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       order that upon such occasions the like Number may be P. R. O.

       sent to                               F: N:

                          [Endorsed.]

                           Maryland.

                               Letter from Colonel

                              Nicholson Govt of Maryld

                               dated the 20th of August

                             1698.

                               Receiv'd Novr 10th 1698.

                              Read      18th

                 [Board of Trade of Nicholson.]    H. D.

      Sr                    Whitehall Augt the 23th 1698 p. 238

        We have lately received by the hands of Sr Thomas

       Lawrence your Lre of the 28th of May together with the pub-

       lick papers mentioned in the Catalogues there inclosed. We

       have the less to write to you in Answer because his Maty

       haveing been pleased to appoint you to be Governor of Vir

       ginia Your Stay in Maryland will not be long your Comission

       for the Governmt of Virginia was dispatched from us some

       while agoe and is now past the great Seale Your Instructions

       are under Consideration and will Speedily be also perfected

       when that is done we shall have many things to write to you

       relateing to that Governmt But in the mean while what Chiefly

       make this Letter necessary in the Miscarriadge of ours of the

       2d of Sept last in which were some things relateing to Mary

       land which deserved to be Observed we therefore Send you

       here inclosed a Duplicate thereof together with a Copy of his

       Matys Letter therein mentioned, As also of the Order of

       Councill about the Boundaryes between Maryland and Pensil

       vania and of Mr Penns Lre to Mr Markham upon the Subject

       Unto all which we refer our selves and remaine

                             Yor very Loveing friends

                                       J Bridgewater

                                       Ph. Meadows

                                       John Polexfen

                                       John Locke

                                       Abr. Hill