Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 475

The great Personal regard his Lordship bears M^r Daniel
Dulany has induced him to order me to Acquaint your Excel-
lency that he Acquiesces in the Brother's Nomination to the
Office of Comissary, without Entring into the little misunder-
standing which has arisen between him & M^r Allen, or Enter-
taining the least thought of meeting any disrespect at his
hands ; But his Lordship desires you will Enquire into &
return the best Information you can get as to the yearly Value
of the Office (which I believe has been much Exaggerated to
him, as having been formerly thought sufficient for Two) and
that you will neither Dispose of, nor Engage for any of the
places in M^r Loyds Department which may become Vacant in
consequence of his resignation, or of a new arrangement,
without first apprizing him of the full Value of every particular
branch, and then waiting his further pleasure upon the Com-
miss^rs Report, which, by your Excellencys Letters to M^r Alien,
he understands is to refer every thing to him.
His Lordship is in daily expectation of M^r Loyds Accounts,
& the Plan for the future Management of his Revenues. In
his Letters to me of 13^th & 14^th Nov^r last he mentions the
great Indignitys w^ch he supposes to have been offered him by
his Lordships Commission, & the particular Penning of the
Instructions, & Declarations of one of the Commissioners as
If he was largely Indebted, when in every Instance his Accounts
have been found right, Except in the Omission of a Premium
offered him by my Lord. He remitted at the same time Bills
for £682 1 2 8 3/4 as Credited to the year 1767, for that all former
Ballances had been bro't to that year by the Commiss^rs direc-
tions but Complains greatly of the want of Cash in the Province.
I hear nothing of the Appeale from the Two Houses to the
King in Council & Presume the Assembly will Scarce think
of Prosecuting it.
M^r Stewart, who is rather named, than recommended, by
Mess^rs Hanbury, must be Content to Wait till a proper Vacancy
offers ; But his Lordship desires you will secure a Vacancy for
the Rev^d M^r George Caswell, now Acting as Chaplain to one
of the Regiments at Minorca, who has been Introduced to him
by Capt" Eden his Brother in Law, but does not mean to
Visit you till he receives notice of his being Provided for.
The poor Sawyer unfortunately Dyed as soon as he Landed
at Portsmouth.
The Business of the Quarentine Act has not been resumed
since my Last, & I fancy M^r Stewart will Scarce take it up
again; If he does I shall be ready to meet him; He thought
he had nothing to do, but to throw in his Memorials, and the
business would Execute itself. I am very happy to have
offered my Assistance upon this Occasion, and whenever My