Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 339

[Sharpe to Baltimore.]

To Lord Baltimore the I^st Nov^r 1766
My Lord
The Persons who purchased Part of the Mannour in Prince
Georges County as I mentioned to Your Ldp in my Letter of
the 22^d Ult having this Day paid M^r Dulany & Me (M^r Jordan
being at this time in Virginia) Bills of Exchange for one
Fourth of the Purchase Money & the Allowance for Survey-
ing &c. I now remit the same to Your Ldp amounting together
to the sum of £187 13 9 I likewise inclose an Account of the
Sales that Your Ldp may see what is still due it being a Copy
of the Entry made in our Book. I am My Ld with utmost
Resp^t

Letter Bk. IV

[Baltimore to Sharpe.]

Baltimore house Nov^ber 2^d 1766
Sir,
I with pleasure return you my usual thanks & approbation
of y^r General good Conduct of my Province & Interests.
I am also obliged to you for your attention to the particular
matters I have desired y^r assistance in.
M^r Calverts behaviour is very ridiculous for he wrote to me
on M^r Jordans arrival in the province, that he should not
trouble himself at all in regard to this manner: for my part I
am surprized, he should ever have been addressed about it.
I would not Give him a farthing for his pretensions or accept
his resignation thereof; as my letter to him, if he will produce
it will shew you. You will ee'r now have received a clear
state of my present powers, Right & Title, more superabundant
ones, I believe cannot exist to any Estate on Earth, so that I
desire you will proceed without any more loss of time early in
the year to the sale not only of this but of the other mannors
as directed. If M^r Calvert sh^d be advised to try whether he
can compell me in a Court of Equity here, to make him pecu-
niary Amends for the impossible bequest, made to him by an
ignorant country Attorney without seeing any settlements
(w^ch indeed my Father himself thought were lost, but were
delivered to me by y^r Late Brother John) and signed by my
father to say the best, without consideration he may begin
whenever he thinks fitt.
I have received y^r letters of the 14^th & 19^th of last July &
you will hear from my Secretary on whatever matter therein
I shall think necessary to give you information
About a fortnight since, sailed from hence M^r Alien with
letters from me to you, he is a Gentleman for whom I have a

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