Cannons, 1899

File — Box: 5, Folder: 15

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Scope and Contents

Handwritten copies of 1840-1841 correspondence related to the possibility of moving one of the colonial cannons from St. Inigoes to the entrance of the state hall in Annapolis. Seven such cannons were unearthed from St. Mary's/St. Inigoes in 1824, with three used as boundary markers at St. Inigoes until recovered for the state's bicentennial in 1934; one given to Charles Benedict Calvert in 1845 (now at Riversdale); two presented to Georgetown University for it's centennial celebration in 1888 (now in front of Healy Hall); and one transferred to Annapolis in 1841 (now in front of the state house), as discussed in this correspondence.

Contemporary correspondence can be found in box 3 folder 4 of this collection (6-1899).

Dates

Creation: 1899

Creator

From the Collection: Jesuits. Maryland Province (Organization)
From the Collection: Barnum, Francis, 1849-1921 (Person)

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