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Behalf of a Scotchman who is Clergyman & Married her
Woman My Lord desires you'l Present him with St Iohn's or
Christ Church, smal Livings Vacat'd in Queen Ann County it
will be proper of having some trial of him as Aprobation.
CC.
To Govr Sharpe.
[St. Clair to Sharpe.]
Alexandria March the 28th 1755
I am just returned from my lourney from the Fort, where
I have greatly incurrd the Displeasure of the New York
Companys. As I am just going to take my leave of this place,
I have taken the liberty of sending my Servant to your Excelly
to request of you to send me the Horse, I shoud be very
sorry to ask any thing that woud put you to any Inconveniency,
all I shall say is that I shall look on it as a great obligation if
you will be so good as to spare him to me. I beg your Excel-
lency will be so good as to let me have the Box of Candles,
my servant will be able to bring it wt him, & if you have any
provision sent up towards the Camp it wou'd be of great Ser-
vice to me, and shall thankfully pay you the Cost of it. I have
the Honour of being with the greatest Respect
Your Excellencys
Most obedient and most
ps. All here are well & our humble Servant
Affairs have a good look, we shall John S£ Clair
be moving soon, part by Frederick.
I have undertaken to cut the Road by Enochs
I am ordered by His Excelly to acquaint you that, he begs
you will send him an Express, when you hear that Govr Shirley
is on the Road, that he may be at Anapolis at the same time.
I must beg of you that you will buy me at Anapolis, a Dozn of
Augurs & as many Carpenters Chissells as you can get. my
Servant will be able to bring some of them wl him
Adieu
His Excelly Govr Sharpe.
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