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MSA SC 5339-208-1

Dates1886-1888

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Frank Mayer Letters 1886-1888
Mayer, Frank B. to[John G.] Hopkins (Letters)
VF

Annapolis, 20 July 1886

My dear Hopkins,
I was in Balto. on Friday last but I was unable to get to see thee. They went back on me Completely in the State House Annex affairs and chose a very ordinary design in preference to a really beautiful and artistic plan and ? of Mr. F.E. Davin of mine. Evidently it was all preordained and shameless-
If you could possibly raise me anything on the old Dutch picture or any other I should be very grateful as I am “hard up” as you know- I drew an old Pick harder as a matter of “sheer cussedness” for $300 but he sent back the draft endorsed “refused, won’t pay”- as I expected.
Please come down here and see pictures etc. I got a frame from HM and for my flower pieces and will work it up but it cannot be sold I fear before autumn_
I should like to see you in ? so some did pictures also_ Tell PM as he is a bachelor to come down as I want to talk and walk with him_ Ever your friend.
F.B. Mayer

J.G. Hopkins, Esq.

Annapolis 14 February 1887

My dear friend,
I hope Mrs. Hopkins is better. Have you any news for me as to the three heads? If you have made any sale please advise me with ? if convenient as I do not know when I can get up_ I hate to bother you as I know how anxious you must be as to Mrs. H.
Mr’s ? and Mrs. Billingsly went to Profs. Rices’ with me to see the “Flower piece”. It is yet unsold. I do not wish to push it on Rice as he has been very kind to me. I would sell it very reasonably now for fast cash, say $60 including frame. The Honor the Browe” as I case the woman and shields I have really furnished or done with and wide put it on sale in Balto whenever it has uniformly dried etc. If Miss I would like either of these pictures I am disposed to sell chap_
I am making a little picture of “Johns Hopkins birth-place” from a sketch I made some time ago. I spoke to Gilman about it and I hope I may sell them a cheap little picture as they are so very poor, “you know”_
We are wearing through this tedious writer and I long for spring and sun-shine of which we have had so little this winter. I do long for some old-time walks with you, my friend. Son we can walk over Back creek and down to Bay ridge, or go over the Severn River Bridge to ?. Trains (construction, etc) now every day now formed Balto to AXB.S.L depot on Bladensburg.
With regards to Mrs. H and to M. Johnson,
Every Friend
F.B. Mayer
J.G. Hopkins

Annapolis 21 Feb. 1887

My dear friend,
Had I half a dozen such as you I would be well equipt for the Battle of life! Though $30 or less than $10 a piece is very little for studies yet it is better to sell at any price than so let one’s credit suffer or to borrow. I really think the frame should be put at $200 a piece_ say so to party if judicious.
We had but 10 cents in family treasury this morning so your letter was very acceptable- as well as another from R.N. Joppan giving me a $25 order to work up a head I have of his father. I have a nibble for my music sketches but must have them within reach in case I wish to paint large ones_
An to “Flower piece” I will by last chance here and send it up if there is no hope here. I require “surroundings” to sell it I think.
I will be up soon I hope_ and bring “J. Hopkins birth place” I have near done_
I am glad to hear of Mrs. H’s improvement.
22 ?
I did not send this yesterday as I expected to receipt your cheque. This morning but it did not come. Perhaps my mention of frames stopped you. I merely meant it as a suggestions if it could be added_
I any case please send cheque at once. I shall feel in very good spirits when I have it in hand. I think my luck much ? soon. I send you some lines on Dante addressed to a young friend who showed me his copy. His mother don’t like my “poetry”!

Mr. F.B.M.

On Dante’s “Devine Comedy of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise”
Old Dante’s pages as you read
Your profit lies in taking heed,
Yet ignorant of “married-bliss”
You’ll learn what Purgatory is,
A providential preparation.
For our ultimate salvation.
Where Heaven is it is hard to tell
But not so hard to locate Hell,
Of which enough on earth is found
Without descending under ground;
And as to Heaven if where they place it
No cheerful spirit would embrace it,
Because above the skies we’re told
It’s always very dark and cold,
While truly, Heaven can oly be
The Hope we find in Liberty,
The Joy we feel in Every Beauty
And thank-less Loyalty to Duty.
F.B.M.
1887

Annapolis 25th Feb. 1887

My dear friend,
Your cheque for $30 was most welcome. Many thanks for your kindness.
I shall not make any suggestions to “frames” here after but #8 about in very little for these studies_ yet if I could permit one a day it would pay.
The sunshine today makes me wish you were here to take a good walk. I hope to get up about Wednesday of next week if not sooner I will try to bring up the “flower piece” as I see little chance of selling in here. Do not call my rhymes a “poem” please as they do not deserve it. I have some which I wish to show to Mr. Johnson which may have some merit. I am gradually clearing out all my scraps, artistic and literary.
A passion for rhyming is dangerous propensity and I propose hto stop with lines I speak of or will bring up_ I shall bring up one or two things to frame.
I hope Mrs. Hopkins is better and may be able to come down soon.
Your friend,
F.B. Mayer
I glanced at MD’s verse on the picture but have not read today’s Sun as yet. They must be good.

Annapolis 2 Nov 1887

My dear friend Hopkins,
I have been in bed more or less since Friday last with highly respectable boil but hope to be out tomorrow. It has been very troublesome on the idle of the night.
Notwithstanding, I painted two more landscapes. These are with two big still lifes are well received and I think will sell, but I have not been able to be in studies for a week nearly or would have sold one probably.
Have you any news from Miss Parlett? You know the 1st month is always a very anxious time with me. If you could collect and transmit cheque at Early convenience I should be very grateful.
Can we not work off “Rembrandt”? I want to make a new departure if possible after my landscapes_ Mrs. Hopkins picture have had another morning on. I think I will put it on Canvas however.
The sooner you send that cheque the sooner my smiles will crown you in Baltimore and I wish to go up for a day as I am sick of this being in bed.
Keyser writes to me that he is just in his studies and will go to work at once_
Last picture I painted was fall since over Tighman Brice please I think I caught cold working in the rain.
Can you not come down, say Sunday and have a walk as I shall be well ? for a tramp. The weather will be delightful and “Kaiser” requests your company_ Glad to have you dine with us after walk.
Your Friend,
F.B. Mayer

Regards to Mrs. H and Mr. Johnson
I write this in bed- Excuse ?

Annapolis 14 Nov 85

Dear Hopkins,
Many thanks for beautify frame and apology for tardy acknowledgement of your kindness_ It was with the gold too short and too high_ I took out the gold and it does admirably except that it forces me to a higher key in finishing_
Ever yours gratefully,
Mayer, F.B.

J.G. Hopkins, Esq.

Annapolis 1 Jan 1888

My dear friend,
Do not imagine this is a billet don’t from a sweet heart, but, while it comes on the New Year and wishes you many happy returns, it is on the contrary quite the reverse of sentiment- and is to ask if you have had any luck with the landscapes as I am high and any as unusual at the end of the month and beginning of the New Year. If you are so lucky “please remit” me anything you may have however small the amount as we are quite cleaned out and I cannot get up to B until I have some funds and as I am very anxious to with you the compliments of the season and “so forth”_
I had hoped to see you X mas or thereabouts_ but was quite disappointed_
I am painting a portrait of a distinguished gentleman here and hope to be successful as it may be had to others_
I wish to do yours so and if possible stick to portraiture this winter_ I fear the lands after will not be immediately ? but will sooner or later.
I have the glass and fruit juice pretty much done and also the “Love, Law and Honor”-
Mrs. Billingslea made me an agreeable visit Friday with two ladies-
I wish to get up Friday or Saturday to meet Mary Brewer who is spending her Holiday in Philadelphia.
With greetings to all the household.
Your Friend,
Frank B. Mayer

To J.G. Hopkins

Annapolis 17 Feb 1888,

My dear friend,
When you come down next, which I hope may be soon, please to bring me another bottle of your retouching mix time_ I find I can’t paint over it well and with so it on the other landscapes which are finished_
I should like you also to bring be down the landscape you have (if there be no chance of immediate sale) as it requires retouching since I have seen it in the frame_ you can bring the frame or not as you please_
Also please bring with you a white or light waistcoat or rest to paint yourself in as I find it will give a good effect. I should like to have a sitting at least for drapery__
Judge Bryan is finished and framed and is liked_ I hope it may bring others_
Had I been well enough I should have come up to Way’s funeral but I feared so sick it as I had a very bad cold_ The poor fellow was worn out I presume by his many troubles, apparently so intermitted by such a pure and generous character_ He is the last of my fellow pupils (except W.S. Tiffany) with Alfred J. Miller_
All my work is finished up and I only need buyers. If you can bring any down with you do so. My landscapes are improved since I have had there here in the frames to retouch.
With regards to the family and to Mr. Johnson.

Every truly yours.

F.B Mayer

P.S. Mr. Brown of the N.A_
Liked your picture very much,
He has a very good knowledge and love of Art_ I have plenty of appreciative people here put the present lot of ? are able ?
P.P.S.
I should like to talk about a frame for your picture when you come-
P.P.P.S.
If you can find a nosegay to put in a button-hole, a spring of evergreen or winter gree would be appreciate.

MSA SC 5339-208-2

Dates1880

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Spencer Jones Address Address
of
Spencer C. Jones,
Delivered at Winchester, VA,
June 5th, 1880
On the Occasion of the
Unveiling of the Monument
Erected to the Memory of
The Maryland Confederate Dead
Baltimore:
Printed by King Brothers,
163 West Baltimore Street.
1880

Published by Order of
The “Society of the Army and Navy of the
Confederate States in the State
Of Maryland.”

