of opinion that the said David Moor ought to have 
 taken the Oath of fidelity mentioned in the constitution and 
 form of Goverment before He acted as inspector of flour — 
 The Board are unanimously of opinion that the said David 
 Moore ought to have taken the Oath of fidelity mentioned in 
 the 55 article of the Constitution and form of Goverment 
 in Pursuance of the directions in the act of November Ses- 
 sion 1781 cha : 12 Section 22. before He acted as inspector of 
 Flour — — George Mathews appeared before the Board 
 agreeably to the order of the Last Meeting and informed the 
 Board that he had not taken the Oath of Fidelity mentioned in 
 the 55 article of the Constitution and form of Goverment — 
 The Board are unanimously of opinion that the Said George 
 Mathews ought to have taken the Oath of Fidelity mentioned 
 in the 55 article of the Constitution and form of Goverment 
 before he acted as Inspector of Salted Provisions — The 
 Board are of opinion that the said George Mathews ought to 
 have taken the Oath of fidelity mentioned in the 55 article of 
 the Constitution and form of Goverment in pursuance of the 
 directions of the act of Assembly November Session 1786. 
 Cha: 17. sec 18. before he acted as Inspector of Salted Provi- 
 sions — 
 
 The Board then adjourned untill Monday Morning at 11 
 oClock A M — In consequence of the above Opinion of the 
 Commissioners of Baltimore Town Mr. David Moor produced 
 the following Certificate which was Ordered to be filed Viz 
 "I hereby certify that David Moor Inspector of flour for Bal- 
 timore Town appeared before me and took the Oath of fidelity 
 to the State of Maryland agreeably to the Constitution and 
 form of Goverment and the act of Assembly of November 
 Session 1781 ch. 12 directing the Same and also Subscribed 
 his Belief in the Christian religion 
 Balto. June 8th. 1795 L S George: Salmon — 
 
98 RECORDS OF 
 
 JUNE 8th. 1795 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 Saml. Chasl Wm Smith 
 
 Present Philip Grayblll Thomas Elliot 
 Wm. Goodwin David McMlchln 
 
 The Board of Commissioners appoint Samuel Chase and 
 William Goodwin Esquires to examine the Copy of the Pro- 
 ceedings of the Town Commissioners from the first of Decem- 
 ber 1729 to the Present Time with the Original Books and 
 Papers and report to the Board whether the copy be Truly 
 and faithfully made in the record Book by the Secretary of 
 this Board 
 
 Ordered that the Secretary be allowed the Sum of Sixty Dol- 
 lars for his Trouble making the copy of the above Proceedings 
 of the Town Commissioners The Commissioners agree to 
 allow their Secretary in full Compensation for his Trouble at 
 the rate of Thirty five Pounds per year to Commence from 
 the 28th day of April last. 
 
 JULY 14th. 1795 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town met at the House 
 of John Starke in Said Town 
 
 Present Thomas Elliot Philip Grayblll ) ~ 
 Wm. Goodwin David McMlchlnC 
 
 The Commissioners having first qualified according to the 
 act of Assembly passed November Session 1781. Ch 12 for the 
 Purpose of appointing a flour Inspector for the year ensuing 
 for the Town of Baltimore appointed Mr. David Moore In- 
 spector of flour and directed him to qualify as such and to 
 return Such qualification immediately which is now done. 
 Viz. I hereby certify that David Moore (inspector of flour for 
 Baltimore County) has this day taken the Oaths as prescribed 
 by law — Given under my hand this 14th. day of July 1795. 
 
 L,. S. Glo: Salmon — 
 
BALTIMORE; TOWN. 99 
 
 OCTOBER 1 2th. 1795 
 The commissioners Met Present 
 
 Wm. Smith Wm. Goodwin ) - 
 
 Thomas Elliot Philip Graybell ( 
 Mr. Abraham Van Bibber and Others having- petitioned 
 the Commissioners of the Town to condemn Charles Street 
 south from Pratt street to the utmost Limits of the Town and 
 also an Alley called Liverpool Alley Extending- South West 
 Parallel with Charles street to an Alley called Peace Alley 
 and also the said Alley called Peace Alley — Ordered that the 
 said Petitioners have the Property thro which the said Street 
 and Alleys are to pass surveyed and laid off into Streets Lanes 
 and Alleys as is directed by the acts of Assembly requiring 
 the same and return a Piatt thereof to the Secretary of the 
 Commissioners and that the secretary On return thereof give 
 Notice in the News Papers that the Commissioners of Balti- 
 more Town will meet on Monday the day of 
 in Order to declare the same to be part of Baltimore Town — 
 The Commissioners appoint James Norris weigher of hay for 
 Baltimore Town and direct him to qualify as Such and to 
 return such qualification to their Secretary Immediately which 
 is now done as follows — I James Norris of Baltimore Town 
 in Baltimore County and State of Maryland do solemnly 
 Swear that I when required will well and truly according to 
 the Best of my skill and Knowledge Weigh all hay which shall 
 come to Hillen's Machine in the Town aforesaid without any 
 fear, favor, affection Malice or Partiality whatever to the 
 Buyer or Seller and that I will not willingly or wittingly 
 charge, ask, take, receive exact or Demand any Other or 
 larger fees or Rates for doing my duty than is Mentioned or 
 directed by an Act of Assembly passed November Session 
 1 77 1. Entitled an Act to prevent the Exportation of flour 
 Staves or Shingles not Merchantable from the Town of Balti- 
 more in Baltimore County and to regulate the weight of hay 
 and Measure of Grain, salt, flaxseed and firewood within the 
 said Town and to prevent the Exportation of flour not Mer- 
 chantable from Fells Point in the said County — Sworn before 
 me the subscriber this Eleventh day of November 1795. 
 
 L S. Glo : Gouldth : Presbury 
 
IOO RECORDS OF 
 
 BALTIMORE NOVEMBER ist 1795 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 Samuel Chase Phieip Graybeee 1 ~ 
 
 > C 0171YS 
 
 Present Wm. Goodwin Thomas Eeeiot j 
 
 The Commissioners being called on by Doctor Mathews to 
 fix and Establish the South East Corner of Lexington and 
 Liberty Streets at their Intersection having Measured the 
 Streets adjoining fixed the Corner of the said Intersection 
 by putting down a Stone Marked W. P. M. 1795 which they 
 determine and Establish as the Corner aforesaid at the Inter- 
 section aforesaid 
 
 Same Vincent Ok C. C. 
 
