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

& deceive the People by false Popularity, as to a fee for
ordinary Licences was trifle— my desire & now I desire none.

I am sorry for M^r Bordleys Illness so bad as may occasion
his resignation of the Cofnissary's office he will be a Loss
to the L^d Proprietor & the Province, a useful & deserving
Person. M^r Goldsborough I think with you very proper to
succeed him as Comiss^rs I have no doubt of his Lord^ps appro-
bation, with regard to the Popular Counsellor he's a mimick
of M^r Pitt or of ^lM^r Franklyn at Philadelphia ab^t his Brother,
stay till you hear further of my Lords consent, that Gentle-
man is rough & hot, I Ou^re content to him. you seem to think
I like not M^r Ridout, I like him as y^r friend and think he's
deserving, shall at all times serve him & have. My Lord
thinks it was wrong Policy y^r carrying him with you, as a
stranger introduced into Employ has occasioned much mur-
mur and discontent. I hope M^r Lloyd will continue Rec^r Gen^l
'tis with you to place & recom^d to his Lord^p I know not
Provincial People but En Passant.

I am glad to hear the Powder & Ball is arrived safe the
Indian Peace with us, is said here concluded, touching the
Maryl^d Laws by the Rev^d M^r Bacon, I think his publication
cannot answer here, for most of the Acts passed by Cecilius
Lord Baltimore are Entered Lists of Acts only & others
many are abreviated, they will be of no Signification to the
Lords of the Council or Lords of Trade. None of those
Acts are here nor the late Proprietors except a few of the
Support of Goverm^t I have all Acts since y^r time in the
Goverm^t Several Acts by you returned published, their
sheets are fastened at the Bottom of the sheets together by
the Provincial Seal, prevents their being bound up in a Book.
As to Provincial Seals, I have no impression in any shape to
Guess neither the Typical words, nor the formation as to
the Crown & figures, the Supporters, upon y^r return of
draught to me, I will transmit to you the Seals you require.

Bank stock rise from 113 to 121 1/2 this I hope will fully
pay off the Provincial Cur^y The ill-usage by the Province
will not incline his Lord^p in favour of such an Act, a Loss
to him during the war at least 600 p^r ann. I have wrote you
a cursory Let^r in haste Excuse Errors, the ship being on her
departure, the Parliament meets the 10^th of Jan^ry

Y^rs Sincerely

Pos^t Cap^t Love arrived Cecil^s Calvert
in the Downs.

If y^r resolution continues to M^r Goldsborough, mention me
to him. inclosed a Let^r to M^r Brice I have complied y^r desire,
all Quiet here, the Minority Dwindell's. Its immense from