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106 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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presume to hope for the Direction of I forbear saying any
more on such a Scheme but confine my hopes, with a Resolu-
tion to endeavour to shew myself not entirely unworthy of the
Charge with which His Majesty has been pleased already to
entrust me & to remove if possible the Fears of Danger from
His Majestys Subjects setled in this part of the Continent with
which they are at present not a little affected, tho I must con-
fess I am not without Apprehensions that if the Enemy shall
find us superiour to them here they will bend their Force
against his Majesty's Dominions on Ontario Lake the
Mohocks & Hudsons River which are I am afraid but too open
& exposed & may become too easy a Conquest unless the Six
Indian nations will heartily join the Inhabitants of New York
& defend the Frontiers of that Province at least till we are able
to send them our Aid & Assistance, that I have in the pre-
ceeding part of this Letter mentioned some places without
giving an Accurate Description of their Situation & Distance
you will be pleased to attribute to my having hitherto wanted
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the opportunity of getting Intelligence of the Situation as well
as Strength of the Enemy's Forts & Settlements on the Lakes,
Rivers, & inland Country which have offered themselves to
His Majesty's Lieutenant Governor of Virginia to whom I must
beg Liberty to leave that part till my hopes are gratified which
I indulge myself in of being able very shortly to write more
particularly & satisfactorily thereon myself. As there is great
Room to fear that the Disputes which have arisen & still sub-
sist between the Independant Companies & the Troops which
the Colonies have raised on this Occasion may be carried to
such a Length as to distress the Service unless some Remedy
be timely applied. I humbly hope that what Governor Din-
widdie writes on this matter will be thought to deserve
some Consideration & that you will be pleased by your Instruc-
tions to remove this Evil for the future & till Governor Din-
widdie or myself be honoured therewith I will do my utmost
Endeavour to remove & prevent all animosities between them
which I dread as certain Obstructions to his Majestys Service.
Permit me once more to declare that it shall be my constant
Study to Conduct myself so as to deserve the Continuance of
the favourable Opinion you have been pleased to conceive of
me & by every Means approve myself
Honble Sir Your mo. devoted &c.
Letters were also writ at the same time to Lord Baltimore
& Mr Calvert.
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