448 Minutes of the Board of Revenue, 1768-1775.

Lib. No. 86

thinking his Lordship conscious of so violent a proceeding, yet,
I was in hopes that the mis: states of my Conduct, which
rais'd a Clamour against me amongst the People, and which
you seem'd so much to disapprove here, would not have been
seconded by you at home. I find that not only Mess^rs Dulany's
and the late M^r Tasker, but your Excellency has blamed me
extremely: nay, I find you have gone farther, you have been
pleased to place yourself in my circumstances, and say, that
had you been M^r Allen, you would have contented yourself to
have remained some years in the Province with a small in-
ferior income, rather than have desired such large promo-
tions at once; and that you think I will think so too. Here
you put yourself in my place & condemn my conduct, by
declaring you would have acted otherwise. Give me leave
then to ask you, with great submission, if you had come into
the Province with a presentation to two good Livings, as I did,

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would you have contented yourself with one paltry one? If
you had had a nomination to any one of the best Places in the
Province would you have contented yourself with one of small
inferior value? Nominated as you were to the Government
of the Province would you after that appointment have con-
tented yourself with a Subordinate Office, nay have you not
upon your dismission rejected the offer of any inferior depart-
ment? How then can you blame me for Conduct you have
pursued yourself ? Is it not ungenerous in you to endeavour
(to endeavour) to render my Conduct suspected, because it
has proved unsuccessful ? was it the People or private pique
& resentment that raised the Clamour against me? without
which I might peaceably have enjoy'd the full emoluments of
his Lordship's friendly intentions.
My moderation in the most trying circumstances has been
conspicuous to all the World, and in no instance more than
this, that tho' my Lord not only desires but insists upon my
prosecuting all those concerned in the Riot in Frederick Town,
at his Lordship's Expence, I have never made any motion
towards setting such a Prosecution on foot, tho' I could easily
Screen myself under possitive injunctions, and a due execu-
tion of the powers of Government.
From the late assurances I have received of the new Gov-
ernor's Friendship & Esteem, I have reason to flatter myself
he has imbibed no ill impressions of me yet, and I trust when
he sees with his own Eyes, without prejudice or Affection, at
whose Gate the blame of all this disturbance ought to lie,
he will have no cause of dissatisfaction of my Conduct, or be
disinclin'd to perform what it seems is recommended to him,
to do all he can to accommodate me in my Wishes as soon as