...charge me with an inquiry into the true meridian and place of the fountain head of the Potomac. The best information I have hitherto been able to procure gives...the spring head to the North Branch since the length denotes the Southern Branch M(29| Colonel Cresap a settler in Western Maryland who knew the country...

...True Meridian and Place of the Fountain head of Patowmeck: The best information I have been hitherto able to procure gives me Reason to believe there has been a mistake in fixing the Spring head of the North Branch since the Length with other Circumstances more properly denotes the Southern Branch...