Maryland State Archives

On 17 July 1875 the individual members of the Board of Public Works filed suits of libel against Charles C. and Albert K. Fulton, proprietors of the Baltimore American, claiming $20,000 each in damages. The conflict originated in a letter to the editor and follow up published in the American on June 26 and June 28, 1875. Both charged the overseers of the new House of Correction in Jessup, Maryland, with mismanagement at the best, political corruption at the worst.

The June 26th letter to the editor, signed Anti-Monopoly, criticized the poor choice of land without clay or lumber, both needed to build the new structures, but revealed a more questionable action by the Democratic Board of Public Works. Instead of directly buying the land for the House of Correction from the owner, the government allowed it to first pass to a "prominant Republican from Anne Arundel County" for $12,000; only then did the Trustees charged with buying the land for the State purchase the site from this Republican for $13,000. What, asked Anti-Monopoly, happened to that $1000? The purchase became even more disturbing as land records reveal that these two purchases--from Martin P. Scott to George T. Warfield, then from Warfield to Trustees George William Brown, George S. Brown and Robert T. Baldwin--both occured on December 3, 1874. This makes the passage through a middleman, one who had also held political office, seem planned rather than coincidental.

The follow-up piece by the Baltimore American on June 28, 1875, could not answer any of Anti-Monopoly's queries, but divulged an additional misstep of the Board. Mr. Henry E. Loane, Democratic Delegate from Baltimore City's District 2 in 1874 and 1876, received the contract for building the House of Correction. The American affirmed that another person offered to do the work for several thousand less, but was rejected. Perhaps, the newspaper wonders, rumors were true and the lower bidder took instead the superintendent's position at $2500. Either way, some type of party favoritism seemed suspect. "In these days of 'rings' and 'ringmasters,'" concluded the article, "a coincidence like this is certain to provoke comment."

No superintendent has yet shown up in the Board of Public Works Minutes or Paying Warrants of the Comptroller. George A. Frederick was the Architect for the House of Correction--especially interesting since he and the same persons of the Board of Public Works overspent on the State House by $70,000 only two years later. Codling & Loane, the builders, received at least $53,548 in payment for work done and materials furnished for the project. An E.E. Anderson also appears in the Paying Warrants and received $3000 for his work done on the House of Correction grounds.

Forming yet another strange twist in this case, Trustee George William Brown intended to put in a proposal for the building contract, but on May 13, 1875, the Board rejected Brown & Co. because it had failed to present the names of all in the firm and had not substantiated a bond with the bid. Two other companies, J.H. Horton & Co. and Thomas Binyion & Co., also failed in this requirement, leaving Codling & Loane with the contract. Perhaps one of these was the lower bidders mentioned in the American that instead was employed as superintendent.

The Paying Warrants also mentions paying Merrill Addison on December 11, 1875, for "taking depositions in case of Sate v. Royal Ins. Co. of Liverpool and Actner/Aetner? Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford, Connecticut as for bill on file," using money from the House of Correction Loan. I have looked through all Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County Dockets, but found no references to the case.

Trial Court Records:

BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Cases Instituted) Compton v. Fulton, 1875 [MSA T511-22, 3/2/10/22]

Action filed 17 July 1875 on suit of libel for damages of $20,000. Groome v. Fulton and Woolford v. Fulton also suing Charles C. and Albert K. Fulton, proprietors of the Baltimore American. On 17 February 1876 it was settled in open court.

BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Court Papers) Compton v. Fulton, 1876, no. 73 [MSA T508-58, 3/1/6/33]

BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Court Papers) Woolford v. Fulton, 1876, no. 74 [MSA T508-61, 3/1/6/36]

Both only contain court summons. No new information from docket.

From Enoch Pratt Library

"Frederick, George Aloysius." The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. IX. NY: James White & Co., 1899. p. 334. [XE176.N27 vol. 9]

"George A. Frederick." MD Biographical Query File.

