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(741) 751 Maryland fs To His Excell.cy the Governo.r and the Hon.ble Council Wheras an Act of Assembly Made at the Port of Annapolis the eighth Day of May Last past intituled an Act for the Devisson and Regulateing severall Countyes within this Province And Constituteing A County by the Name of Prince Georges County within the same Province And Whereas the said Act of Assembly for devideing of the said County did nominate and appoint M.r Robert Masson and M.r James Keech for S.t Maryes County M.r John Bayne and M.r James Biggers for Charles County M.r William Hutchinson and M.r Thomas Greenfeild for Prince Georges County In Obediance thereunto We John Bayne W.m Hutchinson and Thomas Greenfeild haveing Met this day for the devideing Prince Georges County from Charles County did Call before us Edward Batson Surveyo.r of Calvert County And Joseph Manning Surveyo.r of Charles County and Did Cause them to begin the said devision at two bounded Red Oakes and One Spanish Oake standing one A stoney Knowle Being marked with thirty two Notches Each And standing neere y.e head of Matewoman Mayne Branch & from thence Runing with A Lyne of duble markt trees south fifty nine degrees Easterly to three bounded white oakes each marked with thirty two notches And standing at the head of the northermost Mayne Branch of Swansons Creek being neere the Cock Road which doe esteme & Declare to be the devisicon.ll Lyne of the said County In Testimony Whereof Wee have hereunto subscribed our names this 14.th Day of Aprill 1696 By his Excellcy the Governo.r and Councill May y.e 2.d 1696 Jo.n Bayne Ordered y.t y.e within Returne be Referred to y.e house of Burgesses & this Will Hutchision board understanding that there is sume defence happend in the runing out the devisionall Line it is alsoe Referred to be Inquired into & rectified Tho Greenfeild by y.e house that y.e same may be ascertained & set to Rights Signed p M.r Will Denton Clk Councel Maryland fs To his Excell.cy the Governo.r and the hon.ble Councill Wheras an Act of Assembly made at y.e Port of Annapolis y.e 8.th day of May Last past intituled an Act for Divission & Regulateing severall Counties within this province And Constituteing A County by the Name of Prince Georges County within the same province And Whereas y.e said Act of Assembly for Divission of the said Countyes did Nominate & appoint M.r Robert Mason M.r James Keech for S.t Maryes County M.r John Bayne M.r James Bigger for Charles County M.r William Hutchisun and M.r Thomas Greenfeild for Prince Georges County In all humble and due Obedience thereunto wee John Bayne & James Bigger haveing mett this day to witt the 21.st of Aprill 1696 According to the appointed nine Lott and Noe other persons that were Concerned Meeting us for the Runing the dividing Lyne Betweene S.t Maryes & Charles County Wee the sd John Bayne & James Bigger did Call before us Edward Batson Surveyo.r of Calvert County and did Cause him to begin in the said divission at Foure bounded Red Oakes Each being Marked with 32 Notches standing upon A Gravelly small hill in the small forks at the very head of the Maine Branch of Birds Creek Issueing out of Wiccocomoco River in Potomack & from thence Runing North East And by North to foure bounded Chestnuts Marked with 32 Notches standing upon A Round Gravelly Knowle or hill Neere foure or five small branches which dispercesses themsleves out of the head of the Maine branch of Indien Creeke |
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