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related to him, in answer to which I received the inclosed Lett
I gave Colo Lloyd in writing a Power & Order to dismiss Mr
Edwd Tilghman from your Ldp's Service as soon as he had
setled Accounts with him, & taken out of his hands all Books
& papers that relate to your Ldp's Rents of which Mr Tilgh-
man had the possession. When Colonel Lloyd advises me of
Mr Tilghman's Dismissal I shall unless I can be first honoured
with your Ldp's further Instructions thereon appoint either Mr
Wm Goldsborough or Colo Henry to keep the Eastern Shore
Rent Roll, Colo Lloyd having absolutely refused to accept it in
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lieu of that for the Western Shore, & as Mr Darnal will accept
neither but chooses to hold the Naval Office of Potuxcnt I
could not bestow any such Post on Mr Thomas as your Ldp
directed in those Instructions & as Mr Tasker does not choose
to have a Copartner in the Comissary's Office I cannot make
Mr Thomas Joint Commissary as I thought I might agreeable
to your Ldp's Instructions of the 9th Septr Your Ldp was also
pleased to order me to appoint Mr Young to the Naval Office
of Pocomoke, to be Surveyor Gen of the Eastern Shore & a
Member of your Ldp's Council: in making him Naval Officer
of Pocomoke & Surveyor Genl of the Eastern Shore I had
anticipated yr Ldp's Commands & had moreover given him
the Nomination to the Sheveralty of Calvert County whence
he receives £50 Sts a year. Out of my own Desire to serve
Mr Young who is become related to your Ldp as well as
in Obedience to your Ldp's Instructions, on his saying that he
would rather have one lucrative Employment than his present
Offices I assured him that in any thing consistent with your
Ldp's Interest He should find me most ready to gratify his
hopes & Expectations. He thereupon told me that if the
Clerkship of Kent County should become vacant & I would
order the D Secretary to appoint him thereto he should think
himself well provided for. I answered that I should be glad to
have it in my power to give him a Clerkship & would make
his Request known to Mr Calvert, but observed to him that if
he was to accept such a place he would be in some sort
disqualified to be of your Ldp's Council as there seemed to be
an Impropriety in a Gentleman's being such a Ministerial
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Officer as a County Clerk is & at the same time being a
Member of a superiour Branch of the Legislature; to wch
Honour or Dignity I indeed advised him for the present to
wave his Pretensions & told him that by doing so he would in
my Opinion seem to consult your Ldp's Interest; Upon a
Consciousness that the superiour Qualifications of the Gentn
whose Names I have taken the Liberty to mention to your Ldp
might in the present Situation of Affairs & State of the Council
be more serviceable than he could hope to be he seemed to
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