Historical Magazine ^JSJS^SS&O^^-JOVJVJVJSJOO-JONJVS Published Quarterly by The Museum and Library of Maryland History The Maryland Historical Society Winter 1982 THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS, 1982-1983 J. Fife Symington, Jr., Chairman* Robert G. Merrick, Sr., Honorary Chairman Leonard C. Crewe, Jr., Vice Chairman* Frank H. Weller, Jr., President* Mrs. Charles W. Cole, Jr., Vice President* Richard P. Moran, Secretary* E. Phillips Hathaway, Vice President* Mrs. Frederick W. Lafferty, Treasurer* Truman T. Semans, Vice President* Samuel Hopkins, Past President* William C. Whitridge, Vice President* Bryson L. Cook, Counsel* The officers listed above constitute the Society's Executive Committee. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 1982-1983 H. Furlong Baldwin Richard R. Kline, Frederick Co. Mrs. Emory J. Barber, St. Mary's Co. John S. Lalley Gary Black, Jr. Calvert C. McCabe, Jr. James R. Herbert Boone (Honorary) Robert G. Merrick, Jr. John E. Boulais, Caroline Co. Michael Middleton, Charles Co. Thomas W. Burdette J. Jefferson Miller, II Mrs. James Frederick Colwill (Honorary) W. Griffin Morrel Owen Daly, II Jack Moseley Donald L. DeVries Thomas S. Nichols (Honorary) Leslie B. Disharoon Mrs. Brice Phillips, Worcester Co. Deborah B. English J. Hurst Purnell, Jr., Kent Co. Charles O. Fisher, Carroll Co. George M. Radcliffe Louis L. Goldstein, Calvert Co. Adrian P. Reed, Queen Anne's Co. Anne L. Gormer, Allegany Co. Richard C. Riggs, Jr. Kingdon Gould, Jr., Howard Co. David Rogers, Wicomico Co. William Grant, Garrett Co. Terry M. Rubenstein Benjamin H. Griswold, III John D. Schapiro R. Patrick Hayman, Somerset Co. Jacques T. Schlenger Louis G. Hecht T. Rowland Slingluff, Jr. Edwin Mason Hendrickson, Washington Co. Jess Joseph Smith, Jr., Prince George's Co. T. Hughlett Henry, Jr., Talbot Co. John T. Stinson Matthew H. Hirsh Bernard C. Trueschler Michael Hoffberger Thomas D. Washbume E. Ralph Hostetter, Cecil Co. Jeffrey P. Williamson, Dorchester Co. Elmer M. Jackson, Jr., Anne Arundel Co. James T. Wollon, Jr. Harford Co. H. Irvine Keyser, II (Honorary) COUNCIL, 1982-1983 Mrs. Howard Baetjer, II Arthur J. Gutman Thomas W. Burdette Jon Harlan Livezey Mary E. Busch Calvert C. McCabe, Jr. Mrs. James E. Cantler Walter D. Pinkard Thomas M. Caplan George M. Radcliffe Mrs. Dudley I. Catzen W. Cameron Slack Walter Fisher John T. Stinson Arthur L. Flinner Mrs. Vernon H. Wiesand Romaine Stec Somerville, Director William B. Keller, Head Librarian Stiles Tuttle Colwill, Curator of the Gallery MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE (ISSN 0025-4258) Ls published quarterly by the Maryland Historical Society, 201 W. Monument St., Baltimore, Md. 21201. Second class postage paid at Baltimore, Md. and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER please send address changes to the MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 201 W. Monument St., Baltimore, Md. 21201. Composed and printed by Waverly Press, Inc., Baltimore, Md. 21202. © Copyright 1983, Maryland Historical Society. Volume 77 MARYLA Number 4 December 1982 HISTORI :AL ISSN-0025-4258 CONTENTS Annual Report of the Maryland Historical Society 301 Douglas H. Gordon The Chew Auction 358 B. Wheeler Jenkins The Shots That Saved Baltimore 362 Hunter C. Sutherland A Brief History of the Bush River Friends Meeting of Harford County, Maryland 365 Elizabeth