The state of the question of jurisdiction and boundary between New Jersey and . e Duke andye said Circular line to be well marked two thirds part of yesemicircle. These are to Certify that on ye twenty fifth day of ye ninthmonth 1701 we met at New Castle with Cornelius EmpsonRichard Hallowell and John Richardson Justices of ye Countyof New Castle and Caleb Puscy Philip Roman and Robert PileJustices of ye County of Chester who did unanimously concludethat the Beginning should be at the end of the Horse Dyke nextye said Town of New Castle and from thence to measure DueNorth the d
The state of the question of jurisdiction and boundary between New Jersey and . e Duke andye said Circular line to be well marked two thirds part of yesemicircle. These are to Certify that on ye twenty fifth day of ye ninthmonth 1701 we met at New Castle with Cornelius EmpsonRichard Hallowell and John Richardson Justices of ye Countyof New Castle and Caleb Puscy Philip Roman and Robert PileJustices of ye County of Chester who did unanimously concludethat the Beginning should be at the end of the Horse Dyke nextye said Town of New Castle and from thence to measure DueNorth the distance of twelve miles and at the extent thereof torun the said circular line first Eastward down to the River andthen to return to yc said extent of twelve miles North and to runthe said circle Westward uutill it should complete the two thii-dspart of ye said semicircle, and accordingly the twenty sixth day ofye said month we did begin in ye presence of yo said Justices atye said end of ye Horse Dyke and measured Due North t\\elvomiles to a White oak marked with twelve notches standing on. 222 ArrEXDix. ye West side of Brandywine Creek in the land of Israel Helmand from the said White oak we ran Eastward circularly, chang-ing our course from ye East Southward one degree at ye end ofevery sixty seven perches which is the chord of one degree to atwelve mile radius, and at ye end of forty three chords we came.,to ye Delaware river on ye upper side of Nathaniel Lampleysold house at Chichester and then we returned to the White oakin Israel Helms land and from thence we ran Westward, chang-ing our course one degree from the West Southward at ye end ofevery sixty seven perches as before untill we had extended sev-enty seven chords (which being added to ye forty three chordsmake two thirds parts of ye semicircle to a twelve mile Radius)all which said circular liue being well marked with three notcheson each side the Trees to a marked Hickory standing near yeWestern branch of Christia
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