Leading events of Maryland history; with topical analyses, references, and questions for original thought and research . e proprietary had somecoins made and sent out to the province, but the plan seems notto have been very successful, as tobacco continued to be thechief currency. On the thirtieth day of November, 1675, Cecilius Calvert,second Lord Baltimore, and first proprietary of Maryland, was pre-eminently the founder of Maryland, and a man of nobleideals, wise, just, patient, and unselfish, of whom Maryland mayjustly be proud. The second proprietary possessed far lessof greatness
Leading events of Maryland history; with topical analyses, references, and questions for original thought and research . e proprietary had somecoins made and sent out to the province, but the plan seems notto have been very successful, as tobacco continued to be thechief currency. On the thirtieth day of November, 1675, Cecilius Calvert,second Lord Baltimore, and first proprietary of Maryland, was pre-eminently the founder of Maryland, and a man of nobleideals, wise, just, patient, and unselfish, of whom Maryland mayjustly be proud. The second proprietary possessed far lessof greatness than his father. He seems to have been less toler-ant, possessed of less tact and judgment, and perhaps not alwaysso strictly just; his intentions may have been good, but he didnot possess his fathers extraordinary force of character, nor washe so liberal and public spirited. 36. Loss of Territory—We must here interrupt the nar-rative of political events to notice serious losses of territorywhich Maryland suffered during the period now under considera-tion. In 1655, a settlement of the Swedes on the west bank of. 52 LEADING EVENTS OF MARYLAND HISTORY the Delaware River was seized by the Dutch, who had planted acolony on the present site of New York city. The captured terri-tory was divided into two parts, called Altona and New land over which the Dutch and Swedes were quarreling didnot belong to either, if English claims were good, for it waswithin the bounds of the province granted by the king of Eng-land to the proprietary of Maryland. Colonel Utie was sent outto notify the Dutch that they must either acknowledge the juris-diction of Maryland or leave. The Dutch governor then sertout representatives to confer with the governor of Maryland,but no settlement was reached, as neither side would give upanything and Maryland was not prepared to take forcible posses-sion. In 1664 the Dutch colony Vvas conquered by an Englishfleet, and the king granted it to his brother
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