A. Kessel "A Mighty Fortress is Our God": Educational Organizations on the Maryland Frontier, 1734-1800 370 John B. Boles Religion in the South: A Tradition Recovered 388 Book Reviews Shomette, Flotilla: Battle for the Patuxent, and Hopkins and Shomette, War on the Patuxent, 1814: A Catalog of Artifacts, by John D. Broadwater • Wennersten, The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay, by Ferdinand E. Chatard • Hennessey, American Catholics: A History of the Roman Catholic Community in the United States, by Thomas W. Spalding • Middlekauff, The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789, by Curtis Carroll Davis • Eisenberg, Learning Vacations, by Gary L. Browne 402 NEWS AND NOTICES 408 COUNTRY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HIGHLIGHTS 409 INDEX TO VOLUME 77 413 P' 1 ^RY E14 VIEW ON JONES'S FALLS, BALTIMORE, REPRESENTING THE FIRST BAPTISMAL RITES PERFORMED THERE BY THE REVD. JAMES OSBURN [stc]. SEPT 13TH, 1818 DRAWN BY S. SMITH ENGRAVED BY J. HILL. PUBLISHED BY G. SMITH NO. 5 SOUTH GAY ST. BALTIMORE MAY 30TH 1819. ** Aquatint. 41 X 59.2 cm. Koke 157; Stauffer 1323. MdBPM, MdHi (hand colored), Merrick (hand colored). An advertisement in the Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser, November 19, 1818, laments that since "the rapid extension of buildings in the city of Baltimore is daily encroaching upon the beautiful scenery that its neigh- borhood presented, to preserve one of those charming views, as a matter of history, which may also serve to embellish the walls of the patrons of the fine arts, the subscriber has caused a FINE SKETCH to be taken of a delightful spot adjacent to col. Howard's seat.... This Sketch is intended to be aquatinted by a pupil of the celebrated Jukes, in the very first style. The plate will be 24 X 18 inches, and the price in the sheet, Five Dollars—or be framed splendidly to cost for the plate, frame and glass. Fifteen Dollars, in a manner fit to ornament the parlour of any gentleman.... Geo Smith, 5, South Gay street." This "charming" view looking northwest across Jones Falls at Biddle Street is hardly recognizable today. The minister performing the rite in midstream had recently established the Third Baptist Church on the site of Baltimore's first Baptist church at Fayette and Front streets, where the Shot Tower now stands. The mansion on the hill to the right, near the present intersection of Preston Street and Guilford Avenue, belonged to William Duncan McKim. The large building behind the smaller dwelling in the foreground is the Salisbury Flour Mill. The building at the extreme right is a plaster-of-Paris mill. The miller's house is behind the trees in the upper center. The drawing was made by S. Smith, probably Samuel Smith, listed in the Baltimore directories from 1824 to 1836 as artist and drawing master; also 1851. Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily advertiser, Nov. 19, 1818; Maryland History Notes 4 (Feb. 1947):[l-2]. Annual Report July 1,1981-June 30,1982 Museum and Library of Maryland History Maryland Historical Society MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE VOL. 77, No 4. WINTER 1982 OFFICERS 1981-82 * J. Fife Symington, Jr., Chairman * Robert G. Merrick, Sr., Honorary Chairman * Leonard C. Crewe, Jr., Vice Chairman * Frank H. Weller, Jr., President Vice Presidents * Mrs. Charles W. Cole, Jr. * Mrs. Frederick