State and Local Government Records, 1663-1994 and undated

Correspondence, reports, tax and other financial records, legislation, licenses, speeches, regulations, and legal records documenting the activities of government at the state, county, and local levels. Topics documented in this grouping include actions of the Maryland General Assembly; laws and ordinances; taxes; reports of various officeholders and state and local agencies; appointments and resignations of officials; payment of bills; provision of services; hospital inspections; burial of paupers; and litigation involving state and local jurisdictions. Individuals represented among these records include Charles Carroll, Charles Benedict Calvert, Augustus W. Bradford, Ferdinand C. Latrobe, William Paca, John Schley, Thomas Watkins Ligon, Oden Bowie, and John Eager Howard.