Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 551

Annapolis the 12^th of Novem^r 1761
My Lord
Finding by the Naval Officers Accounts which have been
already returned to me that the Amount of the One Shilling
p^r Hhd collected last year is more than £2000. I embrace this
Opportunity not knowing but it may be some time before
another Ship will sail to remit your Lclp Bills of Excha to the
Amount of £1000.. 3.. 4 & your Ldp may depend that by the
first Opportunity after I shall get an Account from the Naval
Officer of Pocomoke I will do myself the honour to inclose
Your Ldp my own Account properly stated & also a Bill of
Exchange for the Surplus over & above the Sum of £1000.
According to our last Advices from N Y the Troops supposed
to be destined for an Expedition ag^st Martinico had not
embarked the 3^d Inst & it was said they would not embark
untill the General should receive farther Instructions from
England.

[Sharpe to Baltimore.] Annapolis the 12^th Nov^r 1761 —
My Lord
At the same time that I transmit a Triplicate of a Letter
which I had the honour to address to Your Ldp the 22^d of last
Month when the Comm^rs were at Newcastle I inclose Your
Ldp a Draft or Sketch which will serve to shew what hath been
already done in pursuance of the Commissions that Your Ldp
& the Proprietors of Pennsylvania were last Year pleased to
send to Governor Hamilton & Myself together with the
Articles of Agreement. The Dotted Line marked M A as
well as the Line A C having been actually run & carefully
measured & the Angle M A C accurately taken Those of the
Commissioners on each Side who were skilful in such Matters
proceeded to make the necessary Calculations for Discovering
& Ascertaining the true Course of the Tangent & upon their
exhibiting their several Calculations the Commissioners were