390 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761.

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

had made some Surveys on Maryland Side of the Drains and
Beaverdams and he went to the aforesaid Shankland to get
him to Survey a Piece of Land for him which M^r Shankland
refused to do and said it was more than he could answer to
do for M^r Peters had Ordered him to the Contrary and told
him not to Survey any Lands over them Drains or Beaver-
dams for that was out of their Province but the aforesaid
Shankland told this Deponent that if he would give him a
Bond to indemnify him and carry him safe into his own
Province he would Survey the Land for him and further
saith not.
his
Sworn to this I^st Day of September John I Fleetwood
1759 before mark
W^m Ellegood.

To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor of Mary-
land
Sir
M^r William Killen Surveyor of Kent upon Delaware on
the 26^th Day of June last did come within the Bounds of
Queen Anns County and between our Patent Lands held
by his Lordships Grants and execute a Warrant Granted
under the Pensilvania Rights for and in the name of a
Certain Waitman Lepple on a Piece of Vacant Land adjoin-
ing to a Tract of Land of William Roberts who had then a
Special Warrant in Hand to Resurvey his Tract of Land
called Roberts Chance with an intent to include the same, now
the Man is in a Doubt & knows not what to do. I Advise
him to Execute his Warrant & hold his Possession of a
small Improvement he has on the same he making good
Rights to the Vacancy Added & complying with all other
Requisites usual in such Cases might his Lordships Grant of
Confirmation issue unto him thereon for the same. He still
Doubts if the Lands upon the Divisions between the two
Provinces should fall into Pensilvania he shall at last loose it.
This part of Our County goes by the Name of the Horse
Head in a Fork of the main Branch of Choptank River.
The Evidences to prove this are
John Newman, William Roberts & Edward Skinner of
Queen Anns County. Daniel Seward & Thomas Vanderfort
of Kent upon Delaware. John Newnam & Daniel Soward
Chain Carriers.
I never could get the truth of this Affair till this Day,
I am your Excellencys
Most humble & Most obedient Servant
August 27^th 1759. John Emory