 NOVEMBER 19th. 1795 
 Comrs — 
 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 Samuee Chase Philip Graybeee 
 
 Wm Smith Thomas Eeeiot 
 
 The Commissioners appoint John Gottro, Charles Merriken 
 Godfry Hartung and Peter Weary Wood-Corders for Balti- 
 more Town for the year Ensuing and direct them to qualify 
 agreeably to the Act of Assembly Nov. Session 1771. cha: XX 
 and return a Certificate of such qualification to the Secratary 
 of this Board The Commissioners also appoint James Norris 
 to be Weigher of Hay for the Town of Baltimore for the Ensu- 
 ing Year agreeably to the act of Assembly directing the Same 
 and direct him to Qualify accordingly and to return a Cer- 
 tificate of Such Qualification to the Secretary of this Board 
 
 BALTIMORE 23rd NOVEMBER 1795 
 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 Present Samuee Chase Wieeiam Goodwin) ^ 
 
 William Smith Phieip Graybeee C 
 
 The Commissioners appoint Richard Bouldin a Weigher 
 of hay for the Town of Baltimore for the year Ensuing and 
 direct him to qualify according to the act of Assembly directing 
 the Same, and to return such Qualification to their Secretary 
 immediately 
 
 The Commissioners appoint William Wright Clerk of the 
 Point Market for the Year Ensuing and direct him to give 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. IOI 
 
 Bond with approved Security and to qualify according to act 
 of Assembly requiring the Same and to return such Qualifi- 
 cations to their Secretary Immediately — The Commissioners 
 allow the said Clerk the Sum of Twenty Pounds per Annum 
 for his Services — Bond filed with Commissioners Papers No. 
 
 113 
 
 Richard Bouldins Oath of Office as a Weigher of hay filed 
 with the Commissioners Papers No. 112 Wrights Oath of 
 office No. 113 The several Oaths of office of Charles Merri- 
 ken John Gottro and Peter Weary Wood Corders for Balti- 
 more Town for the Year Ensuing are filed with the Commis- 
 sioners Papers Numbers 114 — 115 — 116 
 
 28th NOVEMBER 1795 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 William Smith Samuel Chase ) - 
 Philip Grayblll William Goodwin ( 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town having considered 
 the Petition of the Proprietors of the Lott Number fifty Six 
 praying a Condemnation of an Alley called Exchange Alley 
 of the width of Twelve feet runing thro Part of the said Lott 
 Number fifty Six to Commence from the End of fifty Eight 
 feet from the North East Corner of the whole Lott on a Lane 
 which was formerly called Sharping Lane but now Second 
 Street and runing thence Westerly bounding on said Street 
 Twelve feet, thence runing Southerly two hundred and fifty 
 One feet or thereabouts to Water Street, thence runing and 
 bounding On Water Street twelve feet and thence with a 
 Straight Line to the Begining Do hereby Condemn the said 
 Alley of the width aforesaid and runing as aforesaid as a 
 Public Highway for the use of Baltimore Town forever here- 
 after— Petition filed No 118— Piatt filed. 
 
 I hereby certify to whom it may concern that I have deputed 
 George Washington Moor Inspector of Flour for the Port of 
 Baltimore 
 
 Signed David Moor 
 Baltimore November 17th. 1795. 
 
 Baltimore County 
 
 I do hereby certify that the within men- 
 tioned George Washington Moor appeared before me the Sub- 
 scriber One of the Justices of the County aforesaid and took 
 
102 RECORDS OF 
 
 the oath of office as deputy Inspector of flour for Baltimore 
 Town and the Oaths to Government and Subscribed his belief 
 in the Christian Religeon. 
 
 Signed 
 
 John Moals 
 November 17th. 1796. Certificate filed with Commissioners 
 
 Papers — 
 
 BALTIMORE TOWN MARCH nth. 1796. 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 William Smith William Goodwin) - 
 Philip Grayblll David McMlchlnC 
 The Commissioners having met to appoint an Inspector of 
 Salted Provisions, unanimously appointed Mr. George Mathews 
 Inspector of Salted Provisions for Baltimore Town for the 
 Year ensuing and direct him to Qualify accordingly, and return 
 such Qualification to their Secretary — The inspector of Salted 
 Provisions is directed to settle his accounts with the Secretary 
 of the Commissioners and to pay him the Amount — The 
 Secretary is directed to pay Mr. William McCreery the Amount 
 of his account out of the Monies arrising from the Point 
 Market I hereby Certify that George Mathews Inspector of 
 Salted Provisions of Baltimore Town hath affirmed to the 
 duties of his office according to the several acts of Assembly; 
 hath affirmed to Support the Constitution of the united states 
 and declared his belief in the Christian Religeon before me the 
 24th. day of March 1796 
 
 Signed 
 
 Geo: Salmon 
 
 BALTIMORE 6th. JUNE 1796— 
 The Commissioners met 
 Present William Smith David McMlchlnI^ 
 
 ytLSOVS 
 
 Philip Grayblll William Goodwin C 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town being called on by 
 Mr. Robert Mickle to Establish the North East Corner of Bal- 
 timore Street and Charles street at their Intersection, having 
 Measured the width of Baltimore Street from the Brick Store 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. IO3 
 
 built by John Ridgely and also the Width of Charles Street 
 from the Brick Store Owned by Daniel Deady fixed the said 
 Corner at the distance of Sixty Six feet North from the said 
 John Ridgely's Brick Store, and forty Nine feet Six Inches 
 West from the said Daniel Deady's Store on Baltimore Street 
 which they now fix as the Corner of Baltimore and Charles 
 Streets at the Intersection aforesaid 
 
 BALTIMORE JULY nth. 1796— 
 At a Meeting of the Commissioners of Baltimore Town 
 Present 
 
 William Smith Philip .Graybell 
 Thomas Elliot David McMechen 
 The Commissioners having- met to appoint an Inspector of 
 flour for the Town of Baltimore for the year ensuing, David 
 Moor was unanimously appointed Inspector of Flour for the 
 Town and Port of Baltimore and is directed to Qualify 
 according, and to return such Qualifications to the secretary 
 of the Commissioners — David Moor immediately qualified as 
 Inspector of flour as directed before Thomas Elliot Esq. One 
 of the Commissioners — 
 
 BALTIMORE 3rd. OCTOBER 1796— 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 William Smith Philip Graybell ) ~ 
 Present Thomas Elliot David McMechen ^ 
 
 The Commissioners having taken into Consideration the pro- 
 priety of changing the Name of Lancaster Alley and Shakes- 
 pear Alley into Lancaster Street and Shakespear Street agree- 
 ably to the Prayer of the Petition of the Proprietors of the 
 Lotts on the Same resolve that the said Names be changed and 
 that in future the said Alleys be called and Known, only by 
 the Names of Lancaster Street and Shakespear for Ever here- 
 after — Petition filed with Commissioners Papers 
 
 BALTIMORE 31st. OF OCTOBER 1796. 
 The Commissioners Met 
 
 William Smith David McMechen 
 
 Present Thomas Elliott Philip Graybell 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore being called on by James 
 Hicks to fix and Establish high and Low Streets at their North 
 
104 RECORDS OE 
 
 and West Intersection and having Measured the streets and 
 Lotts adjoining find the North and West Corner of the house 
 standing on the Corner of Lott No. 62 owned by Frederick 
 Hansbaugh and occupied by James Renshaw is the Intersection 
 of the said Streets and do now fix and Establish the said North 
 and West Corner of the said house as the Corner of Said 
 Streets at their intersection aforesaid 
 
 BALTIMORE 10th. NOVEMBER 1796. 
 
