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

Remiss in the Intelligence of a Benefice for him, as 'tis a
Mark of His Lordship's Kindness agreeable to my uncle M^r
Lee's Request to him. M^r Williamson you mention is ar-
rived to obtain Holy Orders. I've told him as you Express.
That His Lordship can make him no particular Promise
(the same I shall to M^r Eversfield) until M^r Thornton, M^r
McPherson, and D^r Sharpe are Inducted into Benefices
agreeable to My Lord's Orders.

I am obliged to you for your delivery of mine of the 17^th
of March to M^r Lloyd, who has since sent and is received
to My Lord's Account, Bills of Exchange, viz. £1531..7..8 1/4
and £3690..15..5 3/4. This is far short of the Money I Con-
ceive in his hands to My Lord, he has had several Letters
from me from the 10^th of December to this time, not only
about the transmitting of Money, but with relation to Affairs
of Consequence; and of which he writes he is prevented in
Answering by Cruel Illness in his Family. I am concern'd
he has any Sorrow and Trouble, however think the Punctual
Discharge of the office he holds is of such Importance to
My Lord; That with the Assistance of his People in whom
he must Trust to Act, he might Execute in giving His Lord-
ship Satisfaction, who is Uneasy with relation to his Con-
duct. It gives me Concern to mention any things to you
which is the Duty of Others to acquit themselves of; which
I do, not doubting of your regard in General for the Pro-
prietor's Wellfare will Excuse it; As he may receive Ad-
vantage by your Noting to them of their Neglects.

By the Inclosed Account you sent, Given you by M^r Tasker
and M^r Dulany who hold the Commissary's Office; the An-
nual Produce is indeed very Low at £240 Sterling. My
Brother Edward who enjoy'd in Maryland that office more
than twenty years ago, and whose Clerk is here in Office at
the Custom house M^r Gibson, Estimates to me the Office
then under his Care as deputy, brought in between 6 & 700^l p
ann Sterling; Since which the Province is greatly increased
with People, from whence might be reasonably Conjectured
from the Demise of Persons, the Income of Fees must be
greatly augmented in Value. With Regard to this Office His
Lordship speaks to you in His Instruction Inclosed of the 9^th
instant, as well as to many material particulars of yours;
therefore shall Close on yours of the 9^th of July by way of
Virginia, In which you observe as you have done through
all your others, viz. The Burgesses Determination to do
Nothing either for His Majestys Service or their own Pro-
tection, unless the Points for which they have been contend-
ing were given up to them. My Lord has Acquiese'd as to