These things supposed, I can

make no doubt of a remedy in the common course of the Law, but notwithstanding of this I apprehend, that it will be accompanied with so many difficulties, that it will be better to think of some For all attempts, of those in the administration upon the properties of the subjects, are looked upon with an evil eye and as dangerous, and will be more so in this country, where perhaps other.

few Grants in America are made with such skill and care that some flaw may not be found in them

by a strict and legal search, so that every man will be apt to look upon any attempt of this kind, as in some measure his own case, and those that are really concerned will use all their Art to stir up the people to make

it

a Country Quarrel

To prevent this it may be proposed, to give an absolute But it will be difficult how

confirmation of all the Grants excepting such as are truly extravagant to define or determine the Grants that are truely such without

making the exceptions to general or

too particular, by naming the particular Grants to be excepted

The following proposal seems to me to be more practicable, Viz to abolish all the present rents, by an act of the Legislature, and in lieu of them to establish the Quitrents of all passed grants at 2 s 6 d per hundred acres, with an absolute Confirmation of all Grants upon their paying the said Quitrents.