|
|
388 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
|
Letter Bk. IV
p. 62
|
[Sharpe to Baltimore.]
Annapolis 27th March 1760.
My Lord
Having been just now informed that Colo William Golds-
borough whom Your Ldp was sometime ago pleased to ap-
point a Member of the Council & Upper House is so extreemly
ill that his Life is despaired of I take the Liberty to transmit
this by the Way of N York to advise Your Ldp thereof & at
|
|
p. 63
|
the same time to recommend to Your Lordship's favourable
Notice a Gentleman whom I hope you will think worthy of it,
& of succeeding Colo Goldsborough in Case the Distemper
with which he is afflicted should carry him off. The Person
in whose behalf I am thus addressing Your Ldp is Mr Ridout
who came with me from England in the Character of my Sec-
retary having been introduced to my Brother Doctor Sharpe
by the Professor of Hebrew in the University of Oxford where
he had studied near five years & taken a Degree. Your Ldp
may probably remember that he had the honour of being in
Your Ldp's Company together with myself two or three times
tho not long enough perhaps to be much noticed. Ever since
my Arrival in Maryland he has resided with me as a Com-
panion still acting as my private Secretary which Your Ldp
will imagine hath given him more opportunities than any other
Gentleman could have of making himself acquainted with
your Ldps Affairs & with whatever has in earlier times as
well as during my Administration been transacted in the Prov-
ince. I need not I apprehend assure Your Ldp that unless I
was entirely satisfied with his Conduct since he has been
known to me I should not presume to mention him in this
manner; & since Your Ldp in Decr 1756 was pleased to
return him Thanks (as Mr Calvert signified to me in a Letter
of that Date) for his Assiduity in turning over all the Council
Records in Order to draw up an historical Accot or State of
the several Revenue Laws which had been passed here since
the Settlement of the Country I flatter myself Your Ldp had
from that Performance conceived a good Opinion of him &
|
|
p. 64
|
that therefore it would be unnecessary for me to say any thing
more in his favour, than that I am persuaded if Your Ldp shall
be pleased to employ him he will be always ready to devote
his best Abilities to your Ldps Service. Having lately
received another Circular Letter from Mr Secy Pitt I have once
more convened the Assembly & press'd them to grant Sup-
plies in Obedience to His Majesty's Orders & the Requisition
of His General, at the Opening of the Session I laid before
them Mr Pratts Opinion & intreated them to pay due Regard
to it, but what weight it is likely to have with the Lower House
I cannot yet pronounce as they did not meet till the 22d Inst.
I am —
|
