Letter Bk. I.
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Mr Thomas's hopes should be answered wth some Recompence
for the Expence he has been at in supporting his Action &
thereby His Ldps Title — I am sorry the Laws are not yet tran-
scribed because it gives you some uneasiness. You must be
sensible it required no small Labour or short time to examine
all the Records since the year 1704 (when a general repealing
Law passed) & to be careful to reject all the Laws which had
been repealed by subsequent Acts. This I undertook to do
myself & having accurately gone thro the Records & noted the
Titles of such as remain in force I delivered my notes to
the Copyists who are now transcribing without Relaxation & I
hope my Care in this Affair when I transmit the Laws in two
or 3 Volumes will meet with His Ldps & Your Approbation.
You are pleased in your favour by Mr Rosse to recommend
Mr Nichols to the Sheveralty of Queen Ann Cty, about 4
months ago I commissioned one Mr Hopper a Gent" who had
behaved very well in the Assembly & was earnestly recom-
mended to that Office but I have entered Mr Nichols in my
Memm Book as his next Successor. I have inclosed my speech
to both Houses at the Opening of this Session also their
respective Addresses in Answer & my Replies. The Lower
House proceeded to vote the Sum of £10,000. for the Service,
to be raised much after the same manner as the £7000. was
proposed to be by the Bill printed in the last Journal of the
Lower House proceedings, the Bill was returned them with
a Negative & Reasons for the Upper Houses's Refusal, I
learn the House of Delegates have resolved to send it up
again with Answers to those Reasons & Arguments to support
the Bill, this is all that has yet been done & I am indeed
apprehensive that the Issue of this will not be very unlike that
of the late Session. As the short Notice that was given me of
this Ships being about to sail has not afforded me time to be
so prolix as I could have wished I hope you will excuse me for
not repeating to you what I have taken the Liberty to write to
his Ldp concerning the Military Affairs & Occurrences that
have happened since my last which you would not think perhaps
very interesting or important had I given a Detail of them.
Something on that Subject you may expect in my next in the
Interim you will believe that I am with the greatest Respect
Yr most obliged &c.
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