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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 391
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To Richard Peters Esqr in Philadelphia
Worthy Sir
Andrew Collings of Sussex County Requests a Warrant
for One hundred & fifty Acres of Land more or less Situate
in the County aforesaid the West side of Delaware Bay lying
& being in the Forrest of the Broad Kill Hundred and in
Carrs Neck adjoining on a Tract of Land called Brandy
Wine belonging to himself and a Tract of Land belonging to
Thomas Evans And on a Tract of Land belonging to John
Grant which Land is clear of all former lawfull Claims to
the best of my Knowledge Certified this 28th Day of Novem-
ber 1757 By me
Wm Shankland
The Lands to be secured by this Letter are in the same
Neck of Land in which Shankland refused to make a Re-
survey for Thomas Collier Vide Colliers Deposition
Wm Hayward
The said Depositions being read are ordered to lay for
further Consideration.
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Lib. J. R.
& U. S.
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At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Saturday
the 3d Day of November in the ninth year of his Lordships
Dominion Annoque Domini 1759
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esqr Governor
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The Honbte
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Benjamin Tasker Esqr
Colo Edward Lloyd
ColoBenja Tasker
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Daniel Dulany Esqr
Stephen Bordley Esqr
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His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the
following Letter and Depositions
To Mr John Braco
Sir
I beg the favour of you to come and do a small matter of
Business for me I am in Trouble and rendered incapable of
coming to you I humbly crave you'd come immediately and
Settle some affairs for me if I live I'll pay you for your
Trouble if not my Wife will to write a Bond of Conveyance
fail not for God's sake I have no other Friend to Depend on
this Occasion pray meet me at the Widow Reynolds from
Sir
Sir Your very humble Servant
I do not want this to be talked of. John Burk
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