William Blathwayt letter to Lord Baltimore, 1678/1679 January 1 : manuscript draft

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Having received a letter from one
Mr. Burk intimating your Lordships desires to have
a Copy o fthe Inquiries dleivered to
your Lordship by order of the Committee
for Plantations as also to know what
has been done in the Committee concerning
Virginia or Maryland, I [illegible] would
not faile to inclose send your Lordship
those enquiries here enclosed and to acquaint
your Lordship that nothing has been done or
moved in The Committee concerning
Maryland since your Lordships departure
And as for Virginia; Their Lordships
have proceeded very farr towards
the dispatch of my Lord Culpepper
towards his Government of Virginia
so that probably He may be ready
to go on Shipboard about the latter end
of February. This all that is materiall
wherein your Lordship desires to be satisfyed
and whatever shall further occurr here
for your Lordships Service I shall endeavour
to approve my self withall respect

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1 January 1678/9

To my Lord Baltemore