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St. John's
St. John's was built in 1638
by John Lewger, the first secretary of the colony. The house was
subsequently owned by Simon Overzee, a Dutch merchant, and later by
Charles Calvert, Governor and third Lord Baltimore. The building was the
site of early meetings of the Assembly, and was where Mathias de Sousa
became the first man of African descent to vote in an American
legislative body and where Margaret Brent asked for "voyce and
vote." The building served as an ordinary later in the 17th
century, and also housed the legal records of the colony before the
capital was moved to Annapolis.
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Artifacts from St.
John's |
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Porcelain, Chinese, 17th
century |
| B: |
Tin glazed earthenware dish
with polychrome painted decoration, Dutch, first half 17th
century |
| C: |
Staffordshire-type slip
decorated earthenware cup fragments, English, last quarter
17th century |
| D: |
Small tin glazed earthenware
bowl with painted decoration, Dutch, last quarter 17th
century |
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Small sword or dagger pommel
(counter weight below the grip) iron with copper wire and
silver wash, 17th century |
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Iron mason's trowel, 17th
century |
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Chess pawn made of lathe-turned
animal bone, 17th century |
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Bone dice, 17th century |
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Tin glazed earthenware plate
with painted decoration, lead glazed reverse, Dutch, first
half 17th century |
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