428 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Letter Bk. III

Skippers Accounts to the Manager having done so purely at
the Request of the Skipper with whom he had made some
Acquaintance & not conceiving it could ever be supposed he

acted in pursuance of any Order from me or that my Name

could ever be brought in question by reason of his doing a
common friendly Office & so far was I from being solicitous
to secure to myself a full Third part of the Proceeds of the
Vessel that I only accepted thereout what ought to have been
paid me by M^r Grimes & gave up the Residue nor has the
whole sum for which the Vessel sold exclusive of His Majesty's
Third been sufficient to satisfy the Claims that M^r Grimes if
he had acted as an honest Man ought to have paid. I beg
pardon for troubling you about a matter that might perhaps
appear to every one except myself of little Consequence but I
could not when I was addressing myself to you pass it
altogether in Silence. I remain with the greatest Regard
Sir your most obed humb Serv^t

Letter Bk. V

[Sharpe to Baltimore.]

To Lord Baltimore. Annapolis 2 Nov^r 1767.
My Lord
Lest the Letter I did myself the honour to address to your
Ldp the 29^th of last Month should be miscarried or the Ship
have a long Passage I now remit your Ldp by another Vessel
that is about to sail Seconds of the Bills of Exchange for
£ the Firsts of which were inclosed in that Letter. I am &c.

[Sharpe to Hamersley.]

Copy of Letter to M^r Hamersley. Annapolis 3^d Nov^r
1767. p^r Capt Scott
Dr Sr
I have just received by a Ship of M^r Andersons your
several Letters bearing Date the 20^th of July & 13^th of August
together with the four Papers relative to the Claimants of
Talbot Mannour & as I understand that another Ship of M^r
Andersons is expected to sail hence for London before I can
return from Frederick County for which M^r Dulany M^r Jordan
& I have agreed to set off To Morrow Morning I write this to
be transmitted by Her that you may know the Letters have
reached Me & you may be assured that due Regard will be
paid to every thing therein recommended. I shall take an
Opportunity to communicate what relates to the Claimants of
Talbot Mannour to both M^r Dulany & the Attorney General
& will His Ldp may depend endeavour to act in that Matter
so as to merit his Approbation & will at leisure write fully to