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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1736. 95
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Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esqr Governor
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Lib. M.
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The honourable
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John Rousby Esqr
Benj. Tasker Esqr
Michl Howard Esqr
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George Plater Esqr
Edmund Jenings Esqr
Col Cha Hamrnond
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To His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esqr Governor of the
Province of Maryland and the honourable the Council of the
said Province
The Remonstrance of Charles Pye of Prince Georges
County
Sheweth
That the said Charles Pye is possessed of a Tract of Land
lying in Prince Georges County called Mattawoman Neck
originally laid out for five thousand Acres and granted to
Thomas Cornwallis in the Year 1654; That the Right Hon-
ourable the Lord Proprietary afterwards made a Reserve for
several Indian Nations, within the Reputed Bounds whereof
the Land belonging to the said Charles Pye is contained ;
That the Grant of Mattawoman Neck being prior to the Re-
serve made for the Indians, he humbly hopes such Reserve
ran in no wise affect him, but that he may enjoy peaceably the
Possession of the said Land without Interruption of the Indians
or any Other Persons as the rest of his Lordships Tenants
within the said Province do.
That a Certain Indian named George is set down upon a
Part of the said Land called Mattawoman Neck under Colour
of the afd Reserve, and even within the Enclosure made by the
said Charles Pye, that the said Indian not only disturbs him in
his Possession, but marks his Hogs, kills and destroys his
Game within the said Enclosure, and encourages People who
live on the Other side of Mattawoman Creek to bring over
their Hogs and Cattle to feed upon the Land belonging to the
said Charles Pye, and feeds and looks after the said Stock in
the Winter for which he is paid, as also for Tobacco Plants
which he sows and sells to them.
That the said Charles Pye having received a Letter from this
honourable Board relating to the said Indians residing upon
his Land and being willing to shew the utmost Deference and
Respect to His Excellency and the Board, He is desirous to
set forth his Reasons for any Proceedings of his, and he there-
fore humbly hopes they will be esteemed a Sufficient Cause for
the said Indians Removal, he the said Pye having an un-
doubted Property in the said Lands, which are no ways subject
to any Reserve made after the said Grant, and as there have
been Grants of very large Quantities of Land within the said
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