108 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Letter Bk.III

last inclosing the King's Proclamation of Peace & I now do
myself the honour to inform Your Ldp that in obedience to
His Majesty's Commands signified to me by your Ldp's
Letter I have this Day caused His Majesty's Proclamation to
be published in this City with the Solemnity & Ceremony
usual on such occasions, & I have issued orders for publishing
the same in the several Counties within this Province & for the
Militia of the respective Counties as well as the Civil Officers
to attend the agreeable Ceremony. With the greatest Resp^t.

[Sharpe to Pownall.]

To John Pownall Esq^r Secretary to the Board of Trade.
Annapolis 2^d of Aug^st 1763.
Sir
When I wrote to you the 28^th of January 1761 in answer to
Your Letter of the 18^th of Oct^r preceeding I was in hopes that
the Acts of Assembly which have been from time to time
made in this province, & were when I wrote revising & pre-
paring for the Press would before this time have been printed
off & published, but by reason of some failure or neglect in
the merchant who was to have sent hither a sufficient quantity
of Paper for the purpose, it has not been in my power to
transmit to Their Lordships a compleat printed Copy so soon
as I then expected to have done, however as the manuscript
Copy has been ready for the Press more than a Twelve
month & the whole quantity of Paper that was wanted is
now received the printer is proceeding with the work & will
not break off again till all the Acts are printed: when that is
done I shall not fail to send Their Ldps the several Copies
required; & should They before I can transmit such Copies
want to have Recourse to the Acts of Assembly of this Pro-
vince I desire the favour of you to acquaint Their Lordships
with the Reason that makes me so backward in Complying
with their Requisition.

Original.

[Halifax to Sharpe.]

S^f James Aug^t 11^th 1764
Sir,
The House of Commons having, in the last Session of Par-
liament, come to a Resolution by which it is declared, that
towards defraying the necessary Expences of defending, pro-
tecting and securing the British Colonies and Plantations in
America, it may be proper to charge certain Stamp Duties in
the said Colonies and Plantations, It is His Majesty's Pleasure,