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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 325
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desires you will well Consider without Delay in acquainting
with a Proper Person to Succeed him.
I hope you've mine of the 13th of May in which I inform'd
you of His Lordship's Consent for your placing at the Council
Board, Mr Tilghman Col Jenkins Henry or Philip Keys, either
of which you approved in the Room of Mr Dulany deceased.
The 10th of December 1754 in the Deal Box I then sent you
which contain'd His Lordship's Instructions with my Letters to
you and others, were also inclosed Six written Books (properly
to be called Nominal Rentals) of Tenants belonging to six
Counties in the Province which I return'd received from Mr
Tasker the late Agent, and under Cover with those Books,
inclosed were Sundry Bills of Exchange with their Protests,
and My Lord's Instructions inclosed in my Letter of the same
date to Mr Lloyd; The Instructions with the Letter he has
since Acknowledged, but not Noting to me his Receipt of the
Bills nor Rentals gives Disquiet; though a List of the Bills
was Entered in my Letter with mention of the Rentals: The
Letter sent him an Account of their Imperfection, they being
not properly made out, nor Authenticated according to Instruc-
tions sent Mr Tasker from His Lordship's Guardians dated the
14th of May and in Consequence of my Letter and Plan of
account of the 15th of the same Instant sent 1752; Upon all
which matters he has had His Lordship's Instructions to follow,
and of which His Lordship desires you'l urge him the Return,
and desires your Intelligence about his Receipt of the Contents
contain'd herein, his long delay making it necessary for your
Assistance with regard to his prejudicial Neglects.
His Lordship sends you his best wishes, and hopes all
things in His Province will be well, and that Publick Broil may
Cease; giving you Leisure thereby for the Compleation of
His Private Affairs; of which, the Regulation and Receipt of
his Revenues stand greatly in need of, and would much
Encrease by your Project of the Sheriffs well modell'd and
Secured at 6 p Centum; and thereon you have His Approba-
tion in mine the 13th of May last, which rendered into Execution
would be a fix'd acquisition of real Service, obligatory on him
and His Heirs to you. — The Tobacco Law has been months in
hand with Mr Hamersley His Lordship's Sollicitor at Law with
directions to obtain Mr Attorney General's opinion, not yet
received, Delay from such is Certain and unshunable; giving
further opportunity to Inform you that Determination by the
Lord Chancellor on the Cause between the Messieurs Penns and
His Lordship is postponed, by Allowance of an Amendment
to the Plaintiffs Bill; I fear Endless in dispute! therefore My
Lord renews and recommends to your Serious Consideration,
Care, Assiduity and Vigilance in Maintenance, and against His
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