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Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania who at the same time took
before me the several oaths directed to be by him taken on
his Appointment to the Government of that Province of which
I have given a Certificate to be by him transmitted to your
Ldps. Mess^s W^m Alien & Benj^a Chew who have executed
the inclosed Bond are known to be Gentlemen of considerable
Estate in Pennsylvania & Joseph Shippen & Andrew Hamilton
who have subscribed the same as Witnesses are also Gentle-
men of Character & Fortune. I am &c.

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[Shelburne to Sharpe.]

Whitehall Dec^r 11^th 1766
Sir
I am to signify to you His Majestys Pleasure, that you will,
with as much Dispatch as may be, transmit to Me for His
Majestys Information, an exact Estimate of the annual Charge
of maintaining & supporting the intire Establishment of His
Majestys Colony .of Maryland, distinguishing the different
Funds & the different Services to which those Funds are
appropriated. You will be very particular in specifying what
Funds are fixed and regular, from those which are annually
granted or which expire in a given time.
It is also His Majesty's Pleasure that you transmit to Me,
at the same time, a full & clear Account of the manner of
imposing Quit Rents and of levying them, as also the Mode
of granting Lands in Your Colony; specifying the amount of
Arrears of Quit Rents & the Number of Grants hitherto
made, & to whom, how many Acres to Each, & at what time
the Grants have been made.
I am with great Truth & Regard
P. S. In your future Dispatches Sir
I would recommend to you Your most obedient
the giving every seperate Subject humble Servant
a seperate Letter & the numbring Shelburne
of each Letter. This method will
contribute much to the Order and
Dispatch of Business.

Deputy Governor of Maryland.

Original.

[Sharpe to Shelburne.]

To the Earl of Shelburne. Annapolis 23^d Decem^r 1766
My Lord
Since I had the honour to receive Your Lordships Letter
dated the 13^th of Sept^r last I have made Enquiry but cannot

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