That part of Maryland lying between the ocean and Delaware Bay.
1777. [He] now has a family living near Choptank, on the Eastern shore.—Maryland Journal, Aug. 5.
1777. Deserted,… John Thompson, born on the Eastern shore.—Id., Aug. 12.
1777. Ran away, A Negro man named Jack,… was born on the Eastern shore, and will probably go that way.—Id., Aug. 19.
1778. It was imagined, as soon as he and his companion disappeared, they were attempting to reach the Eastern Shore.—Runaway advt., Dunlap’s Maryland Gazette, Aug. 25.
1784. From this Seat, close to Baltimore, in a clear day a large part of the Eastern shore is plainly to be seen.—Advt., Maryland Journal, March 16.
