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       Lib. H. D.     ing and improving his Plantations in America & else where

             We have thought fit to acquaint you that it is his Mats pleasure

             and Express Comand that the Governrs of all his fforreign

             Plantations doe from time to time; give unto Us frequent and

             full Information of the State and Condition of their respective

             Governmts and plantations, as well with the Regard to Admrcon

             of the Governmt and Justice in those places, as in relation to

             the Comerce thereof; and more particularly that the sdI Gov

             ernrs transmit unto Us yearly Accots of their sd Admrcon by way

             of Journall; together with the Acts of the Assemblys in the

             respective Plantations; and Exact Accounts of all money given

             for publick vses, and how the Same is from time to time

             expended or laid out; All wch things you are therefore accord

             ingly to observe in relacon to the Province of Maryland

             comitted to yor Charge.

               Particularly We desire and Require you, by the ffirst

             opportunity to send us a Compleat list of the Names of the

          p. present Councill of that Province, and together with that, a

             further List of the Names and Characters of such persons as

             you think proper to Supply the Vacancies that may happen

             either in the Councill or any other Office wherein they are to

             be confirmed by his Mats approbation.

               2. And further We desire you to inform Us by the ffirst

             opportunity what Number of Inhabitants there are within that

             whole Province. What of ffreemen And what of Servants;

             White and Black.

               3.     How are those Numbers increased or decreased, since

             yor Entrance upon tht Governmt Or since the last Estimate

             that you understand to have been made of them.

               4: ifrom whence are any New Inhabitants come into that

             Province or to what places are they Removed, Particularly,

             whether to, or from Pensilvania.

               5: What is the whole number of the Militia of that Province.

               6: What proportion of the Inhabitants are imployed in

             Planting of Tobacco, And what proportion in any other way,

             and particularly what way.

               7: What Commodities are Exported from that Province to

             England besides Tobo

               8: What Trade is there either by Exportacon or importa

             tion, with any other place; And from whence is that Province

             now ifurnished with Supplyes particularly of any Manufactures

             tht it was wont to be furnished withall from England.

               9: How is the Trade of tht Province increased or decay'd of

             late years; and what has been the Reason of such increase or

             decay.

               10: What are the prsent methods used to prevent illegall

             Trade. And what further methods doe you think adviseable

             for that purpose.