The Carpenter and the Crocodile

Garrett Power, University of Maryland School of Law

Document Type: Article

Published in Maryland Historical Magazine, v. 91, no. 1, spring 1996, p. 4-15.

Abstract

Pre-revolutionary Baltimore Town grew rapidly in commerce and population. Its harbor on the Chesapeake Bay served a larger trading area than any other American seaport at the time. In the 17770s two young fortune seekers - Leonard Harbaugh, carpenter and Christopher Hughes, silversmith - arrived in Baltimore from Ireland. This paper explores the role that each played in developing Baltimore's physical, monetary and legal landscape.

Recommended Citation

Power, Garrett, "The Carpenter and the Crocodile" (1996). All Faculty Publications. Paper 297.
http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/fac_pubs/297