 The Commissioners met 
 
 Wm. Goodwin Samuel Chase 1 „ 
 
 ^ C oifitn sts 
 Present Phiup Grayblll Thomas Elliott ( 
 
 The Commissioners appoint John Gottro Charles Merriken 
 Godfry Hartung and Peter Weary Wood-Corders for Balti- 
 more Town for the year ensuing and direct them to qualify 
 accordingly and return their Qualification to the Secretary 
 immediately — They also appoint Richard Bouldin weigher of 
 hay for Baltimore Town for the year ensuing and direct him 
 to qualify accordingly and return his qualification to the 
 Secretary of Baltimore Town, they also appoint James Long 
 and William Wright Clerks of the Markets for Baltimore 
 Town and direct them to qualify accordingly and return their 
 Qualification to the Secretary of the Com m srs of Baltimore 
 Town 
 
 Baltimore County to wit November 23rd 1796. 
 
 Personally appeared before me the Subscriber One 
 of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid Peter 
 Weary one of the Wood Corders for Baltimore Town and 
 made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that he 
 will when required in a Just and an Impartial Manner well 
 and truly Set up, pack Cord and Measure all fire Wood brought 
 for sale to Baltimore Town, according to the best of his skill 
 and Knowledge and the directions of the act of Assembly of 
 1 77 1. Ch : 20, and that he will not ask, receive take exact or de- 
 mand any other or larger fees or rates for doing his duty in 
 his said office of Wood Corder than is directed by the said act. 
 
 (Signed) Jas Calhoun 
 
Baltimore; town. 105 
 
 Baltimore County to wit November 14th. 1796. 
 
 Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the 
 Justices of the peace for Baltimore County Charles Merriken 
 one of the Wood Corders for Baltimore Town and made Oath 
 on the Holy Evangel of Almighty God that he will when re- 
 quired in a Just and an Impartial manner well and truly set 
 up, pack, Cord and Measure all firewood brought for sale to 
 the town of Baltimore according to the best of his skill and 
 knowledge and the directions of the act of Assembly passed 
 November Session 1771 ch: 20. and that he will not willingly 
 or wittingly Charge, ask demand take, Exact or receive any 
 Other or larger fees or rates for doing his duty in his said 
 office of Wood-Corder than is directed by the said act 
 
 (Signed) Charles Merriken 
 
 Sworn and Subscribed before 
 
 (Signed) Geo. Gould Presbury 
 
 Charles Merriken also took the Several Oaths to goverment 
 appointed to be taken, before me and Subscribed and repeated 
 his belief in the Christian Religeon 
 
 (Signed) Geo. G. Presbury 
 
 At a Meeting of the Commissioners of Baltimore Town on 
 Friday the 13th. of January 1797. 
 
 Samuel Chase Daniel BowlEy 1 
 
 Present Thomas Elliott David McMechen \Comrs — 
 
 Wm. Goodwin 
 
 In Virtue of an Act of Assembly entitled "an act to Erect 
 Baltimore Town in Baltimore County into a City and to incor- 
 porate the Inhabitants thereof" and of the division of the said 
 City into Eight Wards by special Commissioners appointed 
 by the Governor and Council and returned to the Commis- 
 sioners of Baltimore Town, they proceeded to appoint three 
 Judges in Each of the said Wards to hold an Election for the 
 choice of the Members of the first branch of the City Council 
 and also for the choice of Electors of the Mayor of the City 
 and of the Members of the second branch of the City Council 
 agreeably to the said act of Assembly as follows to wit — 
 
106 RECORDS OF 
 
 Elias Ellicott 1 Thoroughgood Smith ] 
 
 John P. Peasants }> Judges m the Archibald Campbell J ud & es in the 
 
 Geo Decker J firstWar d Gerrard Hopkins J fifth ward 
 
 Lyde Goodwin 1 Geo. G. Presbury ] 
 
 Samuel Owings U u dgesinthe RlCHARD Carson j UNR AJudges in the 
 
 Christian KeenerJ Second ward Englehard Yeiser J sixth ward 
 Zeb: Hollingsworth] Richard Caton ^ 
 
 John Swann jJ ud S es m the Christian Myers U udges in the 
 
 John Merryman j Third ward David Brqwn J Seventh ward 
 
 Geo. Salmon ^^ a • -a, J° B Smith 1 T , . ., 
 
 u„ ,, Judges m the J Judges in the 
 
 Henry Nicols y e , u , Joseph Byass V -&■ \_., '* 
 
 „ f fourth ward ■; x „; f Eighth ward 
 
 bAMUEL HollingsworthJ Hezekiah Waters! 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town having met on the 
 East side of Jones's Falls on Saturday the 14th. of January 
 
 1797 
 
 Present Wm. Smith David McMechen) - 
 
 Philip Graybell Wm. Goodwin C 
 
 The Commissioners of Baltimore Town being- called on by 
 Charles Jessop to fix and Establish the North East Corner of 
 Bridge and high Streets at their intersection, and having first 
 Measured the streets adjoining planted a Stone upon Part 
 of an Iron Crow Bar drove into the Earth, which Crow Bar 
 and Stone they now fix and Establish as the Corner of the 
 said Streets at the Intersection aforesaid 
 
 The Commissioners met at the house of their Secretary on 
 Monday the 23rd. day of January 1797. 
 
 William Smith Philip GraybLll ) - 
 
 l. (_, 07UTS 
 
 Present Wm. Goodwin David McMlchlnC 
 
 The Commissioners unanimously appoint Eliu Underwood 
 Weigher of hay for Baltimore Town for the year Ensuing and 
 direct him to qualify Accordingly and to file such qualification 
 with their Secretary immediately. 
 Baltimore County to wit 
 
 On this 24th day of January 1797 Personally 
 appeared before me the Subscriber One of the Justices of the 
 Peace for Baltimore County aforesaid Eliu Underwood One 
 of the Hay Weighers for Baltimore Town aforesaid and Sol- 
 emnly affirmed and declared that he when required will well 
 and Truly according to the best of his skill and Knowledge 
 
BALTIMORE TOWN. IO7 
 
 Weigh all hay brought to Baltimore Town for Sale, without 
 any fear, favor affection Malice or Partiality whatever to the 
 Buyer or Seller and that he will not Willingly or Wittingly, 
 charge, ask, demand take receive or Exact any Other or larger 
 fees or rates for doing his duty in his said office as weigher of 
 hay than is Mentioned and directed by the act of Assembly 
 of November Session 1771 chap 20 — 
 
 [Signed] Geo. G: Presbury 
 
 Eliu Underwood took the Several Affirmations appointed 
 to be taken to Goverment before me this 24th. day of January 
 1797 and declared his belief in the Christian Religion 
 
 Signed Geo G. Presbury 
 
 The Powers heretofore Vested in the Commissioners of Bal- 
 timore Town Except as to holding the Election for Delegates 
 to the General Assembly of Maryland having ceased and deter- 
 mined by the operation of the Corporation, of the City of 
 Baltimore Their Secretary was directed to deliver their 
 Records, Papers proceedings and Vouchers to Richard H. 
 Moale the Person appointed by an Ordinance of the said Cor- 
 poration to receive the Same, which is now accordingly done 
 City of Baltimore R. H. MoaeE Secretary. 
 
