" fidelity, to the end a memory of their merit and of his
" (the Proprietary's) sense thereof may remain upon record
" to the honour of them and their posterity forever."
LIBER, No. 3, folio 410.
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A similar one upon the same ground to John Jarbo and
William Evans of a Plantation in the Isle of Kent, forfeited by
the rebellion of the former owner, is followed by like
Warrants for large Manors to Eltonhead, Brooke &c. upon
Conditions of future transportations.
LIBER No. 3, folio 412.
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" Instructions given by the right hon'ble Cecilius Absolute
" Lord and Proprietary of Maryland and Avalon, Lord
" Baltimore &c. To his Lordship's son and heir Charles
" Calvert Esq. his Lordship's Lieutenant of the said
" Province of Maryland.
" His Lordship doth hereby authorize and require his
" said Lieutenant that as conveniently as he may after the
" arrival in the said Province of Jerome White Esq. his
" Lordship's Surveyor General of Maryland, that he take order
" that two or three hundred acres of land as near to his own
" seat at Saint John's as he can, be assigned to the said
" Jerome White and his heirs in the most convenient place
" for the planting of a Vineyard there under the usual
" yearly rent of two shillings sterling for every hundred acres,
" except West St. Maries and St. John's" &c. 16th
September, 1662.
LIBER No. 5, folio 421.
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" I do hereby order and empower you Richard Hill to
" cause to be marked some trees on a small tract of land
" about four hundred acres or thereabouts lying at the head
" of Bohemia river, being the usual landing in the road to
" Appoquiminy. Given under my hand this 26th June
" 1675. "CHARLES CALVERT.
" To Mr. Richard Hill."
LIBER No. 15, folio 360.
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" When the Certificate of Survey for a parcel of land
" about four hundred acres lying at the head of Bohemia
" River, being the usual landing in the road to Appoquiminy,
" for which I gave the said Hill a former order to make for
" himself is returned into your Office in the name of Captain
" Richard Hill, let him have Patent made for the same, The
" consideration being our free gift.
" To the Honourable William Calvert, Esq.
" Principal Secretary. ¾June 1st, 1676."
Source: John Kilty. Land Holder's Assistant and Land Office Guide. Baltimore: G. Dobbin & Murphy, 1808. MSA L 25529.
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