Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Roman Catholic” in entry maryland-state-of of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...; was first settled by Capt. William Claiborne, with a party of men from Virginia, in 1631.
Earlier than this, George Calvert, an Irish peer, had obtained a patent from King James (1622) to plant a Roman Catholic colony in America.
Failing in some of his projects, he applied for a charter for the domain between south and north Virginia, but before the matter was completed he died, and a patent was issued to...
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† | Roman Catholic | 302 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
English Roman Catholics | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
Irish Roman Catholics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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