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434 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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any Errors or Mistakes they may make rather to their having
misunderstood the Arguments urged on either Side than to
Wilfulness or Design; & after all if one may judge from the
Number of Appeals that are made from that Court very few
people are dissatisfied with their Determinations. With re-
spect to that particular Action which you have been told was
brought to Tryal in July last concerning an Escheat Warrant
I believe there was something very singular in the Case
especially with regard to the two mesne Conveyances or
Descents that were proved as you have been informed by
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Hearsay Evidence, I shall when the Justices come to Annapolis
next provincial Court have some Conversation with them sev-
erally on the Subject & will afterwards inform you how the
Affair shall appear to me with all its Circumstances: at
present I shall only say that I am persuaded by the harsh &
ungenteel Expressions the Attorney Genl used when he wrote
to you on this Affair that he was too warm to give a candid
& fair Account of Things being just then piqued perhaps at
the Judges not giving an Opinion on every Point exactly
agreeable to his Wishes; nor is it impossible that he might have
been angry without Cause; I believe it is not uncommon for
Lawyers even in Westminster Hall to think the Judges give
erroneous Opinions when they happen to differ from their own.
By Your Letter you seem to think that His Ldp was imme-
diately concerned as a Party in that Cause, but the Case was
not so, he was neither Plantiff nor Defendant (tho indeed His
Ldp's Interest might be affected by the Issue of the Trial) nor
did Mr Bordley appear on that Occasion as Attorney General.
Your Memorandum dated the 17th of March as well as your
Letter of the same Date by the Revd Mr Barroll & that dated
the 18th of April last being come to hand I embrace this
Opportunity to acknowledge my Receit of them & to assure
you that I shall pay due Regard to His Ldp's Pleasure thereby
signified, but I could wish My Ld had not given Mr Anderson
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any Room to expect the Sheveralty of Dorchester. As I never
heard his Name mentioned tho I have been several times in
that County I believe he must be a Person of little Conse-
quence or Interest & as Mr Caille's Brother is the present
Sheriff I am surprized at his making Application so soon in
behalf of another Relation. I conclude from what you say of
His Ldp's Desire to have the best Land secured that is to be
found in Frederick County that if a Quantity of vacant Land
cannot be found on this Side Fort Cumberland he would have
some secured beyond that Place & that if a large Tract is not
to be found altogether, he would have so many smaller Tracts
secured as will make up the Numbers of Acres he ordered to
be laid out & reserved by way of a mannour & shall therefore
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