Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765. 501

selves by real Service. On a Little clash, he took conduct
to my Lord by M^r Bladen inter als: to insinuate an Acco^t
of his Brother James deceased for money he saye due to him
from the late Lord, by Acco^t I understood near Thirty years
standing, neither approving his Policy nor Demand I drop'd
him, with no concern for what he may say. Y^r several Let"
to Lord Baltimore I have duly delivered him & have pressed
him often for Ans^rs to you, but so it is, he is always busy
at Woodcote & other amusements so taken up that affords
him no Leisure to write, he sends you his best wishes. Y^rs
to y^r Brother W^m I've constantly delivered. I ask'd him if
any Answ^r he had I woud Inclose it, he said No. The only
safe conveyance of writing to you for the time to come is
by the Trade und^r convoy, here's not the least surmise of
Peace. The french are cruel Enemies in the Electorate of
Hanover destructive of all things, of Life & Property. Tis
much talk'd that 200—of our Troops are for Hanover to
joyn the Prussians & Electorate Troops und^r the com^d of
Prince Ferdinand for whom his Majesty has bespoke a
Diamond Sword.

The inclosed Instructions for Executing a Let^r of Attor^y
by M^r Ogle with a Let^r from him to me to execute a Deed
is the request of M^r Ernst & L^d Baltimore who desiers y^r
favour of sending the Papers to the Parties to Execute with
return to me soon as possible.

The East India Company have sent their Comissⁿ to Col.
Clive as Gov^r of Bengal with a Salary of £10000 p^r Ann:
He is so rich tis thought no Bait for him. Col. Draper with
ab^t 2000 Troops is sail'd for them parts.

[Cecilius Calvert to Horatio Sharpe]

London Nov^r 27^th 1758
Sir.

Since mine of March the 17^th no safe conveyance has Of-
fered of writing you. I have y^rs of Nov^r & 26^th of Decem^r
the latter in part answ^d by mine the 17^th of March, since I
have y^rs of March, May, June & the 10^th of July owning y^r
receipt of His Lord^ps Instructions the 23^d of Oct^r & my
Letters the 18^th & 22^d of Nov^r 1757.

To material Circumstances in your's, Inclosed are his
Lord^ps Instructions Dated the 27^th of Nov^r 1758, follows
my Endeavours to answer other particulars. Concerning
M^r Thomas Rent-Roll Keeper of the East shore. My Lord
approves y^r Opinion, his residence on the West shore as most
convenient to his meeting at Annapolis the Shiriffs the Farm-
ers of his Rents & the place where the Land Records are kept