ADDRESS

As the chosen organ of my comrades to speak on this occasion, of the deeds and character of those of our State who died in the service of the Confederate States, I approach the great theme committed to my charge, conscious of my inability to render a proper tribute to their memory, but with the hope, that as we call to mind their endurance and sufferings to maintain what they believed to be right, we may be stimulated to the formation of higher purposes and nobler plans in our lives. Instead of repining over the failures of the past, let us address ourselves seriously to the present and future, honestly striving to build up the waste place of our Country, and to enhance its moral, intellectual ad material growth and prosperity.
After fifteen years of peace, the surviving Marylanders, who served in the Confederate armies, are assembled at this place, the scene of many of their conflicts, to commemorate the heroism and virtue of those of their comrades whose lives were sacrificed in obedience to the dictates of principle and of patriotism. Were I to follow the promptings of my own feelings, I should prefer to stand in silence amidst these graves, and reflect upon the deeds and character of those who lie here and elsewhere throughout the South, many of whom we personally knew and loved, and all of whom were united to us by those sacred ties that “grapple them to our souls with hooks of steel.”
Whilst it is a great gratification to us to rear this monument to our fallen heroes, it is not needed to perpetuate their memory. Their heroic conduct from the incipiency of the struggle between the States to the surrender of Gen. Lee at Appomattox Court House, has been interwoven with the history of the South in its efforts for independence and self-government. Whenever the historian shall record the acts of the army of Northern Virginia, and particularly of the Valley department, the undaunted courage and chivalric bearing of our comrades who separated themselves from home and kindred, and died in defense of principle, will form no small part of the illustrious record of that brilliant struggle. They proved themselves to be sons worthy of their noble sires, and an honor to their native State.
At the beginning of the war, the citizens of Maryland were divided in opinion in reference to the contest then inaugurated. Bitter and acrimonious were the feelings entertained between the adherents of the Government of the United States and that of the Confederate States. There were family divisions, and alienations of kindred and friends. The territory of our State was soon occupied by the Federal forces, determined to protect their capital, situate upon our Southern border. The Potomac river, heavily picketed by the soldiery of the Federal army, separated us from Virginia and the Confederacy, and strenuous efforts were made by the ivil and military authorities of the United States Government, aided by the Chief Magistrate of our own State and sympathizing Unionists in our midst, to suppress every feeling and sentiment favorable to the cause of Southern independence. The Legislature of the State was disbanded by military authority, many of its members were incarcerated for months and years; leading citizens were supposed to be in sympathy with the cause of the South, were arrested and convened in prison, and every precaution taken to enter all those inclined, from crossing the Potomac and entering the armies of the Confederate States. Under such circumstances as these, with an ever-vigilant eye kept upon their movements, did most of the Marylanders, who formed a part of the Confederate forces, make their way into the State of Virginia. Traveling under cover of night and in unfrequented ways, cautiously passing between the pickets of the Federal soldiers, fording and sometimes swimming the upper Potomac and running the blockade of vessels in the waters of the lower Potomac, their companions often arrested and sent to prison, and not infrequently shot by the sentinels on post, they escaped into the Confederacy, and who were terribly in earnest in the work they had set out to aid in accomplishing.
Once upon the soil of Virginia, they entered heartily into the service. You have witnessed their gentlemanly and courteous deportment in the witnessed in the camp; their endurance in forced marches, whether of advance or retreat; the promptness with which they obeyed the orders of their superiors in command; their impetuous and resistless charges and assaults, in the rude shock of battle, when carnage and destruction ruled supreme; their stubborn and unwavering lines, contesting every inch of ground when forced to yield to overwhelming numbers. When the searching winds of winter made them shiver, the gathered their threadbare and tattered garments the closer around their gaunt forms, and obeyed promptly every call of duty. You heard no complaint fall from their lips when their long continued, half-rationed supplies clearly indicated to them the decline and ultimate overthrow of the cause in which they had enlisted.
To their distinct and separate organizations were often assigned, by commanders from other States, the post of danger and of honor, and the orders and reports of those commanders fully attest the fidelity with which they discharged the confidence reposed in them. Their dead bodies were found on every contested spot, from Manassas to Appomattox Court House, and the verdure of the approaching harvest now waves luxuriantly over many fields enriched by their blood. The affectionate hands of friends and kindred have gathered many of their remains from the temporary resting places, where comrades with sad hearts had deposited them, and conveyed them to their homes to rest beside their loved ones. Others sleep in the soil of Virginia and of the far off South. But they rest not here as aliens and strangers, but as members of the same household, identified by association in a common cause, and a surrender of life for that cause. The bones of many lie in unknown but honored graves.
We have come from the quiet pursuits of our lives into a Sister State to do homage to our heroic dead. By the memories and associations of the past, by the recollection of their gallant lives and glorious death, we have been moved to erect this monument to our fallen comrades. We are indebted to our Virginia brethren for inviting us to enter their State to pay this tribute of respect to the Maryland Confederate dead, and for uniting with us in celebrating this occasion. Their hands were extended in welcome greeting when we came to them in the days when they needed assistance. We then came as strangers, but bearing a passport to their hearts and affections by a consecration of our lives to the cause in which they were engaged. Today they gather with us in this beautiful cemetery, dedicated by them as the resting place of all from every State, who fell in this lovely valley of the Shenandoah, under the starry cross of the South, to honor in particular the dead of a State not a member of their Confederation. But whilst we honor the dead of our own State, we pay homage due all, who shared with them in their glories and trials, and met the same sad fate. Not one word can be uttered to the praise of the soldiers of any particular State who were marshaled under the leadership of the great and matchless Lee, or led by the immortal and unconquered Jackson, that would not redound to the honor of their comrades of the entire army. Together they endured the privations and hardships of the camp-life; together they made the long and weary marches, from the Valley to tide-water, and from tide-water to the Valley, welcomed always by the patriotic citizens of this section. Shoulders to shoulder they stood like a “stone wall” in the hottest engagements, whilst the messengers of death mustered thousands out of the service. Side by side, under the direction and leadership of Officers, who counted invariably upon the endurance and bravery of their commands, and their implicit obedience to orders, they undertook to scale heights, up whose steep and rugged ascents, an unarmed man could scarce make his way; whose summits fortified and strengthened by earthworks, were crowned by frowning artillery, supported by hosts of musketry, dealing death and destruction on their advancing columns. “Was their a man dismayed?
Not tho’ the soldier knew
Some one had blundered;
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.” What more appropriate place than this could have been selected for the erection of a monument to the memory of the Maryland Confederate dead? Here where Federal and Confederate forces alternated in holding sway for more than three scores times, and where hills and plains again and again resounded with echoes of the advancing and retreating squadrons, and where the camp fires kindled in the beginning of the contest burned incessantly to its close. Near yonder hills, over which the surging tide of battle raged with fury, and down whose sides the destructive rain of grape and canister poured, thinning the ranks of our devoted columns, and over whose heights, after sanguinary struggles the colors of our victorious troops floated in triumph- for in each and all of these engagements the sons of Maryland, fighting, fell.
This locality also brings to mind some of our misfortunes and disasters, when, toward the close of the war, weak and worn by the long continued contest, our lines of operation extending from Petersburg to the upper Potomac, our regiments reduced to mere skeletons, unable longer to cope with overwhelming odds in our front, we were driven from this lovely valley never more to return as soldiers.
Historic spot! Consecrated as the burial ground of the bravest of the brave, by a baptism of fire and blood, and hallowed by memories and associations, which to-day cause the hearts of surviving comrades to burn within them, as they here meet and remind each other of the dangers and trials through which they passed, and recount the many daring acts of those who inhabit this city of the dead.
This day, too, is celebrated as the anniversary of the death of him who was the leader of the cavalry forces of the Valley department, and whose brilliant exploits during the year in which he led his followers with unsurpassed and chivalrous daring in every engagement with the enemy, were the admiration and theme of all. His name had become a fmiliar sound in every household throughout this Valley, as a leader honored and beloved, a man held in the highest esteem by every citizen of this section. The mortal remains of Gen Turner Ashby lie in peaceful repose here, surrounded by those of many of his followers. With Gen. Ashby the Marylanders had been early associated, there being a full company in his first regimental command. He fell on the 6th of June, 1862, in an engagement near Harrisonburg, in the Valley, whilst the First Maryland infantry was gallantly charging and repulsing the enemy. Appropriate place and time for the Marylanders to honor their dead.
It has been asserted by those who have had access to and were familiar with the muster rolls of the Confederate State’s army, that Maryland furnished over twenty thousand soldiers for the Confederate service. The separate and distinct organizations of Marylanders did not embrace the half of those from that State who bore arms in the Confederate cause. The young men of Maryland were continually crossing into Virginia during the war, and uniting with the first company, and often squads were mustered into Virginia regiments, and, through their work, was effectually accomplished and the requirements of military duty fully met, yet our State was not and could not be accredited with the services of her sons enlisted in the regiments of another State.
Time will not allow, nor is it necessary, to give a detailed account of the part borne by the several Maryland organizations, in the army of Northern Virginia, during the battles of the late war. The mere mention of their names in this presence, will call to mind the gallantry displayed by each, in all the scenes in which they were the actors.
