34 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

I hope by sailing of the Transports from N York they must
have some Acc^t of the Arrival of the Forces from Britain
With great Regard I remain
Your Excellency's
Most obed^t hble Servant
Rob^t Dinwiddie
Gov^r Sharp.

[Sharpe to Baltimore.]

30^th Iune 1757
My Ld.
I do myself the honour to acknowledge the Receipt of your
Ldp's Instructions dated the 16^th Decem^r last whereby Your
Ldp is pleased to signify your Assent to the several Acts of
Assembly that were made in Feb^y 1756. which Assent I shall
take Care to have recorded agreeable to your Ldp's orders
Your Ldp may be also assured that I shall strictly observe &
conform to the Charge that you are pleased to give concerning
the due Collection of the Impost on Tob^o for the Support of Gov^t
& the Tonnage Duty. I hope your Ldp did not suspect from
any thing that I have writ on that Subject that I was myself
inclined or by any others advised to make any Concession on
that point. I do assure Your Ldp that nothing was farther from
my Thoughts & I cannot but flatter myself that Your Ldp is
convinced from what I writ on this Subject, & the State which I
transmitted that I was convinced in my own Conscience that
Your Ldp's Right was inviolable & that it would stand any
scrutiny or Examination whatever. It gives me great pleasure
to find that Y^r Ldp approves of my Conduct with regard to

the Neutrals that were imported from Nova Scotia & the Peti-
tion of the Roman Catholicks that was presented ag^st the
Supply Bill I shall take Care as far as in me lies that No Injus-
tice be done Your Ldp in the Assessment or Collection of the
Tax that is imposed on the Mannour or Demised Lands &
will not fail to pay due Regard to your Ldp's Injunction about
the Quit Rents if that Matter should ever come into Dispute.
I observe what your Ldp says concerning M^r Young M^r Dar-
nall, M^r Thomas the Mess^rs Goldsboroughs Colo Henry & M^r
Dulany but as M^r Darnal will not choose to quit the Office
that he now holds & the Rest depend on his Resignation, the
Gentlemen will all remain as they are unless your Ldp should
hereafter think fit to order any Alteration. M^r Young will
therefore continue Naval Officer of Pocomoke & Surveyor
Gen^l on the Eastern Shore, M^r Darnall Naval Officer of
Potuxent & M^r Thomas one of the Rent Roll Keepers. I am
affraid M^r W^m Goldsborough will never be able to execute any
office or to return again to Annapolis, M^r Dan^l Dulany has