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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1872
Volume 190, Page 65   View pdf image (33K)
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W2.3 OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 65
Assembly in 1868, and of your readiness to confer with the
Virginia Commissioners-
Very trnly and respectfully,
ODEN BOWIE.
On the date of the reception of the above, I wrote to ex-
governor Henry A. Wise at length on the subject, prelimi-
nary to prompt action and organization of i lip Commissioners,
on the part of Virginia and Maryland respectively, and
in due course of mail received the following in reply :
RICHMOND, VA., December 26, 1870.
To WM. J. AYDELOTT, Esq.,
MT DEAR SIR:—I was about commencing a letter to the
gentlemen. Commissioners of Maryland, when I received
yours of the 22d instant, this morning.
I fatly concur with you, that we should not enter upon
any field duties, until after the vigors of winter, and high
winds of Spring have ceased ; I would say not until the last
of April or 1st of May, but that is my individual opinion
only.
J agree with you also. that we should have a central con-
ference somewhere for the organization of the Joint Commis-sion, and to ascertain and discuss any differences as to boun-dary before we move upon the survey. A successful confer-
ence may relieve us from any field work whatever I pray
that may be the result. But, as yet, 1 am not authorized to
agree Upon any time or place of meeting. The Virginia
Commisioners have not yet had a full meeting. Col. Watts,
f Roanoke county, being absent, I have met Mr. De Jar-nettefrwo or three times, and he proposes Washington City, as
the most* central place I have suggested Annapolis as the
place most convenient to examine the Archives of Maryland.
It is my purpose to proceed as promptly as we can, and it.
will be my care and choice to confer with the Commissioners
of Maryland, as well as with my own colleagues, as to the
mutual convenience of all. As soon as I can obtain the
view of Messrs. Watts and De Jarnette, I will .address you.
again.
A deliberate preparation, in my opinion, will hasten our work
and tend either to make it successful or to make up the best
excuse for a failure, if we must fail. The study of the mon-
uments of titles of both States, is a large one, and the time of
Winter will not be lost if devoted to that alone. I therefore
soggiest that we postpone a conference until such time as each.
Commission shall notify the other of readiness to confer.
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