"George A. Frederick, F.A.I.A.." Obituary. The Journal of the American Institute of Architects. Vol. 12 no. 11. November 1924.

"George Aloysius Frederick." The Sun. 22 September 1954.

Chalkley, Tom. "Built to Last." Charmed Life. City Paper. 10 November 1999.
Includes photo of George Frederick.

Newspaper Record:

THE HAGERSTOWN MAIL (Friday, 23 July 1875) "Libel Suits" [access.newspaperarchive.com]

BALTIMORE AMERICAN AND COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER (Saturday, 26 June 1875) Letters from the People, “Jobbery in the House of Correction” [MSA SC 4109-2-27, 3/48/1/37]

BALTIMORE AMERICAN AND COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER (Monday, 28 June 1875) “House of Correction” [MSA SC 4109-2-27, 3/48/1/37]

THE BALTIMORE SUN (17 July 1875) "Suits for Damage"

THE BALTIMORE SUN (18 February 1876) "Court of Common Pleas" and "House of Correction"

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Census Records:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1850 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, Ward 11, Sheet 129, Line 8 [ancestry.com]
Here John W.(clerk) and Margarett A. Frederick have three children: Volishis G., Mary A. and Alfonzo J. I believe that the architect Frederick switched his first and middle names at some point before he entered his career, becoming George Aloysius instead of Volishis George. These are the same ages and names of his family listed in 1860. George's birthplace is Maryland.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1860 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, Ward 11, Sheet 180, Line 13 [ancestry.com]
George "Fredericks" (17) listed as an Architect Apprentice, born in Bavaria, not Maryland--a mistake perhaps by the enumerator. He is the oldest with six younger siblings. His parents John M., clerk, and Margaret Fredericks, match with the names and German birthplace listed on the death certificate. The sister later recorded as Philomena here is Wilhemena.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1870 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, Ward 11, Sheet 227, Line 1-3 [ancestry.com]
George Frederick listed as a painter, not an architect, but the names and ages for himself and wife Mary are accurate. They have a servant named Rosa Fisher from Bavaria, the birthplace of his parents.

1880 Census, Index [M4768]
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1880 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, ED 103 Sheet 37, Line 46 [MSA SM61, M4737]
Listed as architect, living with wife Mary E. (38) and daughter Katie (5). Living on St. Paul's Street in Baltimore.

1900 Census, Index [M2429]
Missing from census page. Still living on St. Paul's Street.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1910 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, ED 162 Sheet 13A, Line 15 [MSA SM61, M3259]
Unlike in 1880, Frederick lists his parents' birthplaces in Germany, not Maryland. The family is living on West Monument Street, including Katharine who is now 36 and still single.

1920 Census, Index [M10,326]
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1920 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, ED 166 Sheet 93, Line 97 [MSA SM61, M10,109]
George and his wife and single daughter are still living at West Monument Street.

Marriage Records:
BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Marriage Licenses) 10 January 1865 [MSA CM 204, CR 10,277]

Death Records:
BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Death Record) George Aloysius Frederick, 18 August 1924 [MSA CM1133, CR 48,199]

CO-CATHEDRAL-MINOR BASIILCA OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY COLLECTION (Record of Internment) George A. Frederick, 17 August 1924 [MSA SC2707, M1522]

"George A. Frederick," Obituary, The Sun, Baltimore, 19 August 1924.

"George A. Frederick," The Sun, Baltimore, 19 August 1924.

