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516 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. IV
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try's Money in their hands, but to vest the same in Bank
Stock without Delay, I hope you will with His Ldp's permis-
sion & Approbation communicate to Mr Hunt or Mr Hanbury
the Assembly's Sentiments. Being of Opinion that it would
be advisable in order to avoid Loss by the Failure of any
Naval Officer hereafter to require from them Bonds with
good Security conditioned that they shall punctually pay all
such money as they may collect within their respective Dis-
tricts for the Use of the Lord Proprietary or his Lieutt Governor,
I have mentioned the same to His Ldp hoping he will be
pleased to favour me with an Answer. I am &c.
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[Sharpe to Calvert.]
Annapolis the 6th May 1761 by Capt. Walker
Sir
Finding that there was no probability of the Assembly's
doing the Business for which I was obliged to convene them I
this Evening by Advice of the Council put an End to the Ses-
sion. Inclosed I send you some Addresses & Messages that
passed between me & the two Houses on the Subject of an
Address to His Majesty; The Address which the Lower
House talkt of being not signed by the Speaker before the
Assembly was prorogued will not I suppose be transmitted.
I recommend this to Governor Fauquier's Care to be put on
board the first Vessel that may sail from Virga to London —
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Letter Bk. III
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[Sharpe to Pitt]
Annapolis the 7th of May 1761.
Sir
In a Letter which I did myself the honour to address to you
the 30th of March last I informed you that upon the Receipt of
a Triplicate of Yours dated the 17th of Decr I had in obedience
thereto required the General Assembly of this province to
meet here the 7th of last Month, but a sufficient number of
members to make a Lower House not coming together before
the 13th I could not open the Session till that Day when
together with Your Letter I also laid before them one which I
had received from Genl Amherst & as was my Duty pressed
them in the most earnest manner to comply with His Majesty's
Expectations & Requisition by those Letters signified. A few
Days afterwards the Gentlemen of the Lower House proceeded
to take the Letters into Consideration & Voted a Supply for
Raising & the Support of 400 men during the Summer, but at
the same time it was Resolved (tho by a very small Majority)
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