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206 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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. accept of the proposition & Conditions for the 100 Acres of
Land to St Mary Ann Parish in Caecil County, also of Mr
Baker a Burgess like proposition & Condition to 500 Acres of
Land each in the mannour of Talbot on the same Terms that
the Rest of the Mannour is leased, you may order the same to
be carryed into Execution agreeable to the late Lord's Instruc-
tions concerning the same. His Lordship hopes the whole
Mannour is not concluded by Grants already made, it has been
represented to me 38000 Acres & that of the best Land in the
Province in its Situation & Goodness. The Instruction of the
late Lords for 99 years Term renewable for ever by Lease on
a small Fine, with two Fines payable on every Alienation &
one small Quit Rent is poor Conditions for such valuable
Land: therefore it is hoped the Remainder will yield some
Recompence for the Advantages others have got not quite
just but to avoid Contest tho of undoubted Right to My Lord.
As to Mr Thomas's Pretensions for Satisfaction from My Lord
it would be right to represent it more particular, my Lord can
form no Iudgment as represented —
By Mr Lloyd's Letter to me the Behaviour of Mr Tilghman
Rent-Roll Keeper of the Eastern Shore is unpardonable, his
not issuing the Rent-Roll & Omission not signing the Debt
Books he delivers to the Farmers & Receivers whereby they
wanting such Requisites having such defective Books cannot
distrain or warrant for Rent due for want of sufficient Voucher
to offer to the magistrate to justify their Charge, this so My
Lord very justly resents, & orders me to acquaint you that you
do not fail on the Receipt of this the Dismission of all Employ-
ments he holds under him & that you do appoint another
proper person in his Stead ordering Mr Lloyd agent to make
Mr Tilghman discharge render His Lordship a fair account.
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[Baltimore to Sharpe.]
London May 14th 1755
Sir
I very much approve of your conduct in every thing and am
so well satisfied as to your Zeal & capacity for the service of
his Majesty & myself, that I am under much less uneasiness
from the neighbourhood of the enemy than I otherways shou'd
be, for I make no doubt that you will use your utmost
endeavours to fulfill his Majestys expectations in all things.
Mr Calverts Letter to you will fully explain my intentions in
all my affaires, so that I have nothing farther to add, but that
I desire you will see the collection of my Revenue established
on the best footing, the completion of wch as I have some time
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