Minutes of the Board of Revenue, 1768-1775. 465

joining, was read, at the same time a certain Arthur Alex-
ander, being present, did set forth that he was the Person
who first Discovered the said Vacancy and therefore prayed
a Lease for the same.
A Petition was also read from a certain Mathew Sedgwick
for a renewal of the demised Premises to him, setting forth
that they were left by Will to the widow of Richard Sedgwick
with whom he had intermarried and also praying a Lease for
Fifty Acres of Land part of said Manor Surveyed for the
said Richard Sedgwick in his Life time. Ordered, that the
Petitions and Papers relative thereto be referred for further
Consideration on a future Day; neither of the Parties having
produced sufficient Vouchers to entitle them to a Preference.
The Petition of Thomas Hyde was read praying an Order
for a warrant of Resurvey on a Lot and Ground adjoining
his Tan yard in the City of Annapolis, he being willing to
purchase said Ground, made by the filling up a Creek. M^r
Hyde having made an application. His Excellency the Gov-
ernor was pleased to signify, that if M^r Hyde would have a
Petition drawn to the Lord Proprietor, he would forward
the Same, that in case his Lordship chose to dispose of said
Vacancy he might have the Preference.

Lib. No. 86

The Petition of sundry the Inhabitants of Somerset &
Worcester Counties was then read setting forth that in the
year 1751. they had Contracted with William Winder then
Steward of Wicomico Manor for sundry Tenements to be
under Lease for Lives, in consequence of which they had been
at considerable Expence in getting the same Surveyed, had
settled thereon and made considerable Improvements, but by
unforeseen Accidents they had hitherto been prevented from
obtaining Leases therefor. The Board are of opinion that it
is reasonable and just they should be redressed in such a
manner as to put them in the State they would have been in
had Leases been then Executed, and therefore Advised that
the Leases made out and only executed by the then Agent and
the Tenant, be further Completed by his Excellency the Gov-
ernor who might assign the Reason therefor, in case the same
should be satisfactory and if otherwise, that the Tenants must
necessarily be at the Expence of new Leases, which may be
Executed for and during the Lives that are still in Being and
were to have been inserted at the Time of Contract; satis-
factory Proof being first produced of the Identity of the
Persons.
Ordered that the Clerk of this Board do write to Hugh
Hamersly Esq^r requesting the Favour of him to signify from
time to time the Amount and Receipt of Remittances made his
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