A Character of the Province of Maryland. George Alsop

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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Table of Contents

       INTRODUCTION.

       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 .

       THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY.

       To all the Merchant Adventurers for MARY-LAND, together with those Commanders of Ships that saile into that Province.

       THE PREFACE TO THE READER.

       THE AUTHOR TO HIS BOOK.

       To my Friend Mr. G EORGE A LSOP, on his Character of MARY-LAND.

       To my Friend Mr. G EORGE A LSOP, on his Character of MARY-LAND.

       CHAP. I. Of the situation and plenty of the Province of Mary-Land.

       CHAP. II. Of the Government and Natural Disposition of the People.

       CHAP. III. The necessariness of Serv­i­tude proved, with the com­mon usage of Ser­vants in Mary-Land , to­geth­er with their Priv­i­ledges.

       CHAP. IV. Upon Tra­fique, and what Merch­an­diz­ing Com­mod­i­ties this Pro­vince af­fords, also how To­bac­co is plant­ed and made fit for Com­merce.

       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.

       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.

       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 .