Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 121

Town received Advice of Mess^rs Mason & Dickson's being
engaged to come from England in order to run the Rest of
the Dividing Lines we have declined doing any thing more
with regard to that Business untill those Gentlemen shall
arrive but on a Presumption that they will arrive before the
End of this Month we have adjourned to the 30^th Inst &
agreed to meet at that time in the City of Phila^a I am told
that a Vessel from London in the Employ of M^r Philpot is
arrived in Potowmack: should you have sent me by her any
Letter that may require an 'answer I shall have an Opportu-
nity of Acknowledging the Receipt thereof by a Ship that will
sail hence the latter End of next Week, in the mean time I
am with the most sincere Regard Sir &c.

Letter Bk. IV

[Sharpe to Gov. Penn.]

To Governor Penn. Annapolis the 12^th of Novem^r 1763.
Sir
Having a few Days ago received the Letter you were
pleased to favour me with the 3^d Inst. I embrace the first
opportunity to congratulate you on your Appointment to the
Government of Pennsylvania & Your safe Arrival at Phila^a
And at the same time that I return You thanks for expressing
a Desire to maintain a friendly Intercourse & Correspondence
with me during the Course of Your Administration which I
sincerely wish may be in every respect easy & happy I beg
leave to assure you that I shall on my part by all means
endeavour to cultivate Your Friendship & be always ready to
concur with you in any thing which may tend to the Advance-
ment of His Majesty's Service or the Welfare of these Colonies.

Letter Bk.III

[Amherst to Sharpe.]

New York 17^th Novem^r 1763.
Sir.
Having obtained His Majesty's Gracious Permission to
Return to England with Orders to Leave the Command of the
Troops, in this Country with Major General Gage: I am to
Request you will be pleased to Correspond and Co-Operate
with him, as occasion May Require, regarding the King's
Service, in the same Manner as has been Recommended to
You by His Majesty's Ministers to Correspond with former
Commanders in Chief; And I am Certain Major General
Gage will be glad to Joyn with you in Doing every thing that

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