Minutes of the Board of Revenue, 1768-1775. 473

February 23^d 1774
At a Meeting of the Board of Revenue. Present
His Excellency Robert Eden, Esq^r

Benedict Calvert
The Hon. Daniel Dulany £ Esq^rs
& George Steuart

The Board proceed to take under Consideration the Petition
of Thomas French relative to taking of the Reserve to the
Westward of Fort Cumberland, except Lands actually Sur-
veyed and Certificates thereof returned for the use of the
Lord Proprietary.
It appearing to the Board that the late Lord Proprietary
was desirous of having 10000 Acres of Land laid off in that
part of the Province for a Manor, in order to secure the same
Col^o Sharpe, then Governor, had thought proper to lay a

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general Reserve until such manor should be ascertained which
had not yet been done, but that in lieu thereof Five different
Tracts had been actually Surveyed and Certificates thereof
returned containing in the whole the quantity of 127680 Acres
of Land. The Board are of opinion, that the further con-
sideration of the Petition should be postponed and a previous
enquiry made into the Reasons for enlarging the quantity
after which they will again meet, and determine the said
Petition.
The Petition of James Glendenning was read, setting forth
that he had become a Purchaser and made payment for part of
the Reserve in Baltimore County as under Lease for ninety
nine years and for which he exhibited Deeds from Abraham
Jarrett, Steward of said Reserve, to a certain Andrew Arm-
strong reciting said Leases, but that on examination he had
found the quantity not only fall short but that 104 Acres
part thereof had never been granted by Lease to said Jarrett
and prays this Board to grant him such Relief in the Premises
as to them shall seem meet. The Board being informed that
the aforesaid Abraham Jarrett had made a purchase of a con-
siderable quantity of Leased Land & Vacancy, part of the
above Reserve, under a Commission from the late Lord Pro-
prietary and being desirous of doing Justice by redressing the
Petitioner as far as in their Power, are pleased to order the
Surveyor of Baltimore County to examine his Plats & Field
notes and compare them with the Claims of the said Glenden-
ning in order to ascertain whether the whole or any part
thereof shall be found to lie within said Jarrett's Purchase, &
in such case, unless he can Justify his Conduct, on payment
of the purchase money the said Glendenning to have a prefer-

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