Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765. 497

I^st Sept^r 5^th Oct^r 6^th & 9^th & 30^th of Nov^r 1757. The Merch^ts
Mess^rs Russell, Anderson & Buchanon to whom I delivered
my dispatches say, safe conveyance must have been to my
Let^rs by their ships arrival to the Province, that the reason
of not having Answers as yet mav proceed by their ships late
arrival last year. I therefore enter not into particular Detail
of mine, trusting all have not lost their passage.

Inclosed is a Copy of the Maryland Charter Exemplified
from the Rolls-office. The Cause of being sent is, M^r Board--
ley Att^y Gen. writes none such of Authority is in the Prov-
ince to support his Lord^ps Rights. My Lord Desiers you'l
Deposit it in the proper office of Governm^t attendant when
requisit.

Inclosed are Minets of the Proceedings of the Maryland
& Pensilvania Comiss^rs ab^t running the Due East & West
Line from Fenwick Island a Cross the Peninsula to the Bay
of Chesopeak & for fixing a Meridian Line on the East &
West Line to run up to the 12 Miles Circle off Newcastle
North^ds as a Division Line of the Peninsula East & West,
agreeable to the order of the King & Council in 1685; the
East side to the Crown, the West to Maryland. My Lord
being Determined to finish Letigation at Law with Mess"
Penn's endless in Dispute De Novo to seek Cape Hinlopen
w^h the Maryland Commissioners settled at Fenwick Island
& tho' Injudiciously, he being Desirous of Quiet & Peace is
resolved to agree to it, & to settle all matters with the Mess^rs
Penns agreeable to His Father's Articles of Agreem^t How-
ever, a Material Doubt arising as appears by the Maryland
Commiss^rs Whether the East Line from Fenwick Island the
West Point shou^d determine on Taylor's & James Islands?
lying in Chesopeak Bay. The Pensilvania Comiss^rs insist
they are not Islands that it is Land to the main Land of the
Peninsula: It can be only Determin'd by Depth of Water
be^t each Land, if Vessels of Burthen can sail be^t that proved
by Traffick or on Tryal under Oath made Evident, then they
are Islands. The Land Office must be search'd for Grants
concerning How Grant'd? if Deem'd otherways than Islands
at any time Grant'd? The Copies of such Grants must be
Certify'd under the Great Seal. & all things relative to bear
Test in Court of Law. Be please to show M^r Emorey the
Plan inclosed, it is delivered My Lord by M^r Paris Attor^y
to Mess^rs Penns; seems Plan'd in part the runing the East &
West Line on the Peninsula; desire him to Certifye if he
knows it. & what it is? it has no Seale, his Name's to it
joint with the Comiss^rs of Pensilvania, Lastly is required
that you transmitt a List of proper Persons by Name capable
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