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             Lib. x.   ments of the pennsylvanians) endeavoured to take some

                  Observations at the head of North east River by a very

                  large Quadrant he had newly procured from England which

                  Observations Mr James Logan Agent for Mr Penn examined

                  as is there said and found very defective which he offered to

                  prove by a Letter under his hand to the said Mr Carrol & it

                  being also said that during those disputes several Letters

                  passd between Mr Penns Commissioners of property & Mr

                  Carrol aforesaid

                   Ordered that Mr Charles Carrol be desired to lay all such

                  publick papers both Letters and Answers as passd between

                  the late Charles Carrol Esqr his Lordships late Agent and Mr

                  James Logan and Mr Pen's Commissioners of property during

                  his Agency

                   His Excellency acquainted the Board that he had by Letter

                  appointed to meet Sir William Keith at New Castle on the

                  10th day of March Instant but that by Letters from England

               p. 77   since that he is acquainted that Instructions from his Lordship

                  are preparing there shortly to be sent over relating to the

                  subject of their meeting whereupon his Excellency desired the

                  opinion of the Board whether he should proceed in that Jour

                  ney or defer it till those Instructions come to hand, the Board

                  taking the matter into their serious Consideration are humbly

                  of opinion that it is not advisable that his Excellency proceed

                  in said Iourney now and his Excellency is thereupon desired

                  to defer it till those Instructions are Come.

                   His Excellency at the request of Mr Nicholas Lowe his Lord-

                  ships Agent laid before this Board two instructions of his

                  Lordships One Instruction 12 to Mr Bennet Lowe his Lord-

                  ships late Agent the other Instruction 8 to himself which are

                  as follows vizt

                   Copy his Lordships 12th Instruction to Mr Bennet Low vizt

                   And whereas we have impowered you to let and lease forth

                  lives or one and twenty years our Mannors on the the Eastern

                  Shore (Ann Arundell only excepted) and we having Reason

                  to believe that Application will be made to you for a Lease

                  or Leases of some part or parts of our Mannor of Susque

                  hannah formerly forfeited to my Grandfather by Colo George

                  Talbot you are required before you make any Lease or Leases

                  of any part thereof to Consult Mr Philemon Lloyd and if his

                  Objections are removed concerning which my Secretary Mr

                  Lowe has wrote to him you may then lease out any part

                  or parts thereof on the usual Conditions as is directed by my

                  7th Instruction but you shall except out of such Leases all