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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761
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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 39

the Sheveralty of this County but that he had refused to
accept it & at the same time given me to understand that
Nothing but a Naval Office would be acceptable as no other
that was in my Disposal could be executed by a Deputy. His
Ldp is now pleased by His Instructions to order me to pro-
vide for him but I really cannot think of any way of doing it
unless one of the Naval Offices be removed to make Room
for him & am convinced that such a Step would not be at all
for His Ldp's Interest. You know Mr Wolstenholme has
been appointed one of the Agents for the purposes mentioned
in the several Supply Bills, this will bring him in near £300 a
year which is no inconsiderable Sum & tho Mr Hanbury
might perhaps say that as he was nominated by the Lower
House of Assembly He is obliged to no other Branch of the
Legislature for that office yet I cannot help thinking that since
the Goverr approved of such appointment Thanks are due to
him likewise. As Mr Wolstenholme visits me often & knows
I have a Regard for him I have talked freely with him on this
Subject & He assures me that he never gave Mr Hanbury the 		Letter Bk. I.
least Hint of my being averse to serve him but that on the
contrary he has told him that he sees it is not in my Power for
that no Post which I can bestow will suit him except a Naval
Office & that the propriety of reserving all those Offices for the
Gentlemen that may be in the Council or particularly engaged
in His Ldp's Business is quite manifest. Mr Wolstenholme
tells me that what he has pressed Mr Hanbury to do for him
is to procure him a Contract for victualling some of his Maj-
esty's Ships or Garrisons which would be in the Way of his
Business & as Provisions are cheap here would turn to good
Account. He says that since Mr Hanbury will not recom-
mend him to some such Contract he will as soon as a Cartel
is setled go home & endeavour to recommend himself tho He
should be obliged to give up the Agency. If Mr Hanbury has
a real Desire to do him a Kindness He would I think have
endeavoured to serve him in that Way instead of requiring an
Office for him that is less desirable & which after all cannot
in my Opinion be obtained. I cannot but be surprized as
well as sorry that Mr Hanburys should farther say that tho
they had recommended other Friends no Notice had been
taken of their Recommendation. Are not Mr Wm Golds-
borough & Mr Thomas their Friends & Correspondents & did
they not recommend them in a very particular manner, has no
Notice been taken of these nor of Mr Tasker Colo Tasker &
Mr Dulany? was it submitted to Mr Hanbury to have either
Mr Wm Thomas or Mr Wolstenholme provided for if I may
judge from his Lettrs he would prefer the former, but in short
with regard to what he says of its being a Misfortune to him 		p. 288


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