Robert Carter writes to Lt. Gov. Hugh Drysdale, April 6, 1724, to solicit the post of collector of customs for Potomac River for his friend George Eskridge, created by the recent death of Daniel McCarty.
I humbly presume to give your Honor the
trouble of this with the Intelligence of the Death of Captain MCarty
on Saturday night last
whereby the collector's place of Potomac will want
a Speedy Supply of another Officer for the Kings Service, Captain
George Eskridge
who lives very convenient who has a large
family of Children and whom you Honor is already well --
Acquainted with in respect of the long friendship between us
has pressed me
to become his Solicitor to your Honor for your favour
to him that he may Succeed to this place If you are pleased to think
it proper to commission him I believe I may reckon my Interes [t]
strong Enough at home to fix him with the Commissioners of th [e]
Customs, I Shall not
leave it
entirely to your Honor's pleasu[
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and only add that if you Honor shall please to Confer
bestow
the
favour on
my friend Eskridge I shall think myself [
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[much]
Obliged thereby from
Sir
who am