The first distinct command of Marylanders was an infantry regiment mustered into the service on the 18th day of May, 1861, with Arnold Elzey as colonel, George H. Steuart, lieutenant colonel, and Bradley T. Johnson, major, the former of which became a major general and the other two brigadier generals. At the time of the formation of this regiment they were without arms, except one company, which had a few old carbines totally unfit for the service upon which it had entered. The regiment was also without uniforms, camp equipage and the munitions of war. Maryland, as a government, had not united its destiny with its Sister States of the South. Virginia had not the arms, and was not in a condition to thoroughly arm and equip the thousands of its sons who, in obedience to its summons, were hurriedly leaving their homes and enrolling themselves into companies, battalions and regiments for its defense. It was a critical period in the history of this band of brave men which, in after days, gained a reputation equal to any in the service, and covered itself with imperishable renown. There was no home government to look for supplies. Whilst almost despairing of being able to participate in the struggles that were about to ensue, the accomplished wife of one of the officers of the regiment, a native of North Carolina, and who had accompanied her husband from Maryland to Virginia, conceived the idea of going to her native State to appeal for aid to arm and equip the sons of her adopted home. The plan speedily put in execution. Hastening with an escort to Raleigh, her native city, she represented to her kinsmen and former neighbors the condition of this body of Marylanders that had linked their destinies with the fortunes of the South. North Carolina generously responded to her appeal, and through its Governor and Council, sent five hundred Mississippi rifles and equipments with ten thousand cartridges to the men, who, in the language of one of the orators, at a public meeting in Raleigh, called for the purpose of assisting the Marylanders, “were fighting our battles with halters round their necks.” On the reception of the arms, appropriate resolutions were passed by the command, and among them a pledge that at the close of the war they be returned to North Carolina without stain or dishonor. The results of the war forbade the return of the arms, but the history of that regiment on every field in which it was engaged, fully attests the manner in which that pledge was kept. Participating in the glories of the first Manassas, it marched in triumph with Jackson in the memorable Valley campaign: “The History of the Maryland regiment gallantly commanded by Col. Bradley T. Johnson, during the campaign of the Valley, would be a history of every action from Front Royal to Cross Keys. On the 6th, near Harrisonburg, the Fifty-eighth Virginia Regiment was engaged with the Pennsylvania Bucktales, the fighting being close and bloody. Col. Johnson came up with his regiment in the hottest period, and by a dashing charge in the flank, drove the enemy off with heavy loss, capturing Lieut. Col. Kane, commanding. In commemoration of this gallant conduct, I ordered one of the captured bucktails to be appended as a trophy to their flag. The action is worthy of acknowledgement from a higher source, more particularly as they avenged the death of the gallant Gen. Ashby, who fell at the same time. Four color bearers were shot down in quick succession, but each time the colors were caught before reaching the ground, and were finally borne by Corporal Daniel Shanks to the close of he action. On the 8th inst., at Cross Keys, they were opposed to three of the enemies’ regiment in succession.” Gen. Jackson in his report of the same campaign makes honorable mention of this regiment.
The Second Maryland Infantry Battalion was formed in the winter of 1862 and 1863, and offered by Lieut. Col. James R. Herbert and Maj. William W. Goldsborough , and in discipline, efficiency and all the dash characteristic of the true soldier, equaled the First Maryland, and on many occasions received the commendations of brigade, division and corps commanders for its meritorious conduct in the field. It participated in the battle here at Winchester against Gen. Milroy, and in campaigns of Maryland and Pennsylvania, leaving nearly one-half of its men killed and wounded on the gory field of Gettysburg. It was in the battles of Gain’s Mills, Cold Harbor, and with Gen. Lee in the long and bloody struggle in front of Petersburg, and always sustained a high standard for endurance and courage, and finally surrendered a little remnant at Appomattox Court House, its pathway during the war having been strewn with the lifeless bodies of many of its gallant spirits.
The following companies of artillery were formed early in the war, and connected with the Confederate army: First Maryland- Captain (afterwards Lieutenant Colonel) R Snowden Andrews; Baltimore Light- Captain (afterwards Major) J.B. Brockenborough; Third Maryland- Captain Henry B. Latrobe; Forth Maryland- Captain William Brown. These all did valiant service, and on many hard contested fields the rapid thundering of their guns and the dismantled batteries and broken columns of the enemy in their front clearly indicated that they were no small contributors to the successes of the Confederate forces, whilst the mangled and bleeding forms of the men around their guns showed that they had the pluck and nerve to stand their posts during the hottest fire.
In the winter of 1862 and 1863, the First Maryland Battalion of Cavalry was organized and officered by Lieut. Col. Ridgely Brown and Maj. Robert C. Smith. It was first assigned to duty in this Valley, in the brigade of the lamented Gen. William E. Jones. Its history is intimaly associated with that of nearly all the cavalry engagements in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, after its formation. It was assigned to the posts of honor in the invasions of Maryland and Pennsylvania, being the van guard of the advance and the rear guard of the retreat, the first to cross and the last to re-cross the Potomac.
When this battalion, for the last time during the war, crossed the Potomac, under Gen. Early in July 1864, and for the first and only time as an organization, traversed my own native county of Montgomery, it was a sad homecoming to our boys. For a month previously our loved and trusted Colonel, the lamented Ridgely Brown, had fallen at the head of his command near South Anna river. He had been the chosen leader of a small band that crossed the Potomac and offered their services to Virginia in the very beginning of the war. Promoted in spite of his unassuming modesty, by the speedy recognition of his military genius, his unflinching courage and his unselfish devotion to the cause he had espoused, he was the idol of his command, and especially of the companions of his youth who knew him best. Every solicitous for, and watchful of, the welfare of his men, gentile, kind and courteous to the humblest of them, proud of his battalion an mindful of the traditions of “The old Maryland Line,” there are those here to-day who can never forget his favorite and characteristic appeal when the storm of leaden hail decimated his line of battle, as his clarion voice rang out, “Steady men: remember who you are; remember who you are!” No more true and gallant soldier, no more thorough gentleman, no purer Christian than Col. Ridgely Brown gave his life to the cause of the South. The effects of his noble example and inspiring influence survived him, and his battalion had the honor of making the last charge in the army of Northern Virginia, cutting through the enemy’s lines at Appomattox Court House, and essaying to join the forces of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston then in Georgia. This battalion was not disbanded until nineteen days after the surrender, and only upon receipt of the following letter from Gen. Thomas T. Munford, under whom it was serving, and whose orders it was awaiting:
“CLOVERDALE, BOTETOURT COUNTY, VA., April 28, 1865.
“LIEUT. COL. DORSEY,
“Commanding First Maryland Cavalry:
“I have just learned from Capt. Emack that your gallant band was moving up the valley in response to my call. I am deeply pained to say that our army cannot be reached, as I have learned that it has capitulated. It is sad, indeed, to think that our country’s future is all shrouded in gloom; but for you and your command there in the consolation of having faithfully done your duty. Three years ago the chivalric Brown joined my old regiment with twenty-three Maryland volunteers, with light hearts and full of fight. I soon learned to admire, respect and love them for all those qualities which endear soldiers to their officers. The recruited rapidly, and, as they increased in numbers, so did their reputation and friends increase, and they were soon able to form a command and take a position of their own. Need I say when, I see that position so high and almost alone among soldiers that my heart swells with pride to think that a record so bright and glorious is in some part linked with mine? Would that I could see the mothers and sisters of every member of your battalion, that I might tell them how nobly you represented your State and maintained our cause. But you will not be forgotten. The fame you have won will be guarded by Virginia with all the pride she feels in her own true sons, and the ties which have linked us together, memory will preserve. You who stuck the first blow in Baltimore and the last in Virginia have done all that could be asked of you. * * * * * * I have ordered the brigade to return to their homes, and it behooves us now to separate. With my warmest wishes for your welfare, and a hearty God bless you, I bid you farewell.
“THOMAS T. MUNFORD,
“Brig. Gen., Commanding Division.”
The battalion of Lieut. Cols. Elijah V. White and Harry Gilmore were composed largely of Marylanders, and full Maryland companies were formed in the following Virginia regiments: Capt. George R. Gaither’s company, First Virginia Cavalry, toward the close of the war transferred to the First Maryland Cavalry; Capt. Frank Mason’s company, Seventh Virginia Cavalry, and Capt. Lyle Clark’s company, Twenty-first Virginia Infantry. The history of these Marylanders, during the war, is that of the regiments to which they were attached, wherever enrolled, exhibiting the same undaunted courage and soldierly bearing, and contributing their proportion in acquiring reputation for commands, of which Virginia is justly proud. Virginians and Marylanders thus united, heroically striving for the accomplishment of the same great purpose, together bearing their breasts to the storm, and together falling in the path of duty. “Alike in blood, alike in faith, they sleep the last sleep of the brave.”
The Marylanders who formed a part of the Army of Northern Virginia were mostly young men, and the flower of the State. They gloried in an ancestry who in early colonial days had guaranteed religious freedom to all and whose struggles and trials and heroic conduct on many fields in the war for American independence, had implanted in their youthful breasts an ardent love for liberty, and a determination to repel wrong from whatever quarter it might come. They thoroughly counted the costs before starting from their homes to enter the Confederate service. They knew it was no holiday parade upon which they were going- that the resources and powers of the United States were immense, and that if the South were successful, it would be after along and tedious conflict, and over the dead and mangled forms of thousands of its sons. The citizens of the other States of the South rallied to the call of legal authority. The Marylanders, whilst the voice of the State was silent, whether by suppression or not is immaterial, responded to the promptings of their own hearts. They were aware when they crossed the paternal threshold and bit adieu to the scenes of their childhood, that many would go who would never return. Having intelligently considered the situation, with a fixed and determined purpose, they left the ease and comforts of home to swell the volunteer forces of the Confederacy. Desertions were scarcely known in the ranks. From the time of their enlistment to the close of the war, they exhibited in all the phases of the soldier’s life, an dominitable will and purpose to meet the full requirements of the hard and perilous lot they had chosen.
Many noble, generous souls, among them, upon whom we relied for strongest aid and succor in the hour of danger, and whose elbow touch in the time of peril, inspired that confidence which a soldier can only know, fell to rise no more.
Brave, heroic dead! The flag which ye followed, has been furled, never to be thrown to the breeze again, and the cause which ye died has gone down into the gloom of eternal night; but your glorious deeds are green in the memory of your comrades and of those for whom ye gave your lives.
We are here to honor these brave Maryland dead who fell in the Army of Northern Virginia, whether in their own, or the organizations of another State. The pure and generous-hearted, whether in sympathy with their cause or not, will commend this exhibition of affection and devotion to fallen comrades.
The passions and prejudices engendered by the war have long since died out among those who were the participants on many hard fought fields. They have learned to mutually respect and admire the military achievements of their late opponents. It is only the discordant and croaking voices of the place hunters who now cry war; those who would re-open its wounds that they might profit thereby. The great body of the whole country wants peace. The Southern people desire it above every earthly thing “As the hart panteth after the water brooks,” so panteth their souls for peace and rest from civil commotions and strifes.
Having appealed to the arbitrament of the sword and failed, we accept the results in good faith, and plight anew our fealty to an dissoluble Union. There burns no resentments within our breasts. Clinging only to the glorious deeds chivalric conduct of our comrades who have gone down in the strife, with tender sympathy for the hearts and homes made desolate by the loss of husbands, fathers, brothers and sons, we turn our backs upon the dead realities of the past, with all of its untold horrors, and by faith look forward to a brighter and more glorious future for our country. The monument this day unveiled tells in its inscription tersely, but truly and eloquently, the story of the gallant dead whom we commemorate.
Let us, their surviving comrades, as we leave this sacred place to resume the duties of our diverse careers, as incitement to “the high purpose and the firm resolve,” and ever proudly remembering that we are their living representatives, bear with us, inscribed on our hearts, the epitaph of our fallen heroes engraved on their tomb: “Unheralded, unorganized, unarmed. They came for conscience sake, and died for right.”

