272 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

to the Malt Act at that Town when it was first extended to
Scotland after the union & what was likewise Proposed to
have been done in the year 1740 to Edinburgh in affair of
Porteous. It was objected that this Resolution condemned
the Colonies unheard but it was answered they would have
full opportunity to offer every thing upon the return to the
Resolution.
If I have troubled you with more of the Arguments in dis-
favor than in favor of the Americans you will not Impute it to
any partiality for that side of the Question but to a desire to
Communicate what could be said for it the other side was too
well supported in America for any thing new to be said here
for it. As to what passed in the Commons they have through-
out the business shut their doors against all strangers and in
writing to your Excellency I co^d not venture to offer any thing
but what I heard with my own Ears.
I should have acquainted you before that the first Resolu-
tion asserting the Sovereignty of the British Legislature was
assented to without a Division in the Commons & in the
Lords the Dissentients were only Five to 125.
M^r Penn has furnished me with a Copy of the Proceedings
of the Commissioners for Running the Lines of 16 & 18 Nov^r
last by which his Lordship observes the great progress made
in that work and that the Commissioners have Adjourned to
20 March to give the Surveyors an opportunity of Erecting
the Stones sent from hence in the Tangent Line. There are
50 more ready w^ch we hope to send you in April. M^r Penn

seems desirous his Lordship should give his Commiss^rs direc-
tions to Proceed to the Completion of the work beyond the
Extent of the Agreement but this must wait till the Business
comes properly represented from yourself.
M^r Loyd has at last remitted my Lord £10.000 in Bills but
his Accounts are not arrived and I am sorry to find his Lord-
ship's Chagrin and uneasiness still continue.
I have his Lordships directions to send you the Enclosed
Letters from Lord Strafford the one addressed to myself &
the other in an open Cover to M^r Baxter at Baltimore Town.
You see what his Lordship desires and will please to take
Such order about it as you think proper, he seems to think
M^r Calvert has already troubled you about the Business.
As our Tributary Arrows are almost Exhausted I am to
request a fresh Supply when convenient am with the greatest
respect. S^r
Yo^r Excellency's
Most Obed^t & Ever Faithfull Hble Serv^t
Serj^ts Inn, Hugh Hamersley
20^th Feb^ry 1766.