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[Mason and Dixon to Sharpe.]
Sr
According to your Desire mentioned to Mr Dixon at Chester
Town: we nave compared the Sums of Money paid by the
Right Honble Lord Baltimore, and the Honble Thos & Richd
Penn Esqr (toward dividing the Provinces) to us and Mr
McLane, since our Arrival in America: & find on the whole,
that we have recd 615£ more of the Proprietors of Pensilvania
than of Lord Baltimore.
We expect you will please to send 6 or 7Oo£ that Mr
McLane may receive it at Frederick Town (as you proposed)
the 24th of this month, we having no Cash to proceed with.
We are Sr
Your most obedient
humble Servant
Cha: Mason
Jere. Dixon
The North Mountain
April 14th 1766
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[Hamersley to Sharpe.]
Serjts Inn London. 23d April 1766.
Sr
Lord Baltimore having referred to your Excellency, Mr
Dulany, & Mr Jordan, the Examination of all Mr Loyds
accounts, has directed me to remit you that Gentleman's
accounts for the year 1763, which have come to his Lordships
hands since Mr Jordan's Departure, in Order that you may
have all the Materials he can furnish before you, and that this
Salutary work may be continued down to the lowest Period, for
the mutual benefit, satisfaction, and ease of his Lordship, and
his agent. His Lordship has taken Copys of what he now
sends out in order to Examine them at his Leisure, that what-
ever observations occur to him he may Communicate them to
his Commissioners, and be the better enabled to Judge of
their Sentiments when favored with them
I have the honor to be with all due regard and esteem,
Sr
Yor Excellencys
Most Obedt & Ever Faithfull
Hble Servt
Hugh Hamersley
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