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when the Land Office was reopened, 23 May 1694; on Darnall's
death, 17 June 1711, the office was again closed; Carroll then
succeeded to Darnall's offices, as Agent and Receiver and Keeper
of His Lordship's Great Seal.

4. JOHN HANLEY of ——— County (——), probably ap-
pointed by Carroll when he reopened the office, 2 March 1712/3;
was still in office, 16 April 1716.

5. EDWARD GRIFFITH of Annapolis (Prot), com. by Deputy
Secretary Lloyd, in his newly assumed capacity as Judge of the
Land Office, 13 June 1717; resigned in 1723, about a year before
his death.

6. JOHN LAWSON of Annapolis (Prot.), com. by Judge Lloyd,
26 July 1723. Resigned in 1733; died in 1739.

7. GRIFFITH BEDDOE of Annapolis (Prot.), com. by Edmund
Jenings, 23 Aug. 1733. Resigned in 1740/1; died in 1742.

8. WILLIAM GHISELIN of Annapolis (Prot.), com. by Levin
Gale, 20 March 1740/1 and sworn 17 May 1741; died in October,
1743.

9. THOMAS JENNINGS of Annapolis (Prot.), com. by Levin
Gale, 14 Nov. and sworn 16 Nov. 1743; died in office, 26 Aug.
1759.

10. WILLIAM STEWART of Annapolis (Prot., brother of Dr.
George Steuart, Judge of the Land Office), com. 8 Sept. and sworn
10 Sept. 1759; died in office in Sept., 1774

11. *DAVID STEUART of Annapolis (Prot., mother Cath.; son
of Judge George Steuart of the Land Office), com. and sworn 14
Oct. 1774. Surrendered his office 13 May 1777; died in 1814. In
April, 1777, St. George Peale of Annapolis and Vachel Downes
of Queen Anne's County were appointed Registers of the Land
Office for the Western and Eastern Shores respectively.

3. SURVEYORS GENERAL.

The Surveyorship was separated from the office of Secretary in
1641/2. After 1697, except for brief intervals (1711-16 and
1716/7-17) there were two Surveyors General, one for each shore.
The Constitution of 1776 made no provision for this office and
assigned its functions, such as they were, to the Governor and