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1800 · 2002270092 — Annapolis: Frederick Green 1800. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Volume II only. Bound in contemporary full calf with red and black spine labels. Solid binding and coer. ii viii 978 pages. Dampstaining along bottom edge at start of the volume. Evans 37894. <br> The first full compendium of Maryland laws subsequent to the colonial governments published by authority of the legislature. One notable Act from this volume is the establishment of the "University of Maryland." While called the University of Maryland this Act appears to have established present day St. Johns College in 1784. <br> Early Maryland signature of Zeb Zebulon Hollingsworth Jr. 1761 - 1836 of Elkton Cecil Co MD. Hollingsworth served as an Associate Judge for the Baltimore County Court 1806-1816. Later stamp of S.F. Bradford. Presumed to be Samuel Bradford father of the Civil War-era governor of Maryland. Annapolis: Frederick Green hardcover