April 2002

April 30, 2002 4 hours
Posted numerous recent newspaper articles concerning the Potomac case. Completed scanning of Miller, Hunter, ed. "The Webster-Ashburton Treaty, Great Britain: August 9, 1842." In Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America, Volume 4, Documents 80-121: 1836-46. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1934. Posted article at MSA SC 5330-12-17 as both a digital book and a multi-layer tif.

April 29, 2002 9.8 hours
Searched Virginia statutes for resolution posted during the 1795 and 1796 sessions. These resolutions are the ones mentioned in the correspondence between the governors of Maryland and Virginia, which was found in the Boundary Papers. Resolutions scanned and posted at MSA SC 5330-10-19. Located information on the Mitchell map on the Library of Congress web page. Created an entry for it at MSA SC 5330-12-17. Completed scanning, and posted Documents 57, "Continuting in Force the Convention of July 3, 1815", and 58, "Submission to Arbitration of the Northeastern Boundary  Question", from: Miller, Hunter, ed. Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America, Volume 3, Documents: 41-79: 1819-35. Also scanned and posted Carrier's article on John Mitchell, and the Huntingfield Corporation map report on the Mitchell map. Scanned opinion by Richard E. Israel, dated March 29, 2002, concerning riparian owners right to "wharf out". Entry for it created at MSA SC 5330-34-1. Also downloaded corresponding Court of Appeals case and Senate Bill. Began scanning Miller, Hunter, ed. "The Webster-Ashburton Treaty, Great Britain: August 9, 1842." In Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America, Volume 4, Documents 80-121: 1836-46. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1934.

April 26, 2002 4 hours
Located, scanned, and posted items from  MARYLAND STATE PAPERS (Boundary Papers, South and West) at MSA SC 5330-10-19. Began scanning article on Mitchell map.

April 8, 2002 1 hour
Posted Maryland session laws pertaining to the Potomac, which were found during record stripping by mdstatehouse.net research staff.

March 29, 2002 1 hour
Posted Maryland session laws pertaining to the Potomac, which were found during record stripping by mdstatehouse.net research staff.

February 2002

December 3, 2001 8 hours
Research trip to Calvert Marine Museum with Karen Dunaway. The museum's library is in possession of research notes and photographs belonging to Frederick Tilp, author of This Was Potomac River. Karen xeroxed research notes pertaining to the river and gambling, while I scanned photographs into Ed's laptop. Upon return to MSA, photographs and notes were uploaded.

November 30, 2001  4 hours
Reviewed final draft of affidavits written by Kathy Kinsey and Rosewin Sweeney. Met with Ed to go over affidavits and accompanying exhibits. He signed the affidavit, and will deliver to Rosewin Sweeney tomorrow.

November 29, 2001 8 hours
Misc. research and postings, as well as affidavit work.

November 28, 2001 8 hours
Misc. research and postings, as well as affidavit work.

November 27, 2001 9.5 hours
Reviewed affidavit drafts. Also, matched up exhibits and created MSA citations. Per Ed's request, I scanned and uploaded all of my notes pertaining to draft review, and posted in the restricted directory at MSA SC 5330-35-2.

November 26, 2001 8 hours
Misc. research and postings, as well as affidavit work.

November 21, 2001 8 hours
Misc. research and postings, as well as affidavit work.

November 20, 2001 8 hours
Misc. research and postings, as well as affidavit work.

November 19, 2001 1.5 hours
Received additional pages of Archives affidavit via fax from Kathy Kinsey. Reviewed and gave reccomendations to Kathy.

November 14, 2001 .5 hour
Spoke with Kathy about affidavit.

November 13, 2001 1 hour
Received additional pages of Archives affidavit via fax from Kathy Kinsey. Reviewed these pages, along with Dave, and have left messages with Kathy to discuss.

November 9, 2001 5 hours
Met with Kathy Kinsey, Ed, and Dave regarding MSA affidavit. Then sat down with Kathy and went through each of the exhibits in detail. Finished posting images from the ST. MARY'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (License Record) volumes.

November 8, 2001 8 hours
Spoke with Kathy Kinsey, an attorney working with Rosewin for the Attorney General's office at the Maryland Department of the Environment. Kathy is looking for information about assessment records for Charles and St. Mary's counties and would like to get together about them while preparing an affidavit. Kathy to meet with Ed, Dave, and myself tomorrow morning. Spoke with Ed on the phone several times about security problems and the mdag.net site. Received phone calls from Rosewin and Andy who both needed access to the site. Issued passwords to Rosewin, Andy, and Andrew Snyder. Ed to follow up about security matters. Continued posting images of the ST. MARY'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (License Record), and emailed Rosewin. Reviewed draft of affidavit emailed by Rosewin. To follow up with affidavit with Ed and Kathy Kinsey tomorrow. Also, received 1970-1980 volume of ST MARY'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (License Record) from Hammonds Ferry. Updated license html, and sent volume to Imaging Services with a work order.

November 7, 2001 6 hours
Worked on posting images.

