In 1750, the English Board of Trade expressed interest in the colonial frontier. Acting governor Lewis Burwell commissioned Fry and Jefferson to survey the colony's disputed boundary with the Maryland colony (whose royal deed only extended to the Appalachian Mountains, whereas Virginia's had no explicit western boundary).
In 1750, the English Board of Trade showed interest in the colonial frontier. Acting governor Lewis Burwell hired Fry and Jefferson to examine the disputed boundary between Virginia and Maryland (where Maryland's royal deed only covered up to the Appalachian Mountains, whereas Virginia had no explicit western border).