 March 20th. 1797 To the Commissioners of Bait Town 
 
 17th SEPTEMBER 1798 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 William Goodwin David McMechen 
 
 David Williamson Thomas Usher 
 
 Captain Philip Graybell having resigned the Commissioners 
 proceeded to the Choice of a Commissioner in his place, when 
 Captain Thomas Cole was unanimously Elected and qualified 
 as such before Geo. G. Presbury Esqr accordingly 
 
 At a Meeting of the Commissioners of Baltimore Town On 
 Saturday the nth. day of November 1797 within the City of 
 Baltimore were present 
 
 Same. Chase William Goodwin) _ 
 
 Philip Graybell David McMechen ( 
 The said Commissioners having first taken the Oath to Elect 
 two Commissioners in the places of Daniel Bowley and William 
 Smith Esqrs. who had resigned, they made Choice of Richard 
 Caton and Thomas Usher as Commissioners for Baltimore 
 who qualified as such accordingly — 
 
108 RECORDS OF BALTIMORE TOWN. 
 
 13th. NOVEMBER 1798 
 The Commissioners Met Present 
 
 Thomas Eeeiott David McMechen 
 
 Richard Caton Thomas Usher 
 
 Mr Samuel Chase having resigned The Commissioners met 
 to make choice of a Commissioner in his place, when David 
 Williamson was duly Elected who qualified as such before 
 James Calhoun Esqr. accordingly 
 
INDEX 
 
 A 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Adair, Robt 37, 38, 39 
 
 Alexander, 71 
 
 " Mark 48, 49, 84 
 
 Robt.. 37, 38, 39, 
 
 40, 41 
 
 Aldridge, Nath 52 
 
 Allen, 71 
 
 Alley (ten foot) 77 
 
 Alsiana St 59 
 
 Ann Arundell Co 4, 26 
 
 Annapolis 2 
 
 Assembly, delegates 54, 55 
 
 Auction of lots not taken. .27, 
 
 28, 29, 65 
 
 Commission. . .29, 61, 70 
 
 B 
 
 Back St 85 
 
 Bailey, Thos 65 
 
 Ball, Mrs., Coffee House 59 
 
 Baltimore City 105, 106 
 
 County 1, 6, 44 
 
 " Court 52 
 
 Street. .47, 56, 66, 
 
 70, 80, 102 
 " intersection 
 
 with St. Paul's Lane 72 
 
 Baltimore Street, paving, Lib- 
 erty to Howard 74, 75 
 
 Baltimore Town — 
 
 Commissioners, first meet- 
 ing 1 
 
 Clerk 2, 9, 18, 43, 51, 
 
 Wages 26, 94 
 
 Size 1. Limits I 
 
 Price per acre..i. (See 
 
 Lots.) 
 Made one with Jones' 
 
 Town 17 
 
 Fence around.. 18, 26, 27, 
 
 28, 33, 34, 35, 36 
 
 Debts 18 
 
 Plan 18. Plat 53 
 
 Survey. .18, 51, 53. (Be- 
 tween Baltimore Town 
 and Jonestown, 22.) 
 Delegates to Assembly... 54 
 Comptroller 54 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Town Duties 65 
 
 (See Tax and Lots.) 
 
 Records 20, 75, 98, 107 
 
 Lots not taken up 19 
 
 (See Auctions and 
 Lots.) 
 
 Addition 22 
 
 (See Harrison's, Shere- 
 dine & Sleigh, Stigar, 
 Fell.) See Maps. 
 
 Wards 52, 105 
 
 Officers. . . .4. Constables 
 
 5i, 52 
 (See Watch and Light- 
 ing-) 
 
 Becomes a City 105 
 
 Electors. .105. Mayor. 105 
 
 City Council 105 
 
 Maps (see Appendix). 
 Baltimore Town Lots — 
 
 NO. 
 OF LOT. PAGE. 
 
 5 9 
 
 6 9 
 
 8 38 
 
 9 4, 61 
 
 10 3, 5, 6, 19 
 
 11 4, 6, 19, 38 
 
 12 38 
 
 14 3, 6, 19, 80 
 
 15 4 
 
 16 5 
 
 18 58 
 
 19 4, 58 
 
 20 58 
 
 21 . .. .5, 9, 21, 24, 27, 28, 
 
 29, 32 
 
 22 ... .4, 9, 21, 24, 27, 28, 
 
 29, 3i 
 
 24 30 
 
 26 3,7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 
 
 24, 27, 28, 29, 31 
 
 27 31 
 
 28 30 
 
 29 30 
 
 3i 72 
 
 34 32, 72 
 
 35 3, 7, 8, 19, 3i 
 
 36 3 
 
 37 2 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Balto. Town Lots— 
 
 NO. 
 OF LOT. PAGE. 
 
 38 2, 32 
 
 39 • -4, Si 7, 9i 19, 21, 24, 32 
 
 40 5, 7, 8, 19, 32 
 
 41 S, 7, 8, 19, 32 
 
 42 4i 5, 6, 7, 19, 32 
 
 43 5, 6, 19, 30 
 
 44 3, 5, 6, I9i 30 
 
 45 2, 30, 53 
 
 46 4, 19, 30 
 
 47 3, 30, 47 
 
 48 2, 21, 3I1 S3 
 
 49 2, 30 
 
 50 3, 30 
 
 5i 3, 30 
 
 52 2, 30 
 
 53 3, 4, 19, 30 
 
 54 3, 30 
 
 55 2, 30 
 
 56 2, 3, 101 
 
 57 32 
 
 58 32 
 
 59 4, 3i 
 
 61 30 
 
 62 104 
 
 65 32 
 
 66 3i 
 
 70 31 
 
 71 32 
 
 82 46 
 
 86 3i 
 
 87 3i 
 
 137 38 
 
 138 38 
 
 Barber, Col 84 
 
 Barre St 57 
 
 Barry, Levallin 9° 
 
 Barsnets, Danl 27 
 
 Basin, The 48, 50 
 
 Made ground 93. 95 
 
 Battle (Bottle) Alley opened. 57 
 
 Bear, Rich 52 
 
 Bernard, John 78 
 
 Beshean, Paul 82 
 
 Bond St. lowering 44, 66, 68 
 
 " John 45, 46 
 
 " Thomas 9, 12, 22, 45, 46 
 
 Booths 34 
 
 Bordley, John Beal 37, 38 
 
 Boreing (Bowring), John, 
 
 Capt. 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 
 
 16, 20 
 
 Boreing, John, Jr 12 
 
 Boulding (Bouldin), Rich. 82, 
 
 83, 92, 100, 101, 104 
 Bourdillon, Rev. Benedict. .7, 
 
 8, 9, 18, 19, 20 
 
 " Mrs. Jane 18 
 
 NAME. page. 
 
 Bowley, Danl. . . .42, 44, 46, 47, 
 48, 49, 50, Si, 52, 53, 54, 55, 
 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 
 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 
 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 86, 
 
 87, 88, 105, 107 
 
 Bowring (Boreing), Mrs. 
 
