Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 149

elty to me & my friend, dressed up, a scare to me who has for
sometime Laboured under Low spirits by an intermitting
Fever, hard to get rid off. may all Health & happiness
attend you. as to my Lord he is very well & happy abroad,
'tis difficult by what he says to steer home, But I hope by S'
Michael. Inclosed as usual Diurnal Papers. I've wrote you
a long Epistle rather a Pamphlet.

Pos^t The two Books of the Commiss^rs Instructions to the
Surveyors are of Private use, & the Draught of Plan by order
of the Comiss^rs of the run of the Tangent line on the
But not having Authenticity of the Provincial Seal, if at any
time to be produced will not avail in our Courts at Law, or at
the Council Board, all matter Publick in Pensilvania has the
provincial Seal to Mess^rs Penns the Proprietors.
When you can something Do for M^r McNamara, he is poor,
such service will be acceptable here, or for his son.
parliament prorogation the 19^th Instant. Regard-
ing the Laws' by you passed entered in the Maryl^d Gazette
Dec^r I^st last 34 laws by their Title, have no exception.
April 3^d 1764

[Sharpe to Calvert.] Letter Bk.iv

Copy of 126^th Letter to M^r Calvert Dated Annapolis the
8^th of March 1764
Sir
There being a Ship here ready to sail for Bristol I embrace
the opportunity to acknowledge my Receipt of the Letter you
were pleased to favour me with the 19^th of November & of the
little Box of Screws that accompanied it which last I shall by
the first Opportunity send to Mess" Mason & Dixon who are
I "suppose by this time preparing to run the fifteen Mile south
Line tho I have not received any Letter nor indeed heard
from them since I wrote to you by Captain Christie the 28^th of
December. The Gentlemen of the Council & I are much
obliged to you for having our Address on Occasion of the
Peace presented to His Majesty & are you may be assured
well pleased to find it met with such a gracious Reception. In
Consequence of the Intimation you gave me some time ago
relative to the Packet that had been sent hence to M^r Anderson
for M^r Franklin I recommended it to M^r Bordley who was I
thought most at leisure to draw up such a State of our publick
proceedings here for some years past as you seemed to want,
but if he had proceeded it is not I think probable that any
State he might have drawn up would have contributed in any
respect whatever to refute what is suggested in those queries