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lency for the purpose of raising the new Revenue, and there-
fore his Lordship never was nor could be apprized, till the
present Opportunity, of the Impropriety of his Instruction, or
of the Sense of his Upper House upon it, the mistake of
which, and a well meant desire to render them and your
Excellency less Obnoxious to the people, was the real founda-
tion of it. In this view his Lordship no sooner found his
Faithfull Counsellors of different Sentiments, than, without
Suffering himself to Consider his own Interest, or to Look
back upon the motives of his former Conduct, he directed me
to recall the Instruction, which your Excellency will find effect-
ually done by the Enclosed Instrument. And I am honored
with his Lordships further Commands to assure your Excel-
lency and the Upper House, that such is his Confidence in
your Wisdom and Zeal and Attachment to his Service, Still
more Illustrated by every days Experience, that whatever you
shall recommend will at all times engage his most ready
Compliance, and that you cannot give him greater Satisfac-
tion than by Instructing him how he shall render it to his
people.
I have the honor to be with the most perfect esteem and
regard D^r S^r
Your Excellencys
Most Obed^t and Ever
Serj^ts Inn London Faithful Hble Serv^t
7^thAug^t 1766. Hugh Hamersley

Original.

[Mason and Dixon to Sharpe.]

S^r The £500 cash you were pleased to send Mr. M^cLane
by Capt. Hazar, came safe to hand.
We have returned with the Line to the 80^th Mile Post, and
are S^r Your most obedient humble Servants
Marsh Creek Cha. Mason
Aug^t 12^th 1 766 Jere. Dixon

Original.

[Shelburne to Sharpe.]

Whitehall 13^th Sept^r 1766
Sir
Advices having been received from His Majesty's Superin-
tendants for Indian Affairs, that the most unprovoked Vio-
lences & Murthers have been lately committed on the Indians
under the protection of His Majesty, and whose Tribes are at
present in Peace & Amity with His Majesty's Provinces, and
that the Offenders have not yet been discovered & brought
to Justice, and likewise that Settlements have been made on