And whereas I have received a bond from the said John
Diggs, with Arnold Livers of Prince Georges county
aforesaid, security conditioned for the payment of one hundred
pounds sterling, within the term of five years, being the
consideration money at the date of the said instructions, taken
for the quantity of five thousand acres of land, warrant may
therefore issue unto him the said John Diggs, for the
aforesaid quantity of five thousand acres, with his excellency's
approbation.
" 30th July, 1740. Approved, by SAM. OGLE."
BENJ. TASKER,
" To the chief clerk of the land office."
LIBER, L. G. No, A. fol. 187.
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" Whereas warrant issued unto John Diggs of Prince
Georges county, for five thousand acres of land, bearing
date 23d October, 1740, pursuant to his excellency the
governor's and his lordship's agents order, and agreeable to his
lordship's instructions, dated at London, the 26th May,
1735, directed to his excellency and Edmund Jennings, Esq.
his lordship's then judge in land affairs. And whereas in
said instructions a number of familys or inhabitants were
particularly to be agreed on and expressed to be settled on
the said five thousand acres of land, his excellency the
governor orders that entry be made that ten families shall be
the number to be settled thereon, agreeable to said
instructions." SAM. OGLE."
" November 19th, 1740."
LIBER, L. G. No. A. fol. 192.
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" 1741, March 19th.
" C. BALTIMORE.
" An instruction to our trusty and well beloved Samuel Ogle,
Esq. Governor of the province of Maryland.
******* You are to give directions to our judge of the
*SEAL* land office that for the future he is not to make
******* out any grant of land or lands, to any person or
persons exceeding the number of one thousand acres, and the
same thousand acres to be made out in two distinct grants,
not exceeding five hundred acres each, with the usual
reservations. C. B.
" Given at London, the 2d February 1740, in the
twenty-sixth year of our dominion, under our hand and
seal.
By his lordship's order,
JNO. BROWNING , Sec'y."
LIBER L. G. No. 5, fol. 355.
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