Miscellaneous:
"The New City Hall," The Sun, Baltimore, 19 October 1867 [MSA SC2852-1-120]

"The City Hall of Baltimore," The Sun, Baltimore, 26 October 1875 [MSA SC2852-1-147]

Secondary Sources:
Dorsey, John and James D. Dilts. A Guide to Baltimore Architects. 3rd Edition. Centreville, MD: Tidewater Publishers, 1973. [MSA Call No. 1103]

Giza, Joanne and Catharine F. Black. Great Baltimore Houses. Baltimore: Maclay & Asssociates, 1982. [MSA Call no. 1103]

Hayward, Mary Ellen and Frank R. Shivers, Jr. The Architecture of Baltimore: An Illustrated History. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. [MSA Call No. 1103]

Perlman, Bennard B. “The City Hall, Baltimore.” Maryland Historical Magazine. Vol. XLVII. no. 1. March 1952. p. 40-54. Maryland Historical Society. {MSA Library No. 8918]

Withey, Henry F. and Elsie Rathburn Withey. Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased). Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970. [MSA Call No. 375]

Legislative Records:

MARYLAND STATE LEGISLATURE (Acts of General Assembly) 1874, Chapter 233, pg. 3207-3212 [MSA Online]
Excerpt pertaining to case.

Section Seven: “And be it enacted, That the title to all the estates and property of the said House of Correction, shall vest in and be held by George William Brown, George S. Brown, and Robert T. Baldwin, of the city of Baltimore, as Trustees for the State of Maryland.”

Land Records:

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records, Electronic) 1874, SH 9, pgs. 64-68, K-Tap CD 30018 [MSA T3520-4, 3/50/11/18]

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Deed, 64-65: Martin P Scott and Caroline P Scott to George T Warfield
*Dated 3 December 1874 by Geo McCaffrey, Justice of Peace and Geo Robinson, Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City
*Recorded 17 December 1874

Deed 66-68: George T Warfield and Mary Eliza Warfield to George William Brown, George S Brown and Robert T Baldwin, Trustees of House of Correction
*Dated 3 December 1874 by C B White, Justice of Peace
*Dated 17 December 1874 by Attorney General A K Syester

Fiscal Records:

COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (Paying Warrants) Nov. 1874- June 1875, Book No. 5 [MSA S703-38, 2/65/12/2]

COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (Paying Warrants) June 1875 – January 1876, Book No. 6 [MSA S703-39, 2/65/12/3]

COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (Paying Warrants) January 1876– June 1876, Book No. 7 [MSA S703-39, 2/65/12/4]

Board of Public Works Records:

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS (Minutes) 1865-1883, MDHR 12,683-2 [MSA S33-1, 1/9/2/2]

1878-1886 Pages on State House on mdstatehouse.net

1875-1878: 273-280, 282, 285-287, 291-296, 298, 300, 305-309
Need to work order these; on House of Correction and some State house

Trial Court Records:

BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Cases Instituted) Sudsburg v. Frederick, 1887, no. 74, p. 187, MDHR 50,336-36 [MSA C1497-37, 2/16/11/22]

BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Civil Court Papers) Sudsburg v. Frederick, 1887, Box 291, Box no. 772, no. 74 [MSA T591-244, 2/19/14/37]

Alan M. Wilner. The Maryland Board of Public Works: A History. (Annapolis: Hall of Records Commission, 1984). [MSA Call no. 605]

George Frederick Family

Mary E. Frederick, wife

BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Death Record) Mary Elinor Frederick, 26 February 1923

"Frederick", Deaths, The Sun, Baltimore, 25 February 1923.

Family of George A. Frederick

Obituaries name John M. Frederick and Margaret Hildt as parents. He was survived by brother Rev. Joseph A. Frederick of St. Charles College, sister Miss Philomene Frederick, and daughter Miss Katharine Frederick.

Census Records:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1870 Census Records, MD) Baltimore City, Ward 10 Sheet 226 [ancestry.com]

Lists John W. (bookseller) and Margaret Frederick (housekeeper) family, including 22 year old son Joseph A. (college student) and 19 year old daughter Philomena. George A. Frederick would be 28 at this time and working on City Hall. Birthplace of parents also matches with George Frederick's records.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1880 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, ED 93 Sheet 305 Line 10-13 [ancestry.com]

John Frederick's wife is now Annie. His daughter Philomena still lives at home, but all other children from 1870 have moved out. Ages, occupation, and birthplace match up with 1870 Census.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1910 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, ED 100 Sheet 3B Line 99-100 [ancestry.com]

