position & his having lately contracted Marriage with a Niece
of His Ldp's who was lately in England & whom possibly you
might have seen at the Council Office. On these Matters I
have often writ in the most pressing manner but have the
Mortification to see that I have done so to very little purpose —
There are several Matters about which Disputes have sub-
sisted many years between the Lord Proprietary & the people
which would His Ldp suffer them to be brought to a Hearing
at home & a final Determination would I am well convinced
be decided without the least hesitation in His Ldp's favour,
however Some of the violent Patriots as they are called think
& persuade the People to think otherwise, a Cause is not to
be brought before His Majesty in Council without Money &
an Agent; the People have repeatedly desired to be allowed
an Agent for a short time; Granting their Request His Lord-
ship says would plunge him into a Sea of Trouble & therefore
enjoynes me to take every measure to prevent any thing of
that Sort, unless the people will put their Confidence in Mr
Calvert & nominate him their Agent, this I am to recommend
to them as warmly as possible but as it can be easily foreseen
with what Indignation they would hear the proposal, I shall
never act so impolitickly as to give them a Hint of it — I am
sorry to find that Mr Hanbury thinks himself in the least respect
slighted or neglected by me I am sure I have endeavoured by
many Letters to convince him of the contrary & that I highly
esteem & value his Friendship. this you may depend I will
continue to do but I begin to fear from what you intimate that
he is not quite satisfied at my declining to prefer some persons
who had procured his Letters of Recommendation I need not
tell you what Motive will sometimes induce Merchants to give
such Lettrs nor will you think it strange that I should not
always see their Friends with the same Eyes that they do, but
as far as I have been able I have endeavoured to oblige
Mr Hanbury by serving his Friends tho as I have before hinted
my Superiours have seldom given me such Opportunities —
I am exceedingly obliged to you for recommending me so
warmly to Lord Loudon whose safe & speedy arrival will give
Joy to all His Majesty's American Subjects, by Your Descrip-
tion he is a Gentn that will please much, tho not the more perhaps
for being born in a Northern Climate. The favourable Opinion
you may have inclined him to entertain of me I shall by Letters
& every other Method endeavour to confirm & improve, but as
I have little Reason to be fond of attending or making Court
to Generals in America I hope I shall be excused for not paying
my Respects to him personally, unless I should be fortunate
enough to get such a Commission as I have already mentioned.
I thank you for informing me how far Lord Albermarle interested
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