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1692, Oct. 14
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Secretary Lawrence gets possession of the
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proprietary Patent Record.
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1692, Oct. 17
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Copley appoints Chancellor Blakiston Com-
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missary General.
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1693, Oct 4
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Commissaryship General separated from the
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Chancellorship.
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1694, May 23
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Land Office reopened.
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1694, July 28
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Admiralty Court acquires its own Register.
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1694, Oct. 8
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Office of Surveyor and Comptroller General
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of Customs, for Maryland, discontinued.
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1694, Oct. 18
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Assembly grants the Governor a three pence
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tonnage duty.
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1694, Oct. 18
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Assembly appoints two Public Treasurers.
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1694, Oct. 18
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Ports of Annapolis and Oxford established
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by law.
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1694, Oct. 18
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Governor appoints three more Naval Officers
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(for Annapolis, Oxford, and Cecil County
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Districts).
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1694-95, Winter
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Government moved from St. Mary's City to
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Annapolis.
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1695, May 14
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Chancery Court acquires its own Register.
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*1695, Aug. 22 to
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Two Customs Surveyors and Searchers and
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1697/8, Jan. 12
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three Riding Surveyors appointed.
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*1695, Dec. 30
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Proprietary Receiver Darnall given powers
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of the former Land Council.
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1696, Oct. 12
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Governor promulgates the crown order of
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Feb. 13, 1695/6, dividing the land fees
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between the crown Secretary and Chancel-
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lor on the one hand and the proprietary
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Receiver General and Register of the Land
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Office on the other hand.
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1697, Dec. 7
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Surveyorship General (of land) divided
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between two Shores.
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1699, —————
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Proprietary Rent Roll destroyed by vandals.
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1699, July 6
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Governor resumes Chancellorship.
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1699, July 22
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Fourth General Fee Act.
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1699, Aug. 1
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Lease of quit-rents 'and alienation fines be-
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gins.
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1704, Dec. 8
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Fifth General Fee Act.
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