550 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Letter Bk. V

stand in as favourable a light with the People in general as an
American Governor can reasonably expect to do, & 'twould
now make me unhappy to be forced into new Disputes with
them especially into Disputes where I may be unable to acquit
myself with honour; rather than find Myself in such a situa-
tion I would I say immediately become a private Gentleman,
nor is there the least necessity for any Scheme to be concerted
in order to remove me, & as you know my Sentiments you
may if you please communicate them freely to My Lord him-
self." It happened I understand that before my Letter got to
hand His Ldp had nominated Capt Eden to succeed Me in
the Government, but it gives me great satisfaction to learn
from my Brother Gregory that when he waited on My Lord
after such Nomination His Ldp was pleased to explain him-
self in such a manner as shew'd no Disapprobation of my
Conduct, declaring I had acted as a good Governor & that he
was sorry any thing should part us. Pleased at having the
same now confirmed to me under His Ldp's hand as well as
by your Letter advising Me of Captain Eden's Appointment
& happy in a Consciousness that I have during the Course of
my Administration discharged my Duty to the utmost of my
Abilities towards his Ldp & towards the People over whom I
have had the honour to preside I flatter myself I shall not when

I become a Private Person be the less respected or esteemed,
& that I shall be as happy in cultivating my Garden after
resigning to Captain Eden the Reins of Government as I have
ever been since I came to America. Whenever he arrives I
shall receive him with Cordiality as an Officer, a Man of
Honour & the Brother of One to whom I am under great
Obligations. I sincerely wish he may be as easy & happy in
his Government as he can reasonably desire to be, that His
Ldps Emoluments from the Province & his Tenants Affection
for him may continually increase, & that Maryland might
flourish more under my Successor's Administration than it has
under mine or that of my Predecessors. I am with due
Regard Sir y^r mo. ob^t

[Sharpe to Baltimore.]

Copy of a Letter to His Ldp dated Annapolis 31^st Oct^r 1768.
My Ld
I am now to acknowledge the Receipt of your Ldp's Letter
bearing Date the 30^th of July last which came to hand the 25^th
Inst with two from M^r Hamersley dated the 18^th & 20^th of that
Month, also a Commission from your Ldp appointing M^r
Mathew Tilghman your Agent & Receiver General, Orders
for me to call both him & his Son in Law M^r Carroll to the