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520 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
Avith such commissioners as Maryland should appoint. The legislature was
not in session at the time, but as soon as it met on the 1st of November, 1784,
the resolution passed by the General Assembly of Virginia was read, together
with a petition presented on the 26th, "from sundry inhabitants of Maryland
and Virginia, respecting the opening of the Potomac River." The subject
being referred to the House of Delegates, that body on the 22d of December,
1784, thought the "subject to be of great importance, and worthy the immediate consideration of this government; and therefore we wish the Senate
Avould appoint some of its members to join the gentlemen nominated by this
House, to meet and confer Avith the commissioners appointed by the State of
Virginia, respecting the regulations and provisions under which a company
ought to be established, for the purpose of carrying into execution a plan for
opening the navigation of Potomac, and a road between the said river and the
most convenient western Avaters."
The Senate agreed to the message of the House and appointed Thomas
Stone, Samuel Hughes and Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, to join Messrs.
John Cadwalader, Samuel Chase, John De Butts, George Digges, Philip Key,
Gustavus Scott and Joseph Dashiell, appointed by the House to meet and
confer with the commissioners of Virginia.
Soon after the legislature assembled, General Washington and General
Gates (Colonel Blackiston being prevented by indisposition) proceeded to
Annapolis and induced the legislature to appoint commissioners to confer
with them. As soon as their request was complied with, on the 22d of
December, the convention met in Annapolis with General Washington as
president and Randolph B. Latimer as secretary; all the commissioners being
present except Mr. Blackiston.
The convention immediately proceeded to take into consideration "the
subject of opening and improving the navigation of the river Potomac, and
concerting a plan for opening a proper road between the waters of the Potomac and the most convenient western Avaters." In their report to the
Legislatures of Virginia and Maryland on the 27th of December, they recommended, among other things, the removal of the obstructions in the Potomac,
so as to make the same navigable from tide-water to the north branch of said
m^er; to form a company for opening the river and to obtain the passage of
a law by Virginia and Maryland to encourage and promote the undertaking;
that these two States ought to become subscribers to the amount of fifty
shares, and that Virginia ought to repeal her law for opening the Potomac.
They also recommended Virginia and Maryland to appoint engineers to
examine and survey the Potomac from Fort Cumberland to the mouth of
Stony River, and the river Cheat, from about the Dunker Bottom to the present navigation," and if navigation could be extended above Fort Cumberland,
that they then survey, lay off and mark from this point a road to Cheat RiA'er
or continue the same to navigation which will most effectually establish communication between the said eastern and Avestern Avaters. The road to be cut
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000563 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 520 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. Avith such commissioners as Maryland should appoint. The legislature was not in session at the time, but as soon as it met on the 1st of November, 1784, the resolution passed by the General Assembly of Virginia was read, together with a petition presented on the 26th, "from sundry inhabitants of Maryland and Virginia, respecting the opening of the Potomac River." The subject being referred to the House of Delegates, that body on the 22d of December, 1784, thought the "subject to be of great importance, and worthy the immediate consideration of this government; and therefore we wish the Senate Avould appoint some of its members to join the gentlemen nominated by this House, to meet and confer Avith the commissioners appointed by the State of Virginia, respecting the regulations and provisions under which a company ought to be established, for the purpose of carrying into execution a plan for opening the navigation of Potomac, and a road between the said river and the most convenient western Avaters." The Senate agreed to the message of the House and appointed Thomas Stone, Samuel Hughes and Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, to join Messrs. John Cadwalader, Samuel Chase, John De Butts, George Digges, Philip Key, Gustavus Scott and Joseph Dashiell, appointed by the House to meet and confer with the commissioners of Virginia. Soon after the legislature assembled, General Washington and General Gates (Colonel Blackiston being prevented by indisposition) proceeded to Annapolis and induced the legislature to appoint commissioners to confer with them. As soon as their request was complied with, on the 22d of December, the convention met in Annapolis with General Washington as president and Randolph B. Latimer as secretary; all the commissioners being present except Mr. Blackiston. The convention immediately proceeded to take into consideration "the subject of opening and improving the navigation of the river Potomac, and concerting a plan for opening a proper road between the waters of the Potomac and the most convenient western Avaters." In their report to the Legislatures of Virginia and Maryland on the 27th of December, they recommended, among other things, the removal of the obstructions in the Potomac, so as to make the same navigable from tide-water to the north branch of said m^er; to form a company for opening the river and to obtain the passage of a law by Virginia and Maryland to encourage and promote the undertaking; that these two States ought to become subscribers to the amount of fifty shares, and that Virginia ought to repeal her law for opening the Potomac. They also recommended Virginia and Maryland to appoint engineers to examine and survey the Potomac from Fort Cumberland to the mouth of Stony River, and the river Cheat, from about the Dunker Bottom to the present navigation," and if navigation could be extended above Fort Cumberland, that they then survey, lay off and mark from this point a road to Cheat RiA'er or continue the same to navigation which will most effectually establish communication between the said eastern and Avestern Avaters. The road to be cut |
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