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VErnon 8271 sis A sc SZShi-^ MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUME XLVII BALTIMORE 1952 H CONTENTS OF VOLUME XLVII PAGE AMELUNG AND HIS BREMEN GLASS WARES. Harriet N. Milford, . 1 THE GREAT BALTIMORE WHIG CONVENTION OF 1840. Robert Gray Gunderson, 11 FOUNTAIN ROCK, THE RINGGOLD HOME IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. Edith Rossiter Bevan, 19 THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU AND EDUCATION IN MARYLAND. W. A. Low, 29 THE CITY HALL, BALTIMORE. Bernard B. Perlman, 40 MARYLAND BIBLIOGRAPHY: 1951, 55 REVIEWS OF RECENT BOOKS, 62, 146, 245, 340 NOTES AND QUERIES, 84, 166, 264, 354 JOHN GRUBER AND HIS ALMANAC. Dieter Cunz, 89 AN ENGLISHMAN IN THE FRENCH ARMY IN AMERICA, 1755. Edited by James High, 103 COURT SQUARE, FREDERICK. Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., 110 FRIENDSHIP VALLEY FARM. Ruth Gist Pickens 121 THOMAS JOHN CLAGGETT: ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT, 1861-62. Edited by William D. Hoyt, Jr., 128 A NEW YORKER IN MARYLAND: 1793 AND 1821, 135 BALTIMORE AND THE EMBARGO: 1807-1809. John S. Pancake, . ... 173 TULIP HILL, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. L. Morris Leisenring, .... 188 " THOMAS COPLEY, GENTLEMAN." Edwin W. Beitzell, 209 AN ABOLITION MARTYDON IN MARYLAND. Hazel C. Wolf, 224 GILMOR'S FIELD REPORT OF HIS RAID IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. Edited by Geoffrey W. Fielding, 234 SOME INFLUENCES OF POETRY UPON THE COURSE OF HISTORY. Adrienne Cecile Rich, 273 SIR AUGUSTUS J. FOSTER IN MARYLAND, Edited by Margaret Kinard Latimer, 283 MARYLAND QUAKERS IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. Kenneth L. Carroll, 297 SPRINGFIELD FARM OF CONOCOCHEAGUE. Mary Vernon Mish, .... 314 A JOHN HANCOCK LETTER WRITTEN WHEN CONGRESS WAS LEAVING BALTI- MORE TOWN, 336 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Fountain Rock, Ringgold Home in Washington County, Later St. James' School, Covet, March Konig Goblet Acquired by the Society, 1952, opp. 1 Sketch used as frontispiece in George Hay Ringgold's book. Foun- tain Rock, betw. 20-21 Rear View of Fountain Rock, betw. 20-21 Main Hallway Looking South toward the Bay, betw. 20-21 Plot of Grounds of St. James' School, 26 Friendship Valley Farm, Former Home of Gist Family in Carroll County, Cover, June Floor Plan of Friendship Valley Farm, 124 Rear View of Friendship Valley Farm, betw. 124-125 Col. Joshua Gist and His Wife Sarah (Harvey) Gist, .... betw. 124-125 Paneled Overmantel and Fireplace in the Drawing Room, . betw. 124-125 Tulip Hill, Anne Arundel County, Built by Samuel Galloway, . Cover, Sept. Tulip Hill, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Great House, . 198 Detail of Entrance Front betw. 200-201 Entrance, River Front, betw. 200-201 The River Front and First " Fall," betw. 200-201 Garden and River, betw. 200-201 Tulip Motif in a Section of Eighteenth Century Wallpaper, betw. 200-201 Tulip Motif Shown in Profile in Balusters of Stairs, betw. 200-201 The " Great Hall " Looking toward Garden Door, betw. 200-201 Details of Wood Carvings, Tulip Hill, betw. 200-201 Springfield Farm, Washington County, Once the Home of General Otho Holland Williams, Cover, Dec. Fireplace and Mantel betw. 316-317 Stair Hall, .... betw. 316-317 The Springhouse, betw. 316-317 The Storehouse, betw. 316-317 First Floor Plan of Springfield Farm, 323 IN 1892 when we were thirteen years old — Frank Brown was inaugurated Governor of Maryland — January 13. — S. Teackle Wallis was elected President of the Maryland Historical Society — February 8. — An art museum was first proposed for Baltimore — February 16. — Half holiday for banks was observed in Baltimore for the first time — April 15. — A silver service was presented by the citizens of Baltimore to the U. S. Cruisfer Baltimore — May 20. Now as then, with 61 more years of experience behind it, Monumental is equipped to handle all kinds of packing, moving and storing. Modern vans and trucks, together with experienced personnel, insure the competent handling of all orders. Monumental's plant has kept pace with the times ... A large, daylight plant is devoted exclusively to rug cleaning and storage, with depart- ments for repairing and dyeing. A reinforced concrete, sprinkler-protected warehouse contains vaults for household effects . storage and burglar-proof vaults for art objects and silver. 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H. POUDER, Chairman RICHARD H. RANDALL CHARLES S. GARLAND WILLIAM C. STEUART R. HAMMOND GIBSON JOHN M. WILUS JAMES W. FOSTER, Director Honorary Members SAMUEL K. DENNIS ANTHONY EDEN LOUIS H. DIELMAN MARYLAND HISTORICAL MAGAZINE VOL. XLVII, NO. 1 MARCH, 1952 CONTENTS PAGE Amelung and His New Bremen Glass Wares Harriet N. Milford 1 The Great Baltimore Whig Convention of 1840 Robert Gray Gunderson 11 Fountain Rock, The Ringgold Home in Washington County Edith Rossiter Bevan 19 The Freedmen's Bureau and Education in Maryland W. A. Low 29 The City Hall, Baltimore .... Bennard B. Perlman 40 Maryland Bibliography: 1951 55 Reviews of Recent Books 62 Notes and Queries 84 Annual Subscriptions to the Magazine $4-00. Each issue $1.00. The Magazine assumes no responsibility for statements or opinions expressed in its pages. FRED SHELLEY, Editor FRANCIS C. HABER, Associate Editor The Magazine is entered as second class matter, at the post office at Baltimore, Maryland, under Act of August 24, 1912. 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