Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-1996

Comments

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.