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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 209
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[Sharpe to Calvert.]
[May, 1755?]
Dr Sr
As the Death of Coll Plater has again left a vacancy for a
Deputy Secretary I doubt not Applications will be renewed to
you for that Commission. I hope e'er this the Lettrs that Colo
Plater writ together with mine dated in March have reached
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you. I have sounded Colo Tasker & find he would not be
willing to accept the Office on worse terms than Coll Plater
offered; finding that to be his Determination I took the Lib-
erty to sound Mr Thomas on the same Affair who I find would
not be averse to making you a more reasonable & handsome
Consideration in case you should think proper to honour him
with a Commission to act as your Deputy here. He shewed me
a Lettr he received from you some time since which I beleive
makes him entertain some hopes of being distinguished with
some Mark of Favour. He is generally well esteemed & does
not want Abilities but having a very bad Constitution is a liffle
melanrholly & frequently indisposed tor a long time together
so as to be unable to come to Annapolis. He resides on
a Plantation near Arundel Mannour about 12 Miles from Town
& has a Family of Seven Children four of whom are married
& dispersed abroad thro the Province. In case I find there is
any Necessity for appointing a Deputy Secretary before I can
be favoured with your answer I shall nominate Doctor Steuart
who will officiate gratis & resign whenever I please. Mr
Young who has married Mrs Graham has been with me desiring
the Commissions for the Naval Office of Pocomoke & Survey-
orship General of the Eastern Shore may be made out to him
instead of Mr Cha: Graham. I wait His Ldp's & Your Orders
for my Governt as to that Matter. You were pleased a year
since to acquaint me that one Mr Phil Young of Calvert
County had addressed himself to you for favour as his general
Character here did not recommend him much to my notice &
as I heard he had again made Interest enough to procure a
Ship, I took no farther notice thereof, but as you have been
pleased to favour him with a particular Recommendation for
Preferment I think myself obliged to intimate to you that he is
not much esteemed here, that having been formerly employed
in the Character of Master of a Ship he some how displeased
his Employers so that they discontinued him whereby he is
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reduced it is imagined to some Difficulties having little fortune
& knowing not how to employ himself: there being no place
vacant at present He can receive no Detriment from my Delay
till I receive your answer how I should provide for him which
I shall readily comply with as I shall take infinite pleasure in
doing with whatever Commands you shall be pleased to signify
to &c.
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