W. Lafferty, Treasurer * E. Phillips Hathaway * Bryson L. Cook, Counsel * William C. Whitridge * Samuel Hopkins, Past President * Richard P. Moran, Secretary TRUSTEES 1981-82 H. Furlong Baldwin Richard R. Kline, Frederick Co. Mrs. Emory J. Barber, St. Mary's Co. John S. Lalley Gary Black, Jr. Calvert C. McCabe, Jr. James R. Herbert Boone {Honorary) Robert G. Merrick, Jr. John E. Boulais, Caroline Co. Michael Middleton, Charles Co. Thomas W. Burdette J. Jefferson Miller, II Mrs. James Frederick Colwill {Honorary) W. Griffin Morrel Owen Daly, II Jack Moseley Donald L. DeVries Thomas S. Nichols (Honorary) Deborah B. English Mrs. Brice Phillips, Worcester Co. Charles 0. Fisher, Carroll Co. J. Hurst Purnell, Jr., Kent Co. Louis L. Goldstein, Calvert Co. George M. Radcliffe Anne L. Gormer, Allegheny Co. Adrian P. Reed, Queen Anne's Co. Kingdon Gould, Jr., Howard Co. Richard C. Riggs, Jr. William Grant, Garrett Co. David Rogers, Wicomico Co. Benjamin H. Griswold, III Terry M. Rubenstein R. Patrick Hayman, Somerset Co. John D. Schapiro Louis G. Hecht Jacques T. Schlenger T. Hughlett Henry, Jr., Talbot Co. Truman T. Semans Matthew H. Hirsh T. Rowland Slingluff, Jr. Michael Hoffberger Jess Joseph Smith, Jr., Prince George's E. Ralph Hostetter, Cecil Co. Co. Elmer M. Jackson, Jr., Anne Arundel John T. Stinson Co. Mrs. W. Wallace Symington, Jr. H. Irvine Keyser, II, {Honorary) fFrank C. Wachter, II, Washington Co. Thomas D. Washburne * members of the Executive Committee Jeffrey P. Williamson, Dorchester Co. f deceased James T. Wollon, Jr., Harford Co. 302 Annual Report, 1981-1982 303 COMMITTEES0 1981-82 Committee on Addresses Walter Fisher, Chairman D. Randall Beime, Vice Chairman Mrs. Louis Azrael Lester S. Levy Ann A. Carusi G. Luther Washington C. J. Falkenhan Committee on Annual Giving Calvert C. McCabe, Jr., Coordinator Clivie C. Haley, Jr., Chairman, Annual Giving Campaign Robert B. Kershaw, Vice Chairman, Annual Giving Campaign John W. Avirett, II Terry M. Rubenstein Leonard C. Crewe, Jr. James F. Turner Mrs. Matthew H. Hirsh Committee on Buildings and Grounds Walter D. Pinkard, Chairman Richard W. Ayers, Sr., Vice Chairman Arthur M. Gompf John W. Peach T. Courtenay Jenkins, Jr. Walter Schamu Robert E. Lewis Walter J. Skayhan, III Committee on Education Mrs. Vemon H. Wiesand, Chairman Dr. D. Randall Beime, Vice Chairman Dr. Ann H. Allison Dr. Morgan H. Pritchett Ludlow H. Baldwin Dr. W. Jackson Stenger Anne Brooks Robert Walker Gerson G. Eisenberg Committee on Finance John T. Stinson, Chairman William C. Whitridge, Vice Chairman P. McEvoy Cromwell John E. Motz Benjamin H. Griswold, III Truman T. Semans E. Phillips Hathaway Brian Topping Robert G. Merrick, Jr. ° The Executive Committee and the Committee Chairmen constitute the Council. 304 MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE Committee on the Gallery Bryden B. Hyde, Chairman Mrs. Howard Baetjer, II, Vice Chairman Harry D. Berry, Jr. J. Jefferson Miller, II Mrs. Dudley I. Catzen Edwin Obrecht Eugenia C. Holland Elisabeth C. G. Packard William R. Johnston Dorothy Mcllvain Scott t R. McGill MackaU John R. Williams Mrs. Robert H. McCauley, Jr. Committee on Genealogy Jon Harlan Livezey, Chairman Norman Bowmaker Gary E. Myer Anna M. Cartlidge Dr. Morgan H. Pritchett Phebe Jacobsen Ella Rowe Edna A. Kanely Milton Rubincam Denwood Kelly A. Russell Slagle (Honorary) Henry R. Kelly Mary Virginia Slaughter William E.