Annapolis the 12^th of Nov^r 1761.
Sir
Having a few Days ago received a Letter from England
advising me that by a Man of War which was about to sail in
June last for New York would be transmitted to Your Excel-
lency a Report that the Earl of Loudoun Maj^r Gen^l Aber-
crombie & Brig^r Stanwix were pleased to make to the R^t
honble the Lds Comm^rsof the Treasury upon some Memorials
& Accounts which having been by me sent to M^r Sec^y Pitt had
by their Ldp's been referred to those Generals I take the
Liberty to express to Your Excellency my hopes that you
have e'er this time received such Report & that approving
thereof you will be pleased to give orders for the Payment of
the several Sums therein reported to be due to the Officers &
Men who sometime since composed the Maryland Troops, to
M^r Ross the Commissary who victualled them & to myself.
If Your Excellency will be so kind as to favour me with an
answer & signify to me what farther Steps we must take in
order to bring this Affair to a Conclusion you will extremely
oblige him who is with great Respect & Regard
Y^r Ex^ys

[Sharpe to Philip Sharpe.]

Ann^s 13^th Nov^r 1761. D^r B^r You have I hope e'er this received the Lett^r I sent you the
Beginning of August last inclosing a Bill of Exchange drawn
by St Bordley on W^m Perkins for £10. 10 Another by Geo
Steuart on W^m Anderson for £75. 10. 10 & my order on M^r
Grove for a Ballance of about £70. I now remit you sundry
Bills amounting to the Sum of £499. 18 which when paid you
will place to Account as desired by a Letter I wrote to you the
29^th of last Month. I had three Days ago the Satisfaction to
receive a Letter from Brother William dated the 24^th of July
together with the several Papers which were therewith trans-
mitted whereupon I wrote to Gen^l Amherst desiring to know
what farther Steps are to be taken by the Maryland Officers,
D Ross & Myself in order to obtain the Sums reported by
Lord Loudoun Gen^l Abercrombie & Brig^r Stanwix to be justly