Thomas Gerard: A Study of a Lord of a Manor and the Advantages of Manor Holding in Early Maryland
Abstract
A salient feature of the plan of colonisation of the Lords Baltimore was the establishment of an aristocracy of Catholic gentlemen who were to be a leading group within the gelany. They would maintain the interests of the Proprietor and work toward the development of his feudal domain. This is first made apparent in a reading of the Charter of Maryland, a remarkable document draws up by the first Lord Baltimore and granted by Charles I in 1632, Particularly indicative of the Proprietor's inten- tion for such a group is the following section of Article XIV.
Subject Area
Land Use Planning|American history|Social structure
Recommended Citation
Spalding, David, "Thomas Gerard: A Study of a Lord of a Manor and the Advantages of Manor Holding in Early Maryland" (1956). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28623314.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28623314
