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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1753-1757
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102 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Letter Bk. I.
p. 91 		took the Liberty in my Letters dated feby ioth to represent to
his Ldp & yourself, I could not upon his Request refuse to
submit to his Ldp the Contents of the abovementioned Letter.
Herewith you will be pleased to receive an Account of the
Exportations from this Province in the year 1753. I did intend
to have sent a similar account of the Importations, & made a
Calculation of the Number of Seamen employed in the Trade
of the Province & as far as Possible stated the Ballance of
Trade between us & the several Places we trade to, but it being
not compleat I hope you will excuse my deferring to transmit
it till the next opportunity of Conveyance.
I am &c.

[Sharpe to Baltimore.]

Letter to His Ldp inclosing one to Sr Thos Robinson dated at
Williamsburg in Virginia Octr 25. 1754.

My Lord
I do myself the honour to acknowledge the Receipt of your
Ldp's Commission & private Instruction bearing Date the 6th
of July together with His Majesty's gracious Commission to
me to take the Command of the Forces that shall be raised on
this part of the Continent to protect his Majesty's Dominions
from the Encroachments & Devastations of his presumptuous
Enemies. Having endeavoured to express my gratitude for
His Majestys favour in a Lettr to Sr Thos Robinson which your
Lordsp will be pleased to deliver, I beg your Ldp will not
refuse at the same time to accept my thanks & most grateful
Acknowledgments for your Ldp's kind Indulgence to me & so
readily consenting to dispense with my attendance on the


p. 92 		Administration of your Ldp's Governt in Case His Majesty's
Commands & Service should require my Absence from your
Ldps Province. I have taken the Liberty to inclose your Ldp
a Copy of my Letter to His Majestys Secretary of State & to
acquaint your Ldps Secretary with the Steps I have taken &
am about to follow in pursuance of your Lordship's permitting
me to accept His Majestys Commission. Your Ldp will not I
hope entertain the least Apprehensions that your Ldps Interest
or Service may be in any respect neglected by my acceptance
of His Majestys Commission or that I will ever whether present
in or absent from the Province desist from endeavouring to
promote to the utmost of my power your Ldp's Interest &
honour & the welfare of your Ldps Province & at all times to
pay the most punctual Obedience to whatever Instructions &
Commands you may at any time be pleased to have signified
to your Ldp's most devoted &c.
 

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