246 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

        Lib. H. D. Proclamation issue to give Notice of the house of Burgesses

        Whitehall agreement made with Capt Perry which accordingly issued was

              signed by his Exncy and passed the Broad Seal of the Province

              the Tenor whereof foiloweth in these Words Vizt

                    By his Exncy a Proclamation

               Proclama- Whereas the Burgesses and Delegates at a Genll

                  Assembly of this Province begun & held at Annapo

              stages lis the Eighth day of May instant have thought fit/

              for their Mats Service & benefit of the Countrey & promoting

              the post Office to appoint and Settle Some person of Trust

              and integrity to keep going betwixt the River of Potomock in

              Maryland & Philadelphia in Pensilvania in the Nature of a

              Post for the quick and speedy dispatch of Letters &ca And for

              asmuch as the said Burgesses & Delegates have Entered into

              agreemt with one John Perry who has vndertaken the said

              Imploy I have thought fit (for informacon of the inhabitants of

           p. 174 this Province) to Publish and Make known & I doe hereby

              Publish and Make known that the agreemt afd and Stages

              Allotted for the said Post to goe are in manner following layd

              downe (that is to Say) Eight Times in every Year betwixt

              Potomock and Philadelphia aforemenconed & is to begin at

              Newtons Points upon Wiccocomaco River in Potomock & from

              thence to go to Allens Mill from Aliens Mill, to Benedict

              Leonard Town, from Benedict Leonard Town over petuxant

              River to Mr Lingaus, from Mr Lingaus, to Mr Larkin's, and so

              to South River and Annapolis formerly Ann Arrundell from

              thence to Kent & so to William Stadt formerly Oxford, and

              from thence to Danll Toas's and so to Adam Petersons and

              frow thence to New castle & so directly to Philadelphia &

              Returne the same Way back again to Potomock And at all those

              places Receive Carry, bring, & Leave all Pacquets and Letters

              of & from the Inhabitants of this Province at his Nearest

              Stages according to the Directions of the Same, for which he

              is to take no gratuity or Reward for carrying any Lettrs from

              this Province to Philadelphia or bringing any from Philadel

              phia hither & delivering the same according to directions at

              his Nearest Stages And if further Occasion Require he is to

              goe to New Yorke Virga or else where as by me he shall be

              directed for which the Assembly of this Province have agreed

              to Allow the Sume of fifty pounds Sterl Yearly And to the

              End due Notice hereof may be given I hereby coffiand the

              Sherriffes of the Province to Make Proclamation hereof in the

              Most Publick and convenient places within their Respective

              Counties. Given at Annapolis Under the great Seale of the