Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 131

But as it is of delicate Nature and Essential to his Lord^p he wo^d
start at remove, nor yeild But from M^r Lloyd's Bad conduct,
of w^h he has promised rectification" That the office was a
Noli me Tangere, But by My Lord: That prudence Caution'd
me & his Lord^p abroad " when I ask'd you of a proper Person
for that Employ, you recomended your Brother Walter. My
answ^r I sho^d be glad of service to him, so droped our discourse
on that subject" And I have acquainted him "I have now
wrote to the Gov^r ab^t Patuxent Port" (w^h I now Do to you)
"likely not long 'er it may become vacant, I have recomended
my sincere wishes thereunto for y^r Brother Walter not doubt-
ing his Lord^ps Approbation, (say) The Gov^rs Disposition is
Good Nature, show him the Compl^t due to his Station, M^r
Presid^t Tasker, you & conjuntive with y^r Brother Walter will
gain his good will.'' Hinted M^r Ross as Naval Officer of
Patuxent, strengthned by Argum^ts from you as my own." I
think Policy & kind offices to M^r Presid^t Tasker doth
warrant this my step. As to M^r Walter Dulany being
Rec^r Gen^l his Lord^p will not approve nor of M^r Cha^s
Goldsborough, he is reported too Rapacious As to the office
of Keeper of the Western Roll, tis not be expected his Lord^p
will Dismantel his rec^r Gen^l Employ, that of his own Being,
he regards M^r Goldsborough in a proper Light: M^r Bordley's
is said Bad in constitution the Commissary's office will suit
him. M^r Rec^r Lloyd has transmitted his Acco^ts from 1757 to
1761 Eroneous & confused he Blend one year with another,
admits very dangerous Credit & acts contrary to his Lord^ps
Instructions prescribed to him. His disobedience to his Lord^ps
his Delay to late Instruction of Buying or Building the Rec^r
Gen^ls office at Annapolis not done will vex my Lord at his
return; then his dislike ag^t Persons Nominated by his Lord^p
to inspect the Rec^rs Gen^ls Acco^l very unreasonable, Bars check,
leaving his Lord^p open to fraud w^h his Lord^p must not submit
to. & a change will be of him most certain. Regard^g the
Treasurer of the Eastern shore you hint to M^r Holliday, I
wish he may take it, my impression of him is he's an Hon^ble
Person & of capacity Serviceable. By a former hint you q' red
upon the resignation of M^r Comiss^ry Bordley as Attor^y Gen^l
y^r appointm^t tended to Holliday & young Key. I wish the
former, M^r Key appears to me not assiduity enough & the
other more grounded in Law. Further relative to the Rec^r
Gen^ls Office, on M^r Lloyds resign the Question who? His
Lord^p has had a scheme of sending a Person from hence in
such Employ aledging, strongly as it is his own private affairs
Extra Officio of the Provincial State. Be it I replyed, consider,
tis an office of Large Proffit & by modus some one of the Pro-
vince has always Enjoyed it, if sound Security was provincialy