The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-24

the parliament or not, the royal grant
TO Lord baltimore 10 any or her CHARTER
vention and treaty Scharfs Md, y. an.
| higher and more authoritative than amy
. Judgment OF the kings Bench In 1911.
which enabled the king TO dismemper nef
1 Hennings Stats. at Large from y. 553
10 D. 3iJ, inciuslNcD
This undoubtedly restored to Virginia
| all the lands included In her grant OF
| 1900 Notwithstanding Lord BaItimore's
! grant of 1872.
| ginia. D. l2o, says In every of these
! subsequent kings and parliaments, and
| other infractions OF their constitution.
| equally dangerous. committed in
stead OF four hundred miles OF searoast,
! they were reduced In the space OF thirty
| years, 10 about hundred miles"
The bounds of this grant were defined
with studicus accuracy, unequaled Dy
any other charter, tScnarts Nd, p 2sl;
| its limits. generally speaking. We're from
| the Atlantic ocean to the source of the
| Potomac. and from the 10th deg. y. L.,
few miles above Philadelphia. TO the
Potomac river. :, IL deprived the colony
| of Virginia OF all those lands mentioned
| above. and left cut OFF from II that por-
| ton OF what Is now New Jersey, south
| on the 10Th deg. y. L., that territory nav
| ing been included in the grant OF 1909 TO
Virginia, and not disturbed by the grant
OF MARYLAND to Lord Baltimore.
Tho grant 10 Lord Baltimore did not
affect that portion OF the territory or
Virginia west OF the source OF the POLO
~ March "a. 1868. Charles H., OF Eng
| land. granted to Edward, Earl OF CAR
All that territory or tract of ground
situate living and being within our do
minion of America, extending from the
north end of the island called Lucke Isl
end, which lyeth in the southern virginia
sea and within six and thirty degrees
OF y. L. and 10 the west as Tar as the
south seas, and so southerly as FAR as
the river St. Matthias, which bordereth
mon tha coast of Florida, and within
one and thirty degrees of northern lati-
tude. and so west in a direct line as lar
as the south seas aforesaid l'oore 5
Charters, etc. which gave them tull au-
thority 10 organize and govern the Ter
ritory granted under the name of the
Province of Carolina, and under TINS
charter. anS on. May p. 1868, the frst
permanent settlement was made at
Charleston. in what is now South caro-
lima. This grant deprived Virginia or all
that territory between Albemarle Sound
and Wilmington, y. C., and from ocean
ANOTHER REDUCTION;
2 Nav 20 I6f5 Charles H.. King OF
England etc. granted 10 Edward, Earl or
Clarendon ct al. confirming previous
"All that tract OF land situate within
the dominions OF America extending
with and eastward as far as the north
end OF Currltuck river. and upon a
straight line westwardy TO Wyanoke
creek. which lie within or about the de-
grees OF $3.50 y. L., and so west 10 the
south seas; and south ana westward 80
far as the degrees Of =. inclusive OF \.
l. and so west In direct Inc. as far
as tho south seas" CPooro's Charters,
&c) ,.,,, - -.
rortion of territory between what was
supposed 10 be the - degrees and 30 n.
IT, but actually the 80 degrees, 81, % y
L.-her present southern boundary me-,
and the Albemarle Sound. and from ocean
TO ocean-about half degree OF terfl-
Carolina exercised Jurisdiction over the
territory described In the above grant,
AMI South Carolina. and the colony or
North Carolina exercised jurisdiction over
tho northern portion, untl the he. low,
lion. when she Joined the confederat-on'
and subsequently became one or the
United states OF America. al which tline
the boundary line between North Caron-
west from the north end OF Currituck
inlet al IS degrees. 81 50" y. l.. and Tor
a long time previous thereto had been rec
ognized by both colonies ,I..,s, as as sns renr u
Ii was partly run by Joshua Fly ana Ie-
ter Jefferson. on behalf of Virginia, ana
Daniel Weldon and William churton' on
behalf of North Carolina; and by the
act Of October -. MS (Va.). and act or
- 1913 IN c., provision was maze
fer extending IL 10 their western limits.
Richard Henderson and others were ap-
rointed on behalf OF North Carolina IKE
t-ised stat. y. C., Vol. 2, p. so, and Inom-
as Walker and Daniel Smith on behalf OF
Virginia. The commissioners met ana
nartlv ran the line, when A dispute arose
"a 10 the latitude, &c. after when tne
commissioners OF each State ran seDa-
rate line tSee Report Of Virginia COM
missioners) Virginia, by act or pecelii-
her Z ISL in which IL recites mat OIL
fciaI Information has been received that
North carolina has resolved 10 estaDlish
The Walker Line az the true boundary,
an A confirms the Walker line as its SOUTH
ern boundary Code 1919. Vol. J, p u,
chan 2D The State OF North Carolina
nassed a similar act, which line as con-
nrmed nv both States, IS the present
boundary line between them. -.
Provision was made by virginia ta.l
March IS. 1885. and May q, 1850, ana North
carolina 0oint resolution February .,
1850 and act March II. 1880, FOR the re-
marking Of this line but nothing mas yer
been reported as having been done under
them. IVA. Acts 1855. p. 52f, t.N. Sess.,
ISL. u. 5O7. and y. g. Laws, lS9, 2. li5.)
DIKF, OF York; PATENT
4 On March l.. 1864. Charles II. grant
Cd a natent 10 his brother James, Duke
If YORK for sundry tracts Of land in
America extending from the western
hanks OF Connecticut to the eastern shore
OF the Delaware. together with Long Is
land etc (Chalmers's Annals. 9i3), JET
ferson's Notes. p. 2o2). which country was