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As I am confident the Letter was designed for some other
person I having never wrote to you on the Date mentioned
by you, nor having the least knowledge of the Gentleman
who is the Subject of it, I have returned it to you to prevent
any Disappointment wch might happen on your supposing you
had sent your Letter as you design'd. The only thing that
stagger'd me was, I have mentioned those papers of Sr Isaac
Newton, in a Letter I have taken the Liberty to write to you
by the Revd Mr. Burnaby begging the Favour of you to show
him countenance as he passes thro' your province in his way
to England
I am wth great Esteem, Sr
yr most obedt hum. Servt
To Governor Sharpe Fran: Fauquier
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[Sharpe to Calvert]
Belair in Prince Georges County the yth July 1 760. trans-
mitted by Capt Garnett.
Sir
You cannot easily conceive how great was my Surprize &
Concern at Reading the Beginning of your Letter dated the
17th of March wherein you seemed to intimate that notwith-
standing what His Ldp was pleased to write to me the 8th of
Iany last signifying his Approbation of my Conduct) in your
opinion scarcely one End of Governt had been answered, &
that it seemed to you extreemly easy with the several Advan-
tages this Governl has in itself to prevent such a turbulent &
malevolent Spirit in the Lower House of Assembly as hath
lately appeared there; however my Uneasiness was a good
deal diminished when I had perused the whole Letter & per-
ceived that the above was not so much Your Opinion as an
Introduction to a Scheme which some Person here over
zealous perhaps to serve His Ldp had thought fit to Com-
municate to you but which I am satisfied is in a great measure
impracticable. Before I enter on a Disquisition of & give
you my Sentiments at large upon the Plan which you have
submitted to my Consideration, I must take the Liberty to say
Something in Answer to that part of Your Letter wherein you
speak of the Council & of the Qualifications without which no
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Letter Bk.1V
p. 107
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Person ought to be recommended to a Seat at that Board,
That His Ldp's Right of nominating the members of the
Council ought not to be considered as a Feather wherewith
to tickle the Vanity of any One must be undoubtedly admitted ;
that Board as you observe is or ought to be the Chief Strength
& Support not only of His Ldp's Rights but of the whole
Frame of Government & the greatest Care should therefore
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p. 108
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