130 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Southermost part of Philadelphia, then to proceed by the
Sector 30 or 35 miles West the same Lat^de as the Southermost
point of that city Bears, from thence 15^teen Miles due South &
to observe the lat^de of the south end of the s^d Line p^r Sector,
& so to proceed to draw the Parallel of Lat^de, the North
Boundary of Maryland & S. of Pensilvania. Their process
seemes regular as p^r Hints given them from hence, & their
proceed⁸ confirmed by the Comiss^rs on Both sides meet at
Philadelphia the 30^th of Nov^r last, & I do not doubt all is
regular. Am sorry y^r not being present prevented by a vio-
lent Cold, these intelligences I receive from M^r Ridout at
Philadelphia City.
You have his Lord^ps Approbation from me & I am glad
accordingly of y^r having placed M^r Key of the Council & M^r
Scott as Clerk of the Council, think y^r reasons on the
Behalf of M^r Ross as Naval Officer at Patuxent Just & ag^g
Ill-nature to hurt his possession. You surprise me ab^t M^r
Plater, I am not engaged to him for his Success to Patuxent
Port. Men here & in the Province say as they List, I assume
no ipse Dixit, you hold the Rudder & steer the ship. Men
apply, they write, I refer & take the Liberty to recomend them
for y^r kindness if friends to the Lord Proprietor & you & the
administration. Ipse Dixit is his Lord^p I am in scituation
to double Business Bound in capacity as Provincial Sec^y
Bound to his Lord^p & to Both y^r controul. I think M^r Plater's
pretentions De Corpore Politico can't have suite at present as
others have Prior Pretentions. Touching M^r Daniel Dulany
say to you " I approved of his Brother M^r Walter Dulany to
be Agent (Rec^r Gen^l) in the stead of M^r Lloyd the Present
Rec^r Gen^l" follows the substance of our discourse on that sub-
ject, & relative I have wrote Now in answ^r saying, " In answ^r
to y^rs our discourse ab^t M^r Walter Dulany. My intentions
were sincere & thereof I acquitted myself by Let^r to his
Excell^y under y^r care on his Behalf 'tis not the first time, & I
can't pass giving assurance that the Gover^r has respectfully
wrote of him & desirous of service to him as a friend: Y^r
Brother's apprehensions to the contrary is a mistake." My
writing on that Subject has been Gen^l I've no fix'd mark I
assume no such practice, this my conduct M^r Presd^t Tasker
knows when he was at the Helm of the Goverm^t concern^g the
Rec^r Gen^ls Employ, part of our discourse, " I hinted his
Lord^ps displeasure ag^t M^r Lloyd, the Non-remittance of his
annual acc^ts & of w^h I had admonish' d him. Since he has
almost acquitted himself thereof & promises regular trans-
missions has no relish to Quit." "That the Employ is a
peculiar to his Lord^p that of his own welfare, & in w^ch I
desired to be rightly taken of No Exception ag^t his Brother,