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Bradley Tyler Johnson, Edward White LeCompte, James Cephas Cresap, William Francis Cregar, John Richardson Dorsey, Francis Putnam Stevens, George Norbury Mackenzie.

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President

Bradley Tyler Johnson,

i8 North Avenue, Baltimore.

Vice-President

Francis Henry Stockett,

109 Prince George Street, Annapolis.

Secretary

John Richardson Dorsey,

2422 N. Charles Street, Baltimore.

Treasurer

Francis Putnam Stevens,

Bank of Baltimore Building, Baltimore.

Registrar and Historian

William Francis Cregar,

67 Charles Street, Annapolis.

Chaplain

Rev. John Gottlieb M^rriS, b. D.,

406 N. Greene Street, Baltimore.

DGLGG5CG5 CO Cf5G DAClOnSL §OCIGTY.

Edward W. LeCompte, Cambridge.

George A. Pearre, Cumberland.

BOARD OF manaGGR^.

James C. Cresap, Annapolis.

James Howard, Baltimore.

Charles Marshall, Baltimore.

Daniel R. Randall, Annapolis.

Henry Vanderford, Westminster.

CONSTITUTION.

Article I. The name of the Society shall be the Mary Imid Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, organized 20th April, 1889.

Article II. The purposes of the Society are to keep alive among ourselves and our descendants, and in the community, the patriotic spirit of the men who achieved American Independ- ence ; to collect and secure, for preservation and publication, the manuscript rolls, records, and other documents relating to the war of the Revolution ; and to promote social inter- course and fellowship among its members.

Article III. Any male person shall be eligible for mem- bership in the Society who is above the age of twenty-one years, and is descended from a recognized patriot, who rendered material service to the cause of American Independ- ence, or from an ancestor who assisted in

establishing the Independence of this country during the war of the Revolution, while act- ing as a military or naval officer, as a soldier or a sailor, or as an official in the service of any one of the thirteen original States or Colonies, or the United States or Colonies ; and no other person shall be eligible for membership.

Article IV.

The officers of the Society shall be a Presi- dent, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treas- urer, a Registrar and Historian, one Delegate at Large to the National Convention of the Society, an additional Delegate for each one hundred members or for a fraction thereof exceeding fifty, and a Board of Managers, consisting of these officers ex-officio, and five other members, who shall have power to fill such vacancies as may, from time to time, occur among their number.

Article V.

This Constitution shall be altered, amended or repealed only by a vote of three-fourths of

the members of the Society present at a regu- lar meeting, or at a special meeting called for the purpose of such alteration, amendment or repeal, after five days' notice, in writing, shall have been given of such meeting.

by-l:21WS.

Section I.

Members shall be elected as follows : Can- didates may send their names and documents, or other proofs of qualifications for member- ship, to the Secretary, and upon a favorable report from the Board of Managers, and after payment of the initiation fee and first annual dues, shall thereupon become members of the Society.

Section II.

The initiation fee shall be one dollar and the annual dues one dollar, or the payment at one time of twenty-five dollars shall constitute a life member, and the member so paying shall be exempt from the payment of annual dues.

Section III. The Society shall hold an annual meeting on the 22d day of February, 1890, the anniver- sary of the birth of George Washington, and in each and every year thereafter, at which a general election of officers by ballot shall take

place, except when such date shall fall on Sun- day, in which event the meeting shall be held on the following day. In such election, a ma- jority of the ballots given for any officer shall constitute a choice ; but if, on the first ballot, no person shall receive such majority, then a further balloting shall take place, in which a plurality of votes given for any officer shall determine the choice.

Section IV. At all meetings of the Society, five mem- bers shall constitute a quorum for the trans- action of business.

Section V. The President, or in his absence the Vice- President, or in his absence a Chairman pro tempore^ shall preside at all meetings of the Society. He shall preserve order, and shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Society.

Section VI. The Secretary shall conduct the general correspondence of the Society. He shall

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notify all members of their election, and of such other matters as he may be directed by the Society. He shall have charge of the seal, certificate of incorporation, by-laws and records of the Society. He, together with the presiding officer, shall certify all acts of the Society. He shall, under the directions of the President or Vice-President, give due notice of the time and place of all meetings of the Society, and attend the same. He shall keep fair and accurate records of all the pro- ceedings and orders of the Society ; shall give notice to the several officers of all votes, orders, resolves, and proceedings of the So- ciety affecting them or appertaining to their respective duties, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Constitu- tion or By-Laws of the National Society.

