"My being for ever banished from your sight?" Who was this "...undutiful and Disobedient Child" who in 1756 penned a letter to her father in England? What had she done to so offend him? Why, as a well educated young girl, had she become an indentured servant? Why was she alone? In her letter, she pleads with her father to forgive her and to at least send her a bit of clothing. "...almost naked, no shoes nor stockings to wear." Here, within these pages,...

In 1632 Charles I granted a charter to Cecil Calvert, second baron Baltimore, making him the proprietor of the largest tract of land granted to a single person at that time. In November 1633 two ships, The Ark and The Dove, set sail with both Catholics and Protestants on board. Seeking a place for Catholics, who were not welcome in Virginia or New England colonies, he introduced a policy of religious tolerance. The colony was a success, but when Puritans...