Randall, James Ryder (1839-1908) "Maryland, My Maryland"
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05296.02 Author/Creator: Randall, James Ryder (1839-1908) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 13 June 1893 Pagination: 5 p. ; 28.6 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Handwritten copy of Randall's poem as requested by Isaac N. Roland (see GLC05296.01). Copy is noted at end "Originally written, in 1861, at Pointe Coupee La [Louisiana] by James R. Randall."
Randall wrote "Maryland, My Maryland" while at school in Louisiana in 1861. Eventually "Maryland, My Maryland" was adopted as the State song of Maryland in 1939.
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