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Baltimore in 1752. Engraved in 1851 by William Strickland, from contemporary sketch made by John Moale (1731-1798). The single sloop "Baltimore Town" near the shoreline belonged to the Baltimore Iron Works. Directly to its front lay the tobacco warehouse on Charles Street. Directly above the puffy tree at the waterline in front of the sloop was the residence of Capt. Darby Lux I, Gent. (1695-1750), a prominent merchant, and mariner of Baltimore. Atop the hill near the center was the Old St. Paul's Parish, where Capt. Lux was a vestryman. He was also a Commissioner of Baltimore Town and a Justice of Baltimore County. Lux served as a Magistrate and Representative of Baltimore County in addition to being a member of the Lower House of the General Assembly.
Darby Lux was the great grandfather of Frances Thwaites (Cockey) Fendall (1794-1874), the wife of Dr. Edward Fendall (1786-1834).
the downloader was a descendant of all of these individuals.
Original is owned by the Maryland Historical Society.
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