J. Alphonsine Frederick living with sisters Philomena and Cecilia. Ages/occupations match with previous records.

Census Records:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1830 Census Record, MD) Charles County, Allen's Fresh District, Sheet 131, Line 20 [ancestry.com]

William Penn 'Campton', Barnes' father, was the head of a household in Charles County. Is this Rosemary Lawn, or is it located in Hill Top District, Barnes Compton's home in 1860? His family includes a woman between 20-30 (his wife Mary Key Barnes Compton) and both a son and daughter under the age of 5. Barnes was born on November 16, 1830, so the son may be him, or one of his brothers who died in childhood.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1840 Census Record, MD) Charles County, 1st District, Sheet 4, Line 11 [ancestry.com]

Barnes Compton's mother died in 1833 when he was only 3, and his father five years later. Guardianship passed to his maternal grandfather, John Barnes. Barnes is here listed as having within his household a male, free white child between the ages of 5 and 10, fitting with Barnes Compton's age of 10. In the household there is also a free colored female between age of 36 and 55.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1850 Census Record, NJ) Mercer County, Princeton Township, Sheet 34, Line 5 [ancestry.com]

Barnes 'Campton' listed as student at Princeton. He is 18 and from Maryland.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1850 Census Record, MD) Charles County, Allen's Fresh District, Sheet 108, Lines 28-32 [ancestry.com]

Wilson Compton was guardian of his nephew Barnes from 1844 on the death of John Barnes until young Barnes Compton came of age. It is thought that he and his family resided at Rosemary Lawn in Charles County, inherited by Barnes from his maternal grandfather. According to this census, Barnes' uncle, aunt and two cousins lived in Charles County. Once again, not sure if this is Rosemary Lawn. His paternal grandmother Elizabeth Penn Compton, at this point 83, lived with the family as well. Barnes was studying at Princeton and therefore not listed on the Maryland census.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1850 Slave Schedules, MD) Charles County, Allen's Fresh District, Sheet 236-237, Lines 28-42, 1-17 [ancestry.com]

Wilson Compton owned 41 slaves, perhaps at Rosemary Lawn, holding the property for Barnes Compton.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1860 Census Record, MD) Charles County, Hill Top District, Port Tobacco Post Office, Sheet 87, Line 38 [ancestry.com]

Barnes Compton, farmer, has an estate worth $20,000. He lives with his wife Margaret and one year old daughter Mary. The next family listed after the Comptons is headed by overseer Robert Hatcher, but it is uncertain whether or not he worked on the Compton property.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1860 Slave Schedule, MD) Charles County, Hill Top District, Sheet 61-62, Lines 9-40, 1-40,1-34 [ancestry.com]

Barnes Compton owned 105 slaves at Hill Top, MD. Is this Rosemary Lawn? According to modern districts, the location of Rosemary Lawn on Fire Tower Road would be in Hill Top, not Allen's Fresh as in the previous census records.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1870 Census Record, MD) Charles County, 1st District, Sheet 25, Line 28 [ancestry.com]

Compton's occupation is now more than a mere farmer--he is a "former state senator." He and Margaret have expanded their family to a total of five children, the youngest-"Infant"- only four months old. Three mulatto domesticated servants are listed; additionally, Frankie Frederich's five children lived in the same household as well. The youngest servant, William Ross (14), attended school within the year.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1880 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, 5th Precinct, Ward 19, ED 194, Sheet 27, Line 13 [ancestry.com]

Compton and his wife Margaret live with their six children on 181 Carrollton St. in Baltimore. His occupation is listed as Tresurer of the State of MD. His oldest son, J.H.S. (John Henry) is a tresury clerk of the B&O RR. His younger sons are in school, while his daughters and youngest son have no occupation listed. A cook and two servants, all identified as black, live in the same household.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1900 Census Record, MD) Prince George's County, ED 102, Sheet 18, Lines 91-94 [ancestry.com]

Margaret Sothoron Compton was widowed in 1898. She is here living in Laurel, the place of Barnes' death, with three of her children, Mary B., John H.S. and Barnes. The last two are Assistant Treasurer and Clerk of B&O RR, respectively. Margaret Compton on June 20, 1900.

