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as it will be of great Advantage I hope of the Govermts Interest
for an Act of Parliamt for that purpose, tho' much doubt it, from
their Lordps Observation in the Report, that it may Effect his
Majesty's Revenue. Inclosed is a Letr from My Lord to you, the
Contents in part I know is of a Gratuity for Mr W ———— a Person
you was in Company with My Lord I am sensible you will
add much Estimation with his Lordp by imeadiate Compliance
with his desire towards him, either out of that he points out to
you or by some other; you'l excuse this hint to be mindfull
to the Desires of a Real Friend, for such is My Lord. My
Lord desires of you the Number of White Inhabitants & of
Blacks. May all Happiness attend you if Left any Material
unanswd in yrs such shall be in the Next from him who is, with
Real Respect
Yr Very Obedient Humble Servt
Caecils Calvert.
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[Sharpe to Dinwiddie.]
Annapolis Decemr 10th [1754]
Sir
I returned last Thursday from Wills Creek where I found
the Independants preparing for themselves Barracks, having
already compleated the small Stoccado Fort about which you
were advised they had been employed; but as the Fort they
have finished is exceedingly small its Exterior Side not exceed-
ing 120 feet I conceived it requisite or rather absolutely necessary
to have another much larger raised on an adjacent & more
elevated piece of Ground which I have ordered the Maryland
Company to proceed on & I hope they will be able to finish it
this winter. The Eminence on which it will be situated gives
it an entire Command of that already compleated & will defend
a Face of that small Fort to which an Enemy might at present
approach without being much annoyed or hardly seen from
within, however That on which The Troops have been
employed may be useful at present & will serve to enclose
Store Houses or a Magazine after the other is compleated
which I think by an advanced Out Work or two will be easily
defended against a considerable number of Troops that may
presume to attack it with only a light Train. At my Arrival
at the Camp I was much surprized & concerned to find there
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was no more Provision in the Fort than would suffice the
Troops for one Day which I earnestly hope will not be the
Case again lest the Enemy should get Intelligence thereof &
by posting themselves in different Parties on the adjacent
Hills prevent the Arrival of Supplies whereby the Garrison &
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