Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765. 543

Jan^ry I have the 10^th of mine the 12^th of Sept^r last, & am well
satisfied that all provincial concerns under your Conduct
will have happy Issue during his Lord^ps absence, w^h I fear
will be longer than ought to be; By his last Let^r at Naples
the 14^th of March rec^d he says, the 3^d of April he shou^d take
his departure for the Levant Islands, in his Vovage to Con-
stantinople, where he designed to be in the Autumn Season;
I hope his venture thro' such Climates may prove successful,
the risque is very hazardous. Regarding the Addresses on
the Birth of the Prince of Wales, from you & the Council
of Assembly to the King & Queen w^h I wrote you were pre-
sented, was before the receipt of y^rs above. Opening y^r Let^r
to his Lord^p of the 15^th of Nov^r; it feeling Bulky, I having
on such occasion his Leave, I rec^d inclosed y^r Acco^t to his
Lord^p for 1762 & y^r Bills of Exch: value £261.8.1—Bal: of
acco^t to him, the Bills I have deliv^d to Mess^rs Hanbury for
his use. As for the preced^g year, y^r Acco^t to him I wrote
you Acknowledgement last year. Y^r Pipe of Madeira for My
Lord & 10 Hams are rec^d the latter were to a come by Cap^t
Ayres. the Dozens of Wine & other Hams not deliv^d Touch-
ing M^r Key, M^r Ross & M^r Scott, I wrote early enough to
have his Lord^ps answ^r if it shos^d happen his departure to the
East was before my Let^rs arrival, on any intelligence thereof
I will give you Notice for y^r favour to them; However,
particular to the two Latter, M^r Ross having complied by y^r
Acc^ts paym^t to his Lord^p the Default of M^r Darnall, I con-
ceive no objection ag^t the continuance of M^r Ross Naval
Officer nor to the placing M^r Scott Clerk of the Council
directly; yet I can't refrain Advice ab^t M^r Ross, represented
by Persons from Maryland & also here, that he enjoys many
Lucrative Employs amt^g to considerable value; this his Lord^p
Notes as too partial & thinks it proper he shou^d yeild a share
to others, agreeable to the times; he is Aged & must be Rich.
M^r Dulany here has on Occasions spoke of you with great
respect, says, the only wish he has is for favour to his
Brother M^r Walter Dulany to be stationed in some Employ;
that his Brother has been Stedfast to the Lord Proprietors &
the Administⁿ of Govern^t near 20 years, with' any Mark of
favour, why he conceives Not. This is a matter I take the
Liberty to recomend to y^r favourable consideration. It will
be Gratuity to M^r Tasker & M^r Dulany & give content to
Walter Dulany & be productive of Amity to the Goverm^t
with them who are significant in the province; this may be
afforded out of the several Employs M^r Ross Holds, on his
continuance Naval Officer; on whose Death M^r Dulany may
be his Successor at Patuxent Port. The only Cause that
moves me hereunto is Union; tis the Duty of me & by My