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Thomas Jefferson compiles these notes in response to inquiries from a foreign official regarding the geography and state of Virginia. The text provides detailed descriptions of the region's boundaries, dimensions, and physical landscape as understood in the late eighteenth century.

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Query XXII.

The Duke of York's deed offeoffment of 1682, Aug. 24.

a tract of land 12 miles south from Newcastle to the Whorekills., to Wil- liam Penn, Vo. Repr, Penn, xxxvii. A commission to Thomas Lord Culpepper 163,^ Nov. 27.

to he lieutenant and governor-general 34 Car. 2.

of Virginia. M. S, An act of union for annexing and uniting i682,iothmon.

of the counties of Newcastle^ Jones's ^^^ ^^y- and WhorekiWs, alias Deal., to the pro- vince of Pennsylvania., and of natu- ralization of allforeigners in the pro- vince and counties aforesaid.

3B [ 368 1 i682, Dec. 6. ^« ^c^ of Settlement, 1683, Apr. 2. Theframe of the government of the pro- vince of Pennsylvania and territories thereunto annexed in America.

1683, Apr. 17. 27. 1684, Feb. 12. 1685, ^f ^i"^7 Proccedinps of May 30. July 2, 16,23. Aug. 18, 26. <-> ^^ June 12. Sept. 30. Sept 2. ^^^ Committee Dec. 9, Oa. 8, 17, 31. Nov. 7. ^ rr^^;^^ ^/2fi?

plantations in the dispute between Lord Baltimore and Mr, Penn. Vo, R, P.

xiii—xviii.

,683, July 17. A commission by the proprietors of EastNew Jersey to Robert Barclay to be governor. Sm. N, J, 166.

1683, July 26. An order of council for issuing a quo 35 Car. 2. voarranto against the charter of the colony of the Massachusetts bay in New-England., with his majesty''s de- claration that in case the said corporation of Massachuset''s bay shall before prosecution had upon the same

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