Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765. 525

zance to the Lord Proprietor thirty Pounds for Non-Appear-
ance of John Roach last June Court to Answer to a charge of
Felony ag^t him. His Lord^p has considered the contents of
the Petition and on the Representation of the Subscribers
Justices of Queen Anns County Court certifying the facts
alledged in his Petition to be true & recommend the same to
Your consideration & on your transmission of the said Peti-
tion without Exception, His Lord" Directs Me to acquaint
you that he Assents on his Behalf his remittance unto the
Petitioner the fforfeit of his Recognizance aforesaid & you
are to discharge him accordingly.

Your Papers Mark'd B. containing the request of the offi-
cers who lately com^d the Maryland Troops with their Memo-
rial to M^r Sec^ry Pitt praying some Recompence for their
Service during the last years campaign His Lord^p directs
Me with Your Brother William to well consider the same &
that he will cooperate the most producing to Effect & Obtain
them the Relief desired the Papers with Y^r Let^r to the Sec^y
Mark'd D. are with Your Brother & all will be done possible
for their Service. Success is feared, the Administration re-
garding the Province with^t Resentment, their Want of Duty
to the King, Neglect of his Service often required of them &
Justice to themselves & made known from his Majesty by
his State Sec^y join'd to this is said that the Money 200000£
granted last Sessions for America is already Given to the
Colonies & of w^h Money I wrote you last Aug^t I had At-
tempted to gain a Gift for Maryland; the offer was with
Derision refused, the unreasonable clogg'd Assessment Bill
of the L. H: is regarded here Crafty Voidance of their King
& County, 'tis with concern I write this, the Province tho'
out of Sight, it will be long e'r out of Mind their Neglect.
M^r Sec^y Pitt to whose Merit & Assiduity the Plans of opera-
tion ag^r the Enemy have had Glorious Success's Deem'd
peculiar to him has friendship for real Merit & in whom all
the Brave & deserving may trust & will reap Beneficial
Service from his candour, & firmness of Honour.

Y^r3 Decenf the 16^th 1758. To His Lord^p & inclosed by y^r
Com^d a Copy of M^r John Ross Cl: con. his Lef Dated Aug^t
the 15^th 1755 about the Report of tumultuous Meetings &
Caballings among Negroes & of Roman Catholicks Mis-
behave to give his Majesty's Subjects just cause to fear an
Insurrection & that a Copy of the said Let^r was sent to the
Justices of Each County with the Copies of Replication from
the Magistrates of the Counties to you, of No tumultuous
nor Caballing among Negroes & of No Misbehave of Roman
Catholicks gives his Lord^p Satisfaction the Testimony thereof