 Sarah 29, 31 
 
 Boyd, Dr 61 
 
 Bready, John 5 2 
 
 Brerewood, P. Clk 10 
 
 Brick house to be sold 27, 29 
 
 Bridge, lots, north and south 
 
 of 26 
 
 Causeway 28, 33, 35, 38 
 
 Bridge St 84, 106 
 
 Brown, David 106 
 
 " James 52 , 
 
 John 83 
 
 Buchanan, Andrew. .35, 38, 39, 
 
 40, 41 
 Geo.... 1, 8, 18, 19, 
 
 20, 24, 25, 27, 28 
 
 Lloyd 36 
 
 Wm 77, 78 
 
 Buckingham, Thos 96 
 
 Buckner, Wm 1, 3, 4 
 
 Butchers 42 
 
 (See Markets, etc.) 
 
 Byass, Jos 106 
 
 C 
 
 Calhoun, Jas. .55, 74, 84, 104, 108 
 Calvert St. (ground near) .38, 
 
 39, 40, 48, 53, 61, 86 
 
 Campbell, Arch 70, 106 
 
 Robt 48 
 
 Canal at Market Space 88 
 
 Cannawager St 77 
 
 Caroline St 5 1 
 
 Carr, Peter 66 
 
 Carroll, Chas 1, 2, 28, 33 
 
 Danl I 
 
 Carson, Richd., Jr 106 
 
 % Caton, Rich 106, 107, 108 
 
 Causeway to Bridge 23, 33, 40 
 
 Between Caroline St. and 
 
 Philpot's Point Si 
 
 Centre Market 56, 64, jl, 87 
 
 Stalls, how rented. .90, 91, 94 
 
 Clerk 61, 81, 82 
 
 Pave, Baltimore St. to 
 
 Second 73, 78, 87 
 
 Chapman, Wm 26, 28 
 
 Charles St. .52, 58, 72, 74, 75, 
 
 77, 89, 99, 102 
 
INDEX. 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Chase, Saml 67, 68, 69, 70, 
 
 7h 72, 73, 75, 76, 81, 82, 83, 
 85, 86, 88, 90, 9i» 92, 93, 94, 
 
 97, 98, 100, 101, 104, 105, 108 
 
 Chase, Rev. Thomas 35 
 
 Chatham St 75 
 
 Chester, Saml 52, 58 
 
 Chimnies 23, 34, 35 
 
 Christian Religion 43 
 
 Cockey, John... 10, 12, 13, 20, 23 
 
 Wm 13, 29 
 
 Cole, Thos 107 
 
 Colegate, Richard 11 
 
 Cole's Harbor 1, 10, 11 
 
 Collins, 44 
 
 Commerce St. Public 59 
 
 Comptrollers for Baltimore 
 
 Town 54, 55 
 
 Connell, John 15, 20 
 
 Constitution, Federal 65 
 
 Constables (see Watch) 51 
 
 Convention for Federal Con- 
 stitution 65 
 
 Cooper, John Smith 5 
 
 Coulston, Thos 87 
 
 County wharf 49 
 
 Courthouse 37 
 
 Arches under 52 
 
 Sale of old 52 
 
 Size, etc., 39, 41, 61, 79 
 
 Courtnay, Hercules. .. .41, 42, 
 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
 
 52, 54 
 
 Cromwell, John 12, 13 
 
 Crooke, Chas 18 
 
 Culverwell, Rd 43, 50 
 
 dimming, Dr. Henry 30 
 
 Currency, paper 5 
 
 D 
 
 Dagans, Edw 18 
 
 Dale, Jas 84, 87 
 
 Dashiell, Benj 75, 92 
 
 Datur, Henry 66 
 
 Dawson Jacob 43 
 
 Deady, Danl 103 
 
 Decker, Geo 106 
 
 Dennis, Daniel 52, 57, 58, 62 
 
 Dey, Edw 48 
 
 Dearing, Redman 15 
 
 Debts due the town ; how to 
 
 collect 27, 35 
 
 DeWitt's Coffee House 51 
 
 Dickison, Bittiugham 68 
 
 Diggs, John 3 
 
 Dock, between Alexander's 
 
 and Hasselback's lots 49 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Donaldson, Gideon 5, 7, 8 
 
 Donnellon, Thos 40, 61 
 
 Dorsey, Edw 53 
 
 Dugan, Cumberland 88, 89 
 
 Jas 52 
 
 Duglass, Geo S 43, 58 
 
 Dulany, Danl., Jr 26 
 
 Dunken, Wm 40 
 
 East Lane 47, 61, 85, 86 
 
 East Street 85,86, 87 
 
 Eden St 48 
 
 Edwards, Jas 84 
 
 Election for delegates to As- 
 sembly 65 
 
 Ellicots Dock 92 
 
 Ellicott, Elias 106 
 
 Elliott, Thos.... 54, 55, 56, 58, 
 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 
 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 
 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 
 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 
 
 97, 98, 99, 100, 103, 104, 105, 108 
 
 Enloe's (Abm.) Corner... 59, 66 
 
 Ennals, Skinnors 48 
 
 Ensor, John, Jr 30 
 
 Everheart, John Geo 62 
 
 Exchange Alley 101 
 
 Exeter St 66 
 
 Fairs 34 
 
 Fayette and Howard Sts 90 
 
 Fell, Ann 9, 22 
 
 " Edw. of Wm. .9, 12, 13, 17 
 " Wm. .. .9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 
 
 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 44 
 
 Fell's Point 40, 42, 45, 49, 92 
 
 Lots on 59, 99 
 
 Market 58, 59 
 
 Clerk 60, 65 
 
 Fell's Prospect : Streets and 
 
 Alleys 44 
 
 Lot 85 45 
 
 Fells St 68, 78, 94 
 
 Fence around Balto. Town, 
 
 18, 26, 27, 28, 23, 34 
 
 Fence around Jonestown. . 19, 20 
 
 Rails stolen 33, 34, 36 
 
 Fish (barrels to be branded) 
 
 penalty 75, 76 
 
 Flannagan, John 40 
 
 Flaxseed, measurers 75 
 
 Fleiar, Timothy 50 
 
 Flour Inspector. .. .40, 41, 42, 
 
 43, 49, 58, 64, 76 
 
INDEX. 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Fotterell (Fottrell), Ed. .6, 7, 
 
 9, 19, 2i, 26, 28, 35, 36 
 
 Foreigners 67 
 
 Forney, Peter 81 
 
 Forrest St 73, 74 
 
 Franklin Lane Q3 
 
 Franklin, Thos 18, 20 
 
 Frederick St 77, 78 
 
 Front St 66,80,81, 90 
 
 G 
 
 Gaol (see Prison) 39 
 
 Gardner, Jno 12 
 
 Gates in fence, Balto. and 
 
 Jonestowns 19 
 
 Gay, Nicholas Ruxton. .22, 25, 36 
 
 Gay St 47, 77, 92 
 
 Geese not to be at large 27 
 
 German, John 52 
 
 Gibson, 52 
 
 " Wm 43 
 
 Giles, John 4, 9, 21 
 
 Gist, Christopher 2 
 
 " John Elder 74 
 
 " Richd 1,2,3,4, 5 
 
 Gittings, Jas., Sr 71 
 
 Goodwin, Lloyd 50 
 
 Lyde....So, 54, 55, 106 
 
 Wm....5o, 51, 52, 
 
 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 
 
 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 
 
 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84, 
 
 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 
 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 
 
