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chose fit and well qualified persons for that service, and 

 to consider of proper directions for their guidance 

 therein; and after due consideration thereof: 



<Tis Ordered That, Henry Hayes, Samuel Nutt, 

 Samuel Hollingsworth, Philip Taylor, Elisha Gatchel, 

 James James, John Wright, Tobias Hendricks, Samuel 

 Blunston, Andrew Cornish, Thomas Edwards and John 

 Musgrove, or a major part of them, calling to their 

 assistance John Taylor, the surveyor of Chester county, 

 meet at some convenient place near Octoraro creek or 

 river, and cause a marked line to be rmi from the most 

 northerly or main branch of the said creek northward, or 

 to the east or west thereof, as it shall be found most con- 

 venient, to the next high ridge of barren or uninhabited 

 hills that lead from thence to Schuylkill river, keeping as 

 near as may be to the right of said hills, and to proceed 

 along the ridge thereof, yet with as few changes in the 

 course as their situation will admit, and fixing the same 

 to the most conspicuous, natural and durable marks, that 

 ma.y be least subject to uncertainty or variation ; to be 

 bounded soutliAvard by the southern bounds of the prov- 

 ince, and eastwardly the said Octoraro creek ; and from 

 thence the northern line to be by them run as aforesaid, 

 to the said hills, from thence the said line along the said 

 hills to Schuylkill, and from thence to the main northern 

 or easterly branch thereof, above the forks of said river, 

 to lie open on the westward, till further orders shall be 

 given therein ; and to make report of their proceedings 

 to this board. 



"At a council held at Philadelphia, May 2d, 1729: — 

 Present, "the Hon. Patrick Gordon, Esq., Lieut. Governor 

 Richard Hill, William Fishbourn, Clement Plumsted, 

 Thomas Lawrence and Samuel Hazle, Esquires. A 

 return being made by the order, dated the 20th February 



