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returned after a few Conferences had between both Houses
thereon with an absolute Negative & that I am afraid will be
the Case, as often as I might be obliged to meet them on the
same Occasions.
I must attribute in great measure the Obstinacy that has
appeared in the Lower House of Assembly during these two
last Conventions to the near approach of another Election
which as I intimated in my Last has no little influence on the
Conduct of such Representatives as for the most part compose
our present Senate: As I have humbly submitted to his Ldp
to consider whether it might be improper to put our Assembly
on another Regulation by lengthening the time of their Ses-
sions, the proposal I hope will meet with your Approbation.
It is owing to Colo Cressap's Absence from home among the
Virginians on Ohio, that I am not yet able to comply with your
Requisition concerning the Latitude of the most northern Bend
of Potomack I some weeks since writ two Letters desiring
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him to return me a Copy of his Map of that River signed &
authenticated which I will transmit with the Description of
Distances & Bearings of the River Heads on the Eastern Shore
as soon as the Surveyors make their Returns which I expect
in about 3 weeks or a month at farthest ;
My Suspicion of Choptank River's being inaccurately laid
down in that Map of Emory's is confirmed by his Return from
the Business in which at my last writing he was engaged.
That River instead of lying Northward of the East & West
Line drawn (in that Map which is in your Possession) from
Indian River, is, upon Examination found to lye entirely to the
Southward of it which I am afraid will not be so convenient for
your proposed Division. The account you required from the
Records of this Province concerning an Observation taken in
1669 at Newcastle & returned to the Governor of New York
I have herewith sent & also the Act of Assembly that you
desired from the Goverr of Virginia which proves to be poste-
riour to the time you mentioned; & Govr Dinwiddie informs
me that no account of the Commissioners Proceedings in Con-
sequence of such Act can be found recorded in that Province.
You will also be pleased to receive by this same Conveyance,
attested Copies of as many old Surveys Patents Warrants or
Certificates of Land at present disputed between the two Prov-
inces as I have hitherto been Able to procure & also a Copy
with the Provincial Seal affixed of the Commissioners Journal
who were appointed to run the northern Temporary Line; in
their Proceedings you may be pleased to observe that on April
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the 23 a Dispute happened about running a 15 1/4 due South
Line; The Question being whether Superficial or Horizontal
Measurement should be allowed, & that on the 24th the Mary-
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