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302 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. I.
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[Sharpe to Calvert]
Octr 26. 1755 — transmitted by Mr Wayne —
Sir
In my other Letter I have observed that the Arrearages that
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become due on Absentees Lands will be charged in the Agents
Books & recovered when such Lands become occupied or
shall be sold, perhaps you may ask why are they not attached
& sold immediately to satisfy the Arrears of Rents that are
due? The reason is that upon such an Attachment the
Premisses must be valued by a Jury who in this Country
would never fail to appraise the Land at much more than it is
worth or would sell for so that if His Ldp was to take the
Land according to the Appraisement he would very likely
have as much to pay to the Owner of the Land as it was really
worth. You seem surprized that Mr Darnal should have
known the purport of the Conversation between Mr Plater &
me, you must not wonder at such things as those for I can
assure you however secret I desire to keep our Proceedings
here, they by some means transpire. Every word that you
have dropt before Mr Harrison or any other of our Gent"
whom you have been kind enough to receive has been known
on their Arrival, & scarcely any thing is said by you relative
to His Ldp's Affairs or any Person in the Province but is com-
municated to some of our Gentl" by their Correspondents in
London indeed sometimes these Correspondents take the
Liberty to send for News what never happened as they did
when they advised the Attorney Gen' that he was actually
appointed to a Seat in the Council & also Naval Officer of
Potuxent. I before hinted to you the Cause that Mr Dulany
was not returned a Member at the last general Election of
Representatives & that Mr Key was rejected at the same
Election almost on the same Account. They had both in the
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preceeding Session vehemently opposed & spoke against the
Bills that were brought into the Lower House agst Papists,
this was reported much to their Disadvantage in their respec-
tive Counties & much lessened their Interest. Mr Dulany
would have offered himself Candidate for this City, but as his
Brother Walter who has represented it many years, & Mr
Bordley had been canvassing. I did not urge him thereto
especially as I at that time entertained hopes of his being
approved to succeed his Father in the Council. At Mr Tasker's
Request I appointed him joint Commissary, for such an Assist-
ant Mr Tasker told me the Business of the Office requires; As
joint Commissary he has principally transacted the Business
of the Office, wch must of necessity interfere a great Deal with
his Practice as a Lawyer, because he must often give his Advice
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