November 6, 2001 5 hours
Meeting with Ed, Pat, Kevin, Dave, Christine and myself regarding "missing" license records. Pat to research and send a report. Received a call from Rosewin, who needed more information from the ST MARY'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (License Record) regarding the types of licenses granted to the Cole's Point Tavern. Pulled 3 volumes, updated notes on licenses page (MSA SC 5330-5-5), and typed up work orders for Imaging Services. Also wrote up a work order to have a fourth volume retrieved from Hammonds Ferry Warehouse for research.

November 5, 2001 2 hours
Received phone call from Rosewin Sweeney regarding "missing" Charles Couny license records. Ed also received a call about this from Andy Baida. There is a gap between the records here at the Archives and those at the Charles County Circuit Court. Met with Kevin to discuss record transfers, disposals, and inventories.

October 2001

October 3, 2001
Heard from Andy Baida - Trip to Charles County Circuit Court for research will not be necessary.

October 2, 2001 4 hours
Finished placing labels on images from CHARLES COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Liquor License Record). Notified Andy via email, but also spoke with briefly on the phone.

October 1, 2001 2 hours
Placed labels and posted images from CHARLES COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Liquor License Record)

September 2001

September 28, 2001 4 hours
Began posting images from CHARLES COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Liquor License Record)

September 27, 2001 5 hours
Posted two topo maps. One of Charles County, the other of St. Mary's County.

September 21, 2001
Off.

September 20, 2001
Visit by law students. No Potomac work done.

September 17, 2001
Off.

September 14, 2001
Meetings about work with law students. No Potomac work.

September 12, 2001 5 hours
Continued research and updated notes on Virginia businesses.

September 7, 2001 5 hours
Posted "Gambling" chapter from This Was Potomac River. Chapter contains photographs of Virginia businesses. Continued research.

September 6, 2001 8.5 hours
Spoke with Ed via telephone for about an hour going over how to deal with citations for records Andy is printing and submitting to the court. It was decided to place labels on the images using PaperPort, giving the complete citation for the record. From now on, any records posted on mdag.net must have labels. Spoke briefly to Andy as well. Took volume of ST. MARY'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Liquor License Record) to Imaging Services, to be done ASAP. Drove to Hammonds Ferry to pick up a second volume of liquor licenses. After locating Loren Landman in the second volume, that was also taken to IS. Later posted all of the images at MSA SC 5330-5-5.

September 5, 2001 8 hours
Scanned and posted assessment records. Also posted images from ST. MARY'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Coin Operated Machine License Record)

September 4, 2001 10 hours
Scanned assessment records.

September 1, 2001 6 hours
Posted images from CHARLES CONTY CIRCUIT COURT (License Record). Also, researched land records and assessment records pertaining to the history of the Starlight Pavilion.

August 2001

August 31, 2001 7 hours
Received equity papers from the St. Mary's County Circuit Court. Scanned entire file and ran through perl. Posted with all of the other MIEDZINSKI v. LANDMAN papers at MSA SC 5330-16-133.

August 30, 2001 7 hours
Emailed Andy and Ed with research update. Talked with Richard about maps and charts of the Virginia shore.

August 29, 2001 7 hours
Research on Coles Point Tavern, including newspaper accounts about the removal of slots in 1958. (Check mdag for more info and dates)

August 28, 2001 7 hours
Ran report of the GENEARL ASSEMBLY, JOINT EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE TO STUDY COMMERCIAL GAMING ACTIVITIES IN MARYLAND through Perl, and posted on mdag.net. Continued research, including a trip to the Law Library looking for articles in the Baltimore Sun.

August 27, 2001
Off, worked in Search Room on Saturday the 25th.

August 24, 2001 7.5 hours
Emailed Andy and Ed with research update. Scanned and posted images from CHARLES COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Charter Records). Created work orders for CHARLES COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (License Records) for Imaging Services to do on the Zeutschel.

August 23, 2001 7 hours
Sent Ed an email updating him about research. Posted timeline and notes about the histories of Virginia businesses along the Potomac at MSA SC 5330-5-5. Spoke with Kevin about borrowing equity papers for the Miedzinski case from the St. Mary's County Circuit Court for research and scanning. He contacted the clerk, who will send. Andy called and we discussed progress of research.

August 22, 2001 7 hours
Emailed Pat Melville about some problems with series descriptions I have discovered during the course of my research. Continued research on VA businesses and slots.

August 21, 2001 7 hours
Ed forwarded an email from Doug Littlefield, who is doing work for Adam Snyder. Doug encountered problems with links from the Virginia Table of Authorities. Corrected links in the table and throughout the series that are linked to from the table. They are working for now, but do to programming issues, this may be a problem again. Also, Dave sent a listing of businesses along the Virginia shore that Andy was able to put together from information he obtained from the Charles County Circuit Court.

August 20, 2001 6 hours
Emailed Andy Baida with research update. I have continued searching for information about the slot machine case in St. Mary's County, but have been unsuccessful. I had a 1951-1958 docket book from St. Mary's County returned to Annapolis from one of our offsite facilities. What is labeled as a docket seems to be rough minutes. It is arranged chronologically with no index. I also found no mentions of lawyers names or the charges on which a defendant was found/plead guilty. I wonder if the Circuit Court has a separate criminal docket for this time period?

August 17, 2001 6 hours
Continued research. Posted excerpts from Charles County Commissioner Proceedings. Finished scanning and posting Board of Natural Resources records.

