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tations of Relations have at length prevailed, and forced him
to take the Painful Resolution of Delegating the Succession to
M^r Eden, for I am thoroughly satisfied, and he has Authorized
me to say no other Successor would have been sent you by
him, unless you had first desired it. M^r Eden is at present
only under Nomination, neither Commissioned by his Lord-
ship, or Approved by the King, and does not Intend Leaving

England till after the Ensuing Christmas. This Event will
not I hope Interrupt Our future Correspondence, for, tho'
Commenced under particular relations I shall at all times, and
places, and upon every Occasion be happy in Approving my
particular Regard and esteem for your Excellency. His Lord-
ship has again directed me before I conclude to repeat his
Satisfaction in every part of your Administration and to
request that you will still Permit him to Salute you his Friend,
when you are no longer his Lieu^l Governor.
I am with usual Friendship
& Esteem D^r S^r
Your most Faithful Hble Serv^t
His Excellency Horatio Hugh Hamersley
Sharpe Esq^r

Letter Bk. V

[Sharpe to Hamersley.]

Copy of Letter to M^r Hamersley Annapolis 25 July 1768
D^r S^r
Having lately received by M^r Hackman the Letters you
were pleased to write to me the 28^th of March & I^st of April
last & a Son of M^r Andersons who has resided here these two
or three years being on his Return to London I take that
Opportunity to answer them & to transmit you the Journals
of the Proceedings in the two Houses of Assembly during the
late Sessions also such a State or Narrative relative to Talbot
Mannour as together with the State of the Claims you some
time ago sent me will enable you as well or better than myself
to judge what Step it would be most advisable for His Ldp
to take in that Business & what Answer it might be proper
for him to return to M^r Plunketts Letter. Since the Receipt
of your Letter giving me a particular Account of the wicked
or rancorous proceedings against His Ldp at Kingston of his
manly Address to the Court & his Defence I have seen a
Copy that M^r Bladen sent hither of the Tryal & I think the
Contradictory & prevaricating Testimony Given by the Girl
was of itself sufficient to destroy her Credibility & will I
flatter myself have that Effect in case the other Prosecution
you speak of should be carried on. I most sincerely congratu-
late you on the Event of the Tryal & hope nothing of what