Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 489

surviving Trustee would be agreeable to the Province they
gave it as their opinion that such Appointment would be quite
satisfactory those Gentlemen being in the Mercantile Phrase
look't on here to be at least as good Men as any that trade to
the Province. Inclosed you will receive a Petition to His Ldp
from Doctor Steuart for Leave to take up a small quantity of
Vacant Land that is contiguous to a Plantation of his about
four Miles from Annapolis the Land is indeed very indifferent
& I think it His Lordships Interest to grant His Request. I
likewise send you a Petition from two People in S^t Mary's
County who have forfeited their Recognizances, the Justices
have certified to Me that what is set forth in the Petition is
true & as levying the Whole would almost ruin them I hope
His Ldp will at least remit a part of the Forfeiture. I am &c.

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[Hamersley to Sharpe.]

Serj'^{ts I}nn London 14^th April 1768.
S^r
M^r Samuel Chamberlaine, Naval Officer of Oxford and one
of the Lord Proprietarys Council, has Applyed to his Lord-
ship, in Consideration of his Age and long Services, for leave
to Resign the Naval Office, in favor of his son Samuel Cham-
berlaine ; Intimating that he has already made his request
known to your Excellency, But, as his Lordship has not heard
from you upon the Subject, and is much Inclined to Gratify
M^r Chamberlaine in a request, which appears so reasonable
upon the face of it, I have the honor of his Commands to
direct M^r Chamberlaine to renew his Application to your
Excellency, & to desire you will please to Gratify him in it,
unless you see any good reasons to the Contrary, which you
will please to Communicate to his Lordship as I am with all due
regard & esteem. S^r
Yo^r Excell^ys
Most Obed' & Faithful Hble
Serv^t
Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Hugh Hamersley

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[Sharpe to Baltimore.]

To Lord Baltimore. Annapolis 19. April 1768.
My Ld
M^r Jordan being now on his Departure for England I have
desired him to take Charge of Bills of Exchange to the Amount
of £2569 3 1 1 24 being the exact Ballance due to your Ldp to
this time on Account of the Payments which have been made
to us as acting under your Ldp's several Commissions for

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