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part am of a very different Opinion & suspect that this Spark
will alone be sufficient to kindle a new Flame in the Country
that will not be soon extinguish't. As I conclude from M^r
Aliens Letter & from what he farther intimated to Me that
His Ldp will certainly appoint him either Agent or Rent Roll
Keeper on Col^o Lloyd's Resignation, it will I apprehend
answer no End to tell you that before I knew M^r Alien wish't
to hold any Secular Employment I had promised to recom-
mend Major Jenifer one of our Provincial Justices for the
Office of Rent-Roil Keeper nevertheless I must in performance
of my promise mention him to you. As to the Agency I
thought His Ldp might choose to confer it on some Gentle-
man of the Council with All of whose Characters Abilities &
Connections he was long ago acquainted. In Case His Ldp
should appoint M^r Allen to either of those Employments or to
any other Civil Office Be so kind as to intimate to me whether
he is still to remain on the same Footing as at present with
regard to the two Livings & whether in case a better than
either should become vacant it is His Ldp's pleasure that he
should hold that together with this for I am really at a loss
what to do, nor do I know what lengths M^r Alien will desire
me to go in order to serve him to the extent of His Ldp's
favourable Intention. I am, &c.

Letter Bk. V

[Baltimore to Sharpe.]

London Dec^r 2^d 1767.
I have received y^r Excellencys letter and M^r Hamersley will
give you full answer thereon. I return you a great many
thanks, for y^r firmness in the execution of my commission.
M^r Calverts claim was a meer shadow and M^r Halls opinion
has nothing new in it, it is the Grist of the Saw mill, w^ch blown
into the eyes of those ignorant of the whole affair, at first may
perplex, but in the end plain points must prevail , a famous
court of judicature in Greece call the Areopagites would not
suffer Eloquence at the bar but required a simple recital of
the facts, I do not think this Business will be made clearer by
a number of Arguments, therefore shall only observe that M^r
Hall is all in Error when he says that it was my opinion &
that of the Gentlemen in England, that an act of parlament
was necessary, whereas it was exactly the Contrary, it was
indeed recommended to be obtained, by M^r Booth the Ladys
Lawyer who drew the Settlement, but on discussion of the
same not one of the Council thought it at all necessary, &
therefore it was droppt ; the Council at that time, were Late
L^d Chancellor Northampton & the Present L^d Chancellor
Camden and as to myself I lefft the whole of the affair intirely
to them.

Original.