Patent for America Felix Secundus

Object/Artifact

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

1995.001.2562

Description

This is the patent for America Felix Secundus, secured by Abraham Barnes when he combined five pieces of property into one large one. This document has been carefully mounted, its tears supported, and sandwiched between archival boards. It had spent most of its life folded with the identifying panel on the outside. The document itself is 26 3/4" wide by 13 7/8" high. The primary horizontal fold line was about 7 3/8" from the top of the document. The three large tears are on this line and there is text loss. The framing boards are 33 3/8" wide and 20 3/4" high. The boards are a cream color. There is a piece of ancient wax hanging from the bottom of the document. The text on the verso: [illegible] St. Mary's County Mr. Abraham Barnes Pat [illegible] America Felix Secundus Recorded in Lib [?] No. 2 Folio 246 [illegible] H. Jennings [illegible] Office

Collection

Charles E. Fenwick Collection

Made/Created

Date made

March 2, 1744

Dimensions

Height

13-13/16 in

Width

26-3/4 in

Location

Room

Director's Office

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Barnes, Abraham

Person or Organization

Dominick, G.

Person or Organization

Fenwick, Charles Edward (1910-1993)

Person or Organization

Griffith, John

Person or Organization

Lowe, Nicholas

Person or Organization

Marsh, Paul

Person or Organization

Obert, Barton

Person or Organization

Spalding, Thomas3