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but it crosses Chester far above Chester Bridge, where the
Run of Water is very inconsiderable: As Choptank River

terminates in a Swamp soon after one passes above Its
Bridge, this Line does not at all affect the Navigation of that
River, neither doth it approach near to the Navigable Water
in the North West fork of Nanticoke, but the North East
fork of that River where it is intersected by the Parallel of
Latitude ran from Indian River is found to be Six Perches
Wide and Six feet deep, so that a large Sea sloop will load
within two Miles South of said Parallel, and that Branch is
Navigable for Small Craft two Miles farther North than the
Place where the said Parallel intersects it — the better to
enable us to advise what Line or Lines may be proper for
his Lordship to agree on as Divisional Lines between his
Lordships Lands and those which the Proprietors of Pensil-
vania claim on the Peninsula East of Chesopeak Bay.

Were we satisfied that this Tree from which M^r Emory
began to run his Courses did really and certainly terminate
a horizontal twelve Miles Radius centering at Newcastle we
should be sufficiently able to Specify Some Place in that
Radius or the extremity of it as a proper Point to Run a
Divisional Line Southward so as to Secure by such Division
all the Rivers and Streams flowing into Chesopeak Bay; but
as such Certainty with Respect to the Newcastle Radius and
said Tree, as is requisite, cannot be acquired, unless the Pen-
silvanians would permit us to make an Actual Survey and
Mensuration of the Distance from such Red Oak or from
Elk River to Newcastle which their former Behaviour and
Threats to our Surveyors forbid Us to expect or hope.

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

Suppose a due East and West Line be run as in the Map
across the Peninsula from Indian River, and from a Point of
such Line Two Furlongs (or more as can be agreed) East-
ward of the North East Fork of Nanticoke River where It is
intersected by the said East and West Line, Let a Line be
run north or North two Degrees West at farthest (variation
allowed for) till it touches Newcastle Circle, And we think if
his Lordship suffers the Pensilvanians to run further to the
westward He may be in Danger of losing the Heads of the
Rivers. All which is submitted to his Lordships Considera-
tion.

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the fol-
lowing Return

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