494 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

mission which doth not appear to this House to derive any
such Advantages to Trade as many have been led to expect.
These are the Sentiments and Proceedings of this House,
and as they have too much Reason to believe that the Ene-
mies of the Colonies have represented them to His Maty's
Ministers and the Parliament as factious, disloyal, and having
a Disposition to make themselves independent of the Mother
Country, They have taken Occasion in the most humble
Terms to assure His Majesty and His ministers, that with
regard to the People of this Province, and as they doubt not, of
all the Colonies, the charge is unjust.
The House is fully satisfied that Your Assembly is too
generous and enlarged in Sentiment to believe that this Letter
proceeds from an Ambition of taking the Lead or dictating to
the other Assemblies. They freely submit their opinion to
the Judgment of others, and shall take it kind in Your House
to point out to them anything further which may be thought
necessary.
This House cannot conclude without expressing their firm
Confidence in the King, our common Head and Father, that
the united and dutiful Supplications of His distressed Amer-
ican Subjects will meet with his Royal and favourable Accept-
ance. Signed by the Speaker
A true Copy
Att. Samuel Adams Clk.
[Indorsed] Read in Council 22^d June 1768

Original.

[Rev. Bennet Allen to Sharpe.]
Sir.
I have this moment receiv'd Intelligence that M^r Bacon was
dangerously ill, & the Person who brought the news expects
He is dead by this Time. As my Lord Baltimore design'd
this Parish for me, & intended for that purpose negativing the
Division had it been propos'd by the Assembly, I humbly
request from your Excellency my succeeding to that Living
upon confirmation of the news ; & if it is done immediately,
the Division (should it be agitated) would not affect my
Incumbency. Your Excellency's compliance with my request
(which at all events will give me a certain Provision) will
greatly add to the very many obligations I am already under
to you, being, with the greatest Respect
Sir, Your Excellency's most oblig'd
& obedient humble Servant
Bennet Allen
May 8. 1768.