Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 563

Divine Service at Annamassick Chappel, but they had removed
the Books. I shall continue to officiate there, as long as I
shall be allowed, & take all the prudentiall Steps in my power,
that these disputes may die away, which they were pleased to
tell M^r Dulaney they wished to see.
Expecting Security from my Induction to this Parish whose
Income was sufficient to support my Family, I gave up above
two Hund^d p^ds a year of my Wifes jointure to her sons, I sold
my Commission for two Hun^d Ster. less than it cost me, I took
a Lease of this farm, & layd out near one Hun^d in repairs &
improvements, in hopes of spending the remainder of my life
in peace & quiet & in the discharge of my Duty ; Surely it
woud be very hard to pay such a Compliment to the Opposers
of Government to remove me (at least for some time) until
they acknowlege me their lawful Minister, & the Peace of
those Men secured from insult, who stood up in defence of
Government, for w^h they have been often insulted. If they
woud speak the Truth, their resentment against me proceeds
from my dareing to take posession of the Churches, when they
refused the Keys, after some of them had threatned to hang
the first Clergyman at the Church door, who shoud come with
the Governors Induction.
I shoud be glad to know his Excellency Governor Edens
sentiments on this head, to which I shall pay all due defference
& respect ; wishing you health & happiness
I have the Honour to be, S^r Y^r most obliged
& most obedient
humble Serv^t
Philip Hughes

[Hamersley to Sharpe.]
Lincolns Inn. 20^th July 1769.

S^r

The Two first Enclosed Protests for £ 1 1 7 6 6 and £24 5
63 3/4 are part of the £2475 3 4 3/4 transmitted by your self to
Lord Baltimore on Account of the Sale of his Manors &c.
The Bills for the £886 0 10 in your favor of the 23^d of Octo-
ber likewise arrived safely.
The Enclosed Protest for £21 4 21/2 is a part of the Bills
amounting together to £1540 0 31/2 transmitted in your favor
of the 28^th of Dec^r
The Acts of Assembly and Commissioners Returns &c. are
all duly Arrived and the respective Proprietors have put the
finishing hand to the great Boundary business and Adjusted
their Accounts with the Two Mathematicians.
I do not trouble you with remarks upon the Political parts

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