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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 289
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to my Letter No. 10. and from the Coffee House he wrote to
me what you will see marked No 12.
The next day I sent away Ennes, who it seems by his going
through Carlyle delivered my Letter for you to the General,
as I had directed it for him in case you should have gone
from the Frontiers to meet the Assembly. On the day fol-
lowing I returned to my Lodgings with the Sheriffs permission
from what Mr Chew had told hirn, and after that appeared
every day at the Coffee House and endeavoured to while
away the time 'till Innes should return, at last he came in the
afternoon of the 29th of August and brought me a Letter from
your Secretary, informing me that the General had opened
my Letter and forwarded it to you, and that you had wrote to
the General in such a manner as he hoped would set every
thing right. In the Evening I went to the Coffee House and
Mr Howel carried me into one of the Boxes and asked me if
I had seen the express and if I had got a Warrant as I
expected, I told him that I had not a Single line from the
General, and that as I understood from your Secretary that
my Letters had come to the Generals Hands before they
reached yours, I was at a Loss to know what resolution the
General had come to after the express returned from you to
the General, he seemed to disbelieve what I said, and read
several paragraphs from the Generals Letter to him, wherein
he seemed to blame me very much for my behaviour, as Mr
Chew had talked very freely of the treatment I had received
from Mr Howel, I observed that the Eyes of most people in
the Coffee House were turned upon us as we sat in the Box,
and I took notice of it to Mr Howel, and begged he would
Step up with me into a private Room, where we could talk
with more freedom, which he refused to do alledging he did
a great deal of business in that publick manner. As I saw his
intention seemed to be to fret and teaze me, and I was
resolved to possess myself, I left the Box as decently as I
could, least my resentment and passion should carry me
beyond the bounds of decency due to such a crowded Com-
pany of people who were strangers to me, Mr Howel went
soon afterwards up Stairs, and I think Mr Israel Pemberton
and Mr Meredith went along with him, in a short time I met
with Mr Nelson who informed me that Mr Barrow had sent
the General's Warrant and an order on him for the money in
dispute betwixt Mr Howel and me and that he was ready to
pay it if Mr Howel would give him the proper receipts,
when Mr Howel came to the Coffee Room, I applyed to him
again and informed him of what Mr Nelson had told me and
begged he would not now throw any difficultys in the way,
he said the Warrant was drawn in his name and that it was
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