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

rec^d The inclosed Rent Roll of Calvert County is rec^d Con-
cern^g you write of M^r Stuart of his Charge on Me his deten-
tion of the Surplus Money on Vacancy of M^r Young Judge
of the Land Office, his Demise, I have examined. My Let^rs
to him he has No such Direction from Me, tell him to pro-
duce it. Suffer Me not to stand Guilty of Anticipation with
you.

Our Events ag^t the Enemy this Year will Ever be Illus-
trious in the British Annals, great Honour to our King &
Country, four Signals S^t James's Cannon has proclaim'd
Prince Ferdinand in the Plains of Minden, Admiral Bos-
cawen Lagos Bay, Gen^l Wolf Quebec City, S^r Edw^d Hawk
of Bell Isle & thanksgiving to the Almighty in w^h is included
S^r W^m Johnson's Action of Niagara Gen^l Amherst of Ticon-
darago & crown Point & of Admiral Pocock Success's in the
East Indies & a Plentiful Harvest Remarkable this year.
Brave times when Men can say to one another Here's to you,
God save the King. We have Bearded the French.

I have the pleasure to Acquaint you as a Token of his
Lordships Estimation of your Merit & Service to Him, he
has a Massy figured Gold Snuff Box with the Provincial
Arms Engraved w^h by the first opportunity he will send you
for Acceptance, the inclosed News Papers of Particulars
May all Health & Happiness Attend you is the sincere wish
of. Y^r Thankful Serv^t

I thank you for y^r Bill before Cecil^s Calvert.
w^h is paid & for y^r Bill John Ridout
on Sam^l Galloway lately return'd

Pos^t Dec^r Upon closing this, I have y^r first Packet & find
with your Acco^t of Talbot Manor the Copy of the Comiss^rs
of fforfeited Estates To His Excell^y John Hart Gov^r of
Maryland their Warrant to the Sheriffs of the Province for
the Seizure of M^r Talbot Estate, if you think there is any
other Matter Necessary send it. M^r Young of whom you
have write, informes Me of a Report that he is to be dis-
placed, requests continuance that his Circumstances are low
& has lost his house by fire. As you wrote posponing y^r
proposition ab^t him I imagine Y^r transcriber Blabs. By My
Pos^t to M^r Lloyd, if he does not resign he is Warn'd of re-
moval unless you make him part of the Scheme herein pro-
posed, w^h will take place on Minits from you how to Plan
& in w^h I hope your Benefit. I know not of the Building of
the Land Office, if it is wanting My Lord must inlarge &
make it c.omodious. The French King has Stop'd paym^t on
all his Funds & call'd in all the Plate of his Kingdom one
fourth of the Value to be paid the Remd^r to be on Credit