Abstract

A London Apprentice in Maryland

This article presents information the book "A Character of the Province of Maryland," by George Alsop. It is informed that about the history of George Alsop, author of the above mentioned book, nothing is certainly known. It is opined that apothecary's apprentice or not, Alsop is, beyond a doubt, a highly entertaining rascal; he is manifestly a braggadocio or ruffler, but not destitute of parts, and any reader, however little antiquarian in his tastes, will enjoy the "Character," "wherein is Described, in Four Distinct Parts, the Situation and plenty of the Province; the Laws, Customs, and Natural Demeanor of the Inhabitants; the Worst and Best Vsage of a Mary-Land Servant, opened in view; and the Traffique and Vendable Commodities of the Country.