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ing Act ought to pass to prohibit the Importation of Foreign
Salt ag^t the Colonys that Exercised it; That the Difference
of Provinces ought not to stand, one Fish or Flesh more
than another. These things I write to remind you of the
Art & Subtility of men here to serve purposes, and of which
you are acquainted are the Human dealings of Men w^th
respect to one another, where profit is the Gain. My mean-
ing in this is that if wee fail in Obtaining the Act, the Mary-
land Gentlemen and others I hope will be so Candid to believe
all has been done for the procuring it; in which yo^r Brother
John a member of Parliam^t & Will^m has Sincerely Joyn'd
Issue w^th us. I am with the Greatest Respect

Your very Obliged Hum^ble Serv^t

N. B. The Person you have In- trusted wth the Sending of the Maryland Laws I fear he is Negligent therein pray forward them

Cecils Calvert Why is Mr Dulany not in the Lower House, I hope you'l speak of his paymt to me.

To His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r

[Cecilius Calvert to Horatio Sharpe]

London May the 20^th 1755
Sir.

I have yours of the 12^th March, for my part I regard you
as a Blessing to My Lord, you are on the spot & a fair
Judge of all things, 'tis therefore his Lor^p has given you y^r
List to choose out mention'd in my Publick Letter for the
Council Board, M^r Cha^s Goldsborough his gitting to the
Board must be throe y^r means, as to M^r Ric^d Lloyd as you
say, his promotion there need not be hurry'd, I am glad you
have made him a provincial Magistrate & that he will merrit
your Esteem. I find 'tis a difficult matter to provide for M^r
Darnall, I hope a good opportunity offers by my Lord's
Directions expressed in my fores^d Letter, by the Remove of
M^r Tilghman, M^r Lloyd the Agent taking the Office of Rent-
Roll-keeper of the East shore where he lives, M^r Darnall
on the West, where he Resides, this exch^g will make good
provision for Latter & be more suitable I apprehend for M^r
Lloyd & it will be placing M^r D— in office where the recep^tn
of Cash is not requisite, w^h is Absolute necessary If I am
inform'd right about him; By y^rs you seem not rightly ap-
prised of those offices, by being promis'd an Acco^t of the
incomes of them, what secret proffits attend them will not be
discover'd, Ill discover to you an Annual One charged in
Acco^t to the Proprietor during M^r Tasker's Agency viz. in
his General acc^t 1752 charged paid, To the Rent-Roll-keeper