Chesapeake Conflict: The Troublesome Early Days of Maryland (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780788403309)

In 1621, William Claiborne of England arrived in Virginia. He secured a position as a royal surveyor in Virginia, became a prominent official in the local government, and built up a successful fur trade, operating from Kent Island, which he discovered, purchased, named, and settled in 1628. In 1632, the English king gave a patent, which included Kent Island, to his friend Lord Baltimore. Claiborne disputed the action. The Claiborne-Baltimore conflict dominated events and issues that helped to shape the Maryland colony, and was the opening salvo in a series of disputes over Chesapeake rights which have never been completely resolved.

Author: Gene Williamson
ISBN-10: 0788403303
ISBN-13: 9780788403309
Publisher: Heritage Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2013
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d