55^o Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765.

recom^dation ordained in the Arch-Bishop Chappell at Lambeth
& for whom I pray y^r friendship.

Lord Clive has the red Ribbon, made comand^r of Chief and
Gen^l of all his Majesty's forces in the East Indies, some
regim^ts go with him & many Voluntiers of Rank, he is ap-
pointed sole Gov^r & Com^r by the East India Comp^y with

Large Sallary 'tis said the Comp^y has purchased the Nabob's

gift to him of £30000 p^r ann. for his Life ab^t £30000. he is
well to be stiled Fortunatus. L^d Hallifax has the Blue
Garter, much talk of Regim^tl Colonels to be dismissed.

May all Happiness attend you. Cecil^s Calvert
To Gov^r Sharpe.

[Lord Halifax to Horatio Sharpe]

S^t James's August 11^th 1764
Sir

It is His Majesty's Pleasure that you do constantly trans-
mit to me every Information, which your utmost Diligence &
Attention can, from time to time, procure, in relation to the
illicit Trade, which may be carried on within Your Govern-
ment; to the Methods, in which it is concerned; and the
Extent, to which it is carried; the Means of preventing the
same; and the Conduct of the several Officers, who are em-
ployed for that purpose. And whenever it shall happen that
you have not been able to procure any Intelligence upon any
of the Points abovementioned, you will take care to mention
in your Dispatches that you have no Informations of that
sort to communicate.

I am, with great Truth & Regard,
Sir,

Your most obedient

humble Servant

Dunk Halifax
Horatio Sharpe Esq^r
Lieut: Governor of Maryland.

[Cecilius Calvert to Horatio Sharpe]

London Oct^r 17^th 1764
Sir

Inclosed a Protested Bill of Exch^ge of 3of sterl^g from you.
my absence in the Country has been the occasion of my delay
of transmission of it to you & my answer to several of y^r
Let^rs & to which at present I can give you but slender an-
swers; By a Let^r from his Lord^p at Neuremberg in Ger-
many, the 12 of Oct^r he says he shall be at Cattes in ten days.