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of the 13th of May begins shall You may be assured be punc-
tually observed, as shall on every Occasion His Ldp's & Your
Instructions.
As much of Arundel Mannour as has by the Expiration of
the old Leases been set out since I mentioned our Design to
advance the Rent has been leased at the Rate of £5. a 100
Acres but we have been obliged to allow the Addition of a
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little Reserve to each Tract so leased. It is absolutely impracti-
cable at present to raise the Price of his Ldps vacant Lands,
Some People begin to think their property less secure than
heretofore, & I am told very few will chuse to be concerned
with such Land as lies toward the Frontiers, as will I am
afraid be too well evinced by the Agent's next Accounts. I am
sorry to tell you there is not the least Room to hope that the
Assembly will hear of any thing in favour of an Amendment
to the Inspection Law. I am confident that there are scarcely
Ten people in the Lower House who at this time desire its
Continuance in any Form, & I have great reason to think that
the present Scarcely of Tobo inclines the Majority of the Peo-
ple to wish his Ldp may dissent to the Act entirely; I there-
fore submit to his Ldp to do therein as to him seems best, but
in case of his Ldp's Dissent shall be glad to know whether the
Regulation of Officers Fees shall be the same as before any
Inspection Law was made & whether I shall ascertain & settle
them by proclamation. I have communicated what you desired
to Mr Calvert & presume you will by this Opportunity receive
Letters from himself, he says he will continue as joint Iudge
of the Land Office till he hears from you again. As I cannot
otherwise secure the Annual Present for Mr Wogan it continues
charged to that Office & I have desired them to let me have a
Bill to remit for his use. I find Mr Calvert thinks he has a
Right to expect something in Consequence of his Marriage or
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the Late Ld's Will. I cautioned him to take Care how he
proceeded, lest he should seem wanting in Duty & Respect to
His Ldp & Yourself, he promised to do so, but gave me
to understand that he will never relinquish his Claim to what
he has been told he has a Title to, unless a Verdict or Decree
pass agst him. I have desired Colo Lloyd to come over as
soon as possible, till that time I defer answering that Part of
your Lettr which relates to Talbot Mannour & also taking any
farther Step with respect to Mr Edwd Tilghman, for I am afraid
Colonel Lloyd will scarcely chuse to accept his Books unless
they are perfected & setled, for which End only he has been
indulged so long. I am sorry Mr Steuart thinks himself more
aggrieved by the Act for granting £6000. than those who
contract for the Exportation of the Convicts from the inland
Prisons. Mr Steuarts & the other Contractors Agents sell the
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