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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 359
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America by His Appointment of his Lordship Commander in
Chief of all His Forces there. His Lordship's real Merit is so
well known and acknowledg'd as needs no Illustration. My
Desire is, and seriously require of you My Lieut Governor,
That you do not fail in Obedience of His Majesty's Commis-
sion to his Lordship and to the Importance and Service thereof,
And that you in every thing with Fidelity will render your Self
and incite the Legislature of Assembly in the Province to give
all Aid and Supply requisite, and to require the Magistrates
and officers Military, as well as all other Persons strictly by
Duty and Allegiance to His Majesty to conform themselves
with Service; That his Lordship thereby may be enabled to
carry on with Vigour His Majesty's Service against the Com-
mon Enemy the Invaders of His Majesty's Crown and Dignity,
wishing you health and happiness I am with Esteem
Your affectionate Friend
Baltimore
Post An Act of Parliament being passed — To enable His
Majesty to grant Commissions to Foreign officers to Rank in
America, and to raise Four Thousand men there for the defence
of the Colonies; And being sensible of the great Utility and
Advantage that must Accrue by such a Force. I therefore
desire you'l Exert your Self in the Inlisting of the Force under
the Command of his Lordship.
To Horatio Sharpe Esqr Lieut Governor of Maryland.
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[Calvert to Sharpe. Fragment.]
London March the 9th 1756.
Sir./
Last January the 6th I received a Letter from Mr Pownall
Secretary to the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Planta-
tions, The Contents of which was vizt "He being by their
Lordships Commanded to prepare for their Consideration the
most exact Account he could Collect from the Information of
the Persons for the several Colonies in North America and
from the Acts and Proceedings of the Legislature of the said
Colonies, of the number of men raised and of the Sums of
money granted to His Majesty and Issued in each Colony since
the Ist of January 1755 for repelling any Invasion or removing
of any Encroachments made upon His Majesty's Dominions;
He desired I would meet him at the office and bring with me
such Papers as might give Lights with Respect to these Points.
In Answer to the Letter I delivered into the Board the
Lords Commissioners present the 16th of February, vizt
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