Defence ship records
Abstract
One volume containing records of ship Defence, commissioned in 1776 for defence of Baltimore. Included are dimensions of ship, names of crew, and lists of equipment from the Revolutionary period, circa 1776-1777. The volume was compiled in 1896 from papers in the Land Office of Maryland by Philip D. Laird (1847-1920), member of Maryland Public Service Commission, lawyer, and Speaker of House of Delegates.
Dates
- 1896
Creator
- Laird, Philip D., 1847-1920 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
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Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Philip D. Laird, April 16, 1896.
Creator
- Laird, Philip D., 1847-1920 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Defence ship records
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2026-01-15: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Harwerth.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org