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hopes thereby to retard the General's Progress & recall him
to our Defence will prove something more than a Bravado &
have issued a proclamation cautioning the Back Inhabitants to
be on their Guard & prepared to defend themselves & each
other against such Hostilities, & have also sent peremptory
Orders to the Officers of the Militia to muster & dicipline the
Men under their Command, but Alass, we want a Militia Act
similar to those of the Northern Governments without which I
fear very little Dependance is to be had on our Men in Cases
of Emergency & Danger. The inclosed petitions for the
Remission of Forfeitures to His Ldp I am intreated to trans-
mit. Mr Bell was a Man of some Fortune & well esteemed in
the Country, but Accidents have reduced him in his Circum-
stances, & at the time he forfeited his Recognizance he dared
not appear to seek for or bring the Offender who had been a
Labourer of his to the Court for fear of being arrested himself,
having not at that time compromised Matters with his
Creditors. Iohn Gibson the other Security is recommended
as an Object worthy his Ldp's Clemency for the Reasons
offered in his petition which with the other I submit to his
Ldp's pleasure. The account of the Gross amount of Fees to
the Commissarie's Office for one year which is herein trans-
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mitted was presented me a few Days since by Mr Dulany who
with Mr Tasker had been speaking thereon to me before,
they tell me the vast Difference & Disparity between this &
the Estimate that the Clerk of the Office delivered me last
year when Mr Tasker was sole Commissary is owing to the
Clerks Error & Mistake at that time who included in the Gross
Amount of every year the Insolvencies of the preceeding year,
which are always sent to the Sheriff in hopes that he may then
be able to recover some of the Debts that were returned
insolvent the preceeding year. Mr Dulany told me that finding
his Duty in & Attendance to that Office clashed sometimes &
interrupted him a great Deal in the performance & pursuit of
his private Business as a Lawyer, he beged leave to Resign
assuring me at the same time that I should always find him
ready to serve His Ldp or myself with his Advice or other-
wise, at my Desire he continues his Commission till I receive
his Lordship's & your Instructions & Directions thereon —
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[Sharpe to Braddock.]
Annapolis 11th June 1755.
Sir
I am sorry to find myself obliged to address you at this time
by the numerous Applications that have been made by the
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p. 88
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