42 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

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[Gov. Hamilton to Sharpe.]

Philadelphia April 21^o 1762
Sir I received the favour of yours of the 16^th instant desir-
ing for the reasons therein mentioned that the meeting of the
Comissioners for running the lines between the two provinces
might be still further postponed to the 30 Instant. And
having communicated your request to the Comissioners on
the part of this Province, I am desired to acquaint you that
though the Business in hand does, in their opinion, require
the utmost dispatch it is capable of, and, consequently, as little
time as possible should be lost, yet being unwilling to lay you,
or the Gentlemen of your Council who are Comiss^rs under any
difficulties with respect to your Assembly, they do consent to
defer our meeting 'till the 29^o instant, at which time they hope
and expect to see you at New Castle.
With regard to what you are pleased to propose about
Employing two Setts of Surveyors for the better expediting
the work, they desire me to acquaint you that in general they
very much approve of the measure, if skilful & able Surveyors
can be retain' d for carrying it on. But, as the proposition
is new, & they are not certain of being able to procure, in so
short a time, persons properly qualified to execute that nice
and critical part of the work they would choose to defer
coming to any positive determination till they have an oppor-
tunity of conferring with you thereupon at New Castle ; and
in the mean time will endeavour to engage for that service
persons qualified as aforesaid.
I am, with much Esteem and regard, sir
Your Excellency's most obedient & most humble Servant
James Hamilton
Governor Sharpe

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[Calvert to Sharpe.]

London April 24^th 1762
Sir
Lord Baltimore sends you thanks for your two Letters, in
one your Bills of Exchange value £1000 & doubts not your
Account to him. he has Satisfaction by Draft from you &
the rest of his Comissioners joyntly with the Comissioners of
Pensilvania, on run of the division Tangent line to the
Periphry of the Circle of 12 miles round Newcastle Town,
agreeable to the Articles of agreement, and relative in yours
the 13^th of Novem^r last to me of marks, objects, to the end to
remember somewhat past, either by setts off by mile posts or
by actual running or describing that line run on the East