”On the 5th of September, 1848, a general convention of gentlemen interested in agricultural pursuits was held in Baltimore, at the Maryland Institute. This convention was called to order by Charles B. Calvert, who had been instrumental in assembling the convention, and who nominated Judge John Glenn, then the president of the Maryland Farmers’ Club, as chairman.  …J.W. Ware, Virginia, …”

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History of Baltimore City and County, by John Thomas Scharf, 1881, page 846