540 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

[Sharpe to Amherst.]

Ann^s 18^th Sept 1761.
Sir
Having been desired by the owners of several Vessels that
are now loading in this Province for Great Britain & by the
Agents or Factors of some Merchants in London who have
Interest therein to send a Petition which they have addressed
to the Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships in North
America intreating him to appoint Them a Convoy about the
End of next Month I have taken the Liberty to comply with
their Request & as they have likewise pressed me to inclose
Your Excellency another Petition to the same Purport appre-
hending I presume that the Commanding Officer of His Maj-
esty's Ships on this Station will not find himself at Liberty or
choose to order a Ship round to Virg^a in order to convoy the
Trade thence to England without Your Excellency's Approba-
tion I flatter myself you will excuse me for Complying also
with this their Request & for expressing my hopes that if a
Ship can be conveniently spared for such a Service the Peti-
tioners will succeed in their application.

[Petition to Amherst.]

To The Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships in
North America. Ann⁵ 18^th Sept^r 1761
Sir
The Gentlemen whose Names are subscribed to the inclosed
Petition having desired me to present the same to you I take
the Liberty to do so, & if you can grant them a Convoy for
their Ships now loading here for G Britain I shall be very glad
if you will be so kind as to comply with their Request.

[Calvert to Sharpe.]

London October the 8^th 1761
Sir,
I acknowledged the 10^th of June yours of Ian^y the 28^th Since
have yours March the 4^th and June the 10^th with the Provincial
Laws of which his Lordship by Instructions now Signifies to
you his Assent. The Act, for increasing the allowance of
Grand and Petit Iurors for attendance and to Limit costs of
Witness with itinerant charges is reasonable and agreable to
the Law here. On M^r Murdock's Death the Rector and of
his Successor the Rev^d M^r Williamson your desire you have
his Lordships Approbation and with reference to the Rev^d M^r
Keene. Your Inclosed from M^r Bordley the Attorney Gen^l