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Title: Annapolis, history of ye ancient city and its public buildings
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Tilghman, Oswald Maryland. Governor, 1912- (Phillips L. Goldsborough)
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Publisher: (Annapolis, Md. : Press of the Advertiser-Republican
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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mall halftone picture of the presentState House, here reproduced, from thefrontispiece of Ridgelys Annals of An-napolis, 1840, as it appeared in the year 1789. David Ridgely, in his Annals of An-napolis, published in 1841, in his de-scription of the State House, says: Thehill on which stands this noble edifice isenclosed by a neat and substantial gran-ite wall, surmounted by a handsome ironrailing, which is entered by three gates,one situated at the head of Francisstreet and in front of the building, thesecond to the southwest and the third tothe northeast of the circle. These gateswere securely locked at night and a cou-ple of fierce watch dogs were turnedloose inside. In 1769, the General Assembly appro-priated the sum of 7,500 pounds sterlingto be applied to the building of the thirdand present State House, and appointedtlie following Building Committee: Dan-iel Dulany, Thomas Johnson, John Hall,William Paca, Charles Carroll, barrister,Lancelot Jacques and Charles Wallace. I Eleven
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Twelve The foundation stone of this edifice waslaid on the 28th day of March, 1772, bythe last colonial Governor, Robert Eden.On his striking the stone with a mallet,as was the custom, tradition informs usthere was a severe clap of thunder froma clear sky. It was thought to have beenan omen of the impending Revolution.This omen was realized, for two yearslater, when this building was ready foroccupancy, it was a revolutionary bodythat first assembled within its walls.They styled themselves the Associationof Freemen. Ninety-one deputies fromall the counties, upon the calling of theroll, on May 31st, 1774, answered totheir names and organized a Convention,with Matthew Tilghman, of Talbot coun-ty — The Patriarch of the Colony —presiding. It was a most distinguishedbody of the colonial gentry of all Mary-land, who evinced their patriotism bypassing a series of resolutions denyingthe right of the British Parliament totax their American colonies without rep-resentation, demanding the re

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