Liberty upon his giving his parole not to leave the Province
till the Sheriff should be indemnified for releasing him, &
having advised with the Council thereon I shall agreeable to
their Advice order the Attorney Gen^l to defend the Young
Gentⁿ who I am afraid has proceeded a little farther than the
Gen^l intended upon a Supposition that I should be able to
support him. I am much obliged to you for your promise to
forward any Lett^rs that may come directed for me by the

Packett & am
S^r

23^d March 1756. Annapolis
S^r
I delay a Gentⁿ who is passing thro this place towards Boston
to acknowledge the Receipt of your Favour of the 5^th Inst by
Col^o Washington who is just arrived here in his Way to Vir-
ginia. I have not time to answer particularly that part of your
Letter which relates to the Dispute between the Virginia Field
Officers & Capt Dagworthy. The Letter I writ to the latter
from New York on that Subject would I apprehend have pre-
vented any uneasiness between Colonel Washington & him
had the Colonel went to Fort Cumberland since that time,
however I conceive all possibility of Dispute must be now re-
moved by the Orders that I sent Capt Dagworthy some time
ago to leave that place & come down among the Frontier In-
habitants. Information was given me yesterday that one M^r
Sterling a Lieutenant in his Majesty's 48^th Regiment was a
few Days since arrested in this Province on an Action for
Tresspass for entertaining Indented Servants, as soon as I
received such Information I communicated it to the Council
who as it was a Civil Action for Damages, which I could not
as Governor discharge, advised me to recommend it to the
Young Gentlⁿ to give Bail & then to order the Attorney Gen^l
to defend before the Iudges of Assize his Proceedings under
your Orders. Agreeable to this Advice I have writ to M^r
Sterling to give Bail for his Appearance at the Court & to
send me a true State of his Case that I may lay it before the

Attorney Gen^l & order him to prepare for making his Defence.

I presume M^r Sterling has not neglected to advise you or his
Superiour Officer of his Situation & I shall be glad to know