Section VII. The Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds and securities of the Society. They shall be deposited in some bank or savings institute in this State, to the credit of the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American

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Revolutioji, and shall be drawn thence on the check of the Treasurer, for the purposes of the Society only. Out of these funds he shall pay such sums only as may be ordered by the Soci- ety or by the Board of Managers. He shall keep a true account of his receipts and disburse- ments, and at each annual meeting shall render the same to the Society, when a committee shall be appointed to audit his accounts ; and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Constitution or By-Laws of the National Society.

Section VIII.

If, from the annual report of the Treasurer, there shall appear to be a balance against the Society, no appropriation of money shall be made for any object but the necessary current expenses of the Society, until such balance shall be paid.

Section IX.

The Registrar and Historian shall, if practi- cable, be a member of the Maryland Historical Society. He shall keep a roll of members, shall have the custody of all the proofs of

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membership qualification, and all the historical and geographical papers, manuscript or other, of which the Society may become possessed ; he shall, under the direction of the Board of Managers, for adequate compensation, copy such similar documents as the owners thereof may not be willing to leave permanently in the keeping of the Society ; and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Constitution or By-Laws of the National Society.

Section X. The Board of Managers shall have power to judge of the qualifications of the candi- dates for admission to the Society, and elect the same. They shall have charge of all special meetings of the Society, and shall, through the Secretary, call special meetings at any time, upon the written request of five members of the Society, and at such other times as they see fit. They shall recommend plans for promoting the objects of the Society, shall digest and prepare business, and shall authorize the disbursement and expenditure

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of unappropriated money in the treasury for the payment of the current expenses of the Society. They shall generally superintend the interests of the Society and execute all such duties as may be committed to them by the Society. At each annual meeting of the Society they shall make a general report. At all meetings of the Board of Managers five or more shall be sufficient for the transaction of business.

Section XI.

Ayes and noes shall be called at any meet- ing of the Society upon the demand of five members.

Section XII.

No alteration of the By-Laws of the Society shall be made unless such alteration shall have been openly proposed at a previous meeting and entered in the minutes with the name of the member proposing the same, and shall be adopted by a majority of the members present at a meeting of the Society.

MEMBERSHIP.

Elected. Number.

1889. Brewer, Brice B., Annapolis. i

Grandson of Private Thomas Brewer, 2d Maryland Regiment, Continental Line. 1889. Brewer, Jackson, Annapolis, 2

Grandson of Private Thomas Brewer, 2d Maryland Regiment, Continental Line. 1889. Brewer, Nicholas, Annapolis, 3

Great-grandson of Private Robt. Davis, 6th Maryland Regiment, Continental Line. 1889. Brewer, Nicholas, Jr., New York. 4

Great-great-grandson of Private Robt. Davis, 6th Maryland Regiment, Con- tinental Line. 1889. Brewer, Richard H., ^««a/^//j'. 5

Grandson of Private Thomas Brewer, 2d Maryland Regiment, Continental Line. 1889. Bruce, Webster, Cumberland. 6

Great-grandson of Second Lieutenant Joseph Cresap, ist Battalion, Mary- land Rifles.

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Elected. Number.

1890. Chaille-Long, Charles. See Long. 46 1889. CoNOVER, George W., {U. S. JVavy),

Annapolis. 45

Grandson of Trooper Thomas Con- over, Captain Benjamin Randolph's Cavalry. 1889. Cregar, Wm. Francis, Annapolis. 7

Great-great-grandson of Brevet Briga- dier-General Lewis Nicola, U. S. A., Colonel of the Invalid Corps, Conti- nental Army, an original member of the Pennsylvania Society of the Cin- cinnati. 1889. Cresap, James C, {Lieutenant, U.S.N,),

Annapolis. 8

Grandson of Second Lieutenant Jos. Cresap, ist Battalion, Maryland Rifles. Great-great-grandson of Col. Thomas Cresap, of Frederick County, a del- egate to the Maryland Convention of 1775. 1889. Day, Hermon Willard, Balti?nore. 9

Great-grandson of Private Samuel Day,

Virginia Militia. Great-great-grandson of Private Leon- ard Day, Virginia Militia.

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Elected. Number.

1889. Day, Willard Gibson, Baltimore. 10

Grandson of Private Samuel Day, Vir- ginia Militia. Great-grandson of Private Leonard Day, Virginia Militia.

1889. DoRSEY, Charles Howard, j5«/z'//«^r^. 11

Great-grandson of Volunteer Levin Dorsey, who was killed near Vienna, Md., in a skirmish with the British.

