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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761
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 172 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
Letter Bk. I. he has as I told you long ago expended some Money in Order
to get Possession but failed of Success; Baker who is at
present in Possession of that Tenement is willing to take a
Lease for it of His Ldp if Mr Thomas would surrender his,
but Mr Thomas seems averse to coming into that measure
unless he can be reimbursed the Expences that he has been
already put to, & at the same time declines spending any
more Money at least so large a Sum as would be requisite to
bring the Matter to an Issue. In my opinion it would be
more advisable for His Ldp to get Possession by accepting
Baker as a Tenant than by ejecting him to undertake to prove
his Title, but Colo Lloyd seems to think it would be better for
Mr Thomas to bring another Ejectment & prosecute the
Matter to Effect. It remains with His Ldp to say what Steps
shall be taken; if he would have Mr Thomas relinquish all
Pretensions will His Ldp repay him any Part of what he has
expended? or if he .would have Mr Thomas proceed with
Vigour will His Ldp contribute any thing towards carrying on
the Suit? You desire me to transmit Drafts of the other
Counties but you do not tell me tho I have asked you more
than once whether His Ldp is willing to pay for surveying
p. 340 them at the Rate of about £50 Stg for Each. I have desired
several Persons to enquire after & procure me some dried
Rattle snakes & hope I shall be able to send His Ldp some by
the first Vessel that sails for London tho at this season they
are very rarely to be met with. That Johnson als Marshall
whom I mentioned in my Letter of the 30th of Novemr 1756
was sent & delivered up to the Earl of Loudoun at Phila the
Feby following he was afterwards I believe tryed for Deser-
tion & executed at Albany. I will get Magruder's Bill of
Exchange renewed & send it to you by the next opportunity.
I have enquired into the Affair that Mr Wolstenholme took
the Liberty to mention on the Exchange & am satisfied that
Mr Bordley did no more than it was his Duty to do with
regard to the Bond that was put in Suit & I doubt not but
when you have read Mr Bordley's Letter You will be convinced
that the Complainants Representation of the Matter was most
unreasonable & unjust. Inclosed I send you Bills of Ex-
change for £ 116: 3: 9. as soon as I meet with a small Bill for
the Remainder I shall remit it. The Journal of the Proceedings
of the Commissioners that run the Line from Fenwix's Island
to Chesopeak Bay was I am informed carried home by Mr
lennings & no Copy remains in the Province. The Power of
Attorney from Mr Benja Ogle with the Great Seal annexed
are too bulky to send by the Post but you may expect them
by the first Ship that sails for London. Our Assembly have
been sitting ever since the 28th of last Month the Lower


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