Report of the Commanding Officer, "Veteran Corps," Fifth Regiment. Infantry, Maryland National Guard. HEADQUARTERS "VETERAN CORPS," FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY, MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD. BALTIMORE, December 5, 1899. TO THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, STATE OF MARYLAND; SIR: In obedience to G. O. No. 11, A. G. O., c. s., dated November 16, 1899, I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of this command for the years 1898 and 1899. This corps has performed no duties during those periods except that of escort, parading as such upon the departure and return of the 5th Md. Reg't., U. S. V. in 1898. Also taking part in the funeral obsequies of Lieutenant-Colonel Wm D. Robinson and all enlisted men of the 5th Md., U. S. V., buried with military honors, who died in the service of the U. S. Acted as escort at the funeral of the late Commandant of this corps, Colonel George R. Gaither; and paraded on September 12, 1899, as escort for Capt. N. M. Dyer. Also took part in the celebration incident to Maryland Day at the Philadelphia Exposition, October 19, 1899. During the past year an additional company has been added to the roster of this command and especially assigned to duty with the Gatling gun belonging to the corps, and is now thoroughly instructed in its use. A full complement of modern rifles has been purchased, and I have the honor to report that this command is now fully armed and equipped with up-to-date arms. The corps now numbers 137 men and eleven officers. (Signed.) Colonel I am, very respectfully, CHAS. D. GAITHER, Veteran Corps," Fifth Regiment Infantry, M. N. G. From the First Settlement of the State to the Present Time. JOHN LEWGER-1637. Member of the Council-Officer in charge of land grants, etc. JOHN LANKFORD-1641. “During his natural life.”—Surveyor General. ROBERT CLARKE-1648. Surveyor General. JEROME WHITE-1664. Surveyor General. BAKER BROOKE-1676. Surveyor General. VINCENT LOWE-1679 to 1680. Surveyor General. In 1680 the Land Office was created, with a Register on each Shore. JOHN LLEWELLIN-Register for Western Shore. VACHEL DOWNES-Register for Eastern Shore. HENRY DARNAL-Register, 1688. CHARLES CARROLL-Register, 1712. EDMUND JENNINGS-Judge and Register, 1732. PHILIP THOMAS-Judge and Register, 1743. BENJ. TASKER and BENJ. YOUNG-Judges and Registers, 1746. ters, 1747. BENEDICT CALVERT and GEORGE STEUART-Judges and ST. GEORGE PEALE-Register, 1777. JOHN CALLAHAN-Register, 1779. JOHN KILTY-Register, 1806. G. G. BREWER-Register, 1827. In 1841 the Eastern Shore office was transferred to the Western Shore. G. G. BREWER-Register for Western Shore. SAMUEL ROBERTS-Register for Eastern Shore. The Constitution of 1851 created the office of Commissioner of the Land Office. HON. JAMES MURRAY-1852. HON. WILLIAM L. W. SEABROOK—1857. HON. GEORGE L. L. DAVIS-1868. DR. WILLIAM R. HAYWARD-1869. J. THOMAS SCHARF, A.M., LL. D-1884. WILLIAM O. MITCHELL-1896. |