242 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Letter Bk. IV

[Sharpe to Calvert.]
To M^r Calvert. Nov^r 11^th 1765
Sir
I return you Thanks for your Favour of the 25^th of August
giving me an Account of the great Change His Majesty had
been pleased to make in his Ministry & containing other
Intelligence. What Alteration might in Consequence of such
a Change of Ministers be made in the System adopted by the
late Chancellor of the Exchequer for the Regulation of the
Colonies I dont know but people here seem to entertain very
sanguine Expectations as the present Secretary of State for
the Southern Department was one of those who in the last
Session of Parliament appeared as an Advocate for the Colo-
nies & opposed the Stamp Act. It was sometime ago reported
here that M^r Jordan had in a Letter to one of his Virginia
Correspondents intimated that the Lord Baltimore was about
to impower him to come hither to sell all his Mannours but
no Body seem'd to give any Credit to the Report or thought
it likely that His Ldp would put greater Confidence in M^r
Jordan who was it seems a few years ago a Trader on the
South Side of Potowmack than he chose to repose in any
Gent" of the Province. The Report was not however I per-
ceive by your Letter entirely without foundation tho methinks
it seems a little odd that the first Intimation to you of His
Ldps Intention to give M^r Jordan a Commission should come
from the Royal Exchange. Should the Gentⁿ arrive here with
any powers from His Ldp you may be assured that I shall
think it my Duty to give him all the Assistance in my power
towards the Completion of His Ldp's Desires but I question
whether He will reap so much Benefit from the Appointment
as he might perhaps expect.

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[Gov. Moore to Sharpe.]

New York 1 Decem^r 1765
Sir,
Being honor'd with His Majesty's Commission as Captain
General and Governor in Chief of this Province, I take this
early opportunity of notifying to you my arrival. As His
Majesty's Service & the Interest and Welfare of the Colonies
in America may be greatly promoted by the Correspondence
of the respective Governors, I beg leave to assure you of my
good intentions to maintain, as far as lays in my power, an
intercourse which may answer such beneficial purposes, and
at the same time shall be happy to have an opportunity of
rendering you any Services which may depend on me. I
have the honor to be with great Regard
Sir,
Your most obedient
humble Servant
Honble Horatio Sharpe H: Moore