340 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

peculiar regard & doubt not but you will have much pleasure
& satisfaction in his Society I am with

Greatest Freindship

Regard
Y^r most obed. humble
Serv'
F Baltimore

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[Baltimore to Sharpe.]

London Nov^ber 6^th 1766.
Sir
I received this morning yours of the 6^th of August, & tho
the Ship wherein I propose to send this sails to morrow ; I
shall not omitt the opportunity to write you a short letter.
I am Very sorry, that y^r health is affected by the climate of
Annopolis, & think you are right, to seek a more temperate
air in the heat of the season ; besides y^r journeys to different
parts of the province are of great service to them & to my
interest, so, I observed the K. of Prussia reveiwing his troops,
his citys & his subjects, in Silesia, w^ch he never fails doing
once a year. I wrote to you a few days ago acquanting that
all I have heard from you would be amply answered in a few
days. You will eer now I hope have received from M^r Jordan
the Copy of my Fathers settlement & the state of my Powers,
Right & Title with Regard to the disposal of the mannors ;
M^r Dulany to be sure, will also have them Layd before him ;
the Reason of their being sent to M^r Jordan, was that his
Letters requesting them received to hand before yours ; M^r
Dulanys I have not received above a Week ago.
On Perusing your letter I observe that you desire Copys of
all settlements supposed to have been made by my family of
the Province. I hope that you will have all these settlements
in Copys in a short time & desire you will cause them to be
enrolled so that they may be on record for all whom it may
concern to see, & not Suppose, The Reason of my not trans-
mitting them with M^r Jordan was that I judged the Testimony
of such powerfull acts beneath my producing against M^r
Calvert, his claim is a meer bagatelle in consideration of the
disposal & Right I have Exclusive of all others over the whole
province so that I desire & direct you by all means to con-
tinue the sale of Ann Arundel & to sell it at all Events ; it had
been better not to have begun with it but since you have, I
desire it may be sold now even at an Under Value, if M^r
Calvert Consults Lawyers no doubt they will please him with
Golden dreams, it is their interest & profession to tell every
client he has a right, but If he could in a court of Equity as I