Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 525

London ffeb^ry 17^th 1757.
Dear Sir/

I write from M^r Andcroon Merch^t & as Cap^t Coolidge ie

upon his immediate departure I have only time to acquaint
you that by this Conveyance you'l receive from Lord Balti-
more 40 Barrells of Musket powder & 40 Barrells of Gun-
powder for the use of the Province w^ch his Lord^p recomends
to your Care I've sent you a Packet by Cap^t Johnson who
sails under Convoy by this opportunity, by w^ch you'l receive
his Lord^ps Instructions with a Let^r from me in relations to
several Let^rs & Desires from you. I intend answ^g some let^rs
rec^d since from you in March follow^g his Lord^p has no excep-
tion to y^r appointm^t of M^r W^m Thomas the Only Exceaption
there can be is whether he lives on the Eastern Shore ? as his
Lord^ps Affairs are there in great Confusion therefore requiring
a Person on the Spot more properly to settle them, I've wrote
to M^r Lloyd to accept of the Change from the Western to the
Eastern Shore w^ch I hope he will not refuse. Ad: Byng is
Condemn'd to be shot ab^t 10000 Troops have rec^d their
Orders for America und^r Convoy of 16 Line of Battle Ships
Y^rs most Sincerely
Caecil^s Calvert
To His Excell^y Gov^r Sharpe.

Whitehall 19^th Feb: 1757.
Sir
Having in my Letter of the 4^th Ins^t informed you that it was
the Kings intention to send a strong Squadron of Ships of
War to North America, I am now to acquaint you, that His
Majesty has been pleased to appoint Rear Admiral Holburne