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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761
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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 519

a favourable Determination & indeed they are of Opinion that
such a Measure is the only one to bring the Lower House to
Reason, that you may be able to shew what kind of Bill that
other is with wch the Lower House think they ought to have
been gratified I send you a Copy of that which was offered by
them this Session to the Gentlemen of the Upper House
similar in every respect to those which have been offered in
former Sessions & by those Gentn as often rejected. By it
you will see that the Sum of three or four hundred pounds is
to be raised annually on the Inhabitants of this Province as
well on the Governor & Members of the Upper House as on
others to be at the sole Disposal of the Lower House of
Assembly in order that they may therewith harrass the Lord
Proprietary & put him to a great Expence by Vindicating
his Conduct from any unjust Aspersions which may be thrown
on him, & that they may have wherewith to reward such per-
sons either in England or in the Province as shall by their pro-
ceedings recommend themselves to the favour of a Majority
in that House, a Majority at this time consisting of only a very
few more than half the Members. I am &c 		Letter Bk.IV
p. 197
[Calvert to Sharpe.]

London June 10th 1761.
Sir
I have short opportunity of acknowledging yrs the 28th of
Jany with yours to his Lordp delivered he is extreamly well
pleased with yr conduct & Acc£ in proclamg his present Majesty's
succession to his Realms, in the Province of Maryland; as well
as yr compliance to the Lords of his Majesty's privy Council,
their Letr cong to him with the Form of proclamation &ca his
Lordp hopes no
present the king. With regard to Mr Pownall Secy of the
Board of Trade & Plantation, yr transmission of the Printed
Copies of the Acts of Assembly, his Lordp thinks the reluc-
tance the Lo: H. has agt the expence to be provided for by Act
of Assembly is highly unreasonable & injurious to the public
Utility, of real importance in Justice due to all Persons in the
province as well as in Case of Appeal to his Majesty in Council
or to the Lords Comissioners of his Majestys Board of Trade,
That so useful & beneficial advantage may no longer be detri-
mental & as encouragemt
Mr. Bacon for compiling the provincial Acts of Assembly
now in force, wch by yr Advise he has collected & compared
with the Records, in consideration thereof & as a Subsidary
Aid to the Press for Printing & binding them complete, inclu-

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