August 16, 2001 7 hours
Scanned and posted excerpts from the Board of Natural Resources Minutes and Annual Reports, which Rosewin went through, MSA SC5339-5-4.

August 15, 2001 6 hours
Andy Baida dropped by the see Ed, who was out of the office today. Dave and I met with him briefly to discuss ongoing research in regards to Virginia businesses along the Potomac.

August 14, 2001 6 hours
Posted the following materials at MSA SC 5330-5-3:

A listing of laws pertaining to slot machines in Maryland, particularly in St. Mary's County and Charles County. I have posted the laws themselves in series 3, but have linked everything together.

Letter dated 1/11/1963 from Paul E. Nystrom of the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension to Richard W. Emory, Chairman of the Slot Machine Study Committee, concerning economic conditions of Colonial Beach following the removal of slot machines from Potomac piers. Taken from SLOT MACHINE STUDY COMMITTEE (Report) 1963/01/12 Accession Number: MdHR 806185, Location: 2/3/6/39, EC400 and GOVERNOR (General File) MSA S1041-1588, 2/39/1/2

Report of the Slot Machine Study Committee 1/12/1963 SLOT MACHINE STUDY COMMITTEE (Report) 1963/01/12 Accession Number: MdHR 806185, Location: 2/3/6/39, EC400 and GOVERNOR (General File) MSA S1041-1588, 2/39/1/2

August 13, 2001 7 hours
Continued research on slot machines and Virginia businesses along the Potomac.

August 10, 2001 8 hours
Spent morning going to the Hammonds Ferry warehouse to pick up 2 boxes of minutes from the Charles County Board of County Commissioners. Spent the afternoon looking for selected years of minutes for any information they may give about businesses on the shore. Also searched Lexis and records at MSA for any lawsuits involving these businesses that were filed in Maryland. Met with Karen and Nasim who were examining records from the Comptroller's office. They were unable to locate any additional information about the amusement tax, or any mention of receiving such as tax.

August 9, 2001 7 hours
Met with Emily, Karen, and Nasim about research using Comptroller's records. Continued research.

August 8, 2001 7 hours
Met with Ed, Dave and Christine regarding tax map inquiry. Late afternoon was asked to sit in on meeting with Ed, Emily, Karen, and Comptroller's interns about how they may be able to help research the amusement tax.

August 7, 2001 4 hours
Met with Ed, Dave and Christine in the morning regarding a request from Andrew Baida at the Attorney General's Office. Andy is looking for information regarding tax maps of Charles and St. Mary's counties. Businesses extending from the Virginia shore were being assessed by MD in those counties. Dave and I looked at maps, and discovered that they do not show the Virginia shore. We also briefly looked at assessment records, but will need to know names of businesses and business owners in order to trace back further.

July 2001

July 27, 2001 6 hours
Second visit by Rosewin Sweeney. Pulled and copied minutes from the Board of Natural Resources for her. Copies to be scanned and posted on mdag.net.

July 26, 2001 3 hours
Visit by Rosewin Sweeney. Dave and I met with her briefly. I then walked her through our finding aids, and pinpointed what would be beneficial for her to look at. She began her research by using the annual reports of the Board of Natural Resources and the Maryland Geological Survey. Will visit again tomorrow.

July 25, 2001 1 hour
Kevin Swanson forwarded email from Rosewin Sweeney (lawyer at MDE working with Adam Snyder) regarding records here at MSA. Responded to her with information about the Conservation Commission and other agencies/commissions as outlined in early editions of the Maryland Manual. She wrote back asking about what annual reports for the Board of Natural Resources and the Maryland Geological Survey are available at MSA, and is it would be possible for her to come in and view them tomorrow. Left her a message at home about the volumes in our collections, and that she was welcome to come in and look at them, and that I would be happy to meet with her and go over our finding aids, etc.

July 5, 2001 0.5 hours
Scanned and posted TREASURER OF THE WESTERN SHORE (Expenditure Record) Elie Williams and Alhanasius Fenwick Company on the part of the State to inspect the Potomac River and its tributaries [MSA S604, 2-63-10-4]. Posted at MSA SC 5330-10-13.

June 2001

May 2001

May 3, 2001 2.0 hours
Scanned and posted VA session laws.

May 2, 2001 1.0 hour
Read through VA session law indexes for relevant acts. Printed specific VA session laws from microfiche.

May 1, 2001 6.0 hours
Read through VA session law indexes for relevant acts. Printed specific VA session laws from microfiche. Scanned and posted VA session laws.

April 2001

April 27, 2001 7.0 hours
Read through VA session law indexes for relevant acts. Printed specific VA session laws from microfiche. Scanned and posted VA session laws.

April 26, 2001 3.0 hours
Read through VA session law indexes for relevant acts. Printed specific VA session laws from microfiche. Scanned and posted VA session laws.

April 24, 2001 7.0 hours
Read through VA session law indexes for relevant acts. Printed specific VA session laws from microfiche. Scanned and posted VA session laws.

April 23, 2001 6.0 hours
Cleaned and posted images from Virginia Session laws indexes.

April 20, 2001 8.0 hours
Researched the MD legal history concerning the passage of the Compact of 1785. See MSA SC 5330-11-9 for notes.

