to the first Vacancies, & upon a Consciousness that their
superiour Qualifications might at this time be more serviceable
to His Lordship than he could hope to be, he seemed to
acquiesce & I promised him that as far as I should think it
consonant with my Duty to His Lordship he might rest assured
I should always be ready to serve him, to do which he must
have been persuaded as I beleive you also are that I never
wanted Inclination. Upon his saving that he expected I would
make some farther Provision for him than the places which he
already holds I desired him to acquaint me how I might do so
& promised him that if twas in my power I should readily
comply with his Request, He answered the Clerksp of Kent
County would satisfy his Desires it being an Office wch might
in great measure be executed by a good Writer that he could
easily engage for that purpose (that Clerkship you know you
have already promised to a Son of the late Commissary Genl
whose Estate lies in Kent County & ordered his Name to be
entered in the Secretary's Office in memory of your having so
done) I told him that in case a Clerkship should be vacant I
had not the least Objection to such a proposition but observed
that if he accepted such a Place he must relinquish all thoughts
of being a Councillor, as there was a great Impropriety in a
Persons being such a Ministerial Officer as a County Clerk
is & at the same time being a Member of a Superiour Branch
of the Legislature. Of this he said he would consider; & as
he is lately removed hither with his Family, I have since had
an Opportunity of conversing on this Subject with Mrs Young
who does not seem much inclined to consent to her Husband's
waving his Right to a Seat at the Council tho as she desires
he may have a lucritive Employment as well as Honour she
hopes he may depend on the Clerkship of Kent County when
it becomes vacant (that being the best in the Province & Kent
a pleasant part of the Country) but as it is possible Mr Smith
the present Clerk might live many years tho he is pretty old,
She hopes neither His Lordship nor yourself will be agst
appointing Mr Young Keeper of the Western Shore Rent-
Roll till the Clerkship falls, & desires I will second her
in making such a Request. I have spoke to Colonel
Lloyd to resign it & accept of the Eastern Shore Roll
in lieu thereof & at the same time gave him in writing a
Power & Order to dismiss Mr Tilghman from His Lordship's
Service as soon as he had brought him to a proper Account,
& made him resign up all the Books & Papers which he
has relating to his Lordship's Rents. I do not know whether
Colonel Lloyd has yet discharged Mr Tilghman but he
is entirely averse to accepting that himself in lieu of the
Western Shore Roll; & Mr Darnall also declines & refuses
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