Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 521

forfeited Estates found that the Person then seized of the
Mannour was James. At the Tryal of 1752 in the Provincial
Court His Ldps Lessee insisted on the Forfeiture in 1686 but
twas argued that the Tryal in Virginia was contrary to Law
& that it did not appear to have been in pursuance of the King's
Commission, perhaps that Point could be made appear from
the Records now in Custody of my Brother Philip or in
the Secretary of State's Office. You'l be pleased to take
Notice that a very considerable part of the Mannour as origi-
nally laid out perhaps 10 or 12000 Acres falls to the North-
ward of the Dividing Line lately run between this Province &
Pennsylvania on which People have settled either without any
Rights or under Pennsylvania Warrants obtained long since
the Date of the Patent to Col^o Talbot, now if the Heir at Law
could establish his Claim he would recover that part of the
Mannour as well as what lies in Maryland but His Ldp cannot,
so that in fact it would be well worth the formers While to
give My Lord as much as he now receives from the Mannour
to let him come in as Heir at Law because he would then get
what falls in Pennsylvania to himself but 1 do not know how
such a proposal can move from His Ldp. I submit it how-
ever to your Consideration it being indeed the only mean
that at present occurs to me for the mutual Advantage of His
Ldp & the Heir at Law if indeed M^r Plunket can prove him-
self so to be. I have already told you that both M^r Dulany &
M^r Goldsborough when I talked to them on the Subject
seemed to think His Ldp or rather the People in possession
might hold in spight of All the Claimants Pretensions so that
you have now before you all I can communicate on the Sub-
ject. I did expect to have transmitted you by this Convey-
ance the several Regulations & Instructions proposed by the
Revenue Board for the future Guidance of the several Officers
any ways concerned in the Management of His Ldps pecuniary
Affairs but they are not yet all compleated, however as what
relates to the Agents Duty is of much Consequence I inclose
you a Copy of the Rules drawn up for M^r Allen so that His
Ldp & you may consider the Propriety of them & in case of
any of them being disapproved immediately forbid their being
any longer pursued. As I addressed a Lett^r to His Ldp the
23^d of last Month & some to you bearing Date the 27 of May
& 15^th & 22^d of June relative to some Proceedings here of
which I thought it my Duty to advise you as soon as possible
I have the less to trouble you with in this Letter especially as
the Journals of both Houses of which I expect you will here-
with receive Copies will shew you all that pass't during the
Session & I shall wave making any Remarks on the Laws
that pass't till I can send you Copies of them which I expect

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