Baltimore City-Baltimore County MD Archives News.....A Relic of Olden Days October 20, 1894
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Baltimore County Democrat October 20, 1894
While searching for papers in a county road matter on Wednesday last, Mr. J. 
Dixon O'Dell, of the County Surveyor's office, found in a heap of rubbish two 
interesting relics in the shape of two poll-books used in an election in 
Baltimore city on October 16, 1817.  At the time of the election Baltimore 
city was embraced within Baltimore county.  When the city became separated 
from the county a number of old documents, including these books were sent 
from the city to the county.  On the back of one of the books is the 
representation of a cock pit, with two fighting cocks.  The pit is surrounded 
by a crowd of sports in old colonial dress.  A picture on the back of the 
other book represents a man, in colonial dress, sitting before a chess board.  
Under the picture are the words: "A Knowing One," while above it are 
printed: "If knowledge of the world makes men villains, may Juba live in 
ignorance."  One of the books contained the names of the voters of "the First 
ward and Second district of the city of Baltimore," and a record of the votes 
cast for Edward G. Woodyear and Thomas Kell for delegates to the General 
Assembly.  The other book was used in "the Eighth district of the city of 
Baltimore."

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