 102, 104, 105, 106, 107 
 
 Gordon, Robt 2 
 
 Gorsuch, John 3 
 
 Gottro, Jno. .. .62, 82, 92, 100, 
 
 101, 104 
 
 Gough, Harry Dorsey 72 
 
 Gouldsmith, Wm 77 
 
 Grain, Measurer 40, 41, 43 
 
 Grant, Dan'l . . .' 69 
 
 7i 
 
 Gray, Patrick 32 
 
 Graybell, Philip. .. .67, 68, 69, 
 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 
 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 
 
 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 
 94, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 
 
 103, 104, 106, 107 
 
 Griffith, Benj 68 
 
 Ground rents 55, 63 
 
 Gauger of liquor 40 
 
 Guffey, Wm 83, 87, 89 
 
 H 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Hall, Joshua 5, 6, 14, 17, 19 
 
 Hamilton, Wm 1 
 
 Hammond, John ... 56, 76, 77, 78 
 Wm. . . .1, 2, 4, 8, 
 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 
 
 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 36, 50, 63 
 
 Hanover Lane 56 
 
 Market 64, 90 
 
 Street 56, 71, 72, 73 
 
 Hansbaugh, Fred 104 
 
 Hanson, Edw 40, 41 
 
 Hanson, Mary 9, 16, 20, 22 
 
 Harbor, lots in 21 
 
 Harford St 52 
 
 Harris, David.. .67, 68, 69, 70, 95 
 
 Lloyd 3 
 
 Harrison, Jonathan 94 
 
 St 77 
 
 Thos. .. .8, 19, 20, 
 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 
 
 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 63, 64 
 Harrison's Marsh, survey. .22, 
 
 33, 50 
 
 Hart 71 
 
 " John 40, 41, 42 
 
 Hartman, Geo. Michael. ..... 31 
 
 Hartung, Godfry 92, 100, 104 
 
 Hasselback, Nich 49 
 
 Hay, Scales 82 
 
 Weigher 40, 41, 43, 58 
 
 Hewitt, Rich 3, 7, 8 
 
 Hicks, Jas 103 
 
 High St., open 46, 68, 103, 106 
 
 Hill Market 62 
 
 Clerk 81, 82 
 
 " St 73 
 
 Hillen, 84 
 
 Sol. 87 
 
 Himes, Sol 74 
 
 Hoffman, Peter S3 
 
 Hogs not to be at large. . . .27, 34 
 
 Holliday St 47, 84, 47 
 
 Hollingsworth, Jesse 45, 67 
 
 " Saml 106 
 
 Thos 71 
 
 Zeb 106 
 
 Hollyday, John Robert 47 
 
 Hollows, Filling 44 
 
 Hook, Saml 31 
 
 Hooper, Rev. Jos.. 4, 5, 9, 19, 21 
 
 Hopkins, Gerard 106 
 
 Houses, size 2, 29, 30 
 
 " time to build 29 
 
 rented 34 
 
 Howard, Corn 85 
 
 Hill 54 
 
 St 57,74,75, 81 
 
INDEX. 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Hudson, Mrs 72 
 
 Jon 50 
 
 Hughes, Chris 73, 74 
 
 " Hannah 32 
 
 Humphreys, Rev. John 5, 19 
 
 I 
 
 Inspector 47 
 
 J 
 
 Jackson, Jas 2 
 
 Jacobs, Wm 68, 94 
 
 Jemason, Adam 86, 87, 89 
 
 Jessop, 71 
 
 John, 71 
 
 Johns, 44 
 
 Johnson, Thos 74 
 
 Jones, Philip, Jr 2, 3, II, 12 
 
 Jones' Falls 10, 52, 56, 84, 106 
 
 " St 83, 84 
 
 " Thos 50 
 
 Jonestown — Commissioners, 
 
 etc 9, 10, 16 
 
 Bounds 11 
 
 Clerk 14, 16 
 
 Register 15 
 
 Vacant lots 16 
 
 Price 10, 20 
 
 Made one with Balto. 
 
 Town 17 
 
 Lots not taken 20 
 
 Fence 19, 20 
 
 Survey 20 
 
 Record 20 
 
 Jones' Town, lots in — 
 
 NO. PAGE. 
 
 1 12, 84 
 
 2 12 
 
 3 12, 13, 20, 84 
 
 4 12, 13, 17, 20 
 
 5 12, 16, 20, 22 
 
 6 12, 16, 20, 22 
 
 7 12, 13, 20, 23, 29 
 
 8 . . .13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 23, 29 
 
 9 13, 14, 15, 16, 20 
 
 10 13, 14, 20 
 
 11 14, 16, 17, 25, 30 
 
 12 14, 16, 17, 20, 25, 30 
 
 13 14, 15, 20, 81 
 
 14 13, 81 
 
 15 13, 14, 20 
 
 16 13, 14, 15, 20 
 
 17 12, 13, 14 20 
 
 18 12, 13, 20 
 
 19 13, 14, 20 
 
 20 13, 14, 15, 17, 20 
 
 K 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Kain, Henry 5 2 
 
 Keener, Chris 106 
 
 Keeports, Jacob 40,, 41, 64 
 
 Keller, Jacob S 2 
 
 Kemble, Anthony 70 
 
 Kipps, Francis 5, 7, 8 
 
 L 
 
 Ladders (see chimnies) . . .34, 35 
 
 Lamott, Danl 81 
 
 Lancaster Ally 44, 66, 103 
 
 Street 103 
 
 Lane, between Light lane and 
 
 Calvert St 53 
 
 Laws relating to Balto. Town, 27 
 
 " all towns. . . 27 
 Lawson, Alex.. 17, 18, 20, 21, 
 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 
 
 35, 36, 39, 85 
 
 Lawson's Addition 22 
 
 Lee St 73 
 
 Legate, 7 1 
 
 Lewis, Richard 46 
 
 Liberty St 74, 75, 100 
 
 Licenses 34 
 
 Light Lane 53,64,65, 89 
 
 Street 64, 65, 69, 92 
 
 Liquor Gauger 40 
 
 how to be sold 34 
 
 Litig, Peter 48, 51 
 
 Litzinger, Peter 80, 8f 
 
 Liverpool Alley 99 
 
 Locust Point 1, 2 
 
 Long, Jas. . . .42, 61, 62, 79, 80, 
 
 82, 87, 88, 95, 104 
 
 " Robt 44, 45, 68 
 
 Lorah, Henry 41, 42 
 
 Lots fallen or not taken up, 
 
 19, 20, 26 
 
 To be sold at auction. .27, 28 
 
 Posts 26 
 
 Into water 21 
 
 Price 24 
 
 In new addition 22 
 
 Tax for town clerk 26 
 
 Tax for posts 26 
 
 Size 2 
 
 Building on 2 
 
 Price 4, 19 
 
 Jones Town 10, 11 
 
 Size of houses on 2, 29 
 
 Boundaries destroyed, 34, 35 
 
 Not taken up 36 
 
 Ground rents 55, 63 
 
 Lowderman, Geo 50 
 
INDEX. 
 
 name. page. 
 
