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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761
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 396 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
Letter Bk. III Appeal home they may be relieved yet that having no Corres-
pondents at Providence to become joint Sureties with the
Masters of their Vessels agreeable to the Directions of the
Act of Parliament, they were deprived of the Benefit of Ap-
pealing, Some Gentlemen of this Province who are Owners
of a Vessel called the Alexandria of which one John Cullom is
Master being apprehensive that she might possibly be cap-
tured by some Privateer belonging to Providence & dealt with
in the same manner tho they seem confident that she is not
liable to be seized or condemned have requested it as a favour
of me to write to you (as they have no Correspondent in the
Bahama Islands) & beg that in Case she should be captured
on her present Voyage & on any Suggestions be libelled &
condemned in Your Government you will be so kind as to
prevail on some responsible Person to become joint Security
with the master on his Appealing home so that he may be
again put in Possession of his Vessel & Cargo & they not be
strip't of their Property only for want of having Correspond-
ents in Your Governt who might give Security for them on an
Appeal to England. As they seem to be very confident that
neither their Vessel nor Cargo is liable to be made Prize or to
Forfeiture & have executed a Bond to indemnify me & who-
ever shall give Security for them in Consequence of my Ap-
plication & Request to you; & as I have a Regard for them I
could not refuse their Solicitation & hope that if there should
be Occasion & Capt Cullom should address himself to Your
Excellency, you will for the Benefit of his Owners shew him
all the Countenance & afford him all the Assistance in Your
Power consistent with the Duty of Your Excellency's Station,
& in case you shall prevail on any Gentleman to become joint
Surety for any Sum less than Ten Thousand Pounds Sterling
with Capt Cullom on an Appeal in Consequence of this Letter
I do engage & promise to save Your Excellency or such Gen-
tleman harmless & indemnified. Having already acquainted
Your Excellency with the Reasons that have made me pre-
sume to take this Liberty with you I shall only add that I
flatter myself you will excuse it & always believe that I am
with the most sincere Regard & sanguine wishes for Your
Excellency's welfare Dr Sr Your most humble & most obedt
Serv'
Horo Sharpe.
Letter Bk. IV
p. 66

[Sharpe to Baltimore.]

Annapolis the 4th of May 1760.
My Ld.
In a Letter which I had the honour to address to Your Ldp
the 27th of March I informed you that the Assembly having



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