A Character of the Province of Maryland Described in four distinct parts; also a small Treatise on the Wild and Naked Indians (or Susquehanokes) of Maryland, their customs, manners, absurdities, and religion; together with a collection of historical letters.

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Author

Alsop, George, 1638-

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Produced by ellinora, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

F106: United States local history: Atlantic coast. Middle Atlantic States

Subject

Maryland -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 57811

Release Date

August 30, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A Char­ac­ter of the Pro­vince of Mary­land by George Al­sop
2. 2.ADVERTISEMENT.
3. 3.INTRODUCTION.
4. 4.TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE CÆCILIUS LORD BALTEMORE, (see note No. 2 ) Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Mary-Land and Avalon (see note No. 3 ) in America .
5. 5.THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY.
6. 6.To all the Merchant Adventurers for MARY-LAND, together with those Commanders of Ships that saile into that Province.
7. 7.THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
8. 8.THE AUTHOR TO HIS BOOK.
9. 9.To my Friend Mr. G EORGE A LSOP, on his Character of MARY-LAND.
10. 10.To my Friend Mr. G EORGE A LSOP, on his Character of MARY-LAND.
11. 11.CHAP. I. Of the situation and plenty of the Province of Mary-Land.
12. 12.CHAP. II. Of the Government and Natural Disposition of the People.
13. 13.CHAP. III. The necessariness of Serv­i­tude proved, with the com­mon usage of Ser­vants in Mary-Land , to­geth­er with their Priv­i­ledges.
14. 14.CHAP. IV. Upon Tra­fique, and what Merch­an­diz­ing Com­mod­i­ties this Pro­vince af­fords, also how To­bac­co is plant­ed and made fit for Com­merce.
15. 15.A Relation of the Cus­toms, Man­ners, Ab­surd­i­ties, and Re­li­gion of the S USQUEHANOCK (see note No. 46 ) I NDIANS in and near M ARY -L AND.
16. 16.A Collection of some Letters that were written by the same Author, most of them in the time of his Servitude. — To my much Honored Friend Mr. T. B. — To my Honored Father at his House. — To my Brother. — To my much Honored Friend Mr. T. B. at his House. — To my Father at his House. — To my much Honored Friend Mr. M. F. — To my Honored Friend Mr. T. B. at his House. — To my Honored Father at his House. — To my Cosen Mris. Ellinor Evins. — To My Brother P. A. — To my Honored Friend Mr. T. B. — To my Parents.
17. 17.NOTES. — Note 1, page 15 . — Note 2, page 19 . — Note 3, page 19 . — Note 4, page 21 . — Note 5, page 24 . — Note 6, page 25 . — Note 7, page 26 . — Note 8, page 28 . — Notes 9, 10, pages 31, 33. — Note 11, page 35 . — Note 12, page 38 . — Note 13, page 39 . — Note 14, page 39 . — Note 15, page 39 . — Note 16, page 40 . — Note 17, page 40 . — Note 18, page 41 . — Note 19, page 42 . — Note 20, page 43 . — Note 21, page 45 . — Note 22, page 46 . — Note 23, page 46 . — Note 24, page 47 . — Note 25, page 47 . — Note 26, page 47 . — Note 27, page 48 . — Note 28, page 48 . — Note 29, page 49 . — Note 30, page 50 . — Note 31, page 50 . — Note 32, page 50 . — Note 33, page 50 . — Note 34, page 56 . — Note 35, page 59 . — Notes 36, 37, pages 59, 61. — Note 38, page 65 . — Note 39, page 65 . — Note 40, page 65 . — Note 41, page 66 . — Note 42, page 66 . — Note 43, page 67 . — Note 44, page 69 . — Note 45, page 69 . — Note 46, page 71 . — Note 47, page 71 . — Note 48, page 73 . — Note 49, page 74 . — Note 50, page 75 . — Note 51, page 75 . — Note 52, page 77 . — Note 53, page 78 . — Note 54, page 78 . — Note 55, page 78 . — Note 56, page 79 . — Note 57, page 80 . — Note 58, page 80 . — Note 59, page 81 . — Note 60, page 96 . — Note 61, page 96 . — Note 62, page 96 . — Note 63, page 97 .

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