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130 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Calvert
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The completion of the Govrs House you mention wod give
My Lord pleasure he is dispossed to a Voluntary Gift to it,
But it is a Public Concern unfinish'd not secured from Bad
Weather, Occassion'd by Party agt common Sence, he will not
make good such Foible.
Col: Cresap's Map of the North Bend of Potomack River
with respect to the North Temporary Line removes the doubt
of the Bend touchg the Line, there being south of the Line
Considerable distance of Country between the Line & the
Bend, Admitting extensive passage to the Spring head of that
River. The observation in 1669 at Newcastle & also the Act
of Virginia concerng the North Boundery is of service as it
Points the opinion of that Collony about the North Line of
Maryland, Out of wh the latter was taken, 'tis unlucky that
Governor Dinwiddie informs you, that no Accot of Maryland is
to be found on Record in Virginia, such are said to have been.
The several Attested Copies Viz' Old Surveys, Patents, warrants
& Certificates of Land at present Disputed between the two
Provinces wth the Comissrs Iournal of run of the North Temporary
Line are arrived, but no Map or Plan of the Line, tis a con-
cern to understand the Maryland Comissrs suffered themselves
to be grosley imposed upon by an Allowance of 25 perches
more for uneaueness of the ground wh you observe " on infor-
mation was too much by 10 or 12 perchs" Mr Chamberlaine
& Mr Gale were the Comissrs the latter I am inform'd
Estimates himself on the Mathematicks. The papers with the
assertions in answr to Mr Logans Case of the Claims agt Messrs
Penns you sent are of Service. My Lord is well pleased with
the remove of the Magistrate, who Ill-treated Mr Vazey on his
taking observations near the North Temporary Line, &
depends you will at all times exert & obstruct the Encroachmts
of the Penns on that part of his Province, Essential to him.
Mr Keys request to you, wh you desire of me for his son as
County Clerk when a Vacancy happens you have my Consent
to note such Appointmt in My Office, Exclusive of that to Mr
Dulany.
It Gives me pleasure that his Majestys Arms (in lieu of those
borrowed of the Province destined on the Canada Expedition)
are arrived in the Province, the Obtaining of them cost me
much pains, But no Other than as my Duty. In answr to yrs
of the 8th of Augt Answr to mine the 5th of Iany last, yr Letr to
Sr Thos Robinson Secy of State is delivered as also yrs to the
Earl of Hallifax & Lords Comissrs of Trade & Plantation.
You please me much in approving my Reasoning with Respect
to the Law of 12d pr hogsd the support of Govermt What I
have said is grounded by facts on Record in the Province &
Admits of no Concessions in prejudice to that Right.
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