Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765. 551

he will mention me to you with full instructions relative, on
his return soon.

It gives me pleasure y^r Acco^t that you think by the Mess^rs
Mason & Dixon's proceedings in run^g the Boundary Line
North, will not touch the Northermost Bend of Potomack
River.

M^r Franklyn arrival here will strike no Terror, may be
trouble, But I think y^r conduct and the Up^r H. Behaviour
will justifye you were not in the wrong

The Pamphlet you have sent upon sent by
the Up^r to the Lo. House is a Rapsody of abuse & is from the
same offspring Published Nov^r last, in our diurnal Paper
call'd the Public Ledger, the material matter that People
stare at is Page 29 ab^t an Agents Bill he says the up^r House
rejected it, because they think it unjust and oppressive; say
the Lower House, we will Appeal to his Majesty and Let
him decide between us. No says the Up^r House we will sub-
mit to no such Appeal, this may Effect the Up^r if true w^t is
not to be credited. I have searched the Journals of As-
sembly sent to me, find no such altercation as aledged (I
observe M^r Rosses returns of the Up^r House are diffident,
both as message & replyes not entered in that House's Jour-
nals) the author of the rancourous Pamphlet we will submit
to such Appeal our superiours stare, they observe if not true ?
why has not the Up^r House or Council given some Mark
upon the circulating of such a Pamphlet in the Province
from whence it is sent. T wish you had Noted on this so
Extraordinary a Point to me true or false? you have very
justly exemplified con^g the Pamphlet & of that in the Public
Ledger a few more remarks would have been a complet an-
swer as to matters on remark of the Remarker, on the
Subject matters unfairly represented; I have attempted an
answer but my friends disswade me from printing of it.
thus stand all matter con^g in chaos, save I have denounced
ag^t all Credit to the Pamphlet.

With regard to Ordinary Licenses, you seem to hint ob-
jection ag^t the Inst^ns sent in 1755. Id est the Printing of
them, the first Paragraph is strongly delivered with the
greatest regard to his Majesty and his Subjects & the Gift
of them moved and bestowed with real Generosity and tend-
erness, as to the reservation of right after the purpose of
Gift was answered, I can't conceive why not, it is most cer-
tainly his right. The Little regard the Lo. H. had shown
after repeated messages you had admonish'd them why they
did so at such a time of imminent danger they are to answer,
if they took the advantage at an unfortunate time to extort