affords me little time for particulars to you. However as I
am desirous to Acknowledge at all times to you when oppor-
tunity serves, this ownes the rect of yrs of the 29th of May.
By wh you inform the " Surveyors on the East shore are again at
a stand, that the Line they have lately run passes distance 150
feet 6 inches westwd of the Point it ought by calculation to
have run through, so that if continued, this Line wod Probably
run farther to the Westwd of the Extremity of the Radius than
the Line run for a Tangent last summer did to the East of it;
how the Error is to be rejected you cannot tell," seem to be
for submitting consideration thereon to the Superiours here:
'tis indeed vexatious as you observe to see Business go on
after such a manner." In order to help you June the 20th I
wrote (wh Letr for want of conveyance is not gone therefore
this will accompany it) In wh I informed you, that determina-
tion was had here to send mathematicians with Necessary
Instts to facilitate the Due execution of the Boundary lines &
of wh resolution I again confirm to you Now: the Geometrical
Surveyrs are arrived in London, the Messrs Pennsa & I on his
Lordps part, attended with Mathematicians have had meetings,
at wh times many Questions have been propounded & solved
wh are delivd to the Surveyors with sevl Mathematical Insst
such as a fine Sector & transit Instts &ca thoroughly inspected
tryed & aproved by real Comissrs here, some trivial matters
here further to settle will complete their departure. Tis
Agreed to each Surveyor £1 Is pr Diem, & when employed to
fare in comon with others, their passage paid out & on return:
their Names Dixon & Mason, allowed by the best Judges here
as Persons intirely accomplished & of good character, these
Persons of acquired Abilities & sound sense, attended with
real materials requisit & observations & hints proper in Mixt
& practical Mathematicks, as will obviate all Doubts & settle
& Determine all matters with you Genteln Comissioners on
Both sides so as not to intervest the Articles of Agreemt bet:
the Proprietors. I wish a right Judgemt & have been Assid-
uous for happy Issue content & to facilitate all matters for
you Genteln & all concerned.
In my last, I wrote you of the High Honour his Majestys
Admittance of me of long Conference with him, in wh you was
of Essential part & of his intire Approbation of you. By Letr
from his Lordp dated from Zante Island June the 4th in the
Levant, he says after a violent storm 48 Hours he was there
safe, from thence I believe his progression is threw the Archi-
pellego Sea to Constantinople: his return I have no thoughts
of till Midsumer next if then? I am so far happy, I wish him
home yet am easy & content as his Affairs provincial are
Guided by yr Just Rule & Due Administration of Govermt
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