172 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Letter Bk. IV

measures which have been lately taken by His Majesty & Parlia-
ment of Great Britain will probably prevent any farther Appli-
cation being made to the Assemblies of these Colonies for
Supplies the greatest occasion of Disputes is I flatter myself
now removed but as there will be always Persons among us
fond of Popularity & who will endeavour to encrease their
own Power & Influence by clamouring in favour of Liberty &
against Government it would be vain to expect absolute Tran-
quillity. The matter now most likely to make the greatest
Noise is That of the Ordinary Lycences, for as they are not at
present under any Regulation & any Person keeps Tavern
that pleases so that their Number increases greatly, I doubt
not but at the next. Meeting of our Assembly the Lower
House will push very strenuously for some Act or other to
lessen the number of such Houses & subject them to certain
Regulations: that an Attempt of that Sort was made at the
last Session your Ldp will I doubt not be informed before this
can reach you, & also of the Instructions which have been
transmitted to me relative thereto, which your Ldp may be
assured I shall punctually obey unless they are at any time
withdrawn or superseded by your Lordship. I shall not fail
when a Meeting of the Gentlemen of the Council gives me an
Opportunity (for none of them except two have passed the
Summer in Annapolis) to communicate to them the Contents
of your Ldp's Letters. The quantity of Ammunition that you .
were generously pleased to order hither this Summer for the
use of the Province has been duly delivered & is deposited in
the Magazine, but it is with pleasure I inform your Ldp that
there is at present: no Occasion for its being delivered out the
Indians not having done any Mischief within the Limits of
this Province during the Course of the whole Summer, so that
our Frontier Inhabitants have been & still continue quite easy
& secure. It has I beg leave to assure your Ldp afforded me
the most sensible pleasure to hear from time to time that your
Ldp enjoyed a good State of Health on your Travels & passed
your Time agreeably, I may now I hope congratulate your Ldp
on your Return to your native Country where I sincerely wish
you every Blessing under Heaven & am with the utmost
Respect &c.

[Sharpe to Calvert.]

Copy of 131^st Letter to M^r Calvert. Dated Annapolis 22^d
Aug^st 1764.
Sir
On the 10^th of Last Month I wrote to acknowledge my
Receipt of the Letters you had been pleased to transmit to
me by Capt Love since which time nothing of Importance has