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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1753-1757
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58 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Letter Bk. I. 		already. If I should by any inquiries get knowledge of
Vacancy that will answer that End, or Land contiguous & fit
to be added to the Mannours already laid out & erected I will
punctually obey His Ldp's Instructions. — His Ldp's Expecta-
tions of having what Land remains vacant in the more populous
parts of the Country sold off at more advanced Prices I am
afraid cannot be answered as much as I wish: The method
always followed here of Locating Land Warrants by selecting
the most rich & fertil Spots without regarding any regularity
of Area or making one of its Courses coincide with the
Boundary of the adjacent prior patented Tract has left the
Land that now remains vacant & uncultivated in such irregular
small & incommodious Parcells that it is thought scarcely worth
any ones while but those on whose possessions it joins to take
it up even at the common Rate. I observed in a Letter soon
after my Arrival that in some of the Counties there is supposed
to be a considerable number of Acres for which His Ldp re-
ceives no Rent. This (except the parcells just mentioned &
some very poor Land not taken up) comes under the Denomi-

p. 36 		nation of Surplus or cultivated Vacancy for the more easy dis-
covery of which I at that time submitted a proposal for sur-
veying one or two of the smaller Counties where there appears
the greatest Disproportion between the Rents paid His Ldp &
the Quantity of Land cultivated & possessed, however the
occupiers are frequently making Resurveys & taking up the
Vacant cultivated Land for which is paid according to the Im-
provement made thereon & as they can agree with the Agent
to whom I have communicated my Instructions on this Head
& desired He will comply with his Ldp's pleasure thereby
signified. To morrow or the next Day Colo Lloyd will be in
Town & I will then in pursuance of His Ldp's last Instructions
consult the several Gent" again & see whether it be impossible
or not to make some Advance in His Ldp's Rents on Land
that shall from this time be applied for & taken up. Since the
£30. some time since I have advanced Mr Evans £96. more
most part thereof to defray the Expences attending his taking
Extracts from the Records at New York relating to Delaware
River & the Dutch & Sweedish Settlements thereon. I have
sent the Extracts Authenticated together with the History of
Delaware from thence compiled. Expecting this Performance
would be more satisfactory than I apprehend it will now prove
I was willing to embrace every opportunity that offered & cir-
cumstance that promised to clear up any Doubt concerning
His Ldp's Title to the Lands disputed; & shall endeavour to
shew myself vigilant by answering the several particulars
relating to the Province & it's Boundaries that you were pleased
to enjoin me to do by your last received favour bearing Date
 

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