Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 477

to M^r Hamersley the 24^tb of last Month in answer to his bear-
ing Date the 10^th & 24^th of November I was favoured with
that your Ldp did me the honour to address to me the 2^d of
Dec^l & have since received another from your Ldp without
Date by a Ship that left London in Sept^r Having no other
Reasons to give or Excuse to make for the Returns I made to
the Secretary of State than I have mentioned in former Letters
I can only repeat how unhappy it makes me to have done any
thing contrary to your Ldps Sentiments & assure your Ldp
that in Case of any future Requisitions from His Majestys
Ministers I shall act agreeable to the Hints M^r Hamersley has
given Me. Your Ldps kind Condolance on the Death of my
Brother William whose Loss I must for my part always lament
demands my Acknowledgments, before I had any Intimation
of your generous Design in favour of my Brother Philip I had
wrote & desired him to ask your Ldps pleasure about the
future payment of that £100 & to pay the same accordingly.
As your Ldp hath not lately mentioned his having been defi-
cient or dilatory with respect to the other payment I flatter
myself he punctually complys with my Request. The same
Day I received the Letter your Ldp was pleased to favour me
with the 2^d of Dec^r I communicated the Contents of it to M^r
Dulany according to your Ldp's Desire & I sent immediately
to M^r Alien & him the Boxes that came inclosed in mine con-
taining as they told me some Copies of the Work your Ldp
has presented to the Publick & for a Copy of which I am also
to return your Ldp Thanks. M^r Jordan did indeed some
time ago favour me with a Perusal of your Ldps Account of
your Voyage to Constantinople & your Return by Land
neither of which seems to have been performed without con-
siderable Danger but the Remarks were entirely new to Me
& I now return your Lordship Thanks for the Entertainment
They as well as your other Observations have afforded me.
M^r Alien told Me some time ago that he expected your Ldp
would e'er long oblige the Curious with a fine View of Con-
stantinople & some Views & Portraits taken at several of the
Islands you touched at in your Voyage, his Account of them
was such as excited a Desire in me to see them & I am much
obliged to your Ldp for your promise to gratify it. The
several Parchments & Papers which have been transmitted in
order for the Sale of the Mannours &c will remain secure in
the Revenue Office together with all others relative thereto
while the Commission & Instructions are also recorded in the
Council Book. As no Objections or Difficulties have been
started since we proceeded in the Sale of Ann Arundel Mannour
(of which only 1580 Acres now remain unsold) I have nothing
to say in an answer to what your Ldp writes on that Subject

Letter Bk. V