The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-03-08
GARRETT COUNTY.
An Interesting Review of Its History
and Resources.

1 OAKLAND, Md, March |, 1894.
MARYLAND CHARTER.
"James |, died in 1924, and was
succeeded by Charles |, who was ii
friend Of Lord George Baltimore.
King James |, had granted Lord
Baltimore certain territory at New
foundland, and he had founded a
colony there, but becoming dissat-
isfed with the colony on account of
the rigor of the climate he visited
James City IN Virginia III 1929.
and being unable to take the oaths
of supremacy and oaths of auegi-
ance that were rendered by the au-
thorities of Virginia he Detitioned
the King to make him II grant of
certain unsettled parts OF Virginia.
Before the charter was granted
Lord George Baltimore died. ana
was succeeded by Ceciliu5 Calvert,
Baron of Baltimore in Ireland. etc.
and in 1852 Charles |, issued the
charter Of Maryland TO said Cal
vert, copy of which, in Latin, is
filed with the bill of complaint of
Ithe State Of Maryland in this case.
CHS some don't as TO Lne cor
rect reading Of the original charter.
I and there is also some question as
to what is the correct translation Of
it, The State Of West Virginia
submits the following as the best
authentic copy of the original char
ter Of MARYLAND, and also what is
believed to be true Translation of
it in parallel columns. This is an
exact copy of the document OBJ.
tanned by Col. De Jarnette, who
was sent by the State Of Virginia to
England in 1871 to procure docu-
mentary evidence relating to the
disputed boundary lines between
that State and the State of Mary
land. Col. De Jarnette in his re-
port to the State of Virginia, made
November 8, 1871, says Of this
paper:
I Chapter goth, Patent to Cecil
(Lord Baltimore) containing a grant
Of province of Maryland communi-
Gated to Mr.. Beak from Lord Bal
timore, dated June goth, 1852.
This purports to be the original
found in the rolls office enrolled in
parchment and engrossed in the
Latin language. This copy was
taken by the keeper Of the rolls and
bears his official seal To verify
this "a most important paper) l EN-
ployed Thomas Edlyne Tomlins
(attorney at law and record solic-
itor Of Ldnc0ln's Inn Fields, Lon
dom to copy and translate so much
Of this Latin charter found in the
rolls Office as describes the bounds
of the territory thereby granted
Observation-Disclosures Patent Roll
rs, Charles |, Part 3, No. 6, GO,
june 1852. OF "a grant to him and
his heirs to Cecil, Baron of Balti-
more, the King, etc. To all to
whom, etc, Greeting. Know We
therefore that we regarding with
royal favor the pious and noble pur-
pose and intention Of the aforesaid
Barons Of Baltimore Of our special
grace, certain knowledge and mere
notion, have given, granted and
confirmed, and by this our present
charter for US, our heirs and sue
cessOrs do give. grant and confirm
to the aforesaid Cecil, now Baron
of Baltimore, and his heirs and as
signs all that part Of the peninsula
or Chesronese lying in the parts of
America between the ocean on the
east and the bay Of Chesapeake on
the west, divided from the remnant
of the same by a right line drawn
from the promOntory or head of
land called Watkins Point beside
the bay aforesaid, situate near the
river Wlghco on the west as far as
the great ocean on the eastern
coast, and between that boundary
on the south as far as to that part
of the estuary of the Delaware on
the north which lieth under the
fortieth degree Of north latitude
from the equator where New Eng
| land is bounded; and all that tract
Of land within the boundaries un-
derwritten, that is to say, going
from the said estuary called Della
ware bay in right line in the de-
gree aforesaid to the true meridian
Of the first source of the river of
TPottowmack, then tending down
wards towards the south to the far
ther bank of the said river and fol
lowing 1t to where it faces the
western and southern coast as far
as to a certain place called Cinquak,
situate near the mouth of the same
river, where it discharges itself into
the forenamed bay of Chesapeake,
and from thence by the shortest
line as far as the aforesaid promon-
tory, or place called Watkins
Point. So as all the tract of land
divided by the line aforesaid. be-