This historical volume provides detailed sketches of the ten counties and thirty parishes that comprised the Province of Maryland at the time of the establishment of the Church of England in 1692. It explores the political, social, and religious history of the region, as well as the role of the Church in the early years of Maryland's development. The book also includes a short treatise on the geography of Maryland.

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