ERRATA=- On page 16, 14th line from the bottom, the word “dead” should read “dread.”

MSA SC 5339-208-3

Dates1876-1889

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Spencer Jones Equity Cases Spencer C. Jones
Equity Case Files

• Cornelia Jones etc. vs. Charles S. Simmons and Others, No. 203 Equity
Spencer C. Jones and Hattersly W. Talbott named trustees and ordered to carry out the decree of 11 August, 1876, which dictated the lands and tenements in question to be sold at public auction. Injunction issued to prevent the sale and subpoena issued for Jones and Talbott to appear in Court. Appeared in Court 11 August, 1876.
Equity Court Records:
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) Cornelia Jones etc. vs. Charles S. Simmons and Others, 1876, No. 203 Equity, pp. 135 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/13/7/37]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) Cornelia Jones etc. vs. Charles S. Simmons and Others, 1876, No. 203 Equity, Box 56 [MSA No. 415-58, 3/55/8/56]

• In the Matter of the Mortgage from Grafton Beall to Lloyd E. Dorsey and Eliza Owens and assigned to Spencer Jones, No. 214 Equity
Spencer Jones assigned. Case regards the inheritance of an estate.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) In the Matter of the Mortgage from Grafton Beall to Lloyd E. Dorsey and Eliza Owens assigned to Spencer Jones, 1877, No. 214 Equity, pp 135 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) In the Matter of the Mortgage from Grafton Beall to Lloyd E. Dorsey and Eliza Owens assigned to Spencer Jones, 1877, No. 214 Equity, Box 57 [MSA No. T415-59, 3/55/8/57]

• Laura V. Offutt vs. Walter M. Talbott, Harriett M. Talbott, his Wife, and Others, No. 218 Equity
Spencer C. Jones' attorneys file their appearance in Court on 9 October 1877. Filed an answer to the bill for sale of the premises in question on 18 October 1877, in which he and William Brewer deny any portion of the bill had been paid and suggest that the land in question could be sold to pay costs. 5 April 1878 petitioned the Court with William Brewer, stating that they held the lien against the property in question and requesting relief from the Court, which ordered Walter M. Talbott to pay Jones and Brewer seven hundred dollars and twenty six cents. Interrogatories from Spencer C. Jones filed 4 June 1878.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) Laura V. Offutt vs. Walter M. Talbott, Harriett M. Talbott, his Wife, and Others, 1877, No. 218 Equity, pp 135 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) Laura V. Offutt vs. Walter M. Talbott, Harriett M. Talbott, his Wife, and Others, 1877, No. 218 Equity, Box 58 [MSA No. T415-60, 3/55/8/58]

• In the Matter of the Deed of Trust from Reynolds S. Patterson and Kate Patterson, his wife to Spencer C. Jones, No. 238 Equity
Spencer C. Jones bound to the State of Maryland for one thousand dollars, along with William H. Rabbitt and William Brewer on 18 October 1877. Same note gives Jones the power to see the premises conveyed in said Deed of Trust for the benefit of creditors and stated his intention to sell said premises. Deed of Trust filed 19 October 1877 and recorded 25 October 1877. 31 October 1877, Jones made report to the Court on his actions to sell the land in question and filed for his bonds for the faithful discharge of his duties. 24 November 1877, Jones made payment to William Brewer of the Montgomery Advocate for advertisement. Jones filed follow-up trustee report 19 December 1877 for record, including more recent trustee’s fees.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) Deed of Trust from Reynolds S. Patterson and Kate Patterson, his wife, to Spencer C. Jones, 1877, No. 238 Equity, pp 135 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37] MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) Deed of Trust from Reynolds S. Patterson and Kate Patterson, his wife, to Spencer C. Jones, 1877, No. 238 Equity, Box 58 [MSA No. T415-61, 3/55/8/59]

• In the Matter of the Deed of Trust from Richard H. Jones to Spencer C. Jones and James B. Henderson, No. 272 Equity
Spencer C. Jones, chosen as trustee in this case. 10 March 1879, Trustees advertised the report of the auditors. 16 March 1878, deed issued allowing trustees Spencer C. Jones and James B. Henderson to sell the land of Richard H. Jones for the payment of his debts. RH Jones also sells his horses and personal property to trustees. 25 September 1878, trustees report filed, stating that they advertised the lands and property of RH Jones and filed for their bond. The report was ratified on the Court 18 October 1878.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) Deed of Trust from Richard H. Jones, to Spencer C. Jones and James B. Henderson, 1878, No. 272 Equity, pp 135 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) Deed of Trust from Richard H. Jones, to Spencer C. Jones and James B. Henderson, 1878, No. 272 Equity, Box 60 [MSA No. T415-62, 3/55/8/60]

• In the Matter of the Deed of Trust from Henry Bradley Magruder and Laura S. Magruder, his wife to Spencer C. Jones and Harry D. Cooke, No. 306 Equity
Henry Bradley Magruder and Laura S. Magruder grant all of their land in Montgomery county and personal property to Spencer C. Jones and Harry D. Cooke to be sold for the payment of their debts in a Deed of Trust, dated 18 February 1879. Jones and Cooke bound to appear in the Trustees Bond, 2 April 1879. 30 April 1879 Trustees Report, Affidavit and Order filed with the Court. Report states that the trustees advertised the lands and personal property for sale and then held a public sale; however they did not receive an adequate bid for the land. They did receive $1153.34 for the sale of personal property. The land was subsequently sold at private sale.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) Deed of Trust from Henry Bradley Magruder and Laura S. Magruder, his wife to Spencer C. Jones and Harry D. Cooke, 1879, No. 306 Equity, pp 135 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) Deed of Trust from Henry Bradley Magruder and Laura S. Magruder, his wife to Spencer C. Jones and Harry D. Cooke, 1879, No. 306 Equity, Box 63 [MSA No. T415-65, 3/55/8/63]

• In the Matter of the Mortgage from Daniel W. Brown to Spencer C. Jones, No. 337 Equity
Mortgage recorded 6 June 1876 from Daniel W. Brown filed at the request of Spencer C. Jones. Jones received parts of tracts of land known as "Joseph's Park" and "The Resurvey on Joseph's Park". Daniel W. Brown agrees to pay Spencer C. Jones three thousand dollars on or before 6 June 1877. Mortgage filed with the Equity Court 3 December 1879. Jones authorized to sell land in order of 3 December 1879.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) Mortgage from Daniel W. Brown to Spencer C. Jones, 1879, No. 337 Equity, pp 135 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) Deed of Trust from Daniel W. Brown to Spencer C. Jones , 1879, No. 337 Equity, Box 64 [MSA No. T415-66, 3/55/8/64]

• In the Matter of David Hoke v. Columbia J. Waters and Others, No. 341 Equity
Case involves the unresolved debt of, Edward H. Waters, deceased and David Hoke. Estate in the possession of Columbia J. Walters and her children. Jones granted the personal estate of Edward H. Waters by Montgomery County Orphan's Court. Hoke claims in the complaint that Jones has refused to pay him for Waters outstanding debts on 15 December 1879. Jones filed a response to the complaint on 4 October 1880 stating that he served as the administrator of the estate and had used the money from previous sales to pay Waters' other debts. Jones also gave a deposition in the case on 3 November 1880. Involvement in the case seems to have become more limited when Hattersly W. Talbott becomes Trustee. Water's land is sold by Talbott at auction to pay his debts to Hoke.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) In the Matter of David Hoke v. Columbia J. Waters and others, 1879, No. 341 Equity, pp 135 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) In the Matter of David Hoke v. Columbia J. Waters and others, 1879, No. 341 Equity, Box 64 [MSA No. T415-66, 3/55/8/64]

• In the Matter of George Peter et. al. v. William Brewer et. al., No. 470 Equity
Case involves land that was owned by George Peter and John Brewer. Upon John Brewer's death, the land was inherited by his children, one of whom was Ellen Brewer, later Ellen Jones, the wife of Spencer C. Jones. Bill in Equity filed by Peter, 13 January 1883. Wills of Elizabeth S. Brewer and John Brewer filed that same day as exhibits. In Answer of William Brewer et. al., parties agree to a decree to sell land, although Spencer Jones and his daughter were not listed, 15 January 1883. Answer of Spencer C. Jones also filed that day and also consents to a decree for sale of land. 31 July 1883, Spencer Jones consents to sale of land as guardian of Elizabeth Jones. Testimony of Spencer Jones taken by H. Maurice Talbott 24 July 1883. At the time, Jones was 47 and serving as Clerk of the Court of Appeals. He suggested it was in the best interest of all parties to sell the land in question. 1 August 1883, George Peter and William Brewer appointed trustees to sell land. Order that the land in question be sold 17 September 1884. Land sold for $4000.00 on 7 July 1886 to Franklin J. Marsden. George Peter, trustee, died 9 August 1893 before filing necessary paperwork with the Court. 19 February 1894, Marsden petitioned the Court to assign new trustees to replace Peter. Robert B. Peter appointed Trustee 22 February 1894. Peter files Trustees Report 27 March 1894 and sale ordered ratified. Final order of ratification issued 22 November 1899.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) In the Matter of George Peter et. al v. William Brewer et. al., 1883, No. 470 Equity, pp 135 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) In the Matter of George Peter et. al v. William Brewer et. al., 1883, No. 470 Equity, Box 74 [MSA No. T415-76, 3/55/8/74]

