[R. Heron to Sharpe.]
Sir
I take the liberty to inform your Excellency of an affair
which if let Pass with impunity will I fear be of bad consi-
quence and disadvantage to this Province in general as well
as to the Offices in the District ; as plain Sr as I can compre-
hend, it is as follows. The Pensilvanians, have for a long
time been Endeavouring to get an Inlet into this Province,
and as I have been informed they have Transported by Land
Sundry goods Particularly Rum, which has been brought in
great Quantitys without notice or application to any Office,
they are now I believe intended to Push at a more Extensive
and advantagious way (if not prevented) in as much as they
will be able to import it, in much greater Quantitys and much
Cheaper then by Land Carriage. T have been several times
informed of a Large Ship Building up the River Nanticoke in
this District but always till now apprehended she belong'd to
some Gentlemen on the Western Shore of this Province, I am
satisfied from Persons of veracity that she is the Property of
some Merchts Residing in Pensilvania, she is now more than
half Loaded with Lumber, and as the Master nor any Other
has been to this or the Naval Office to make an Entry as
directed by Law, it seems to me as if they determined not to
come near any Office in this Province, and to depend intirely
on the advantage they think themselves intitled to on account
of the Devision line between the Two Provinces, as Your
Excellency must be much better acquainted with the Nature
of this Affair then I can Possibly be, and what they are, or are
not intitled to, I Humbly beg Your Excellencys advice in what
manner I may act being determined to pursue such measure
as will be most agreable to Your Excellencys better Judge-
ment and am Sr
With the greatest Respect Your
Excellencys most Humble & Most Obedt
Servt
Robt Heron
Port Pocomoke June 21st 1763.
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