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480 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. IV
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[Sharpe to Calvert]
Annapolis 22d Decr 1760. transmitted by Capt Goodhand
Duplicate by Capt Pain, Tripte by Ct Newman
Sir
When I wrote to you the 28th of Octr I gave you room to
think that the Commissioners nominated by His Ldp & Those
appointed by the Proprietors of Pennsylvania would meet at
Newcastle on Delaware the 12th of Novemr & forthwith pro-
ceed to carry the Articles of Agreement into Execution ;
for Reasons however that you will see in the Narrative con-
tinued which I shall herewith transmit to you we did not meet
there untill the 18th of last Month. The next Day as the
Minutes of their Proceedings (a Copy of which you now
receive) will shew you the Commissioners met viz. on the part
of His Ldp, Myself, Colo Lloyd, Colo Henry, Mr Ridout whom
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I had appointed in the stead of Colo Tasker, & Mr Leeds who
took the place of Mr Malcolm he being very sickly & unable
to attend, & on behalf of the Proprietors of Pennsylvania
appeared Governor Hamilton; Mr Alien a Gentn of Fortune
in Philaa Mr Peters the Proprietors principal Manager or
Agent, Mr Chew their Attorney Genl & Mr Lynford Lardner
another private Gentleman, for a brief Account of what was
done by us that Day & while we continued together I must
beg Leave to refer you to the abovementioned Minutes, which
as I have intimated contain our Resolutions & as to the Dis-
putes that were occasioned at times by our being of different
opinions with respect to particular matters that came under
Consideration which where so many are concerned will un-
avoidably happen I shall take no notice of them since every
Thing that was resolved was at length unanimously agreed on
& Harmony was preserved among us till we broke up, as I
hope it will whenever we may have Occasion to come together.
You will perceive by our Minutes of the 20th & 21st of Nov.
that it was thought best to begin the Work by fixing the
Middle Point of the Line that was run in the Year 1751 from
Fenwix's Island & thence running a true North Line almost as
far up the Peninsula as the Latitude of the Town of Newcastle,
& then running another straight Line from the Center of New-
castle to intersect such North Line in order thereby to discover
the true Difference of both Longitude & Latitude between the
abovementioned Middle Point & the Town of Newcastle
which being known it will be no difficult Matter for Mathema-
ticians to lay down the true Course of the Tangent & it's Point
of Contact with the Perephery of the Circle round Newcastle.
Should the due North Line which the Surveyors are now
directed to run prove the Tangent or deviate very little from
the Course of such a Tangent as is directed to be run I appre-
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