• In the Matter of Spencer C. Jones, Guardian of John Brewer, an infant, against Matilda P. Brewer, widow, and John Brewer, No. 598 Equity
26 August 1885, Spencer Jones authorizes his name as guardian for John Brewer in the case. Complaint filed 28 August 1885 regarding the younger John Brewer's interest in the land inherited by his father, William, and mother, Matilda, from the elder John Brewer. The same land was disputed in the case of George Peter et. al. v. William Brewer et. al. Jones contends in the complaint that it is in John Brewers interest to sell the land. Hattersley M. Talbott was solicitor for the plaintiff. Report of Guardian ad Litem, William Russell, filed 10 September 1885, expressing agreement with Jones' position. John B. Brewer also expressed support for sale of the land in his answer to the complaint, filed 14 September 1885. Jones appointed trustee of estate 18 September 1885. Trustees report filed by Jones 17 October 1885. Auditors Report filed 30 November 1885. Trustees report filed again on 23 January 1888, stating that the land in question had been sold on 16 January 1888. Auditors Second Report filed 4 February 1888.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) In the Matter of Spencer C. Jones, Guardian of John Brewer, an infant, against Matilda P. Brewer, widow, and John Brewer, 1885, No. 598 Equity, pp 135 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) In the Matter of Spencer C. Jones, Guardian of John Brewer, an infant, against Matilda P. Brewer, widow, and John Brewer, 1885, No. 598 Equity, Box 80 [MSA No. T415-82, 3/55/8/80]

• In the Matter of Antonio Retagliata and Joseph C. Retagliata and William L. Retagliata by Antonio Retagliata their next-friend vs. Spencer C. Jones, No. 600 Equity
1 September 1885 Spencer Jones writes the court requesting that another trustee be appointed in this case. 10 September 1885, petition and order of the court filed with the Court. Teresa Retagliata named Spencer C. Jones trustee of her estate in her will, which he refused. Antonio Retagliata filed a petition requesting that the Court appoint a trustee in this matter. Charles Prettyman appointed trustee.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) In the Matter of Antonio Retagliata and Joseph C. Retagliata and William L. Retagliata by Antonio Retagliata their next-friend vs. Spencer C. Jones, 1885, No. 600 Equity, pp 135 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) In the Matter of Antonio Retagliata and Joseph C. Retagliata and William L. Retagliata by Antonio Retagliata their next-friend vs. Spencer C. Jones, 1885, No. 600 Equity, Box 81 [MSA No. T415-83, 3/55/8/81]

• In the Matter of Ann Elizabeth Jones, next friend to Elizabeth Jones, an infant under the age of Twenty one years v. Spencer C. Jones and Elizabeth Jones, No. 677 Equity
Bill of Sale for Infant's real estate filed 24 January 1887, stating that it is in the interest of Elizabeth Jones to sell the land and summons issued. Spencer Jones filed answer 7 February 1887. Order of Court appointing a Guardian ad Lietem filed 22 February 1887. Trustees Bond for Spencer Jones issued 7 March 1887 and trusteeship granted. Consent of Parties filed 19 November 1887. Jones filed report as trustee, 19 November 1887, stating that the land was sold 10 November 1887. Auditors report filed 8 June 1888.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) In the Matter of Ann Elizabeth Jones, next friend to Elizabeth Jones, an infant under the age of Twenty one years v. Spencer C. Jones and Elizabeth Jones, 1887, No. 677 Equity, pp 136 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) In the Matter of Ann Elizabeth Jones, next friend to Elizabeth Jones, an infant under the age of Twenty one years v. Spencer C. Jones and Elizabeth Jones, 1887, No. 677 Equity, Box 85 [MSA No. T415-87, 3/55/8/85]

• In the Matter of James Wilson and Moses Wilson in a Deed of Trust to Spencer C. Jones, No. 866 Equity
Deed of Trust filed 19 November 1889, as well as Trustees Bond and Approval. Trustees Report, Affidavits and Order filed 21 January 1890. Auditors Report filed 27 January 1890.
Equity Court Records
MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Record, Index) In the Matter of James Wilson and Moses Wilson in a Deed of Trust to Spencer C. Jones, 1889, No. 866 Equity, pp 136 [MSA No. C1125-2, 1/12/7/37] MONTGOMERY COUNTY EQUITY COURT (Equity Court Papers) In the Matter of James Wilson and Moses Wilson in a Deed of Trust to Spencer C. Jones, 1889, No. 866 Equity, Box 95 [MSA No. T415-97, 3/55/8/95]

MSA SC 5339-208-4

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Spencer Jones Newspaper Articles Spencer C. Jones
Newspaper Articles

• “Politics in the Counties.” The Herald and Torch Light, 10 September 1885.
• “Democratic Rally.” The Daily News, 27 October 1885.
• “Local Politics.” The Daily News, 5 August 1886.
• “Democrats In Council.” The Denton Journal, 7 August 1886.
• “You And Your Friends.” The Daily News, 14 September 1887
• “Miss Lizzie Jones Dead.” The Daily News, 25 May 1888.
• “Funeral of Miss Jones.” The Daily News, 26 May 1888.
• “Hotel Arrivals.” The Daily News, 27 June 1889.
• “Political Meetings.” The Daily News, 30 October 1890.
• “Political Pointers.” The Daily News, 26 March 1891.
• “Political Prattle.” The Daily News, 29 June 1891.
• “Brief Bits.” The Daily News, 8 July 1891.
• “Brief Bits.” The Daily News, 18 July 1891.
• “Brief Bits.” The Daily News, 23 July 1891.
• “Brief Bits.” The Daily News, 24 July 1891.
• “Notes of the Convention.” The Daily News, 31 July 1891.
• “The Girl About Town.” The Daily News, 1 August 1891.
• “Brief Bits.” The Daily News, 17 December 1891.
• “Brief Bits.” The Daily News, 16 November 1892.
• “Today’s Convention.” The Morning News, 31 July 1895.
• “Politics as a Game.” The Daily News, 25 March 1895.
• “Gorman in a Net.” The Herald and Torch Light, 8 August 1895.
• “Rockville- Oct. 1.” The Daily News, 5 October 1895.
• “Rockville- Jan. 14.” The Daily News, 16 January 1896.
• “Wellington Gets It.” The Daily News, 22 January 1896.
• “Political Pointers.” The Denton Journal, 13 July 1896
• “Notable Gathering of Democrats.” The Denton Journal, 17 June 1899.
• “Reads It In The Stars.” The Daily News, 22 October 1901.
• “Executive Committee of Building Commission Examines Plans.” The Baltimore Sun, 5 May 1902.
• “To Rush State Building.” The Baltimore Sun, 5 May 1902.
• “County Correspondence.” The Daily News, 29 July 1902.
• “To Build State House.” The Baltimore Sun, 9 August 1902.
• “The State House.” The Baltimore Sun, 18 December 1903.
• “Jones Defeat by Blair Lee.” The Evening Times, 7 August 1905.
• “Surprise Party.” The Daily News, 1 February 1906.
• “Spencer Jones Honored.” The Evening News, 6 August 1906.
• “Mr. Bryan, Mr. Warfield, Mr. Jones.” The Denton Journal, 8 June 1907.
• The Daily News, 12 July 1911.
• “Lee Has Big Majority.” The Evening Times, 3 August 1909.
• “Paragraphs About People.” The Evening Post, 9 June 1911.
• “School for Deaf Exercises.” The Evening Post, 6 June 1912.
• “Spencer Jones Better.” The Daily News, 20 May 1913.
• “Montgomery for Smith and Lewis.” The Evening Times, 19 October 1914.
• "Spencer C. Jones Dead." The Baltimore Sun, 3 April 1915.
• "Death Comes To Spencer C. Jones." The Montgomery Sentinel, 9 April 1915.
• "Spencer C. Jones." The Montgomery Sentinel, 9 April 1915.
• The Daily News, 28 September 1915

MSA SC 5339-208-5

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Spencer C. Jones
Published Sources

• Chapman Publishing Company. Portrait and Biographical Record of the Sixth Congressional District, Maryland. New York, NY: Chapman Publishing Co.,1898.
• Hartzler, Daniel D. Marylanders in the Confederacy. Silver Spring, MD: Family Line Publications, 1986.
• Holdcraft, Jacob Mehrling. Names in Stone: 75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions from Frederick County, Maryland, Volume 1. Ann Arbor, MI: Jacob M. Holdcraft, 1966.
• Jones, Spencer Cone, Address of Spencer C. Jones, delivered at Winchester, Va., June 5th, 1880, Baltimore: King Brothers, 1880.
• Secretary of State. Maryland Manual 1902. Baltimore, MD: Wm. J. C. Dulany Co., 1903.
• Steiner, Bernard Christian. Men of Mark of Maryland, Volume I. Washington, D.C.: Johnson-Wynne Co., 1907.

MSA SC 5339-208-6

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• BALTIMORE CITY JAIL (War Docket) May 27, 1862 [MSA C2070-1, 2/72/4/25]
• FREDERICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Docket) February Term 1864 [MSA T175, 1/40/11/18]
• FREDERICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Docket) February Term 1866 [MSA T175, 1/40/11/22]
• FREDERICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Minutes) February Term 1864 [MSA C832-25, 1/40/13/19]
• FREDERICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Minutes) February Term 1865 [MSA C832-26, 1/40/13/19]
• Jones, Spencer Cone,
• MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Marriage Licenses) Spencer C. Jones and Ellen Brewer, December 21, 1871 [MSA T2490, 1/19/9/60]
• MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Docket) Spencer C. Jones, 1915, Volume HCA 2 Page 142 [MSA CM 678-8, CR 11,663]
• MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Administration Accounts) Spencer C. Jones, 1915, Volume HCA 17 pp. 136-137 [MSA CM 675-3, CR 11,981-1]
• MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Inventories) Spencer C. Jones, 1915, Volume HCA 16 pp. 284-285 [MSA CM 703-4, CR 12,148-2]

MSA SC 5339-208-7

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Websites

• National Parks Service, “Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System,” National Parks Service. http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/.