1890. Dorsey, James \a¥N\^, Dorchester Co. 51

Grandson of Volunteer Levin Dorsey, who was killed near Vienna, Md., in a skirmish with the British.

1889. Dorsey, John Richardson, Baltimore, 12 Great-grandson of Volunteer Levin Dorsey, who was killed near Vienna, Md., in a skirmish with the British.

1889. HoLLOWAY, Charles T., Baltimore. 40

Grandson of Captain Sabrite Bowen, Maryland Line.

1890. Hopkins, Sherburne G., Washington,

D. C. 61

Great-great-grandson of Lieutenant Samuel Sherburne, New Hamp- shire Line, a participant in the bat- tle of Bunker Hill.

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Elected. Number.

1889. Howard, James, {Adjutant- General of

Md.), Baltimore. 13

Grandson of Lieutenant-Colonel Jno. Eager Howard, 2d Maryland Regi- ment, Continental Line. 1889. Howard, John Eager, Baltimore. 14

Grandson of Lieutenant-Colonel John Eager Howard, 2d Maryland Regi- ment, Continental Line.

1889. Hughes, John Silver, Afinneapolis. 62

Great-great-grandson of Lieutenant John Hall Hughes, Captain Samuel Griffith's Company, Maryland Militia.

1890. Jamar, Mitchell F., {^Lieutenants U. S.

A.), Annapolis. 50

Great-grandson of Capt. John Ford,

Maryland Militia. Great-great-grandson of Captain Stephen Hyland, Maryland Militia. 1889. Johnson, Bradley Tyler, Baltimore. 48 Grandson of Colonel Baker Johnson,

4th Maryland Regiment, 1776. Great-grandson of Major Nicholas Worthington, Maryland Militia, 1776. Great-great-grandson of Lieutenant- Colonel Robert Tyler, Maryland Militia, 1776.

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Elected. Number.

Great-great-grandson of Major George Murdock, Maryland Militia, 1776.

1889. Kenly, Albert Clark, Baltimore. 15

Grandson of Captain Gassaway Wat- kins, 5th Maryland Regiment, Conti- nental Line, sometime President of the Maryland Society of the Cincinnati.

1889. Kramer, Rev. Samuel, Washhigton^D.C. 40

Son of Private John Kramer, Conti- nental Army, who enlisted in Penn- sylvania.

1890. Laird, Philip Dandridge, Rockville. 49

Great-great-grandson of Robert Golds- borough, of Maryland, member of the Continental Congress.

1889. LeCompte, Edward White, Caw(5Wi/^^. 16

Grandson of Dr. Edward White, who took part in the battles of Trenton and Princeton as a member of a vol- unteer company raised by medical students in Philadelphia.

1890. Lee, William, M. Z>., Baltimore, 57

Great-grandson of Thomas Sim Lee, Governor of Maryland, 1779-82.

1890. Long, Charles Chaill]e- New York. 46 Great-grandson of Colonel Peter Chaille,

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Elected, Number.

Maryland Militia, member of the Maryland Convention of 1775.

1890. Long, Littleton, Bath Beach^ L. I. 47

Great-grandson of Col. Peter Chaille, Maryland Militia, member of the Maryland Convention of 1775.

1889. Mackenzie, Geo. Norbury, Baltimore. 17 Great-great-grandson of Colonel Wm. Williams, 12th Regiment, Connecti- cut Militia, Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

1889. Magruder, John Randall, Annapolis. 18

Great-grandson of Colonel John Ran- dall, Maryland Militia, Quartermaster to the Maryland forces during the war of the Revolution.

1890. Marshall, Charles, Baltimore. 58

Great-grandson of Colonel Thomas Marshall, 3d Virginia Regiment, Con- tinental Line. 1889. Morris, Rev. John Gottlieb, D. D.,

Baltimore. 20

Son of Surgeon John Morris, Con- tinental Army. An original mem- ber of the Society of the Cincinnati. 1889. OwEHS, James W., A jina^o lis. 21

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Elected. Number.

Great-grandson of Private Jas. Owens, Maryland Line. 1890. Pearre, George A., Ctwiberland. 53

Great-grandson of Cornet Joseph Sim Smith, of Armand's Legion.

1889. Porter, James Cornelius, Afinapolis. 22

Great-grandson of Private Thomas Stockett Brewer, Maryland Line.

1890. Porter, Theodoric, {Lietttejiant, U. S.

JV.), Annapolis. ' 60

Great-grandson of Captain David

Porter, Continental Navy. 1889. Randall, Alexander B., Annapolis. 37 Grandson of Colonel John Randall,

Maryland Militia, Quartermaster to

the Maryland forces during the war

of the Revolution. Great-grandson of Lieutenant-Colonel

Rich. Taylor, 2d Virginia Infantry.

