332 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

W^msburgh April 18^th 1759
S^r
I am informed by M^r Thomas Walker who was commissary
for the Virginia Forces that when Fort Cumberland was
Evacuated, and the Troops of Maryland took possession of it
there were some provisions left belonging to this Colony,
which by agreement were to be paid for by Maryland or to
be replaced. M^r Walker is now going for Maryland to Settle
that acc^t and I beg the Favour of you to appoint some Body
to adjust that affair with him. I am with great Esteem
S^r y^r most Obed^t Hum. Serv^t
Fran: Fauquier
To his Excell^cy Gov^r Sharpe

18^th of April 1759 —
S^r
I now do myself the honour to acknowledge the Receit of
Your Letter dated the 16^th of Feb^y & to inform Your Excel-
lency that immediately on my Return from Phil^a I met the
General Assembly of this Province & laid it before them
together with that which you were pleased to forward to me
from the Secretary of State dated the 9^th of Dec^r A few
Days afterwards I was favoured with Your Letter of the 28^th
Ult & another from M^r Secretary Pitt dated the 23^d of Ianuary
last which I likewise sent to the House of Assembly together
with a Message of which I take the Liberty to inclose a Copy
but I am sorry to inform Your Excell^cy that they were not to
be induced by any thing which I could say or do to persue
different Measures from those that they adhered to last year
which the Gentlemen who compose our Upper House of
Assembly think unjust & unconstitutional & therefore will
never agree to. As I presume Your Excellency would not
wish to be troubled with a particular Account or Detail of the
Objections that have been made by our Upper House of
Assembly to the Supply Bill which having been now offered
them five times in less than 18 Months has been by them as
often rejected I shall not detain Your Excellency longer than
to inform you that as soon as I perceived the People of this
Province or at least a Majority of their Representatives would