498 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Letter Bk. V

to have me go in obedience to Ld Hillsborough's Requisition.
M^r Bacon the Rector of All Saints' Parish in Frederick County
the very best Living in the Province being dangerously ill so
that his Life is despaired of M^r Allen has thereupon desired
Me to give him an Induction immediately on M^r Bacon's
Decease which I shall do in obedience to your Ldp's Instruc-
tions tho the Parishioners I know are desirous to have it
divided. I am —

[Sharpe to Hamersley.]

Copy of Letter to M^r Hamersley. Dated Annapolis
15 May 1768 transmitted by.
Dr Sr
I have not since I wrote to you the I^st of last Month had the
pleasure to receive any Letter either from His Ldp or yourself
tho several Ships have lately arrived here from London, which
I mention lest any should have been by you sent to the Mer-
chants to be transmitted & have been by them mislaid & for-
gotten. You will see by the inclosed Transcript that the
Vestry of Coventry Parish still oppose M^r Hughs's taking Pos-
session of the Church but the Parishioners will I doubt not
e'er long become sick of their Pretensions, when they find
that the Attorney Gen^l will take Cognizance of those who
have presumed to commit any Violence & call them to answer
for their Proceedings in the Provincial Court. Having by the
last Post from New York received some Letters from Ld
Hillsborough by which I am required to send him a compleat
Collection of all the Laws in force within this Province an
Account of the several Manufactures that may have been
established here & also to transmit to him regularly & punc-
tually all Acts & Proceedings of Government & Legislature
& such Papers as have any Relation thereto, I have agreeable
to My Lord Baltimore's pleasure lately signified to Me now
sent my answers to those Letters under Cover to His Ldp
together with a Copy of such my answers, & an Extract of
one of Lord Hillsboroughs that seems to be particular ; As I
have for my part always answered the Letters I have received
from the Secretaries of State & wrote to them as often as any
extraordinary Occurrence here seem'd to make a Letter from
me expedient & pertinent I am a little at a loss what farther
is now expected & should be glad to know what Kind of Acts
& Proceedings of Government & the Legislature here are
now required ; Does His Ldp mean the Journals as well as
Copies of all the Acts of Assembly that may from time to
time be made here & an Account of every thing that may
come under the Consideration of the Council or how far is