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seem resolute to grant them) as will prevent their having
Effect so far as the location is made within such Reserves,
and this Step appears to be the more necessary, as the Survey-
or has signified to me, that altho' he shall do everything in his
Power to prevent an Interference, yet he is fearful as the
Lands lie at such a Distance, it will not be in his Power to
prevent Encroachments.
I am well convinced of your Zeal for the Proprietor's
Interest, your Actions having ever evinced it to
Sir, Your most Obed^t hble Serv^t
Hon. Geo. Steuart, Esq^r Dan^l of St. Tho^s Jenifer.

Sir,
I received yours dated yesterday nobody breathing would
more chearfully co-operate with you than I would but as I am
directed to advise with the Governor & Chancellor, I must in
all difficult cases apply to them for assistance; the resurvation
of the Proprietor's just Rights is a duty incumbent upon all
his Officers, and I assure you, that it affords me great Pleasure
when I have it in my power to defend his Property from every
attack made against it.
You say that the Surveyor informs you that it is scarcely
possible to prevent those who have the execution of the War-
rants, lately issued, from intruding upon his Lordship's Re-
serves, pray get information from him who are the Intruders,
that Caveats may be entered against their having Patents and
this will answer the end you desire, it is my duty to do Justice

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to the Proprietor as well as to his Tenants and I shall exert
my utmost Power to prevent any Injury to him or them. As
we all aim at the same thing I hope we shall at last succeed
& am
Sir, Your most Obed^t Hble Servt

Geo: Steuart
Annapolis May 10^th 1774.

M^r Jenifer's Interposition in his Capacity of Agent appears
somewhat extraordinary in respect both of the Matter and
Manner of it, From his Letter to the Judges of the Land
Office we might be led to infer, that his Information con-
cerning the Warrants for Lands to the westward of Fort
Cumberland, was first communicated from the Surveyor of
Frederick County were we not assured that he was fully in-
formed thereof, before they had any notice or Intimation that
the constructive Restriction on Governor Sharpe's Order had
been taken off; that he had actually received the Caution
money for such Warrants, and had given the usual Titlings
to the Land Office, not only before warrants reached the