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360 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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A State of the number of men raised and of the Sums of
Money Granted to His Majesty and Issued since the Ist of
January 1755 Briefly Collected from the Acts and Proceedings
of the Legislature of the Province of Maryland, and. other the
Most Authentick Vouchers yet come to hand.
I first set forth, In Pursuance of His Majesty's Commands
and to Assist the Colony of Virginia, an Act passed in 1754
for £6.000 towards the Defence of Virginia.
That at the first Session in 1755, 22d February you had laid
before the Assembly a Letter you had received from Sir Thos
Robinson, and at the same time by your Speech in the most
Earnest manner recommended to them to raise a large Sum as
the Circumstances of the Province would allow, and further
regulating the Hire of Waggons and Horses in Case the
Service should require them to Impress either in the Govern-
ment; and also to regulate by a Bill the Quarters of Soldiers.
That the 25th of February — The House of Delegates by their
Address to you promised to Acquit themselves (the Circum-
stances of time and the People Considered) as not undeserving
His Majesty's Goodness &c.
That the 26th of February .... The House of Delegates
Resolved to Grant £10,000 for His Majesty's Service.
That the 28th of February .... you answer'd their Address
and acquainted them That you had retained Sanguine hopes
that they would fall on such measures as would meet with
ready Concurrence of the other Branches of the Legislature.
That the 1st of March .... A Bill entitled an Act to raise
a further Supply towards His Majesty's Service was brought
in and read a first time and second, and sent to the Upper
House.
That the 10th of March .... on your Message recommending
the same, The House ordered in a Bill to prevent the Exporta-
tion of Bread, Flower, Victuals and Warlike Stores for Cape
Briton Canada or any the French Garrisons.
That the same day — The Upper House return'd the Bill for
raising a Supply towards His Majesty's Service with their
Negative, as well with their Emission of a number of New Bills
tending to depreciate the Credit of their Paper Currency, as in
respect to the Appropriation of the Fines and Forfeitures
accruing from ordinary Lycences.
That the 11th & 12th of March .... The Act for Regulating
the Rates of Carriages and Quartering Soldiers &c was read
a first and second time, and Sent to the Upper House.
That the 14th of March .... The Delegates sent a Message
to the Upper House in answer to their objections to the Supply
Bill, and Insisting upon the Bill in its then form.
That the 15th A Bill was brought in for preventing the
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