524 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

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[Hillsborough to Sharpe.]

Whitehall 13^th August 1768.
Sir,
The Contractor for the Transportation of Convicts to His
Majesty's American Colonies, having complained, to His Maj-
esty in Council, of the obstructions he has met with in the
Execution of His Contract by the operation of a Law lately
passed in the Province of Maryland for obliging infected Ships
and other Vessels to perform Quarentine.
I have, in consequence of an Order made thereupon by His
Majesty in His Privy Council, received His Majesty's Com-
mands to signify to you His Royal Will and Pleasure, that
you do forthwith transmit to me, to be laid before His Maj-
esty, an Authenticated Transcript of the Law complained of,
& also that you do take especial Care that fair Transcripts,
properly authenticated, of all Laws which shall hereafter be
enacted in the said Province, be transmitted to me to be laid
before His Majesty, as soon as conveniently may be after the
Expiration of the Session of Assembly in which they shall
have been enacted. I am Sir
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant
Deputy Governor Sharpe Hillsborough

Original.

[Jordan to Sharpe.]

Horatio Sharpe Esq^r
Sir,
I am honourd w^th Ld Baltimore's Commands to forward
you M^r Mathew Tilghmans Commⁿ appointing him Agent,
also two Commissions calling him & Charles Carroll Esq^r
Barr^r both up to seats in the Council.
M^r Reubin Meriwether is appointed Rent Roll Keeper of
the Western Shore & M^r George Lee Surveyor Gen^l of the
Western Shore. His Lordship has also orderd me to send
you his Instructions relating to Connogoulieague Manor &
the Reserve round the s^d Manor Also my Appointment of
Supervisor of his Lordships Accounts, Lands, & Revenues in
and from the Province of Maryland, which you'll be pleased
to communicate to the Board of Officers for his Lordships
Revenues my Commission at present not being drawn com-
pleat have it not in my Power to send it as full as his Lord-
ship hereafter intends it, therefore shall not add more than I
am with due regard Y^r Excellencys
Most ob^t Serv^t
London John Morton Jordan
Baltimore house 16 August 1768