1889. Randall, Daniel Richard, Annapolis. 23 Grandson of Colonel John Randall, Maryland Militia, Quartermaster to the Maryland forces during the war of the Revolution. Great-grandson of Ensign Bryan Phil- pot, 8th Company,ist Battalion, Mary- land Militia.

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Elected. Number.

1889. Sellman, John Henry, Davidsonville. 24 Grandson of Major Jonathan Sellman, Maryland Line, Continental Army, a member of the Maryland Society of the Cincinnati. 1889. Sellman, Rich. Parran, Davidsonville. 25 Grandson of Major Jonathan Sellman, Maryland Line, Continental Army, a member of the Maryland Society of the Cincinnati. 1889. Simpson, Lloyd D., Baltimore. 39

Grandson of Sergeant Rezin Simpson, 6th Troop (Captain Vachel Howard), 4th Regiment Light Dragoons (Col. Stephen Moylan).

1889. Stevens, Francis Putnam, Baltimore. 41

Great-grandson of Lieutenant Samuel Stevens, Captain Barron's Company, Massachusetts.

1890. Stevens, Morris Putnam, Baltimore. 54

Great-great-grandson of Lieut. Samuel Stevens, Captain Barron's Company, Massachusetts. 1890. Stevens, Saml. Augustus, Norfolk, Va. 55 Great-grandson of Lieutenant Samuel Stevens, Captain Barron's Company, Massachusetts.

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Elected. Number.

1890. Stockbridge, Henry, Junior., M. C,

Baltimore. 52

Great-grandson of Private Eleazer Warner, wounded in December, 1775, when engaged in the expe- dition against Quebec.

1889. Stockett, Francis Henry, Annapolis. 28 Grandson of Surgeon Thomas Noble

Stockett, Maryland Line, Continental

Army. Grandson of Major Jonathan Sellman,

Maryland Line, Continental Army.

1889- Stockett, Francis Henry, Junior,

Annapolis. 29

Great-grandson of Surgeon Thomas Noble Stockett, Maryland Line, Continental Army. Great-grandson of Major Jonathan Sellman, Maryland Line, Conti- nental Army.

1889. Stockett, John Shaaff, Annapolis. 27 Grandson of Surgeon Thomas Noble Stockett, Maryland Line, Continental Army.

1889. Sweet, James Winslovv, Baltimore. 30 Grandson of Sergeant Samuel Faxon,

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Elected. Number.

Captain Alden's Company, Carey's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia.

1889. Taylor, Clifford, Baltimore. 44

Great-grandson of Paymaster Jacob Brown, Maryland Line, Continental Army.

1889. Vanderford, Henry, West7tiinster. 43

Grandson of Private Charles Wrench Vanderford, Maryland Line.

1890. Warfield, Edwin, Howard Co. 59

Grandson of Captain Gassaway Wat- kins, 5th Maryland Regiment, Conti- nental Line, sometime President of the Maryland Society of the Cincin- nati. 1889. Warfield, John, Baltimore. 31

Grandson of Captain Gassaway Wat- kins, 5th Maryland Regiment, Conti- nental Line, sometime President of the Maryland Society of the Cincin- nati.

1889. Warren, Rev. Benjamin C, Deal's

Island. 38

Great-grandson of Surgeon Nathaniel Luff, ist Battalion, Philadelphia (Colonel Morgan).

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Elected. Number.

Great-great-grandson of Caleb Luff, Provincial Legislature, Delaware.

1889. Werntz, Robert Lincoln, {Assistant

Engineer, U. S. N.), Annapolis. 32

Great-great-grandson of Private John Schweiker, Continental Army, who enlisted in Pennsylvania.

1890. Wilkinson, Ernest, {Eitsign, U. S. N.),

Washington, D. C. 56

Great-grandson of Colonel James Wilkinson, Continental Army, sometime Adjutant-General. 1889. Williams, William F., Annapolis. 33

Great-grandson of Private Thomas Stockett Brewer, Maryland Line. 1889. Wilson, John J., Marriotsville. 34

Great-grandson of Captain James Wil- son, Maryland Line. 1889. Worthington, Joseph Muse, M. D.,

Antiapolis. 35

Great-grandson of Major Nicholas Worthington, Maryland Militia, '76. 1889. Wright, Benjamin Nicholson, Queen

Anne's Co. 36

Great-grandson of Commissary-Gen- eral Stephen Lowrey, New Jersey.

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