Minutes of the Board of Revenue, 1768-1775. 461

the Clerk do write M^r Hanson to attend the Board on Monday
the 26^th day of March next.
M^r Jordan applies to the Board for Orders to be issued to
the several Farmers of Quit Rents, requiring them to pay the
same Bills of Exchange and Specie as they may receive from
his Lordship's Tenants in discharge thereof.

Lib. No. 86

In answer to which, The Board inform M^r Jordan, that as
the Farmers Act under Articles which leave it in their option
to pay the Agent in Cash or good Bills of Exchange and have
only given Bond for the performance of said Articles, that
until such Contracts shall be expired no other Clause can be
inserted; but that in future Contracts they may be compelled
to pay according to Receipt.
M^r Jordan represents to the Board that the Hon^ble Ben^t
Calvert and John Beale Bordley, Esq^r are in possession of
Land lying in, and adjoining the City of Annapolis, and that
he has reason to believe his Lordship has never been divested
of his legal Title thereto, and therefore, as his Lordship's
Agent, desires the Sentiments of the Board what Steps he
ought to pursue for the regular and speedy recovery thereof.
M^r Calvert withdraws from the Board.
The Board are of opinion, that the proper Method of pro-
ceeding will be for M^r Jordan to lay a full state of the matter
before the Attorney General who will make a Report therof,
give his opinion at large and Reasons therefor to this Board,
for their further Consideration.
M^r Jordan also represents to the Board, that Doc^r David
Ross, who made a purchase of part of Conocochegue Manor
& Reserve, from his Lordship's Commissioners, alledges, that
part of his purchase, lying within the Reserve, is claimed by
Mess^rs Samuel & Bennet Chew as being within the bounds of a
Tract of Land called Chew's Farm, which is the Reason he has
only as yet made his first payment therefor.
Ordered, that the Clerk, by Letter, do acquaint Doc^r Ross,
that it is incumbent on him to shew how & in what manner his
Purchase is affected, that his Lordship may not suffer by
lying out of his Money for any part of the Sales made by his
Commissioners.

p. 102

The Farmers of Quit Rents in Talbot & Dorchester Coun-
ties whose former Contracts are expired, represent to the
Board that they cannot continue to Farm the Rents on Ac-
count of some part of the Articles issued being, to them, very
exceptionable, particularly the 4^th Article (vide Pa: 48) That
they are willing annually to return the fair Debt Book they
receive from the Rent Roll Keeper, insert therein all the Re-

p. 103