MSA SC 5339-208-8

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Frank Mayer Archival Sources Frank B. Mayer
Archival Sources

• Maryland State Archives ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Marriage Record) MSA C11-1, 1/1/11/25.
• Maryland State Archives ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Wills) MSA CM122-14, WFP1, pp. 431-433, CR 72,258.
• Maryland State Archives ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Inventories) 1891-1900, WFP 1, pp. 543-544, MSA C 88-33, 1/3/13/13.
• Maryland State Archives BOARD OF HEALTH (Death Record, Counties) MSA S 1178-317, 0/70/12/17.
• Maryland State Archives CHANCERY COURT (Chancery Papers), MSA S512-11160, George Schissler and Charles F. Mayer vs. Francis Blackwell Mayer. Contract to purchase Logsdons Addition, Bonds Garrison, Baltimore County, 14 January 1845, 1/39/3/55.
• Maryland State Archives SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (Louis Schenker Collection), MSA SC 95-1-8, Trustee's deed, Frank H. Stockett to Francis B. Mayer, lots on Carroll's Alley and Prince George's Street, Annapolis, 27 January 1877, 00/08 /13 /13.

MSA SC 5339-208-9

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Newspaper Articles

• “Maryland Matters.” The Daily News, 19 January 1886.
• “Artists’ Reception.” The Evening Capital, 30 April 1887.
• “The Legislature.” The Daily News, 23 March 1892.
• “Maryland, Wake Up!” The Daily News, 26 October 1893.
• “News of the State.” The Daily News, 29 November 1893.
• “News of the State.” The Daily News, 12 July 1894.
• “News of the State.” The Daily News, 13 July 1894.
• “News of the State.” The Daily News, 14 July 1894.
• "Prof. F. B. Mayer Dead." The Evening Capital, 28 July 1899.
• "Death's Doings." The Evening Capital, 29 July 1899.
• "Laid at Rest." The Evening Capital, 31 July 1899.
• "The Late Frank B. Mayer." The Evening Capital, 28 July 1899.

MSA SC 5339-208-10

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Published Sources

• Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme. Catalogue of the Paintings in the State House at Annapolis, Maryland. By Order of Governor Albert C. Ritchie. Annapolis: 1934.
• Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of Maryland, January Session, 1894. Annapolis: King Brothers, State Printers, 1894. Report to the Senate on the feasibility of restoring the Old Senate Chamber, pp. 623-625.
• Legislative History Department. Maryland's State Buildings and History of Her Art Treasures. Annapolis: n.pub., 1903.
• Page, Jean Jepson, “Notes on the Contributions of Francis Blackwell Mayer and his Family to the Cultural History of Maryland,” Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 76, No. 3 (Fall 1981), 217-239.
• Radoff, Morris L. The State House at Annapolis. Annapolis: The Hall of Records Commission, 1972.
• Riley, Elihu S. The Ancient City: A History of Annapolis, in Maryland 1649-1887. Annapolis: Record Printing Office, 1887.
• Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Maryland. The Maryland State House: A Memorial to John Appleton Wilson. Baltimore: Press of John S. Bridges & Co., 1931.
• Sutro, Ottilie, “The Wednesday Club: A Brief Sketch from Authentic Sources,” Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 38, (1943), 60-68

MSA SC 5339-208-11

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Frank Mayer Timeline Frank B. Mayer
Timeline:

• December 27, 1827
    o Born in Baltimore, MD to Charles Frederick Mayer, an attorney, and Eliza Blackwell Mayer. Grandfather Christian Mayer immigrated from Germany in 1784, Mother was daughter of Captain Francis Blackwell
• November 13, 1836
    o Brother Alfred M. Mayer Born
• 1845
    o Studied under Alfred J. Miller, artist
• 1847
    o Prepared colored lithograph of General Taylor which he sold for fifty dollars
• Winter, 1847
    o Worked in Philadelphia for an engraver
• 1848
    o Accepted position as Librarian of Maryland Historical Society
• Summer, 1848
    o Lived in Pikesville, studied
• April, 1849
    o Made illustrations for Brantz Mayer’s book on Mexico
• 1850
    o Studied under Ernest Fischer, German artist living in Baltimore
• May, 1852 (or 1851)
    o Traveled to Minnesota Country, Observed signing of Treaty of Traverse Des Sioux
• 1852-1862
    o Returned to Baltimore, won first prize at the Maryland Institute, spent winter in Florida, traveled in country surrounding Baltimore, spent summers in Pikesville
• 1856
    o Ten of Mayer’s watercolors were exhibited by the Artist’s Association of Baltimore at the Maryland Historical Society
• 1857
    o Painted “The Feast of Mondawmin”
• 1858, 1859
    o Exhibited portrait of Capt. John M. Porter at Paris and London Expositions and won prizes at most shows; formed a club with friends called the “Allston Association” and served on its Board of Directors.
• 1858
    o Painted “Doing and Dreaming”
• 1862/64-1869/70
    o Lived in Paris, specializing in oil paintings and drawings, studied under Charles G. Gleyre and Gustave Brion
• 1862
    o Sailed to Europe on the Casilda
• 1869
    o Painted “The Nineteenth Century”
• 1870s
    o Lived in Baltimore
• 1872
    o Book of Mayer’s reproductions of his prints published
• 1876
    o Received a medal and diploma from the Maryland Institute, painted “Annapolis in 1750”
• 1879
    o Painted “Talking Business 1750”
• 1880’s
    o Settled in Annapolis
• 1880
    o Drew fifteen pen-and-ink drawings depicting a pageantry of the Baltimore Centennial
• June 26, 1882
    o Designed the porch for the State House and changes to the grounds
• February 12, 1883
    o Married Ellen Benton Brewer
• 1884
    o Helped found the Local Improvement Association of Annapolis; wrote letter to Dr. F.W. Lancaster, Senator from Charles County making suggestions for improvements and the restoration of the State House
• April, 1884
    o Wrote article “The Western Shore of Maryland” for Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly
• 1885
    o Painted “Crowning a Troubadour”
• 1886
    o Served as Vice President of Anne Arundel County Historical Society, painted “Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, Minnesota”
• January 19 1886
    o Arranged the articles on exhibition at the State Museum for the reception of the members of the Legislature at the request of Land Commissioner Scharf. (Daily News)
• 1887
    o Provided research to Elihu S. Riley for his book “The Ancient City”: History of Annapolis in Maryland, 1649-1887
• April 29, 1887
    o Artists reception was held at the Charcoal Club for Mayer and his work was very admired. (Evening Capital, 30 April 1887)
• 1888
    o Had a studio in Annapolis
• 1893
    o Painted “The Planting of the Colony of Maryland”
• October 26, 1893
    o Designed seals for the Maryland Building at the World’s Fair in Chicago (Daily News)
• November 29, 1893
    o Reported that Mayer completed “The Planting of the Colony of Maryland” (Daily News)
• February 2, 1894
    o Maryland State Senate requested “The Planting of the Colony of Maryland” be purchased for the State House, later mounted in the library annex; Senate orders on the motion of Senator Thomas G. Hayes that J. Appleton Wilson of Baltimore and Frank B. Mayer of Annapolis be requested to investigate and report on the feasibility of restoring the Senate Chamber to its original condition and the probable cost of making the required changes, “provided the said gentlemen are willing to perform such services without compensation.”
• March 19, 1894
    o Delivered report to Senate with Mayer on needed repairs
• July 12, 1894
    o Mr. J.W. Thomas of Cumberland gave an order to paint a historical picture illustrating Maryland (Daily News)
• July 13, 1894
    o Board of Public Works bought “The Planting of the Colony of Maryland” to hang in the House of Delegates (Daily News)
• July 14, 1984
    o Description given of Mayer’s painting (Daily News)
• 1896
    o Painted “The Burning of the Peggy Stewart”
• March 28, 1898
    o Maryland State Senate requested “The Burning of the Peggy Stewart” be purchased for the State House
• July 28, 1899
    o Died in Annapolis, MD
• 19th Century
    o Painted “Waiting Orders” (date unknown)

MSA SC 5339-208-12

Dates1836-1915

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Spencer Jones Timeline Spencer C. Jones
Timeline:

• July 3, 1836
    o Born in Rockville, MD to Rev. Joseph H. Jones and Elizabeth Clagett Jones
• 1845
    o Moved to Frederick City, MD
• 1860
    o Admitted to the Bar of Frederick County, MD
• 1860-?
    o Opened a law office and practiced law in Frederick County
• 1861-1865
    o Served as a private in Maryland Company D, Confederate Army
• May 27, 1862
    o Placed in Baltimore City Jail as a prisoner of war, case no 446 _4
• July 29, 1862
    o Released from Baltimore City Jail by order of Major General John E. Wood
• July, 31, 1862
    o Registered as Prisoner at Fort McHenry (shows Baltimore as Primary Residence). Held as a Political Prisoner
• August 12, 1862
    o Sent to Fort Delaware from Fort McHenry
• October 10, 1863
    o Sent from Fort Delaware to Fort McHenry for examination. Now listed as a Prisoner of War from the Confederacy
• December 16, 1863
    o Released from Fort McHenry
• February 1864
    o Indicted in Frederick County for waging war against the United States
• February 1865
    o Disbarred from practicing law by the Frederick County Court
• 1865-1868
    o Taught school near Huntsville, TX
• 1868-1871
    o Practiced law in Rockville, MD
• 1867 (1871?)-1891 (1879?)
    o Served as State’s Attorney (Check when he was admitted to the Bar)
• December 21, 1871
    o Married Miss Ellen Brewer, Daughter of Jon and Elizabeth S. Brewer of Rockville
• December 29, 1871
    o Father, the Rev. J.H. Jones dies
• January 31, 1875
    o Elizabeth Jones born to Spencer C. Jones and Ellen Brewer Jones.
• July 21, 1876
    o Mrs. Ellen Brewer Jones dies
• 1879-1891 (1892?)
    o Served as Clerk of the Maryland Court of Appeals
• June 5, 1880
    o Delivers speech in Winchester, VA
• 1884-1915
    o Director of the Organization of the Montgomery County National Bank of Rockville, MD
• September 20, 1885
    o Nominated for Clerk of the Court of Appeals by the State Democratic Convention (Herald and Torchlight, 9-10-1885)
• October 27, 1885
    o Spoke at a Democratic Rally in Frederick County (Daily News, 10-27-1885)
• August 5, 1886
    o Attended Democratic State Central Committee meeting in Baltimore (Daily News, 8-5-1886; Denton Journal, 8-7-1886)
• September 14, 1887
    o Called on friends in Frederick, MD (Daily News)
• May 25, 1888
    o Lizzie Jones, sister of Spencer C. Jones, dies in Rockville. (Daily News)
• May 26, 1888
    o Funeral of Miss Lizzie Jones (Daily News)
• 1890
    o Listed as a Confederate Veteran from Baltimore on the 1890 census
• October 30, 1890
    o Spoke at a Democratic meeting in a well received speech after Senator Gorman (Daily News)
• June 29, 1891
    o Participated in Democratic State Convention in Baltimore. Thought if he makes the nomination for governor he will again get the position of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals. (Daily News)
• July 8, 1891
    o Politician from the Sixth District reports that Spencer Jones is in the gubernatorial fight to stay and that he will receive support from his district.(Daily News)
• July 18, 1891
    o Report that Democrats want Jones on their ticket this fall (Daily News)
• July 23, 1891
    o Report that Montgomery County will support Jones for governor (Daily News)
• July 24, 1891
    o Considered for State Comptroller, along with J. Frank Turner and Robert F. Brattan (Daily News)
• July 31, 1891
    o Spencer Jones refuses nomination for Clerk of Appeals Court at Democratic Convention in Baltimore and failed to gain nomination for Governor (Brown nominated) (The News)
• August 1, 1891
    o Loss of gubernatorial nomination commented on in “Girl About Town” article (Daily News)
• December 17, 1891
    o Received a chair from the Clerks in his office to celebrate his retirement (Daily News)
• 1892-1896
    o Served as State Treasurer
• 1892-1915
    o Served as President of the Organization of the Montgomery County National Bank of Rockville, MD
• July 31, 1895
    o Receives support at the State Democratic convention, claiming 39 votes on the first ballot. (Morning News)
• March 25, 1895
    o Believed likely that Jones will receive Gorman’s support for governor (Daily News)
• August 8, 1895
    o Jones was considering a run for governor and considered his possibility serving in the Senate. Gorman ended Jones hopes of becoming Governor (Herald and Torchlight).
• October 5, 1895
    o Served master of ceremonies of a series of Democratic rallies at the fairgrounds (Daily News).
• January 14, 1896
    o Appointed president of the Board of Trustees of the Frederick Asylum of the Deaf and Dumb (Reported by the Daily News, January 16, 1896)
• January 22, 1896
    o Nominated for Treasurer at the convention in Annapolis (Daily News)
• July 13, 1896
    o Report in the Denton Journal that Jones’ friends believe he will be nominated for governor by the Democrats.
• 1898-1901
    o Served as Mayor of Rockville, MD
• June 17, 1899
    o Attended the Democratic nomination for governor (Denton Journal)
• 1901
    o Tendered the clerkship of the Court of Appeals, but declined
• October 22, 1901
    o Report in Daily News says that Jones wanted to be governor several years ago, but A.P. Gorman wanted to nominate John E. Hurst. Jones is believed to still be trying to gain the governorship. He was slated for Presidency of the Senate and is thought to succeed to the governor’s office after that.
• 1902-1904
    o Served in State Senate as Chair of Finance Committee
• 1902-?
    o Served on the State House Building Commission
• April 16, 1902
    o Attended a meeting of the State House Building Commission in Annapolis and was assigned to the Executive Committee
• May 2, 1902
    o Attended meeting of the Executive Committee of the State House Building Commission in Baltimore
• May 5, 1902
    o Article notes that Jones served on the Building Committee and that he conceived the new building that was to replace the three present Annexes (Baltimore Sun)
• July 29, 1902
    o Daughter’s visit reported in Daily News
• August 6, 1902
    o Attended meeting of the State House Building Commission in Baltimore at the Merchants Bank Building where bids were received.
• August 8, 1902
    o Attended a meeting of the Executive Committee in the Executive Offices in Baltimore. Moved that the Annex to the State House be constructed according to the specifications of the architect except for a change to the iron cornice be substituted for stone.
• August 9, 1902
    o Reported as submitting Bill for $400,000 in appropriations for the State House building project, but that amount was changed to $250,000 at the request of the Governor (Baltimore Sun)
• August 13, 1902
    o Attended a meeting of the Executive Committee in Baltimore where Baldwin and Pennington were authorized to prepare a contract for Henry Smith and Sons.
• September 24, 1902
    o Attended a meeting of the Executive Committee in Baltimore. On the motion of Spencer Jones it was ordered that the cornice of the building be made of Georgia Marble instead of iron.
• December 17, 1902
    o Attended a meeting of the Executive Committee in Baltimore where the architect was authorized to make new contracts.
• 1904
    o President of the Senate
• January 6, 1904
    o Elected President of the Senate in an election against Henry M. McCullough by a vote of 18-7. Delivers an address advocating that the work be done to complete the construction on the State House and emphasizes the importance of the building.
• February 24, 1904
    o Attended a meeting of the Building Commission in Annapolis where the motion was adopted to approve the suggestions and plans of Baldwin and Pennington
• February 26, 1904
    o Attended a meeting of the Building Commission in Annapolis where the architects reports were submitted
• May 31, 1905
    o Attended meeting of the State House Building Commission in Annapolis. Made a motion to approve the Governor’s action in appointing advisory commission, which was approved by the rest of the committee.
• August 7, 1905
    o Defeated for re-nomination to Senate in the primary by Blair Lee (Evening Times)
• January 11, 1906
    o Report that Jones was the one who thought of the Annex and submitted the Bill to provide for it (Baltimore Sun)
• February 1, 1906
    o Attended a surprise party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Clay (Daily News)
• February 5, 1906
    o Report of Baldwin and Pennington submitted to Jones and the rest of the Special Committee of the Building Commission
• February 8, 1906
    o Report of the State House Building Commission, stating that Jones made an appropriation of $250,000.00 for erecting an Annex to the State House
• August 6, 1906
    o Honored at the Ridgeley Brown Camp of Confederate Veterans. Col. Spencer C. Jones elected commander. (Evening Times)
• 1907
    o Candidate for Governor, but withdrew before the primaries were held
• June 8, 1907
    o Attended the reunion of Confederate Veterans in Richmond, VA. Spoke with Mr. Lewis Trail of Eaton, MD upon his arrival. (Denton Journal)
• June 9, 1911
    o Went to Frederick on the 8th on business (Evening Post)
• June 6, 1912
    o Reelected Vice-President of the Board of Visitors for the School for the Deaf. (Evening Post)
• May 20, 1913
    o In Garfield Hospital since May 6, but is feeling better.
• Fall 1914
    o Contributed heavily to the construction of the Baptist Church in Rockville, MD
• April 2, 1915
    o Dies in New Orleans at the home of daughter and son-in-law

MSA SC 5339-208-13

Dates1827-1899

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Francis Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899)

Francis Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899)
MSA SC 3520-13814

Born: December 27, 1827 in Baltimore, MD

Father: Charles Frederick Mayer (October 15, 1795-?), attorney

Mother: Eliza Blackwell Mayer (1803-1885), daughter of Captain Francis Blackwell

Siblings:

Half-Brother, Henry Christian Mayer (1821-1846)
Brother, Alfred M. Mayer (November 13, 1836-1897)

Marriage: February 12, 1883, married Ellen Benton Brewer, widow. (License issued February 10, 1883.)

Education: Studied in Baltimore with Arthur J. Miller in the 1840s and under Ernest Fischer, a German artist living in Baltimore in 1850. He also studied in Paris with Charles Gleyre and Gustave Brion in Paris between 1864 and 1869

Profession: Artist/Architect

Memberships:

Maryland Art Association
Maryland Historical Society (1848-?)
Vice President of the Anne Arundel County Historical Society
The Allston Association (Board of Directors)
The Charcoal Club
Local Improvement Association of Annapolis (helped found in 1884)

Writings:

“Aunt Eve Interviewed” Harpers New Monthly 46 (March, 1873)
“Old Maryland Manners” Scribners 17 (January, 1879)
Signs and Symbols” Scribners 17 (September, 1879)
“Old Baltimore and Its Merchants” Harpers New Monthly (January, 1880)
“The Western Shore of Maryland” Popular Monthly (April, 1884)
Research for “Customs and Character of the Capital” in The Ancient City, 1649-1887 by Elihu S. Riley

Major Paintings:

“Feast of Mondawmin” (1857)
“Doing and Dreaming” (1858)
“The Nineteenth Century” (1869)
With Pen and Pencil on the Frontier (1872)
“Annapolis in 1750” (1876)
“Talking Business in 1750” (1879)
Pen and Ink drawings depicting the Baltimore Centennial (1880)
“Crowning a Troubadour” (1885)
“Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, Minnesota” (1886)
“The Planting of the Colony of Maryland” (1893)
“The Burning of the Peggy Stewart” (1896)
“Waiting Orders” (date unknown)
“The Thunder Dance” (date unknown)

Died: July 28, 1899 in Annapolis, MD

Burial: Annapolis City Cemetery

Biography:

Francis (Frank) Blackwell Mayer was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 27, 1827, the son of Charles Mayer (October 15, 1795-?) and Eliza Blackwell Mayer (1803-1885).He was one of three sons, Henry Christian Mayer (1821-1846), the son of his father with his first wife, and Alfred M. Mayer (1836-1897). He studied art in Baltimore with Arthur Miller and Ernest Fischer in the 1840s and in Paris with Charles Gleyre and Gustave Brion between 1864 and 1869, specializing in oil paintings and crayon drawings. He lived in Paris from 1862 to 1870, where his artwork was exhibited at annual expositions in both London and Paris.