April 19, 2001 8.0 hours
Worked with Dave to print exhibits for Adam Snyder and the Special Master. Went to Law Library with Christine to search through U.S. Serial Set Index for information pertaining to the Compact of 1958. No information regarding an existing map outlining the boundary line. Description of area as said in the Compact itself seems to indicate that they relied on Mathews & Nelson's 1928 survey of the 1887 Black & Jenkins award.

April 18, 2001 8.0 hours
Worked with Dave to print exhibits for Adam Snyder and the Special Master.

April 17, 2001 9.5 hours
Worked with Dave to print exhibits for Adam Snyder and the Special Master.

April 16, 2001 8.3 hours
Scanned and posted VA Session law indexes.

April 13, 2001 7.8 hours
Cleaned and posted images from Virginia Session laws indexes.

April 12, 2001 9.8 hours
Cleaned and posted images from Virginia Session laws indexes.

Researched legislative history of 1799 Acts of Va Chapter 42 (MSA SC 5330-2-45)
According to the Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the 1799 session, the passage of this act is as follows. There is no mention of any similar Maryland legislation, particularly the 1768 act.

p. 32 Thursday, December 19, 1799
"Also, a petition from the President and directors of the Potowmac company praying that a law may pass prohibiting the forming of fish dams or creating any obstruction to the navigation of the river Potowmac, from the little Falls to the Savage river, and in the south branch from the mouth to the highest part to which the navigation can be extended."

The petition referred to the Committee of Propositions & Grievances.

p. 39 Tuesday, December 24, 1799
Committee returns with its report.
"5. RESOLVED, that it is the opinion of this committee, that the petition of the President and Directors of the Potowmac Company, praying that an act may pass prohibiting, under certain penalties, the forming of fish-dams or creating any other obstruction to the navigation of the river Potowmack, from the Little Falls to Savage river, and in the south branch from the mouth of the highest part capable of navigation, is reasonable.

p. 40
House agrees to resolution and orders that the Committee prepare a bill.

p. 41 Thursday, December 26, 1799
"Mr. Shield presented from the Committee of Propositions and Grievances, a bill, "To prevent obstructions to the navigation of the Potowmack river, above the falls," and the same was received and read the first time, and ordered to be read a second time."

p. 43 Friday, December 27, 1799
"A bill, "To prevent obstructions to the navigation of Potowmack river, above the falls," was read a second time, and on motion, ordered to lie on the table."

p. 47 Tuesday, December 31, 1799
"The House proceeded to consider the bill, "To prevent obstructions to the navigation of Potowmack river, above the falls," heretofore read a second time and ordered to lie on the table, and amendments thereto being made and agreed to, ordered that the said bill, with amendments, be engrossed and read a third time."

p. 48 Wednesday, January 1, 1800
"An engrossed bill, "To prevent obstructions to the navigation of Potowmack river, above the falls," was read a third time, and a blank therein filled filled up."
"Resolved, that the bill do pass, and that the title be, "An Act to prevent the obstructions to the navigation of Potowmack river above the falls."

The bill is later sent to the Senate for concurrence.

p. 73 Wed, January 8, 1800
Senate sends a message that they have passed the bill, with an amendment, to which they desire the concurrence of the House of Delegates.
 

The House rejects the bill as amended by the Senate

p. 80, Thursday, January 9, 1800
The House proceeded to consider the amendment of the Senate to the bill, "To prevent ob-structions to the navigation of Potowmac river, above the falls," and the same being twice read, was disagreed to by the House.
Ordered, that the clerk do acquaint the Senate therewith.

The Senate insists on their amendment(s)

p. 84, Tuesday, January 14, 1800
A communication from the Senate, by their clerk.
The Senate have examined several enrolled bills, which have been signed by their Speaker.
They insist on their amendment to the bill, "To prevent obstructions to the navigation of Potowmack river above the falls:"

The House gives in

p. 85
The House forthwith proceeded to re-consider their disagreement to the Senate's amendment to the bill, "To prevent obstructions to the navigation of Potowmac river, above the falls," insisted on by the Senate; whereupon,
Resolved that this House do recede from their disagreement to the amendment of the Senate, and that they do agree to the same, with an amendment.
Ordered, that the clerk do carry the same to the Senate for their concurrence.

The Senate passes the bill

p. 89, Thursday, January 16, 1800
A communication from the Senate, by their clerk.
The Senate here passed the bill,
"To prevent obstructions to the navigation of Potowmack river above the falls:"

April 10, 2001 7.6 hours
Cleaned and posted images from Virginia Session laws indexes.

April 9, 2001 8.0 hours
Cleaned and posted images from Virginia Session laws indexes.

April 6, 2001 3.8 hours
Posted notes and scans of copies related to research at Library of Virginia. See MSA SC 5300-2-24.

April 5, 2001 12.8 hours
Research trip with Dave to the Library of Virginia. Researched the legislative history of 1793 Acts of VA Chapter 24, "An Act for Regulating Inland Navigation Above Tide-Water." (MSA SC 5330-2-44). Helped Dave research land surveys for the Northern Neck.

April 4, 2001 8.0 hours
Printed indexes to VA session laws, and scanned for posting on mdag.net. Printed research materials from the Library of Virginia's website.

