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New Hampshire Statesman And State Journal
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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Historical account of the Mason-Dixon Line: Seven commissioners each from Maryland (Lord Baltimore) and Pennsylvania (Thomas and Richard Penn) appointed to implement 1760 agreement, worked from November 1760 to 1767; survey by Mason and Dixon in 1763; line divides slave-holding and non-slave-holding states.
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MASON AND DIXON'S LINE
Seven Commissioners were appointed by Lord Baltimore on the part of Maryland, and seven by Thomas and Richard Penn on the part of Pennsylvania, to carry their agreement of the 4th July 1760, into effect. These Commissioners entered upon duty the 19th of November, 1760, and were engaged until completion, the 9th of November 1767. The East and West line between Maryland and Pennsylvania, mentioned in their report, is the line known as Mason's and Dixon's.
The survey was made by Mason and Dixon, who were employed by the Commissioners, in November 1763, at the request of the Proprietary of Maryland, and the Proprietaries of Pennsylvania.
This Line is the political division of slave-holding and non-slave-holding of the Northern and southern States.
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Maryland And Pennsylvania
Event Date
4th July 1760 To 9th November 1767
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line completed 9th november 1767; serves as political division between slave-holding and non-slave-holding states
Event Details
Seven Commissioners appointed by Lord Baltimore for Maryland and seven by Thomas and Richard Penn for Pennsylvania to implement 4th July 1760 agreement; began duty 19th November 1760; survey conducted by Mason and Dixon in November 1763 at request of proprietaries; East-West line known as Mason's and Dixon's