 Lowe St 80, 81, 103 
 
 Lowry, John 45 
 
 Robt 45 
 
 Loyd's Lane (was Smock Al- 
 ley) 92 
 
 Lucas, Basil 40 
 
 Lutheran Parsonage 85 
 
 Lux, Darby. .8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 
 
 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33 
 
 " George 69 
 
 " Wm 9, 18, 19, 21, 22, 
 
 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 33, 36, 38 
 
 Lyon, Dr. Wm 33, 34, 35, 36 
 
 M 
 
 McClennan, John 41 
 
 McCreery, Wm 74, 102 
 
 McCubbin, Zach 53 
 
 McDonough, John 72, 74 
 
 McEldery, Thos. . . .84, 87, 88, 89 
 
 McHenry, John 53 
 
 McLaughlin, Wm. .57, 58, 70, 
 7i, n, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 
 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 
 
 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92 
 
 McLure, Jno 59 
 
 McMechen, Alex 45 
 
 David 55, 92, 
 
 93, 94. 95, 96, 97, 98, 102, 103, 
 
 105, 106, 107, 108 
 
 Made ground (see Basin) .... 97 
 
 Market, clerk. . . .40, 41, 42, 43, 52 
 
 Stalls, rent 42, 54, 95 
 
 Post A3 
 
 On Harrison's Marsh.. 50, 62 
 
 West side basin 50 
 
 Sale of old 54, 55, 62, 
 
 63, 64 
 
 New 54 
 
 Center 57 
 
 Sale of stalls 64 
 
 Markets, Hill 62 
 
 Hanover 64 
 
 Point 68 
 
 (See Centre, Point and 
 Marsh, etc.) 
 
 Market St 77, 94 
 
 Space 88 
 
 Wharf and Canal, 
 
 streets each side 88, 89 
 
 Marsh Market 62, 76 
 
 Mathews, Dr 100 
 
 Geo 96, 97, 102 
 
 Thos 10, 14 
 
 Mayor 105 
 
 Merriken, Charles, 92, 100, 101, 105 
 Merryman, John. . . .39, 40, 41, 
 
 65, 67, 106 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Messersmith, Saml 7? 
 
 Methodist Meeting-house.... 67 
 
 Mickle, John ] 74 
 
 Robt 102 
 
 Miller, Jacob 83 
 
 Moale, John 37, 39, 40, 41, 
 
 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 
 Si, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 
 
 59, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66, 68, 69, 102 
 
 Moale & Stigar's Addition. . . 4 
 
 Moale, Richd 58, 75, 82, 107 
 
 Clerk to Comm 87 
 
 Montgomery St 73, 74 
 
 Moor, David, . . .42, 43, 46, 47, 
 50, 58, 64, 66, 69, 71, 72, 73, 
 74, 76, 79, 80, 85, 91, 96, 97, 
 
 98, 101, 103 
 
 Moor, Geo. W 101 
 
 " John 32 
 
 Morgan, Jas 68 
 
 Morrison, John 41, 50 
 
 Myers, Chas 63 
 
 " Chris 106 
 
 N 
 
 Naturalized citizens 67 
 
 Neale, Hugh 52 
 
 New Church St 74 
 
 New Market 54 
 
 Nicols, Henry 106 
 
 Nicolson, Wm 32 
 
 Noall, Basil 43 
 
 Noel, Septimus 54, 62, 90 
 
 Norris, Abraham 87, 92, 93' 
 
 " Jas 99, 100 
 
 North, Robt. .. .3, 5, 10, 11, 12, 
 
 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 29 
 North Lane and Baltimore St. 
 
 47, 61, 84, 86 
 
 North St. opened 46 
 
 Nuisances 34,35, 53 
 
 O 
 
 Oath of Allegiance 43 
 
 O'Donnell, Jno 77, 78 ■ 
 
 Officers for Balto. Town 40 
 
 Ogleby, 71 
 
 Orange Alley 47 
 
 Owings, Saml 106 
 
 P 
 
 Parlett, Martine 4 
 
 Partridge, Dr. Buckler. .. .14, 20 
 
 Pascault, Lewis 81 
 
 Patapsco River , 75, 93 
 
 Payne, Wm. 35, 36 
 
 Peace Alley 99 
 
INDEX. 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Peel, Saml 2 
 
 Philpot, Brian, Jr. .25, 26, 28, 
 
 29, 30, 33, 34, 35 
 
 Philpot's Hill 51 
 
 Bridge 66 
 
 Point 48, 51 
 
 Picket, Geo 31 
 
 Pitt St 44, 45, 46, 68 
 
 Pleasants, John P 106 
 
 Plunkett, David 74 
 
 Point Market 68, 81, 94, 100 
 
 Port Wardens 78 
 
 Powell, Jas 3, 7, 8, 9, 20 
 
 Pratt St. .52, 57, 7h 74, 75, 88, 89 
 Presbury, Geo G. . . .53, 63, 64, 
 
 94, 99, 105, 106, 107 
 
 Prestman, Geo 53 
 
 Prestman's Wharf 92 
 
 Price, Mordecai 1 
 
 Prison, sale of old 37, 39 
 
 Size, etc 39, 40 
 
 Public Alley 95 
 
 Pump 39 
 
 Purviance, 45 
 
 Robt 59 
 
 Saml 59 
 
 R 
 
 Records to be kept in chest. . . 75 
 (See Baltimore and Jones 
 Towns.) 
 
 Renshaw, Jas 104 
 
 Rhotrock, Geo 82, 83 
 
 Ridgely, Chas 3, 26, 28, 35, 36 
 
 John.. 28, 33, 35, 36, 
 
 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 72, 103 
 
 Richd. . . .41, 44, 46, 
 
 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 56, 
 
 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 
 
 65, 66, 69 
 
 Risteau, John 4 
 
 Robinson, A. & A 63 
 
 David 3 
 
 Henry 52 
 
 Rogers, Nicholas. . .29, 36, 65, 70 
 Wm. ...6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 
 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 
 
 35, 36 
 
 Russell, Thos..47, 49, 55, 56, 61 
 
 Wm 70 
 
 Rutter, Moses 30, 32 
 
 Ruxton's Alley 89 
 
 S 
 
 St. John's College 62 
 
 St. Paul's Parish 4 
 
 Church lands, lines, etc. . 58 
 
 St. Paul's lane 58, 72, 89 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Salmon, Geo 69, 97, 102, 106 
 
 Salt, Measurer 41 
 
 Provisions 60, 86 
 
 Savory, Wm 21 
 
 Sears, Geo 90 
 
 Second St 56, 91, 101 
 
 (See Sharping Lane.) 
 
 Sentry (Centry) Boxes 52 
 
 (See Constables, Watch.) 
 
