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present from his Father to him (as the Bishop could not other-
wise be satisfied of that Matter) I have certified under the
Great Seal that he is a Clergiman & holds Ecclesiastical pre-
ferment in His Ldps province. One Mr Williamson Son of
Parson Williamson in Calvert Cty is going to England again
he tells me to offer himself a Candidate for Orders. His
Father has not the best of Characters but I have never heared
any ill of the young Fellow since his Residence here. If either
of these should request his Ldp's Favour for Ecclesiastical
preferment at their Return hither, I should wish they may not
receive any promise of being immediately provided for, as His
Ldp has already given me Liberty to prefer Mr Thornton &
Mr McPherson in case of Vacancies, & because when Gentn
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have received promises at home for preferment here, every one
thinks himself entituled to the first promotion, & all that are not
first served are apt to think they are hardly dealt by. I hear
that some of the Burgesses incline to have the Company of
Rangers mentioned in their yesterday's Address, drafted by
Lot out of the Militia others are for raising that number of
Men & for striking paper money to pay them to be sunk by a
Duty on Rum some would persuade the House to wait the
Return of the Bill that now lies before the Upper House & if
it come with a Negative to appropriate part of the £3800 in
the Office to that Use. some also will endeavour to include
the Lycences &c in that Bill also. It has been hinted to me
that the Lower House will on the Return of the Bill address
his Ldp thereon expressing a Desire to have Love & Cordiality
restored & established between the two Houses & all the
Branches of the Legislature & in order thereto will desire leave
to have an Agent appointed for a certain time & a Sum
of Money appropriated to pay him & to bring this & perhaps
some other controverted Matters to a Hearing before his
Majesty & Council if I should be desired to present such an
Address I know not how I can refuse but any Bill for that pur-
pose you may be assured I will never hear of unless His Ldp
or yourself should favour me with Instructions for that purpose.
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[Sharpe to Morris.]
June 30th 1755
Sr
I send this Express at Governor Dinwiddies Desire with two
Letters that I have just recd from Virga General Braddock
acquaints me that he was the 22d Inst. advanced 40 miles from
Fort Cumberland towards the Ohio, the Badness of the Roads
& the Mountains have much distressed & retarded him. His
advanced Guard had discovered a small Body of French at a
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p. 97
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