[Lord Glencairn to Horatio Sharpe.]
My Dear Gov^r

I'm shour you will think me very troublesome for solicit-
ing you so often, but a man that has conections with Ladys
must sometimes doe things contrary to his own inclinations
to please them, in short I have been so teased by my sister
Lady Hedith Campbell to write to you to countenance the
bearer of this M^r Wightman who was for sometime a part-
ner with a sone of hers in Virginea and who is left to gather
in some outstanding debts that I could no longer resist, if
you will be so good to countenance M^r Wightman she writes
me it may be a good deal of money in my Nefeus way, if you
can conveniently doe this I shall take it as a favour done me.

I had lately a letter from M^r Fisher wherein he tels me
nothing will be done in the Madiere Islands till next winter,
my wife Joins me in compliments to you, and with great
Sincerity 1 am

My Dear Sharpe
Y^r most Obedient

Jan^r 26^th 1754 humble Servant

Glencairn

[Cecilius Calvert to Horatio Sharpe]

London 12 Decem^r 1754
Dear Sir

It is Necessary I should write you a few lines by way of
Privacy & that you will do the same to me, as thereby we
can be more explicite to one another, as to some particulars
then by Our Publick Letters, & as such are Only to Our-
selves who mean well, therefore when Read ought to be
Destroyed, w^h you may depend on my part shall be, doubting
not the same of you.

The many applications from the Province & at home for
the vacant offices & the promotions of the Council is prodid-
gious all turns have been exercised with Malevolent insinu-
ations ag^t one another, praise worthy of themselves Disin-
terested, only a value for the Proprietor the reasons &
motives of their Desire of preferment, thus they veil over
all self Interest. The share I've Act'd & always shall is to
render your Administration as easy to you as I can, as there-
by must gain the best Service for his Lord^p