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for his Successor to be appointed immediately after the 29th of
Septr He talks I understand of going to England as soon as
the War is at an End in order to settle some Affairs there &
to carry home his two Sons for the Benefit of a European
Education, so that I presume he will on that Occasion if not
before either resign or apply for Leave to appoint a Deputy
during his Absence.
I find by a Letter from Mr Calvert that one of Your Ldp's
Reasons for declining to appoint Mr Goldsborough to the
Vacant Seat in the Council is that he & Colo Lloyd are in
strict Amity, & an Apprehension that if Colo Lloyd should be
dismissed Mr Goldsborough might be thereat as much dissatis-
fied as Colo Lloyd hath been at the other's not having been
appointed a Councellor long before this time. That this would
not be the Case I cannot possitively affirm, nevertheless I have
such an opinion of Mr Goldsborough as to think he would
rather endeavour by his Behaviour after such preferment to
recommend himself & his Family particularly his eldest Son
whom I have before mentioned to Your Ldp as a very prom-
ising Young Man to the Favour of Your Ldp & Your Gov-
ernor than by a contrary Behaviour give Your Ldp or me
reason to repent of introducing him to the Upper House, he
was indeed upon my Arrival here represented to me by Some
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who I believe had their Views in doing so in such a Light as
prejudiced me greatly against him but his Behaviour in the
Lower House of Assembly since that time as well as the Beha-
viour of his Brothers have been very unexceptionable & as to
that particular Vote which Mr Calvert mentions I do not for
the Reasons that I gave him in my Letter of the 17th of April
think there was much in it: A similar Case happened this last
Session with Doctor Steuart when the Affair of a College was
brought on the Carpet, he being obliged to Vote against his
Inclination for Appropriating the Ordinary Lycences as a Fund
for its Support, or run a great Risk of being rejected at the
next Election by the Inhabitants of this City, many of whom
expecting to receive vast Advantages from such an Institution
were apt to think every one an Enemy to the Town who
would not Vote for a College at all Events, & indeed My Lord
it often happens that many of the Members find themselves
under a necessity in order to keep fair Weather with their
Constituents to Vote differently from what they would will-
ingly do. With regard to the other Objection which I under-
stand Your Ldp makes to Mr Goldsborough that he did not
attend constantly I must beg Leave to observe to Your Ldp
that as the Lawyers here reap the greatest Advantages from
attending the Business of the County Courts which are held
in March June August & Novr it cannot be expected that such
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