Death Records:

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY (Wills) 1898, p. 555-557, 650-652, JBP i, MDHR 18,833 [MSA C1326-10, 1/25/7/11]
Barnes Compton leaves his entire estate to his wife Margaret Holliday Compton on his death in 1898. Two years later her will dividing the estate among their six children gives a much more defined listing of the estate and property.

Newspaper Records:

The Ohio Democrat. New Philadelphia, OH. 10 March 1892.

Barnes Compton one of the "flowery orators" of the House of Representatives. Speech in defense of his seat the previous term seen as one of the most eloquent heard within walls of building.

Miscellaneous Records:

Rogers Williams, John. "Junior Orators." Academic Honors in Princeton University. Princeton, NJ: C.S. Robinson & Co. University Press, 1902. p. 53.

Barnes Compton listed as a junior orator in the American Whig Society for the year 1850. Later newspaper articles during his congressional office note his oratory skills.

SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION, State no. 179, National no. 1179, ancestor Philip Key. [http://archives.ubalt.edu/sar/sarvi_a1.htm]

Census Records:

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1850 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, Ward 3, Sheet 292, Line 19 [ancestry.com]
Father, John Marshall, shoemaker, listed as born in Pennsylvania and mother Eliza as born in Maryland, along with sons Joseph, 9, and George, 1.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1860 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, Ward 1, Sheet 226, Line 29 [ancestry.com]
Listed at 19 as an apprentice carpenter. John Marshall, father, is a shoemaker, and lives with wife Eliza and four children, of which Joseph is the eldest. John Marshall was born in New York (contrary to 1850 census and 1880 census in which Joseph claims both parents were born in MD) and Eliza in Maryland. Her estate is valued at $2000 in land and $300 in personal estate.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1870 Census Record, MD) Baltimore City, Ward 3, Sheet 353, Line 26-33 [ancestry.com]
Joseph Marshall's family still living in Baltimore City and father is a shoemaker. Mother now working with Dry Goods, perhaps to feed a fimaly that has grown to include six children still at home. Joseph is not living with his parents (he should be married with two children now), but his 21 year-old brother George lives at home and is a brick mason--following his brother into construction?

1870: Not living in Maryland? Should already be married with two children. Should be living in Anne Arundel County, Equity Case same year.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1880 Census Record, MD) Annapolis Precinct 1, ED 27, Sheet 6, Line 46 [MSA SM61-291, M4730-2]
Living at 39 Hanover Street, Annapolis, and listed as Carpenter and Builder. Marshall and wife Mary A. have five children at this point: Mary E. John W., Clinton W., Annie B. and Joseph P. According to newspaper articles about his death, another will be born before his death in 1885.

1890 Census: no records?

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (1900 Census Record, MD) Baltimore, Ward 18, ED 234, Sheet 146A, Line 8 [ancestry.com]
Mary A. Marshall now head of house with two single daughters, Annie B.(23) and Sophie S.(18). Now we know that Sophie was the daughter born in 1881, after the census. Mary is listed as having seven children, all living, but if the newspaper from Joseph's death is correct in stating he had six children, she must have been pregnant when he died since she did not remarry. Her mother, Mary J. Parks (76), is living with the family and they have a servant, Mary E. Larkins. They are still living on N. Gilmor Street, their residence in 1885.

Marriage Records:

BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Marriage Licenses) 28 February 1865, pg. 450, MDHR 20,220-1 [MSA C213-1, 3/1/1/1]
Marshall married Mary A. Parks.

Death Records:

Joseph M. Marshall died in a construction accdent while working on a public building in Jackson, Tennessee. Because of this there is not a Maryland Death Certificate.

