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The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, ca. 1600-1925
The Calvert papers, Vol INo. 23. CHARLES, LORD BALTIMORE, TO WM. MARKHAM.
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[Indorsement.]
His Lorpps Letter to Markham
of the 5th of June 1682.
Munday the 5th of June 1682
Sr
I haue receiud yors of the 26th of the last month and am Sorry it came noe sooner to my hands for I haue dispatcht some Gentlemen away to meet you at the time Appointed and therefore am no wise willing to put of this buisnesse of the ascertaining the bounds betwixt Mr Pen and me There are many Reasons to be giuen by me for it but at present shall only offer you these two, ffirst that by a letter from his Most sacred Maiesty procured and sent by the said Penn I am Commanded to joyne with Mr Penn or his Agents for the speedy settling our bounds and then Mr Penns owne letter which you brought me prest very much the same thing; Secondly that Mr Penn the last shipping writt and sent in a letter to seuerall Gentlemen of note that are Certainly within my Prouince as Mr Augustin Herman Captn Ward, Coll Wells &c hinting to them that he was confident they would come within his Gouermt a thing not kindly taken and to be plaine not according to the Goulden rule mentioned in Mr Penns Letter to me, Doe to thy neighbor as thou wouldst he should doe to thee Now certainly such proceedings were not Neighbour like and when I haue the happiness to see my friend I must be plaine wth him as to that point for as I desire noe more then my due soe I take it very vnkindly that some of the Inhabitants vp the Bay should be soe Posest as
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they haue been by tht Letter of Mr William Penns--ffor these reasons Sr I must begg leaue to say I will not admitt of any further delay you well knowing tht yor Late sickness has bin the only hinderance hitherto. Let me therfore now presse you to send persons qualified and equally impowr'd wth those persons who on my part are already gon and will be in all probability with you afore this will arriue at your hands I haueing Possitiuely orderd them to request the same from you on the behalfe of
Yor faithfull friend & Serut
C. B:
Superscription
To the Hoble Capn Wm Markham
Gour of Pensiluania
hast hast Post hast.
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