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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761

Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 441

War which has been a very expensive One to me be in Cir-
cumstances to live where I list in Case I should then quit this
Govern^t These hopes make me decline Thoughts of Sollic-
king by your means the Govern^t you mention which I am apt
to think tho by your Account it is much more lucrative than
this is not upon the whole more desirable; the Climate is said
to be more unhealthy & the Inhabitants of at least as bad Prin-
ciples, indeed many of them are Emigrants from the other
Colonies & vast Numbers of them Convicts retired from Virg^a& this Province; And tho there may be some that one would
be willing to converse with yet I am satisfied they are much
fewer in number there than in this Part of America which hath
been long settled. If therefore you are of Opinion that I stand
a fair Chance of being continued here five or six years longer
I would not have you say any thing more to the Ld President
or Ld Hallifax concerning the Gov^t of N Carolina nor recom-
mend me for it in Case of the Death or Removal of M^r Dobbs
who is I understand on ill Terms too with his Assembly for
what Reason I know not. I think myself much obliged to you
for the Trouble you have already taken in behalf of the Officers
who commanded the Maryland Troops & the Commissary that
Victualled them if your Endeavours to have them paid meet
with Success I shall much rejoice not only on their Account but
also on my own for it will remove the principal Cause of Dis-
pute between our two Houses of Assembly at the same time
that it will disappoint the Lower & incline them to think that
the Ministry in some measure disapprove of their Conduct, it
will moreover appear as if my Letters to M^r Pitt had some
weight & your Services & Success will by most people here
be placed to my Account. I am of Your opinion that the
Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in N. America
or Brig^r Stanwix who commanded in this part of it might if
they had pleased have paid what was due to the Maryland
Forces & the Commissary who Victualled them but neither of
them could be prevailed on to pay either the Troops or the
Commissary alledging that they were not at Liberty to do so.
With respect to M^r Stanwix I really think that as the Com-
missary furnished Provisions in Consequence of his orders he
would was the matter to be tried in a Court of Law be com-
pelled to make full Payment, but I hope the Commissary will
not be reduced to the necessity of taking that Step. I did not
know whether it would be proper to address to M^r Pitt that
Account of sundry Sums amounting to more than Ł600 stg
disbursed by Myself which I inclosed in my Letter of the 24^thof Sept^r & therefore declined mentioning it to him; I am very
much obliged to you & Brother Phill for the Steps you have
taken with regard to it, but if 'tis rejected I shall not be much

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