370 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1721.

                             Lib. x. Cecil County

                     The Deposition of Adam Short of Christina River upon

                   delaware but late of Cecil County in Maryland aged fifty

                   three years or thereabouts of and Concerning an unlawful

                   force Committed by David Evans of the welch Tract upon his

                   possession at Elk River and upon the Branches of a Back

                   Creek issueing out of the same being sworn upon the holy

                   Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth

                     That sometime in Iuly in the year of our Lord One thou

                   sand Seven hundred and twenty he made a purchase of a

                   tract of Land called Green Meadows Containing One hundred

                   sixty and two Acres located as above from a Certain Alexan

                   der Frazier, and was thereof legally possessed upon the Sur

                   render of the premises to him by Barbara the relict of David

                   Perry the first taker up of the said Land by Maryland right,

                   who by her self and late Husband had lived in the quiet

                   possession thereof for more than sixteen years, he further

                   deposeth that being in such manner in lawful possession

                   of the premises aforesaid, he received a Letter some time in

                   December last, from Colo John French of New Castle upon

                   Delaware, importing, that he desired to speak with this de

                   ponent at Christiana Bridge near New Castle, whereupon

                   this Deponent went immediately there to know the Occasion

                   of this Message, Colo French thereupon told him that a Com

                   plaint was made against him by Mr David Evans one of the

                   Justices and Sole Purchaser of the welch Tract that he this

                   deponent was seated upon some part of the. Welch Tract aId

                   and that if it were true then that he this deponent could not

                 p. 15 hold it, but that if he were out of the Circular Line Adam

                   said he you have the best Title to it of any Body that I know,

                   however replied he again, Mr Evans and I will Consider

                   further of it, and Woud send me their Answer within two or

                   three days, but at the same time tdld this deponent, that he

                   would advise him (this deponent meaning) that if he were

                   within their Circular Line (that is the twelve miles Circle

                   about New Castle) he had best go of, for the first loss would

                   be the least, this deponent farther saith that within some

                   small time after, he received another Letter from Colo French

                   aforesd informing that he and Mr Evans had Considered

                   of the thing, and that this deponents plantation lay as Mr

                   Evans told him, within the Welch Tract, and further advised

                   this deponent as a friend to go of quietly, or else must prove

                   that his said plantation lay in Maryland, for that he must

                   prove the one or loose the other this deponent further saith

                   he having Communication with Colo French at sundry times

                   Afterwards, the said Colo John French told this deponent,

                   that the best thing he could advise him, was, to leave the