562 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Letter Bk. III

His Majesty's subjects as an Increase of the Royal Family by
the Birth of another Princess, & to assure your Lordship that
I am, &c.

Letter Bk. V

4

[Sharpe to Hamersley.]

Copy of Letter to M^r Hamersley Dated Annapolis 27^th
May 1769. transmitted by Captain Johnston
Sir
Having been just now informed that there is a Ship about
to sail from Potowmack to London I embrace the Opportu-
nity to acknowledge my Receipt of the Letter you were
pleased to write to Me the 19^th of Nov^r last & to inform you
that in pursuance of His Ldp's pleasure thereby signified I
immediately called Doctor Stewart to the Council of which I
presume he has himself advised you. Since I made you the
last Remittance on account of Manour Land sold M^r Dulany
& I have received other Bills on that Account to the amount
of £2099 12 11 the Firsts of which (thirty eight in Number) I
herewith remit to you together with a State of the Sales which
have been made under our last Commission. As M^r Dulany
tells Me he has lately received a Letter from My Lord in Den-
mark I presume he will not be again in England for some
time & therefore do not at present address any Letters to him ;
indeed I have nothing particular to trouble him with at this
time farther than to acknowledge the Receipt of a Letter His
Ldp did me the honour to write to me last October from
Holland which I shall do by the first Ship that sails from this
Place, in the mean time if you write to His Ldp I beg you
will present my Duty & best Wishes, & be assured that I am
with due Regard Sir
Your most obed. humb Serv^t

P. S. You will see by the inclosed Gazette what Resolu-
tions the Virg" Assembly went into at their late Meeting.

Original.

[Hughes to Sharpe.]

Coventry Parish, June the 13^th 1769
S^r
When I arrived here, I found reports spread about very
injurious to me, & very different from the Accounts, I had the
honour to receive from M^r Dulayney (Viz) That I shoud soon
be turned out, without receiving any Sallery.
This answered two purposes, One to endeavour to distress
me ; The other to show a Triumph, & keep up the Spirits of
their party, as they soon expect an Election. My opponents
have tools of all sorts, to set to work. I have performed