April 3, 2001 5.6 hours
Continued research with VA session laws.

April 2, 2001 7.3 hours
Added links in description fields on mdag.net to references in VA's table of exhibits. Researched VA session laws 1811-1824. Brief meeting with Ed and Christine.

March 2001

March 30, 2001 4 hours
Researched 1878 Maryland laws pertaining to the Black-Jenkins award. 1878 Md. Acts 274 ratified the award, while 1878 Md. Acts. 374 approved the appointment of a commissioner to meet with one from Virginia to survey the boundary line as laid out in the award. There were two other acts passed that year, Chapter 10 and Chapter 451. All 4 acts were scanned and posted on mdag.net in series 3.

March 29, 2001 2.5 hours
Scanned and posted images. Worked with Christine to locate remaining materials for Virginia exhibits.

March 27, 2001 6 hours
Posted images. Cross referenced exhibits with their item descriptions. Clean up of table of authorities.

March 26, 2001 7 hours
Scanned materials in the Rare Books Room

March 23, 2001 6.5 hours
Scanned and posted materials

March 22, 2001 7.5 hours
Scanned, cropped, and posted images.

March 21, 2001 7 hours
Scanned, cropped, and posted images. Searched MD Senate Journal for the 1795 session for any legislation in reaction to VA's act of 1793 regarding inland navigation. I found nothing in the Senate Journal, and Christine found nothing in the House Journal of the same session.

March 16, 2001 7 hours
Scanned materials in the Rare Books Room.

March 15, 2001 7 hours
Scanned, cropped, and posted images.

March 14, 2001 7 hours
Scanned, cropped, and posted images.

March 13, 2001 7 hours
Trip to Nimitz Library with Christine to locate and xerox materials. Scanned and posted xeroxed materials.

March 12, 2001 7 hours
Gathered matierals from MSA library for scanning and prepared work orders. Scanned some materials. Research at the Law Library with Christine.

March 9, 2001 7 hours
Added links on table to items already posted on mdag.net. Identified items submitted by Virginia not already posted on mdag.net. Searched MSA's catalog, as well as catalogs of Nimitz Library, the Law Library, and the Pratt Library to identify availalability of needed items. Spoke with Christine regarding borrowing and research strategy.

March 8, 2001 7 hours
Completed html and compared it with what is already posted on mdag.net.

March 7, 2001 7 hours
Created html of Table of Authorities.

March 6, 2001 1 hour
Meeting with Ed and Christine to review Virginia exhibits.

February 2001

February 2, 2001 5.5 hours
Assisted Christine with scanning and posting of materials.

January 2001

January 30, 2001 5.5 hours
Searched from Maryland and Virginia resolutions of 1801 through 1803 dealing with the appointment of commissioners, as mentioned in Whealton. Scanned and posted a Virginia resolution of 1802 (MSA SC5330-2-73). Also posted a Maryland resolution from the November 1801 session. Research notes are as follows:
n the Novebmer 1801 session, the MD General Assembly passed the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the governor and council be and they are hereby authorized and required to appoint three proper persons as commissioners on the part of this state, to meet such commissioners as may be appointed for the same purpose by the commonwealth of Virginia, to settle and adjust, by mutual compact between the two governments, the western and southern limits of this state, and the dividing lines and boundaries between this state and said commonwealth, and also to settle and adjust as aforesaid any claim of this state, or the said commonwealth, to territory within the limits of the other; and the said commissioners, so to be appointed, are hereby required to report their proceedings in virtue of their said appointment and authority to the general assembly of this state, at their next session after the same shall have been concluded for confirmation.
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc4800/sc4872/003181/html/m3181-1616.html
This resolution corresponds with other resolutions passed by Maryland in 1795 and 1796. I have edited the entry at MSA SC5330-3-31 so that it now links to the 1801 resolution.

Virginia passed the following the following Act during the Dec 1801 session. VA Acts 1801 Chapter 26 is entitled:
"An Act Authorizing the executive to make compensation to certain commissioners" 2 Shepherd 333.
As the title implies, this act deals only with compensation of commissioners, not the appointment of such, therefore I have not scanned it for mdag.net. Let me know if you would like it to be.

Virginia then passed a resolution in February 1802, relative to commissioners to be appointed by the executive whenever others appointed by Maryland to adjust western boundary of said state. 2 Shepheard 395-396.
Images of this resolution now appear on mdag.net under MSA SC5330-2-73

Also searched for any possible papers from the Provincial Court which may have prompted an opinion from Daniel Dulany concerning fishing rights and the Maryland Charter (see MSA SC5330-16-299 for his complete opinion). The Dulany opinion in 1 Harris & McHenry is not associated with any cases in that volume. The introduction says that they compiled significant documents "in different parts of the state" from the colonial period and included them in this volume. There is no reference as to where this opinion came from, or the parties in a particular case. Opinions directly related to recorded cases in 1 H & McH are recorded with the case, not separately in the appendix. Rocky and I have examined the PROVINCIAL COURT (Judgment Records) page by page from three terms without any luck. We also searched AOM in case it was part of council proceedings, but no success. This opinion may be a part of the Dulany papers at the Maryland Historical Society. Rocky believes the opinion is not directly related to a suit, and perhaps not a suit in Maryland.

