Pedigrees of Thomas, Chew, and Lawrence : the West River register, and genealogical notes . ublic meeting. This committeeconsisted of Philip E. Thomas, Chairman, Benjamin , George Brown, Talbot Jones, Joseph W. Pat-terson, Evan Thomas and John V. L. McMahon. Thefollowing Monday, February 19th, the committee presentedtheir report, written by their chairman, which was unan-imously adopted, and ordered to be printed and widelydistributed. A charter for a Road having been obtained, largelythrough the instrumentality of John V. McMahon,and the proposed amount of stock speedily taken, an
Pedigrees of Thomas, Chew, and Lawrence : the West River register, and genealogical notes . ublic meeting. This committeeconsisted of Philip E. Thomas, Chairman, Benjamin , George Brown, Talbot Jones, Joseph W. Pat-terson, Evan Thomas and John V. L. McMahon. Thefollowing Monday, February 19th, the committee presentedtheir report, written by their chairman, which was unan-imously adopted, and ordered to be printed and widelydistributed. A charter for a Road having been obtained, largelythrough the instrumentality of John V. McMahon,and the proposed amount of stock speedily taken, and theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was duly organ-ized April 24th, 1827, being the first one in America. The first Board of Directors were: Philip E. Thomas,President; George Brown,Treasurer; Charles Carroll,of CarroUton, William Pat-terson, Robert Oliver, Alex-ander Brown, Isaac McKim,William Lorman, GeorgeHoifman, Thomas Ellicott,John B. Morris, Talbot Jonesand William Steuart. A committee of Engineers was appointed to makethe necessary surveys for the route of the Road, con- 96. ARMS OF ELLICOTT. GENEALOGICAL NOTES. sisting of Colonel Stephen H. Long and Jonathan Knight,on the part of the Company, assisted by a number fromthe U. S. Topographical Corps; Philip E, Thomas beingits chairman. April 5th, 1828, Messrs. Long and Knightreported the completion of their surveys, and choice ofa route along the Valley of the Patapsco, and thence inthe direction of Linganore Creek to the Point of Rocks. July 4th, of the same year, the first stone waslaid by Charles Carroll, of CarroUton, with great cere-mony and a magnificent procession of Associations, Tradesand Professions. Before the road passed four miles fromthe city, it encountered a high dividing ridge, whichhad to be cut down fifty-four feet through a hard clay,involving an expense far beyond the estimates, and thefunds prepared to meet them. The President and nineof the Directors immediately advanced $20,000 apiece,which me
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