Downtown in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Unanimous Resolution

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 21, 2017

1. Unanimous Resolution Marker

Inscription. “It is the unanimous resolution and opinion of this court that all the business thereof shall and ought to be transacted in the usual and accustomed manner, without any inconvenience or delay to be occasioned from the want of stamped paper, parchment, or vellum, and that all proceedings shall be valid and effectual without the use of stamps…” — Frederick County Court Justices (“The Immortals”), 1765

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.

Location. 39° 24.942′ N, 77° 24.731′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from North Court Street. In the sidewalk in front of Frederick City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 North Court Street, Frederick MD 21701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: “South Magnetic” (a few steps from this marker); Frederick’s Poet Lawyer (a few steps from this marker); Long Road to Emancipation (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Frederick County's First Y.M.C.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ross Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Ross House (within shouting distance of this marker); No to the Stamp! (within shouting distance of this marker); The Congregation in Frederick (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Dred Scott Decision (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Thomas Johnson (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Roger Brooke Taney (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 21, 2017

2. Unanimous Resolution Marker

missing); City Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named City Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

O! the fatal Stamp image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 21, 2017

3. O! the fatal Stamp

An Emblem of the Effects of the Stamp.Close-up of image on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.