January 23, 2001 9 hours
Searched for Virginia law references cited in Whealton, using resources at the MD Law Library. Located, scanned, and posted images.

January 22, 2001 4 hours
Searched for Maryland and Virginia law references in The Maryland and Virginia boundary controversy (1668-1894) by Louis Whealton [MSA SC 5330-9-42]. Located, scanned, and posted images for Maryland laws and some Virginia laws.

January 19, 2001 3.4 hours
Looked through House proceedings for November 1793 and 1794 sessions for references to the Potomac and/or Virginia. No references found to any acts or resolutions in Maryland in response to Virginia's act of 1793 regarding the licensing of vessels on the Potomac (VA Acts 1793 Chapter 24, MSA SC5330-2-44). MD Acts 1794 Chapter 29 is entitled "An Act relating to the Patowmack Company, and the navigation of the Patowmack River." It does not appear to be a
response to the VA Acts 1793 Chapter 24. The text of the Virginia act addresses the licensing of vessels, which is not mentioned at all in the Maryland act. The Maryland act is basically extending the powers of the Potomac Company, and the time frame for the completing the navigation of the Potomac. Another Virginia act of 1793 does seem to correspond with this Maryland one, as it also discusses extending the time period for navigation. VA Acts 1793 Chapter 27, "An ACT to repeal in part, "An act concerning the Patowmack company, and for other purposes" appears on mdag.net under SC5330-2-19. The 1794 Maryland act may be a response to this.

January 18, 2001 3.8 hours
Looked through Senate proceedings for November 1793 and 1794 sessions for references to the Potomac and/or Virginia. No references found to any acts or resolutions in Maryland in response to Virginia's act of 1793 regarding the licensing of vessels on the Potomac (VA Acts 1793 Chapter 24, MSA SC5330-2-44).

The following Maryland acts were located concerning the Potomac:

1794/11/3-12/27
No. 29 - An Act Relating to the Patowmack Company, and the Navigation of the Patowmack River
This Act does not appear to address inland navigation as the VA Act does.

1795/11/2-12/25
No. 51 - An Act for Enlarging the Capital of the State in the Patowmack Company
No. 62 - An Act for Erecting a Bridge Over the Eastern Branch of Patowmack River
No. 89 - A Supplement to the Act for Enlarging the Capital of this State in te Patowmack Company

1796/11/7-12/31
No. 19 - An Act to Authorize and Empower the President and Directors of the Patowmack Company to Contract the breadth of the Rocks at the Great Falls of Patowmack

1797/11/6-1/21
No. 41 - A Supplement to the Act Entitled, An Act for Erecting a Bridge over Patowmack River
No. 93 - An Act to Authorize the Potomac Company to Receive Tolls on Produce Carried through the Canal at the Great Falls, and for other Purposes therein mentioned

1798/11/5-1/20
No. 77 - Ac Act to Open and Establish a Road from Rock Creek Church to Patowmack River Below the Little Falls of Said River

1799/11/4-1/3
No Acts passed concerning Potomac.

1800/11/3-12/19
No Acts passed concerning Potomac.

January 17, 2001 1 hour
Assisted Dave in locating all Court of Appeals, Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, and Baltimore City Criminal Court records pertaining to Raab v. State of Maryland. See SC 5330-16-207 for information about case.

January 16, 2001 5.6 hours
Finished Looking through Gov. Horatio Sharpe's correspondence in Vol. 6 of the Archives of Maryland, for references to Virginia and/or Potomac. See
C:\My Documents\Potomac\Word Docs\Sharpe Letters vol 6.doc for full report. Also looked through Vol. 9 and Vol. 14, which also contain Sharpe's letters. Vols 9 and 14 did not contain nearly the number of references as vol. 6. Volume 6 and Volume 14 both contained numerous pieces of correspondence concerning the Mason-Dixon survey and the Potomac. Volume 9 contained little, if any, information. See C:\My Documents\Potomac\Word Docs\ for full reports on all 3 volumes.

January 12, 2001 3.3 hours
Looked through Gov. Horatio Sharpe's correspondence in Vol. 6 of the Archives of Maryland, for references to Virginia and/or Potomac. See
C:\My Documents\Potomac\Word Docs\Sharpe Letters vol 6.doc for report.

January 5, 2001  7 hours
Scanned COURT OF APPEALS (Notes on Arguments, Western Shore)  using oversized flatbed in Rare Books Room.

Continued reading CHANCERY COURT (Chancery Papers) The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company v. the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company, File 6299, MSA S512-761, MdHR 17,898-6299-10, 1/37/3/17.  There were no mentions of the Compact of 1785. Compacts in general are discussed in the Defendant's rejoiner, which can be found in Folder 9. The purpose for this is their argument that when charters were passed incorporating the C&O Canal Company, that a compact was formed between Virginia, Maryland, and the United States. The Complaint's response discusses this point as well, and is also found in Folder 9. The compact seems to be inferred in the response of the C&O Canal Company, which is in Folder 10. On page 2 of the response, the lawyers discuss how the navigation of the Potomac River becomes a concern following "the peace of 1783," and that such concern followed with the chartering of the Potomac Company, however, nothing is directly said about the Compact.

