474 Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765.

concerning her Support & Maintenance & for w^h purpose
to put M^r Grayham by My Lord's desire in office whose
value I was not then aprised of as I am now, By your list
of offices & Salarys in the Province the two offices I requested
of you in favour for her by putting M^r Grayham in I find
am^t upw^ds of 196^l p^r Ann. the intention being only to provide
for her well with sufficiency w^h will be compassed by a 100^l
p^r Ann. & as she lives with M^r Grayham will be a means of
Rewarding him for his trouble & Expence she may Occasion
him therefore, you will manage in what way is most suitable
to you in regard for her security of the 100£ p^r Ann—In-
deed on these acc^ts I am sorry you are to have further
trouble; M^r Wogan's affair I did all I could to stem with
My Lord, to no purpose, he express'd himself very severe
my Opposition to it w^h I told him proceeded not of Oppo-
sition to him or dislike lo M^r Wogan, bul that I fear'd such
provisions would be too great a Burthen on Offices, however,
as I found him averse to all argum^t against it & that he had
wrote you a Letter thereon, I mention'd on M^r Wogan's be-
half as wrote in My Publick Letter to you. you must do
the best you can & take to your self some employ to answer
the purpose by return I shou^d think best to My Lord himself,
1 can't see how from the Land office by its produce. I thank
you greatly for your return to me as p^r Bill of 125£ & of 4
Bills am^t of 125£ being in your discharge to me with regard
to My Lord desire as p^r his Instructions to you for paym^t
of 200£ p^r Ann. in Consideration as a recompence on your
part for my Attendance as Sec^y of the Province in Execu-
tion in General of Affairs from the Proprietor for the well-
fare of the Province, the two sums making two hundred &
fifty pounds if you mean a return for a year is over paym^t
of 5of unless you mean My request to you for My Dis-
tressed Sister, I've applied the same to her & family as such,
apprehending it so, as you promised agreeable to my request
to you on her behalf, you would if in your Power Aid her in
Misfortune. I observe among your List of Proffits of Offices
No Persons set down as Rent Roll keepers of either shore,
M^r Lloyd by y^r Instructions was to be for the Western &
M^r ? Tilghman for the Eastern the I^st being Treasurer for
the Eastern I suppose declined it. the I^st stands in My
Lords Acc^te at 135£ 15^s 5^D 2^d the other at 125£ 6^s 7^d by acc^t
1751. one of these taken to yourself wo^d answer W. Gra-
tuity, I have not as yet shewn the list offices with the
Proffits as yet to My Lord, the Number of Places some hold
they wo^d take hold of He has often Observed to me that he
has been informed that some have too many that hinder the