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but was unfortunately first shipped off by M^r Sedgeley and
C^o of Bristol. The Pardon is gone after him and If he should
not be already returned your Excellency is desired to procure
his Discharge and Assist him to get home again.
His Lordship has been prevailed upon to Sign a Permit to
the Naval Officer for M^r Bell to Re Ship some Tobacco Duty
free in the room of the like Quantity lost in the Tyger. But
as I am a Stranger to the particular Law which gives this
Liberty and uncertain whether it be still in force your Excel-
lency will be so good as to set me right in both particulars.
I am with all due regard and esteem,
S^r
Yo^r Excellency s Most Obed^t Hble
Serv^t
Serj^ts Inn London Hugh Hamersley

[Sharpe to Baltimore.]

Copy of a Letter to His Lordship Dated Annapolis 27^th July
1767
My Lord
Soon after I did myself the honour to write to Your Lord-
ship the 15^th June I received the Power of Attorney & Deeds
of Lease & Release which Your Lordship had been pleased
to execute in Consequence of M^r Dulany's Proposition for
suffering a Recovery here on Your Lordship's Mannours &
the Attorney General upon Notice from Me attended here at
an adjourned Provincial Court the 19^th Inst in order to suffer
the Recovery agreeable to the Power given him. That being
done we proceeded to sell the several Parcels of Land men-
tioned in the inclosed Minute of the Sales & have ordered
Ann Arundel Mannour to be advertised again for Sale on the
first of September & the Mannours in Queen Anns Kent &
on Gunpowder River in Baltimore in the Course of the same
Month the Purchasers of the small Parcells that we sold the
21^st Inst having desired to be indulged till next Month for
making their first Payment we complied with their Request
but Your Lordship may expect to receive their Bills by one
Captain Richardson who will sail hence in about three Weeks.
I have according to Your Lordship's Order shipt Two Pipes
of Your Lordships Madeira in a Ship of M^r Andersen's com-
manded by Captain Love who is to sail from Wye the Begin-
ning of next Week & promises to take particular Care of it
& on its Arrival M^r Anderson will give M^r Hamersley Notice.
As M^r Hamersley tells Me in his last Letter that Your Ldp
desires the Rev^d M^r Alien may be presented at the first
Opportunity to some other greferment tenable with & conve-

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