 He had evidently overcome his bankruptcy problems.On Saturday 30 May 1752, the "Daily Advertiser" carried another notice re the Artillery Ground that "gentlemen may be supplied with bats and balls" and that "the ground is kept in good order for play by your humble servant William Sharpe".On Thursday 2 July 1761, the "Whitehall Evening Post" reported the death of Mr George Smith on Monday 29 June at "The Castle" in Marlborough.