Baltimore, Maryland

Summary

City located on north side of Patapsco River about forty miles northeast of Washington DC. Laid out as town, 1729. Received city charter, 1797. Population in 1830 about 80,600. Population in 1840 about 102,300. David S. Hollister wrote to JS from Baltimore, 9 May 1844, informing him he had arrived to attend Democratic Party convention with Orson Pratt and Orson Hyde.

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Town/City
Baltimore
County
Baltimore County
State/Province
Maryland
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United States of America