John Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Series XXI, Nos. 8-9-10. Beginnings of Maryland 1631-1639; pp. 359-464

The twenty-fifth of March is the day on which the first colonists sent by Lord Baltimore landed on the land of Maryland. In 1903, this day was celebrated in all schools in the state as Maryland Day, and the establishment of this custom seems to make reviving the early settlement of the province a task worthy of accomplishment. This book attempts to trace these origins with the same care that the citizens of Massachusetts traced the origins of their Commonwealth. No one tried to do it the hard way, as the publication of the Archives of Maryland revealed the treasures of the early records. A careful study of these printed records reveals many new details, and additional interesting facts concerning the Kent Island colony can be found in the handwritten reports of the Admiralty Court of England.