BALTIMORE CITY REGISTER OF WILLS (Wills) 1885, RTB Book 54, p. 293-295, MDHR CR148-2 [MSA CM219-43]

"Reported Injured," The Evening Capital, Annapolis, 10 June 1885 [MSA SC2733, M37]

"The Death Roll," The Evening Capital, Annapolis, 12 June 1885 [MSA SC2733, M37]

"The Late J.M. Marshall," The Evening Capital, Annapolis, 13 June 1885 [MSA SC2733, M37]

"Sudden Death of Mr. Marshall," The Maryland Republican, Annapolis, 13 June 1885 [MSA SC3656, M3011]

"Funeral of J.M. Marshall," The Evening Capital, Annapolis, 16 June 1885 [MSA SC2733, M37]

"Mr. Marshall's Death," Anne Arundel Advertiser, Annapolis, 18 June 1885 [MSA SC 3808, M11403]

Miscellaneous Sources:

BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS (Death Record, Index) Mary S. Marshall, 1908, p. 67, MDHR 50,241-80 [MSA C3-47, 0/69/8/48]
The date of Mary S. Marshall's death--May 17, 1908-- matches the date of Mary A. Marshall's death recorded in her will papers. The "S" is then most likely a typo.

BALTIMORE CITY REGISTER OF WILLS (Wills, Original) Mary A. Marshall, 1908, Liber 73 E.S., No. 102, f. 494, Box No. 39 [MSA T628-101, 2/33/14/14]
When Joseph M. Marshall died in 1885 he left all of his estate to his wife Mary A. Marshall. Her will from 1908 described personal items (dishware, furniture, etc.) bequeathed to her children, a home at Lanvale and Appleton Streets, and a trust fund for her unmarried daughter. She also gives money to her two grandchildren, Mildred C. and Leroy Marshall, because their father, Charles Archibald Marshall had passed away. In no other records is there a Charles Archibald listed as a child of Joseph and Mary. The 1900 census did record Mary Marshall as having 7 surviving children, when the 1885 obituary of Joseph Marshall only indicated six children. If Mary Marshall was pregnant in 1885, then it might be possible that the baby were Charles Archibald. Another problem, Mary doesn't leave part of her estate to Joseph P. Marshall, a son we know about. Has he already died? This seems likely as Mary bequeaths to her daughter Sophia a picture of Joseph.

Secondary Sources:

McIntire, Robert Harry. Annapolis Maryland Families. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1979. p. 449. [MSA Call no. 0450]

Trial Court Records:

1870
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket, Electronic) Marshall vs. Shipley, 1870, Docket 1, no. 129, pg. 342, K-Tap CD 30024 [MSA T3521-1, 3/50/11/18]

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers) Marshall vs. Shipley, 1870, no. 129, MDHR 50,331-124/135 [MSA C70-79, 0/31/11/15]
(1) Bill, Exhibit and Subpeona, 23 March 1870
(2) Interlocutory Decree, 23 July 1870
(3) Commission to take Testimony and Exhibit, 26 July 1870
(4) Exhibit J.M.M. Copy, 27 July 1870
(5) Decree, 31 August 1870
(6) Costs
(7) Trustees Bond, 13 September 1870
(8)Case Satisfied, 14 August 1870
Mortgage Case. Marshall receives compensation for loan made to Frank and Ann E. Shipley.

1877
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket, Electronic) Farmer's National Bank of Annapolis vs. Taylor et al, 1877, Docket 2, no. 631, pg. 140, K-Tap CD 30024 [MSA T3521-1, 3/50/11/18]

