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here, & that for Maryland, and of them mentioned in his Lord-
ship's Instructions and News papers his late Majesty died at
Kensington Palace the twenty fifth Inst:

[Sharpe to Governor Hamilton.]

Maryland the 8^th of Nov^r 1760.
Sir
Agreeable to the Promise I made you in my Letter dated
the 23^d of Oct^r I now send this by Express to inform you that
if it be agreeable to you & the other Gentⁿ who are appointed
Commissioners on behalf of the Proprietors of Pennsylvania
to carry into Execution the Articles of Agreement which They
& Lord Baltimore entered into on the 4^th of July last to meet
the Commissioners that have been appointed by His Ldp for
the same Purpose at Newcastle on the 18^th of this Month we
will meet you & the other Gentlemen there at that time, but
it will not be convenient or possible for us to meet you there
before, of which you will I hope be so kind as to advise them.
I am —

London Dec^r 2^d 1760
Sir
This day I am informed by M^r Capel Hanbury, that M^r
Tasker my Deputy is departed this Life; this Occasions
another Deputation into my Office of Secretary, I beg the
favour of you to appoint a Person on my behalf accountable of
the ffees to me until I shall Signify to you the Person by
Commission, and thereof I pray your Advice. The only
Person I can name proper is M^r Bordley the Attorney General
whom Lord Baltimore approves, Subject to my Agreement
Viz' paying me soo£ per Annum in Lieu of 200£ per Annum
from M^r Tasker his Acceptance to such Agreement you may
appoint him accordingly and by Advice from you I will trans-
mit him my Deputation, he giving the usual Conditions of
security for the due Execution of Office with his Order of
payment to me half yearly on his Correspondent in London.
The Office I am well informed is worth above 8oo£ per
Annum, if he Accepts, I hope he will; then a Vacancy will be
of the Naval Office at Annapolis. His Lordship Instructions
approves of M^r Ridout to be Agent and Receiver General But
by the Tenor of his Instructions it will be some time e'r his
Admittance, if M^r Bordley resigns the Naval Office & accept
of Secretary, M^r Ridout may be Naval Officer in his stead and
from thence by remove to the Agency; if M^r Bordley does