by the Virginia Comissrs Exparte witht Maryland Comissrs
Lord Baltimore Prayg None. Lord Fairfax & the Colony of
Virginia's Chart of the Courses of the Rivers Rapphanock &
Potomack the latter the fix'd Boundary South bet: Maryland
& Virginia Accordg to the Order of the King & Council in
1736 & 1737.
His Lordps desires you will obtain Mr Cresapes Opinion
Certain by Observation of the North Temporary Line. His
Majesty's Line by advice of his Council bet: Maryland & Pen-
silvania, of wh Line I Learn Mr Cresap thinks is North of the
highest Bend & Flow of Potomack River. If the Bend is over
the Line the Pensilvanians will claim Water Passage to the
Spring Head & on that River; it is of Consequence to know
upon Settlg the North Temporary Line. The 12 Miles Circle
to be round New Castle in point of Measuremt you write, is
best superficialy had " & Say " it is a Country abounds with
Hills" With Submission. How can Superficial Measuremt
on a Plane Answr Mixt with Hills? Excuse Me, a complet
Circle on such ground can't be performed but by Measure
Horizontal to answer Equal Radiuses from the Center to the
Periphery of a round Circle. I observe, the Town of Warwick
by Mr Emory's Chart is off his 12 Miles Circle of New Castle,
& his Observations are, no Navigable Waters are Tangent to
the Circle of Depth, this answg Horizontal Measure & giving
the Pensilvanians no Inlet by Water Carriage into Chesopeak
Bay wod be Contentmt as it wod not Subject his Lordp nor his
Province to Loss by their having pretence of Navigation
Passage thro' the Province & thereby be the Carriers of Mary-
land produce & to smuggle in & out Traffick Duty ffree. By
Letr from Cecil County Augt the 2d 1753 from Messrs Vazey
& Iones to Mr Ienings Depy Secy wh I have read, they meet
with particular opposition on their Endeavours by Observatn
Northd in the Province from Capt Peregrine Ward his Lordps
Iustice of the Peace, such Behaviour is very blamable by him a
Conservator of the Peace, agt Persons by Authority sent in
Right of Dominion Grant'd by Royal Charter. My Lord Notes
him deserving of Resentmt at proper time to you. On further
Observation on Mr Emory's Chart south near Fenwick Island
near the East shore, where the Pensilvanians insist Cape
Hinlopen is, a Line is run from East to West to Taylors
& James Islands in Chesopeak Bay. On that Line two
Meridian Division Lines are Tangent, run up as Division
Lines to be run on the Peninsula the East Shore, up to the
12 Miles Circle off New Castle. Of these Lines, the Eastd
the Maryland Comissrs insisted in Right to Maryland. The
Westd the Pensilvanians Comissrs insisted in Right to Pensil-
vania. These Lines were propositions of the Comissrs at their
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