To His Excellency Horatio Sharpe, Esquire, governor and commander in chief in and over the province of Maryland, and to the Honorable the upper and lower houses of Assembly of the said province : the petition of the subscribers, inhabitants of Baltimore County, humbly sheweth, that the present Court-House for Baltimore County, situate in Joppa, is considerably too small for transacting therein the business of the county with convenience.
| Other author/creator | Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790. |
| Other author/creator | Maryland. General Assembly. |
| Format | Book and Microform |
| Publication Info | [Baltimore] : [Printed by Nicholas Hasselbach], [1768?] |
| Description | 1 sheet (2 unnumbered pages) ; 44 x 28 cm. |
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| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 41794 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 41794. ^A478749 |
| General note | Concerning the removal of the county seat from Joppa to Baltimore. |
| General note | Followed by a German translation. "If this petition was printed in Baltimore, it was the first piece of printing done in Maryland in the German language and type."--Wroth. |
| General note | Imprint supplied by Bristol. |
| References | Bristol B2842 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 41794 |
| References | Wroth, L.C. Maryland 287 |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 41794). |
| Other title | An seine Excellenz Horatio Scharpe, Esqueir, Guvernör und Oberst-Befehlshaber in und über die Provinz Maryland ... |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | NC Microfiche | MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 41794 | ✔ Available |