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what would be the Consequence of our Assembly's Meeting at
this time. I have not heard certainly what Resolution the Vir-
ginians have come to but there is a flying Report that they
have granted £40000. more for his Majesty's Service & the
Protection of their Frontiers in consequence of which 500
Rangers are gone toward the extreme Parts of that Province.
We learn from Virga that one Coll. Patton of Augusta Cty a
very active & worthy man was lately scalped as he was pro-
ceeding to command a Party of Rangers on New River, & on
Houlston River we hear Numbers have been cut off together
with one Ensign Wright who was ordered thither to range
&c.
[Sharpe to Calvert.]
Augst 30th
Sr
Inclosed you receive Bills of Excha. for £ 1 24. 1 6: 2 which you
will accept & dispose of as heretofore; I mentioned to you
some time since that I would replace the Money that was
advanced Evans out of the Naval Office of Pocomoke but as
his Ldp was pleased to order me to commissionate Mr Graham
to that place before one year had elapsed the Moiety of Fees
paid me was only £39. 6 Currency which was something more
than £20. short of what I had advanced & expended, however
I thought I could receive that Sum & much more from the
Land Office as it was near a Year before a joint Judge was
added to Doctor Steuart but when I hinted as much to him the
other Day he told me that you had been pleased to give him
the whole profitts of the Office for that year by a Letter wch he
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had lately received however that he was ready to account with
me for a Moiety if I required it, finding that was the Case I
dropt the Affair & shall not think thereof again till I know
your farther pleasure. The 30th of Novr 1753 I inclosed to you
sundry Bills viz. Mr Wilmot pr Mr lennings's for drawing
plans of the City of Annapolis £5. 10. Mr Emory for various
Services p Order Mr Jennings £22. 13. 9. Mr Emory for
sundry services p Order Govr Sharpe £14. 14. 9. Colo Cresap
for Services by Govr Ogles Order £100. The last of wch Bills
only you have taken any Notice of to me. since that time the
Mensurations that Emory made in Obedience to an Order of
Council has considerably enlarged his Bill as you will see by
the inclosed which he sent me sometime since with a petition
that I would procure him payment. I did not choose to return
him any Answer till I could be favoured with your Instruc-
tions, them I shall hope to receive soon, in the mean time I
am Sr &c
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