[Sharpe to Amherst.]

15^th of April 1761.
Sir
Being a few Days ago favoured with Your Letter dared the
26^th of last month I immediately made Enquiry after the
Young Man concerning whom Your Excellency desired to
have some Information & was told by a Gentleman who knew
him that he is now on a Voyage to the West Indies in which
Employment by what I can learn it will be best for him to con-
tinue, should he return again to this province I will endeavour
to see him & if I should think him deserving I will not fail to
communicate my Sentiments to you concerning him. Tho by
the Proclamation that was issued on the Receipt of the Letter
you were pleased to send me the 15^th of last Month our
Assembly was required to meet the 7^th Inst. a sufficient Number
of the Members to compose a House did not come together
till last Monday so they have not yet come to any Resolution
on the Secretary of States Letter &c.

Annapolis the 19^th April 1761 transmitted by Capt Rothery,
Duplicate by Capt Walker in the Randolph.
S^r
The Duplicate of Your Letter dated the 2 I^st of Oct^r (with a
postscript signifying it to be His Ldp's pleasure that the
Assembly should be convened in order that they may Address
His Majesty on his Accession) together with a Letter from His
Ldp dated the 31^st of Ocf & the Letter you were pleased to
write to me the 21^st of last Month by a Gentⁿ of Virg^a to whose
Care they had been recommended I am now to acknowledge
the Receipt thereof, as also my Receipt (from M^r Maynadier
who arrived here the 28^th of last Month) of His Ldp's Instruc-
tions dated the 20^th & 27^th of Dec^r likewise Your Letters dated
the 20^th of Dec^r with a Postscript added the 29^th of that Month,
& the two Letters you were pleased to write to me the 6^th &
10^th of Jan^y — As I did in the Letters which I addressed to His
Ldp & Yourself the 28^th of Ian^y inform you that in pursuance
of His Ldp's Instructions His present Majesty's Accession to
the Throne of His Ancestors was with the usual Solemnity