Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 329

the back of the Provinces without proper Authority, &
beyond the Limits prescribed by His Majesty's Royal Procla-
mation of 1763, and in some places even beyond the utmost
Boundaries of any Province in America, and that, in Conse-
quence, the Indian Nations do every where discover the
greatest Discontents & Resentments, which may endanger
the Peace of His Majesty's Provinces, & the Safety of His
Subjects.
It is therefore His Majesty's Commands that you apply
yourself in the most earnest manner to remedy & prevent
those Evils, which are as contrary to the Rules of good Policy

as of Justice & Equity.

The Violation of those Principles attended also with so
many Dangers to the Provinces is what cannot be permitted.
If a due Obedience had been paid to His Majesty's Royal
Proclamation, and a due Attention given to proper Restraints
on the Conduct of the Indian Traders, these Evils would have
been effectually avoided.
His Majesty's Commander in chief has received express
Orders to co-operate with the Civil Government for the
enforcing a due Obedience to that Proclamation: And His
Majesty requires & expects every measure to be taken which
Prudence can dictate, for the Removing such Settlers, pre-
venting in future any such Settlements as are contrary to the
Intention of the Proclamation, and for apprehending such
Offenders, whose daring Crimes have so direct a Tendency
to involve the whole of His Majesty's Provinces in an Indian
War. I am, with great Truth & Regard
Sir,
Your most Obedient
Humble Servant
Shelburne.

[Baltimore to Sharpe.]

Baltimore house Sept^r 22. 1766
Sir
The Bearer hereof is M^r Alien the Oxford gentleman, I
some time since mentioned to you and as from the great
desire he has of Visiting America, he has resighned a good
Appointment, I would not have him a Looser by the Exchange,
& as you say there are Livings Vacant, worth £150 sterl. each,
should be glad M^r Alien might hold two of those Livings till
one of the best become Vacant for w^h he may think it worth
while to make a change & to w^h I desire you would present
him.
I recommend M^r Alien to your care & notice as a person for

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