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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1872
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1872.^ OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 67
is to make our work decisive and conclusive, and I am happy
to recognize a kind disposition on your part.
Very truly and respectfully, yours,
HENRY A, WISE.
The facts communicated in the above letter I furnished to
my colleagues at once; which, as will be seen, left us no
alternative but to wait and abide the time of the Commis-
sioners of Virginia to enter upon our joint labors. Soon after
this period Mr Waters and myself visited Annapolis, and
spent a short time in the examination of our State Archives
pertaining to our southern boundary.
During the month of April I spent several days in the
Rooms of the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, care-
fully perusing such ancient works as ' O'Gilby's America,"
a volume published in London in 1671, containing valuable
maps of Virginia and Maryland—valuable so far, at least, as
to exhibit a tracing of the line between the two States of
that ancient date Also, I find. in said Rooms State papers—
Counsel Books No. 4, from the year 1669 to 1675 ; Agree-
ment, in full, between Calvert and Scarborough, June, 1668;
McMahon's History of Maryland ; Charters of Virginia and
Maryland, a volume printed in London in the year 1776 ;
a volume entitled, a "Relation to Maryland," containing &
map tracing the line between Maryland and Virginia, pass-
ing the southern point of Watkins' Point; (this map is a
reprint from a map printed in London in the year 1635 ; also
Bacon's Laws of Maryland, and other valuable documents
furnishing indispensable information relative to a correct lo-
cation of our State boundary.
Finding now, the season rapidly passing, and. learning
through the public prints that the Virginia Commissioner
to London had returned, I again -wrote to Gov. Wise, under
date September 4th, and received the following reply:
RICHMOND, VA., September 6th, 1871.
To WM. J. AYDELOTT, Esq.,
MY DEAR SIR—As you suggest, Mr. De Jarnette has return-ed from London, bringing with him much valuable historical'
matter as to the boundary of Virginia and Maryland; bat-
he has not yet made his official report to the Governor of this
State, and some time must be allowed to the ^colleagues of
this commissioner to examine the matter which lie brings
with him.
I am assured that the Virginia commissioners will not delay
in examining his report, and that as soon as they can proceed
on the joint commission, they will have you duly informed..

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