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers) Farmer's National Bank of Annapolis vs. Taylor et al, 1877, no. 631, MDHR 50,331-630/635 [MSA C70-123, 0/31/11/59]
(1) Subpeonas, 1877-1878
(2) Bill of Complaint, 11 Oct. 1878
(3) Complainant's Exhibits 1-7, 11 Oct. 1878
(4) Interlocutory Decree, 3 November 1877
(5) Cash Bills, 11 March 1878
(6) Defense Exhibit, 6 April 1878
(7) Answer of Wilson and Hopkins, 6 April 1878
(8) Answer of Brown and Brown, 6 April 1878
(9) Plea to Dissmiss the Bill, 3 June 1878
(10) Answer of Annapolis Masonic Lodge No. 89, 3 June 1878
(11) Decree, 31 Aug. 1878
(12) Trustee's Bond, 2 Oct. 1878
(13) Newspaper Advertisments of Sale of Masonic Hall, Bills from Newspapers, Oct. 1878
(14) Memorandum of Cases, 26 November 1878
(15) Transaction of Costs, 5 Dec. 1878
(16) Copy Judgement, 26 Dec. 1878
Marshall involved in lease of property at Maryland Ave. and Prince George Street on which to construct Masonic Hall. Unpaid debts to bank resulted in mortgage foreclosure and sale of property and rights to lease.

1878
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket, Electronic) Rowles vs. Taylor et al, 1878, Docket 2, no. 653, p. 152, K-Tap CD 30024 [MSA T3521-1, 3/50/11/18]

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers) Rowles vs. Taylor et al, 1878, no. 653, MDHR 50,331-650/659 [MSA C70-125, 0/31/11/61]
(1) Morgage and bond, 15 Feb. 1878
(2) Mortgage of Taylor to Brundige, 15 Feb. 1878
(3) Bond of A.B. Hagner and J. Writ Randall, 2 Oct. 1878
(4) Notice of Sale, 25 Oct. 1878
(5) Petition, 25 Oct. 1878
(6) Trustee's Report, 26 Oct. 1878
(7) Mortgage and Auditor's Report, 26 Dec. 1878
(8) Petition for Appointment of a Trustee, 17 Sep. 1879
(9) Order, 17 Sep. 1879
Combined with No. 631, 1877

1879
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket, Electronic) Marshall vs. Sprogle, 1879, Docket 2, no. 73, pg. 195, K-Tap CD 30024 [MSA T3521-1, 3/50/11/18]

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers) Marshall vs. Sprogle, 1879, no. 731, MDHR 50,331-727/736 [MSA C70-132, 0/31/11/68]
(1) Brief, Exhibit 1, Writ of Injunction and Subpeonas, 1 May 1879
(2) Licenses for Manufacturing Stone, 1 May 1879
(3) Answer of Defendents, 7 May 1879
(4) Application to take Testimony, 7 May 1879
(5) Exhibit 2, 15 May 1879
(6) Bond, 17 May 1879
(7) Amount of Artificial Stone Made, 17 May 1879
(8) Letters, 17 May 1879
(9) Direcions for Making Carbureted Stone, 26 May 1879
(10) Commission, Testimony Transcription, and Five Exhibits, 26 May 1879
(11) Order, 28 May 1879
(12) Transaction of Costs, 28 May 1879

Marshall and his partner John Brady obtained a license to manufacture artificial stone patented by James L. Rowland of NY and Daniel M. Sprogle of Annapolis. It was to be an exclusive right within Anne Arundel County, on the condition of an initial payment of $100 and 10% royalty fee every six months. When Marshall and Brady claimed that too little profit forced them to pay only 5% royalty, Sprogle investigated and realized that their stone was not manufactured up to standards. He had actually set up most of their major contracts and believed that they had not taken enough effort to find new customers. When Marshall and Brady learned that Sprogle was superintending the construction of a house for Captain Silas W. Jerry of the U.S. Navy using the same patented artifical stone, they filed for a writ of injunction on 1 May 1879. The court dismissed the case on 28 May 1879 on the grounds that Marshall and Brady had continually failed to uphold their side of the agreement, and Sprogle had in fact notified them that their arrangement was null and void prior to his contract with Jerry.
On a side note, Brady began employment as a baker at the House of Correction in Jessup on 1 January 1879. This would be at the same time that Marshall was working with Frederick and the Board of Public Works on the State House, both parties having overseen the construction of the House of Correction.