January 4, 2001 5 hours
Searched for additional materials related to the B&O v. C&O case, primarily notes:

COURT OF APPEALS (Notes on Arguments, Western Shore)  Volume 1831-1832 pp. 290-294, 378-432 [MSA S427-15, 1-67-6-16]. Daniel Webster's arguments and comments concerning this case were not located. There are no briefs for this case. The COURT OF APPEALS (Briefs, Western Shore) series does not begin until the Dec Term 1832.

Prepared scanning order for 4 Gill and Johnson pp. 1-273, which covers the C&O v. B&O.

Began to read through CHANCERY COURT (Chancery Papers) The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company v. the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company, File 6299, MSA S512-761, MdHR 17,898-6299-10, 1/37/3/17 for any mention of the Potomac River Compact of 1785 to determine who brought it up.

December 2000

December 28, 2000 2 hours
Scanning for Christine of materials photocopied at the Library of Congress, and the Thomas Stone Historical Survey Report, which was recently received from the Maryland Historical Trust.

December 27, 2000 1 hour
Scanning for Christine of materials photocopies at the Library of Congress.

December 26, 2000 2 hours
Located Judge Frank G. Wagaman's opinion of the Middlekauf case. There was no known circuit court case number for this case, and MSA is not in possession of a docket from the Washington County Circuit Court for this time period. A COURT OF APPEALS (Docket) was consulted to obtain a term and case number, then the brief of the case was examined. The brief referred me to the Circuit Court Case. The citation for the case is as follows:

WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers) Jacob M. Middlekauf and others vs. E. Lee LeCompte and Albert Crampton, Box 160 File No. 9946 [MSA T425, 0-14-1-50]

The Circuit Court opinion and the Court of Appeals opinion are both posted on mdag.net under SC 5330-16-93.

December 22, 2000 2 hours
Scanned O'Neal case materials on the oversized scanner in the Rare Books Room.

Searched BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket, Index) for any references to Joseph O'Neal and the Virginia and Maryland Bridge Co. This index is only a defendant index. Since O'Neal was the original defendant in the Washington County Circuit Court case, I searched for him, and found no references to Joseph O'Neal between 1853-1861. It appears that the reference in the recorded opinion of the Court of Appeals is incorrect. The index for BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT  No. 2 was not examined, as it was not established until 1888.

December 21, 2000 5 hours
Meeting with Ed, Christine, and Dave regarding research and imaging for mdag.net.

Acts of Virginia 1789 Chapter 32. "An Act for the cession of ten miles square, or any lesser quantity of territory within this state, to the United States, in Congress assembled, for the permanent seat of the general government. (Passed the 3d of December, 1789)." copied from Hening's Statutes of Virginia, Volume 13 pp. 43-44. (SC 5330-2-30)

Search for original papers of O'Neal v. Virginia & Maryland Bridge Co. revealed the following references:

COURT OF APPEALS (Docket) Volume 1858/12-1862/06 [MSA S412, 1/66/14/38]
December 1858, page 35 case number 217
June 1859, page 101 case number 158
December 1859, page 157 case number 135
June 1860, page 220 case number 127
December 1860, page 280 case number 117
June 1861, page 357 case number 157
All of the entries indicate that this is an equity case from Washington County Circuit Court, not the Baltimore City Circuit Court as mentioned in the recorded opinion.

Pages 280 and 357 record the decision as follows:
"Decree reversed with costs to Appellants and bill dismissed by the Court on the 2nd day of November 1861."

There is no mention of a recording of this case in the COURT OF APPEALS (Judgement Record). There are also no COURT OF APPEALS (Transcripts) for this time period.

COURT OF APPEALS (Briefs) June Term 1861, Case number 157 [MSA S 375-30, 1/64/12/1]
The Brief does contain a summary of the proceedings of the case in the Washington County Circuit Court. This along with the original papers of the case need to be pulled to see if there is a reference to any possible proceedings in the Baltimore City Circuit Court. The citation for the original papers is: WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers) Box 9 File No. 1470 [MSA T 425-9, 0/12/4/34]

COURT OF APPEALS (Opinions) June Term 1861, Case number 157 [MSA S 393-17, 1/65/12/59]
The Opinion does not contain a reference to this case in the Baltimore City Circuit Court, however MD Reports 18:1 does.

December 20, 2000 2 hours
Reviewed images scanned and posted on mdag.net. Notified ECP of their availability on N: drive for future posting on mdag.net.

December 18, 2000 2 hours
Reviewed images scanned and posted on mdag.net (SC 5330-9-90 and SC 5330-9-91). Searched for the Answer of the State of Maryland to the Cross-Bill of the State of West Virginia (SC 5330-8-22) and prepared work order for scanning. Located citation for the Compact of 1785 (SC 5330-10-3), as well as text version available on Archives of Maryland On-Line. Went to the Law Library with Christine to search for additional citations from the Virginia Brief.

December 15, 2000 .5 hours
Created work orders and file pathways for mdag.net images.

December 14, 2000 9.1 hours
Worked with Christine at Nimitz Library and the State Law Library locating and copying citations from the Virginia Brief. Prepared work orders for scanning of borrowed materials.

December 13, 2000 6 hours
Searched for and xeroxed Documents T & U from 1870 GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Public Documents).

