Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 561

I expect to be visited in the Holy days or before, shoud I
be so unfortunate, I shall act with as much prudence, as my
situation will admit. I am sorry to be troublesome to your
Excellency but thought it my duty to give you this state of
things. I have the misfortune to be placed among a set
irreclamable by any good offices, & as much affected by Envy
as Malice
I have the Honour to be with great respect
Y^r Excellencys
most obedient
most devoted
humble Serv^t
Philip Hughes.

[Sharpe to Hillsborough.]

To Lord Hillsborough. Annapolis 21^st Feb^ry 1769
My Lord
I do myself the honour to acknowledge the Receipt of your
Ldp's Letter bearing Date the 2^d of Sept^r last forbidding me
to communicate either to the Council or Assembly of this
Province Copies or Extracts of any Letters I may have the
honour to receive from His Majesty's principal Secretaries of
State unless I should have the Kings particular Directions for
so doing, in answer to which Letter Permit me to assure your
Ldp that during the time I am to continue in this Government
I shall punctually observe His Majesty's Commands so by
your Ldp signified to me & that I am with the utmost Respect
My Ld &c.

Letter Bk. III

[Sharpe to Hillsborough.]
To Lord Hillsborough. Annapolis 2^d March 1769

My Lord

I am much obliged to your Ldp for the Letter you were
pleased to favour me with the 15^th of Nov^r for it gives me
inexpressible satisfaction to be therein told that the Attention
I have in general shewn to all His Majesty's Commands &
particularly to those communicated to me by your Ldps Letter
of the 21^st of April last hath by His Majesty been graciously
approved of. I am also to thank your Ldp for letting me
know in what light The King sees the Step taken by the
Assembly of this Province in Consequence of the Massachu-
setts Circular Letter, & for transmitting to Me the Addresses
of both Houses of Parliament in answer to His Majesty's
Speech at the Opening of the present Session. Permit me
also to congratulate your Ldp on an Event so interesting to all

Letter Bk. III