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1752:M. Tydings
1727:Wellington
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1155:T. Carroll
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834:L. Calvert
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1587:Beall Sr.
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1697:Creswell
1667:Chambers
1662:E. Lloyd
1637:J. Lloyd
1602:Sarbanes
1527:Hamilton
1482:S. Smith
1462:S. Smith
1367:O'Malley
1352:Schaefer
1320:McKeldin
1285:Crothers
1280:Warfield
1255:H. Lloyd
1245:Hamilton
1225:O. Bowie
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