Worked with Christine in locating and copying citations from the Virginia Brief.

December 12, 2000 1 hour
Searched for citations from the Government Publications database, and prepared SL paperwork for reproduction on the Zeutschel.

December 11, 2000 5 hours
Searched for citations from the Government Publications database concerning reports found in GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Public Documents) which address boundary disputes between Maryland and Virginia.

Researched correspondence related to 1853 Chapter 179, which granted rights to the President of the United States pertaining to water for the City of Washington. Located the following references in GOVERNOR (Letterbook) Volume 1845-1854 [MSA S1076-3, 2-26-2-31]:

On March 10, 1853, Jefferson Davis the US Sec. of War, wrote to Gov. Lowe stating that "At the last session of Congress an approriation was made for the purpose of bringing water into the City of Washington, and that if the plan adopted by the President should require water to be drawn from any source within the limits of Maryland, the assent of the Legislature of that state should first be obtained. And another act prohibits the expenditure of public money upon any land purchased by the United States until the consent of the Legislature of the State, in which the land may be, shall be given to said purchase. I have therefore the honor to request that the assent of the Legislature of Maryland, be given to the use of such water as may be found necessary in the execution of the work above provided for, and the purchase of such lands as may be required for that purpose. I enclose the draught of an act which would meet the views of this Department." (pp. 412-413)

Gov. Lowe replied to Sec. Davis on March 24, 1853, stating "I have this day transmitted to the General Assembly copies of your letter, and the accompanying draft of a law, which you say will meet the views of your Department." (p. 413)

Following passage by the General Assembly of Chapter 179, Gov. Lowe wrote to Sec. Davis on May 5, 1853, transmitting a copy of the act. (p. 430) Sec. Davis acknowledged receipt of this transmittal in a letter to Gov. Lowe on May 10, 1853 (p. 436)

I also searched MARYLAND INDEXES (Governors Records, Index), MSA S1274, which includes GOVERNOR (Miscellaneous Papers) for 1850-1868, but found no references.

Searched all boxes in GOVERNOR (Miscellaneous Papers) concerning letters and reports from 1876-1877 concering Isaac Jones and his report to the Governor concerning the boundary dispute with Virginia. No references were located.

December 8, 2000  2 hours
Researched The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company vs. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, Court of Appeals December 1831 Term. This was a follow up to research conducted by Dave on September 29, 2000. He and I both located the following records:

COURT OF APPEALS (Docket, Western Shore) The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company vs. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, December 1831 Term, Appeals in Error #274 [MSA S414-12, 1/66/14/30]

COURT OF APPEALS (Judgement Record, Western Shore) The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company vs. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, Volume JJ 3 pp. 25-27 [MSA S420-27, 1/66/11/35]

CHANCERY COURT (Chancery Papers) The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company v. the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company, Answer, May 16, 1829, File 6299, MSA S512-761, MdHR
17,898-6299-10, 1/37/3/17.  A total of 37 pages.

CHANCERY COURT (Chancery Record) The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company v. the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company and the Potomac Company, 1831, Liber 144, Folio142-510,
MSA S517-163, MdHR 17,858, 1/35/4/11. Pages 229-257 contain the response.

COURT OF APPEALS (Transcripts, Western Shore) Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company vs. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, 1831, Liber JJ AS, Case 274, MSA S436-42,
MdHR 410, 1/67/7/38. Pages 110-149 contains the response.

COURT OF APPEALS (Maryland Reports) Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company vs. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, 1832, Gill and Johnson's Reports vol. 4, folio 1-273,
2/6/10/5. Pages 16-52 contain the response but not the document schedule.

Researched Acts of Maryland 1853 Chapter 179, An Act giving the assent of the State of Maryland, to such plan as may be adopted by the President of the United States, for supplying the City of Washington with Water passed May 3, 1853, and appears on pages 208-209 of the 1853 Laws of Maryland.

The bill was introduced in the Senate on March 30, 1853 by Mr. Williams from the Committe on Judical Proceedings. The bill was read and ordered to be printed. (p. 186) On April 5th, the bill was read a second time and ordered to lie on the table. The words "for the purchase" were inserted in teh 4th line of the 2nd section, after the word "or." (p. 204) On April 15th if was made the order of the day for next Wednesday. (p. 253) On April 20th, the bill was laid on the table. (p. 261) The bill was read for the third time on April 29th. The 5th section was striked out a new one added. The bill passed 12-0 and was sent to the House. (pp. 313-314) The bill was retruned passed by the House on May 5th. (pp. 331-332)

The first reading of the bill took place in the House on April 30th, and was referred to the Committee on Internal Improvements. (p. 654) The bill was read for the second time on May 2nd, and ordered to a third reading. (p. 659) The third reading occurred on Mary 3rd, at which time the bill was passed 41-1, and returned to the Senate. (pp. 673-674)

November 2000

November 27, 2000 1.3 hours
Searched for Laws cited in Series 3.

November 8, 2000 8 hours
Located laws and resolutions cited in Series 3 of mdag.net for reproduction and posting on the website. Prepared SL work orders for reproduction using the Zeutschel. Set up file pathway for images on N: drive, S1604 series. Delivered volumes to Imaging Services for reproduction.