"On the evening of May 13, 1861, General Benjamin Butler and 1,000 Union soldiers arrived at Baltimore's Camden Street Station by train. Under the cover of a thunderstorm, they fortified Federal Hill to ensure the city of Baltimore remained under Union control, after the Pratt Street Riot less than a month earlier."
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Claims of Proprietors, Title Page
Subject:
Calvert Family; Manuscripts; Settlement of land--Maryland 
Item ID:
MS174-255
Description:
Claims of Proprietors from Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Date of Original:
1621-1775
Collection:
Calvert Papers, 1621-1775; Special Collections Department
Type/Size:
Text
Restrictions:
Public use restricted to photocopies. For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 