524 Correspondence of Gov. Horqtio Sharpe, 1754-1765.

they held or pretended to hold the Land. It is supposed that
about 22000 acres of the Mannour lies in what is now called
Cecil County, of these 16002 1/4 according to the Stewards
Roll have been leased by his Lord^ps agent to Sundry Tenants
whose Names are entered in the inclosed List. What a Per-
plex confused undetermined Circumstances are here met
together, vast Extention in Law almost infinite the transcript
says a Tryal in Virginia for a fact committed in Maryland
for Murder by George Talbot the 21^st of Oct^r 1684. a Deed
in feb^y 1714 by James Talbot to avoid a fforfeiture his Acting
ag^t K. George the I^st in 1715, a Misnomer of his Name
attainted the 16^th of May 1716, by Robert Talbot. No Action
of the Crown's Seizure in Maryland appears to have been,
only the Lord Proprietors Agent claimes for his Lord^p &
Grants Leases 21 years & three Lives for Tenements. Pen-
silvanians Possess on the Premises & refuse to hold from the
Lord Proprietor & Goverm^t Q^re if within the Kings Jurisdic-
tion of Order of Council for run^g the North Temporary Line
Dated at Kensington the 25^th Day of May 1758. With
respect to this Manor by y^r Manuscript called Talbot or
Susquehannh Manor Granted the 11^th of June 1680. by
Charles Lord Baltimore to George Talbot Esq^r in the County
of Roscommon in Ireland the said Manor stands charged
rec^d in M^r Lloyds Acco^ts Viz. p^r Ann. in 1754 £121.. 12..0
1756 £72..4..o & in 1757 to Xmas 1755 £94..1..0 clear Bal.
To the Lord Proprietor by Benjⁿ Chew the Steward Now by
Benjⁿ Chews acco^t of the said Manor dated the 17^th of Aug^t
1759. the Rent stands at a £173..8..6. why that enequality
of Rent as rec^d before, to M^r Chew? but of these things I
submit to Superior Judgem^t My Office is to obtain Authentick
Evidence relative & to steer his Lord^p if I can from Harm.
Possession is said to be Nine points of the Law & that the
Defendant has the better End on it, but How & why under
this case ? for altho' spot'd, Yet in Law a Blot is no Blot till
hit; therefore, Q^re How stands his Lord^ps Right by Charter
in regard with the Crown & his Right ag^t the Right of the
claimants ? What a jumble of Matter wraped in the Womb
of time; However, his Lord^p desires you'l forward all as
soon as possible relating. M^r Jenings late Sec^y in the
Province inform'd Me the Property the Pensilvanians had
Pillaged of this Manor was worth £100 p^r Ann. Now Occu-
py'd & this Pillage Suffered tho' well known to the Govern-
ors and Goverm^t at Annapolis, what a Loss & danger of Loss
by Navigation & Trade at the Head of Chesopeak Bay, by
Pensilvania having a Right to its Water.

Concern^g the Petition of Samuel Osburn of Queen Anns
County Present'd you setting forth his forfeit of Recogni-