188 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-May 17, 1701.

Original
Journal.

Whereas the bounds of the Land formerly Granted unto
Ababco Hardswamp and Tilhivaton the Choptanck Indians By
Act of Assembly, was never run out and ascertained by meanes
whereof Severall Differences have arrisen between the said In-
dians and English touching the same, And it was thereon or-
dered that Leiu^t Coll^o Thomas Ennalls the Kings Surveyor of
Dorchester County Doe resurvey the said land according to
meetes and bounds in the said act sett Downe
And that Lieu^t Coll^o Smithson of Talbott County Coll^o
Charles Hutchins M^r Jacob Loockerman M^r Tho^s Hicks and
M^r W^m Mishew of Dorchester County was appointed and im-
powered to see and Direct the Surveyor in the running of the
same and make report thereof to the next Assembly, in some
short time after Coll^o Charles Hutchins Departed this Life by
w^ch reason the said order was not complyed with
Wherefore it is ordered and ordained by this p^rsent Gen^ll
Assembly and the authority of the same that those psons here-
after named viz:
The honble Coll^o Thomas Smithson, Major Iacob Locker-
man, M^r Tho^s Hicks, M^r W^m Mishew, M^r Jn^o Lecompt, M^r
Hugh Eccleston and Cap^t Henry Ennalls or the Maj^r parte of
them are hereby authorized and empowered to direct and as-
sist the said Thomas Ennalls Sur^r as afs^d to Survey and lay out
the afd. Indians Land, according to the former ordinance of
assembly and that the said Surveyor a Cert, and faire plott
with all convenient Speed returne to his Ex^cy the Gov^r and
Councill.

By the house of Delegates May 15^th 1701

Read and assented to Signed by order
W Taylard clk hos: Dell:

May 16^th 1701 Assented to by his Ex^cy the Gov^r and
Councill and ordered accordingly.
W Bladen Clk: Councill

Which being here read it is resolved by the house that the
same be entered upon the Iournalls of this house first haveing
his Ex^cys assent thereto.
M^r John Salter, M^r Sam^ll Younge and Cap^t John Dorsey ap-
pointed to treate with M^r Beard about a roome for the powder
&c:
Proposed that the roome be 15 foot Long and 10 foot wide
framed Eight foot pitch to stand on Cedar or locust blocks 1
foot from the ground the Grundsells and Sleepers to be of
white Oake the flower well laid with inch plank nailed downe