Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 75

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Agreeable to your advice I have delivered the Prisoners to
Cap^t Strahan, the charges in bringing them from the King's
Ship, & keeping them in Prison here, I think should be paid
by your Treasurer, you have the Acc^t enclosed. — I wish you an
agreeable Meeting with your Assembly, & hope they will now
be convinc'd of the Necessity of granting a Supply for con-
ducting the Expedition against the comon Enemv; & more so
as the Property of every Individual in these Colonies are so
much concerned & in Danger.
I shall be glad to hear the result of your Assembly, & I am
with very great esteem & Regard.
Y^r Excellency's
most obed^t hble Serv^t
Rob^t Dinwiddie
P: S: The Bearer brings the
Examinat. of the Prisoners
in S^o Carolina ———

London Iuly 13^th 1754.
Dear Sir
I have it in Commandment from [the] Lord Proprietor to
aquaint you, that you are on the receipt of this Letter not to
fail imediately to appoint & Commission M^r Charles Gratham
of Calvert County Naval Officer of the Port of Pocomake, he
giving such security as is usual for his just paym^t of the monies
th^l shall become due to the Proprietor &c. I am inform'd M^r
Tasker Iun^r held the Survey^r General's Office of the Eastern
shore for the benefit of the late M^r David Graham paym^t to
him as to his produce; the Widow of M^r Grayham with an
Infant who is the Bearer of this to you intending to reside in
the province with her Brother in Law M^r Grayham who is
willing to support & maintain her & Child, tis but reasonable
he shol^d be recompenced for such Charge he must Necessarily
be at of happiness to her, therefore, it will be agreeable to his
Lord^ps Desire, that in case it be good Policy not to remove M^r
Tasker from the Surveyors office & place therein M^r Gray-
ham, you will not fail with^t delay of giving M^r Cha^s Grayham
an Equivolent as to value in money by stating him in some
other Office.
I need not be further Urgent in this Affair to you, the con-
sanguinity of the Widow to the Proprietor & his family, her
real worth & good Character she bears in Life, under grevious
Distress as to want all support truly Craves his Lord^ps & your