Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . LAYING OUT OF BALTIMORE TOWN twelve and fifteen thousand inhabitants. . It isbuilt on a declivity ... on the north side of a largebason, or rather bay, the water whereof is not deep enoughfor vessels of any considerable burden. The harbour ofBaltimore is named Fells Point, about two miles from 191 MARYLAND the town itself, although the houses are now continuedalmost all the way. He even says that Baltimore must soon become thecapital of the State. But in this he was wrong, as we old Annapolis is still the capital of
Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . LAYING OUT OF BALTIMORE TOWN twelve and fifteen thousand inhabitants. . It isbuilt on a declivity ... on the north side of a largebason, or rather bay, the water whereof is not deep enoughfor vessels of any considerable burden. The harbour ofBaltimore is named Fells Point, about two miles from 191 MARYLAND the town itself, although the houses are now continuedalmost all the way. He even says that Baltimore must soon become thecapital of the State. But in this he was wrong, as we old Annapolis is still the capital of BALTIMORE IN 1752From a print in the possession of the Maryland Historical Society The patriots who gave Mr. Smyth so much trouble inBaltimore had wives and daughters as patriotic as them-selves. At the time when the British fleet was burningand pillaging in Chesapeake Bay, General Lafayette wassent to defend the State. The people of Baltimore, towelcome him when he visited their town, gave a ball inhis honor. But he seemed sad and low spirited. One 192 BALTIMORE TOWN of the ladies at the ball said to him, General Lafayette,why is it you seem so sad? ^Ah, madam, he replied, how can I help being sadwhen my poor soldiers are clothed in rags? Your men shall have clothes! cried the lady. The next day all the ladies of Baltimore gathered to-gether in the same ballroom. There they stitched and cutbusily—and talked, too, Ishould think—until they hada great lot of clothing madefor General Lafayettes sol-diers. General Lafayette visitedBaltimore again w^hen he wasan old man. This was after
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