Frank B. Mayer began his work to form the Maryland Art Association on March 14, 1847 and the association met in his studio once a week.He went on to work as an engraver in Philadelphia in 1847 and in 1848 served as the assistant librarian for the Gallery of Fine Arts at the Maryland Historical Society, which his uncle, Brantz Mayer, was heavily involved with, both in its founding and as president.He also made illustrations for his uncle’s books on Mexico.Mayer went on to form the Allston Association with friends for the appreciation of American Artists. Its constitution outlined the usual club regulations and allowed ladies as auxiliary members and outlined the plans for art exhibitions and for assistance given to native artists.He also served on the club’s Board of Directors. In May of 1851, Mayer travelled to Minnesota and observed the signing of the Treaty of Traverse Des Sioux. He wrote extensive journals and made pen and ink drawings of his experiences in the west. This experience was the influence for one of his most famous paintings, “Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, Minnesota” from 1886. Upon his return to Maryland, ten of his watercolors were exhibited by the Artist’s Association of Baltimore at the Maryland Historical Society in 1856.

After Mayer’s education in Europe, Mayer received a medal and diploma from the Maryland Institute for his works “Continental” and “Attic Philosopher”. Upon his return to the United States, he settled in Annapolis, Maryland and resided on Market Street while keeping a studio on Prince George Street. His work included historical paintings, two of which were bought by the state of Maryland and hang in the State House today, "The Burning of the Peggy Stewart," and the "Planting of the First Colony in Maryland." Additional artwork by Mayer such as the well-known "Annapolis in 1750" was done for the private individuals, the Peabody Institute, and the U.S. government. .

In 1876, Mayer purchased a home in historic Annapolis and took an active interest in the city’s improvement. In 1884, Mayer helped found the Local Improvement Association of Annapolis. Mayer was active in landscaping public areas of the city such as the circle around Market Space. He was later a member of the building committee of a new public school and was interested in architecture as well as the history of Annapolis. He conducted research on the "customs and characters" of Annapolis that later formed the basis for a chapter in Elihu S. Riley's The AncientCity: A History of Annapolis, in Maryland 1649-1887 (Annapolis: Record Printing Office, 1887).

Mayer was also involved in improving the Annapolis State House and its grounds. In 1882, he designed a number of changes to the fencing and walkways that were made on the State House grounds. Evidence suggests that Mayer may also have designed the porch for the State House that was contracted in July 1882, since an unsuccessful bid for the construction of the porch submitted by C.C. Woolley refers to Mayer's plan for the work (Notes by E.C. Papenfuse, State Archivist). In 1884, he wrote a six page letter to the Senator from Charles County, Dr. F.W. Lancaster, the chairman of the Committee for Public Buildings. In this letter, he requested permission to submit a report to the Committee regarding potential improvements or additions to the State House. He also argued that the original design of the State House represented a pinnacle of architecture and that style must be strictly adhered to in future improvements. “The restoration of this room [the Senate Chamber] to its original appearance is an obligation of duty we owe to ourselves and to the country. The mutilation of this hall is looked upon by all visitors as an act of vandalism and tends to bring our historical renown as one of the ‘original thirteen’ into contempt. I would respectfully suggest the restoration of this room as nearly as possible to its original appearance to be preserved in this condition. . .” (Page, Jean Jepson, 228).

By the mid-1890s, the inside of the State House was also sorely in need of restorative work. It had fallen into such disrepair that wooden timbers were rotting, ceilings were sagging in places, and some of the walls were plastered over. On February 2, 1894, the Maryland State Senate requested that Mayer team up with Baltimore architect John Appleton Wilson to conduct a study of the feasibility of restoring the Old Senate Chamber to the condition it had been in when George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1783. After six weeks of working without pay, Mayer and Wilson reported back to the Senate on March 19, 1894. Their report listed items to be repaired, replaced or reproduced and estimated the total cost to be $6,150. They concluded their report with a recommendation that the work be started immediately. It was not until about eleven years later under Governor Edwin Warfield's leadership that Mayer and Wilson's recommendations were carried out and the Old Senate Chamber was fully restored to a satisfactory condition. Mayer expressed frustration over the legislature’s inaction on the State House, saying in a letter to his agent, John G. Hopkins, that “They went back on me Completely in the State House Annex affairs and chose a very ordinary design in preference to a really beautiful and artistic plan. . . Evidently it was all preordained and shameless.”(Mayer to Hopkins, 20 July 1886).

Mayer did not take a wife until he was 55 years old, when on February 12, 1883 he married the 27-year-old widow Ellen (or Ella) Benton Brewer. Mayer did not mention any children in his last will and testament of 1896, nor were there any children living at the time of Mayer's death in Annapolis on July 28, 1899. Mayer's body was interred at the Annapolis City Cemetery.

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Dates1836-1915

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Spencer C

Spencer C. Jones (7/3/1836-4/1/1915)
MSA SC 3520-1549

Biography:

Born Spencer Cone Jones, July 3, 1836, Rockville, Maryland. Son of Rev. Joseph H. (1798-1871) and Elizabeth (Clagett) Jones. Attended Rockville Academy; Frederick College. Baptist. Married Ellen Brewer (7/22/1845-7/21/1876), December 21, 1871. One daughter, Elizabeth (1/31/1875-1940) (m. Thomas R. Falvy). Died April 1, 1915, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland.

Spencer Cone Jones was born on July 3, 1836, at Rockville, Montgomery County. He was the son of Rev. Joseph H. Jones (1798-1871), a Baptist minister, and Elizabeth (Clagett) Jones, a native of Montgomery County. Jones was educated at Rockville Academy. His family later moved to Frederick County, where he attended public schools and Frederick College. Upon graduation, he read the law with William J. Ross of Frederick, and was admitted to the Frederick County bar in 1860.

Jones began to practice law, but the Civil War overturned his plans. A Confederate sympathizer, he enlisted in Company D of the First Maryland Cavalry. In May of 1862, he was arrested and imprisoned for eight months, being held at various periods in the city jail at Baltimore, Fort McHenry, and Fort Delaware. When he was first arrested, he was listed as prisoner of war in Baltimore City Jail. He was subsequently transferred back and forth between Fort McHenry and Fort Delaware for interrogation. During this period, he was listed at various times as either a prisoner of war or a political prisoner. He was released from Fort McHenry on December 16, 1863. In February of 1864, Jones was charged in the Frederick County Circuit Court for levying war and in 1865 was disbarred from the Frederick County Bar. The state dropped the charges in March 1866. After the war he taught school near Huntsville, Texas, not returning to Maryland until after the adoption of the state constitution of 1867. Jones remained influential among former Confederates, speaking at meetings of war veterans, including the dedication of a memorial to the Confederate dead in Winchester, VA.

Upon returning to Maryland in 1868, Jones established a law practice in Rockville. On December 21, 1871, he married Ellen, daughter of John and Elizabeth Stewart (Buchanan) Brewer. Ellen's father was an influential Montgomery County lawyer, who had been a member of the state constitutional convention in 1850. On January 31, 1875, Ellen Jones gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth, who later married Thomas R. Falvy of New Orleans, LA. Mrs. Jones died a year and a half later, on July 21, 1876

A Democrat, Jones was elected State's Attorney of Montgomery County in 1871 and re-elected in 1875. He was clerk of the Court of Appeals, elected in 1879 and 1885, serving a total of twelve years in that office. During this period, Jones was often appointed to serve as a Trustee in equity cases that were adjudicated before the Montgomery County Circuit Court. He also rose to a high position within the Maryland Democratic Party, speaking often at state party conventions, as well as Democratic parties and rallies. The Maryland legislature elected him Treasurer of the State of Maryland in 1892. He was re-elected in 1894, but lost the 1896 election due to a Republican majority in the General Assembly. Jones was considered several times for the Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination for Governor. In 1895, Jones’ nomination was thought likely, but his ambitions were thwarted when Arthur P. Gorman threw his support to a Mr. Hurst. Rockville elected Jones mayor in 1898, and again in 1900. He resigned in 1901 upon being elected to the state Senate. During the session of 1902 he was chairman of the Finance Committee, and in 1904 he served as president of the Senate.

As a state senator, Jones served on the Executive Committee of the State House Building Commission.He took a leadership role in the construction of the State House Annex at the beginning of the twentieth century. On the Building Commission, he frequently participated in meetings regarding the funding and contracts for the State House refurbishment and construction of the State House Annex. In August of 1902, Baltimore Sun reported that the idea for the Annex was Jones’ and that he was the one who submitted the appropriations bill to fund the restoration and construction. Jones’ original bill requested $400,000, but at the request of the Governor and Treasury officials, he reduced the amount of the appropriation to $250,000, with the understanding that any additional money would be provided during the next legislative session. When Jones was elected President of the State Senate on January 4, 1904, Jones emphasized the importance of completing construction on the State House: “So with the sunshine of prosperity, honor and usefulness upon us should we hesitate to make this house a beautiful, lasting and appropriate expression of our gratitude for, and pride in, the achievements of our people? It is with sadness that we are compelled by the necessities of the situation to vacate the old Senate Chamber, memorable in the history of the State, and in which cluster associations which strike a tender chord in the heart of every true Marylander. Let us have if restored as near as, possible to its original condition and sacredly preserve it as the holiest of all in this temple of our liberties,” (Archives of Maryland, Vol. 401, pp. 10). Jones was particularly emphatic in his speech that the Legislature should provide the necessary funding to complete the work on the State House and that such work must be done in a way to retain the original character of the building.

Jones’ term in the Senate ended with his defeat in the Democratic primary by Blair Lee in 1905. In addition to his legal practice and his political career, Jones served as director, and later president, of the Montgomery County National Bank of Rockville. Socially active, he was a Mason and Knight of Pythias, holding high offices in both organizations. He also served as vice president of the Board of Visitors of the State School for the Deaf at Frederick. Spencer Cone Jones died April 1, 1915, in New Orleans, at the home of his daughter, Elizabeth, and son-in-law, Thomas Falvy. His body was brought back to Frederick and buried beside his wife, Ellen.

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