 Servant, indented 43 
 
 Settleman, Patrick G 32 
 
 Seward, Hugh 52 
 
 Shakespear Alley 103 
 
 " Street 103 
 
 Sharp St 57, 71 
 
 Sharping Lane 101 
 
 (See Second St.) 
 
 Sheakiley, Dennis 52 
 
 Sheep, not to be at large 27 
 
 Shepherd, John 32 
 
 Sheredine, Daniel 36 
 
 Thos. .3, 5, 6, 10, 
 16, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 
 
 33, 36 
 
 Sheriff of Baltimore Co... 10, 39 
 
 Shingles, Culler 40 
 
 Silvester, John 52 
 
 Simpson, — — - 71 
 
 Sligh, Thos 22, 24, 30 
 
 Sligh & Sheredine's Addition, 
 
 22, 24, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 
 
 Smith, Job 44, 106 
 
 John 13, 85 
 
 Nath 60, 75, 76, 83, 86 
 
 Thoroughgood 106 
 
 Wm 37, 38, 40, 41, 
 
 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 
 52, 53, 54. 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 
 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 72, 
 75, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 
 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 
 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 
 
 106, 107 
 Smock Alley (changed to 
 
 Lloyd's Lane) 92 
 
 Snider, John 94 
 
 Sommerville, Jas 84 
 
 South St 93 
 
 Staler, Jno 62 
 
 Stark, John 72, 91 
 
 Staves, Culler 40, 41, 43, 50 
 
 Sterett, John. . . .47, 50, 51, 52, 
 
 53- 55, 57, 65, 77, 78 
 
 Stevenson, Dr. John 3 s 
 
 Steward, A. 68 
 
 Stewart, Richardson 77^ 
 
 Stigar, Andrew 46 
 
 Stoler, John 43 
 
 Stout, Lewis 52 
 
INDEX 
 
 NAME. PAGE- 
 
 Strangwigs, Chris 31 
 
 Streets, dead fish in, etc 34 
 
 Street, Balto. to East Lane 
 
 parallel to Gay. 47 
 
 Stump, Jno and Bro 7 1 
 
 Survey 20, 51, 53, 85, 94 
 
 Surveyor ... .1, 10, 11, 22, 25, 
 
 39, 53, 85 
 
 (See Baltimore and Jones 
 
 Town.) 
 
 Swann, John 106 
 
 T 
 
 Talbott, Edmund 30 
 
 Tax for Town Clerk 26 
 
 " " " Posts 20 
 
 " " " Watch ...54, 60 
 
 " " " Lighting . .60, 65 
 
 Tayler, Jos 9, 22 
 
 Thos 14 
 
 Thames St.. 78 
 
 Intersection with Bond. . 66 
 
 Thornburgh, Robt 92, 93 
 
 Tobacco 1, 17 
 
 Todd, Thos 10, 11 
 
 Torrence, Chas 90 
 
 Toryism 42 
 
 Town duties (see Tax) 65 
 
 Towson, Abram 31 
 
 Jacob 51 
 
 " Wm 31 
 
 Trimble, Thos 60 
 
 Wm 44 
 
 Trotten, Luke 3 
 
 U 
 
 Underwood, Eliu 106 
 
 Usher, Thos /£7io8 
 
 V 
 
 Van Bibber, Abraham 99 
 
 Vendue (see Auction). 
 
 Vendue Master 43, 61 
 
 Vincent, Saml 100 
 
 Voters 67 
 
 W 
 Walker, Geo. . . .1, 2, 4, 10, 14, 
 
 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 
 
 " Dr. Jas 4 
 
 " John 27 
 
 Sarah 35 
 
 Wallis, 71 
 
 NAME. PAGE. 
 
 Walnut St. closed; Bottle Al- 
 ley opened 5? 
 
 Walsh, Robt 84 
 
 Wapping St 90 
 
 Wards, city divided into six 
 
 wards 52, 105, 106 
 
 Watch-houses 51, 52 
 
 Watchmen 51, 52, 54, 55, 57 
 
 Watching and lighting 65 
 
 (See Tax.) 
 
 Water, lots in 21 
 
 (See Basin and Harbor.) 
 
 Water St 56, 77, 78, 93, 101 
 
 Waters, Hez 106 
 
 Watson, Lawrence 31 
 
 Weary, Peter. .60, 82, 92, 100, 
 
 101, 104 
 
 Weatherburn, Jno 61 
 
 Weaver, Jno 78 
 
 Well 39 
 
 Wells, Alexander 37, 38 
 
 " Chas 75 
 
 " Cyprian 53, 63 
 
 " Geo 66, 92 
 
 " John 63 
 
 Welsh, Geo 40, 78 
 
 Western Shore Treasurer.... 62 
 
 Wharf 21 
 
 County 49 
 
 Market Space 88 
 
 Wilkes Lane 89 
 
 Wilkes St 48, 5i 
 
 Williams, Gen 78 
 
 Williamson, David '.107,108 
 
 Wilson, Thos 76 
 
 " Wm 87 
 
 Winchester, Wm 9° 
 
 Windmill Point 92 
 
 Wood Corder. .40, 41, 43, 50, 
 
 64, 104 
 
 Wooden, Sol 6 
 
 Woodward, Job 24 
 
 * Mary 24 
 
 Thos 5, 7, 9, 21 
 
 Woolf St 46, 48 
 
 Wright, Wm 100, 104 
 
 Wyant, Peter 72 
 
 Y 
 
 Yates, Thos 48, 51, 61, 62, 
 
 63, 64, 65, 7a 
 
 Yeiser, Engelhard 106 
 
 Yellott, Jer 68 
 
 York St 66 
 
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 streets 
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 the north side of 
 
 Comparative Plat of the Original Sixty Acres 1729-1905. 
 gives approximate., the „ utlil)e , of Baltimore Town, and shows how the site appears In IMS. The dotted lines within the space indicate the ^ 
 ree ts. and the ■"-«•»"■ wh Ich each was widened. The p„ int of the "£ „, ,„, , urvey „, B „ |tJmore Towo _ shown on ,h. "Jl"" ." ""«"»' 
 
 hed by a Comm.ss I.- and a „ one (su, ab«y inscribed, p.anted. as wi„ ' on the ^ Records of B, 
 
 .,„_ . . . . — ™ *-"c site appears in ivuo. i ne ( 
 
 , and the direction .„ W h '<* each was widened. The point of .h .. , , ... 
 
 . . „ „_. „_/,.. point or the beg nnlne of the survey of 
 
 by a Comm.ss.on and a M one (sui ab.y inscribed, p.anted. as wi„ ap ^ ar on th . M Records 
 *b side of Pratt street. an jd about 79 feet east from the east side of Charles street. 
 
 ,„ shown on th. p, at _ has -"•».■"-■ 
 
 .„, . nas been estab 
 
 city. The po,n. I. about ^ ^ ^ 
 
UEZL.AT ivc Positions of 
 
 Map showing 
 
 additions between the two as surveyed by Ruxton Gay. after the consolidation The heavy line indicates ordinal site of Baltimore, 
 relative positions of Baltimore and Jones Town as first laid out, wi" ad } „ n did not include lots 116, 117. 118 along the Falls. ' 
 
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