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492 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. IV
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[Sharpe to Calvert.]
Annapolis the 4th March 1761. transmitted by Capt Ward-
rop & recommended to the Care of Mr Christie in Glascow
Sir
Herewith I transmit to you under the great Seal printed
Copies of eight Bills which were passed into Laws in the usual
form during our last Session of Assembly; As I communi-
cated to you my Sentiments concerning the most material or
important of them when I wrote to you the 12th of Octr last I
shall not trouble you with any more Remarks on that Bill, I mean
" the Act for easing the Inhabitants of this province from the
great & unequal Burthen of the Additional Land Tax & all the
others are only reviving & continuing Bills except one for aug-
menting the Salaries of some Inspectors, & That entituled "An
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Act for increasing the Allowance of Grand & petit Jurors who
shall attend the provincial Court, to remit Costs with respect
to Witnesses & granting them an Allowance for itinerant
Charges," which I think is a very good Law, it being reason-
able that Jurors should receive for their Attendance enough
to defray their Expences & therefore I hope it will meet with
His Ldp's Approbation. Old Parson Murdock Rector of
Prince Georges parish (which contains all that part of Fred-
erick County that is below Seneca Creek & a small part of
Prince Georges County) being at length dead, I have advised
His Ldp of that Event expecting from what you sometime
ago wrote to me that he will be pleased to bestow it on Dr
Sharpe in case that Gentleman should be still inclined to come
to America. I suppose the Amount of the 30 pr poll in that
parish last year when Tobacco sold at a pretty good price was
worth £300 Stg. & it will I apprehend be every Year worth
at least £300 Currency, it being (as you will perceive by an
Extract of a Letter which I received a few Days ago from the
Sheriff of Frederick County) very likely to increase & for that
reason as it is an extensive Parish, I suppose the parishioners
will whenever the Assembly meets again present a Petition &
desire it may be divided, but to that I shall pay no Regard,
untill I shall be acquainted with His Ldp's pleasure; in the
mean time I have by Letters of Lycence authorized Mr Wil-
liamson the Rector of this Parish to officiate as a Curate in
that which is become vacant by the Decease of Mr Murdock &
in Case Dr Sharpe should have drop't all thoughts of leaving
England for Ecclesiastical preferment in Maryland I should be
glad to have His Ldp's Leave to induct Mr Williamson into
prince Georges, or into a large part of it in case it shall be
divided or if that cannot be by reason of Dr Sharpe's Accept-
ance, or for any other Reason then I shall hope His Ldp will
permit me to present Mr Williamson to any other that might
become vacant. Mr Keene the Gentn by whom You wrote to
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