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Instead of that I left a Letter for him with Mr Dinwiddie
& have since had the Satisfaction to receive one from himself
in which he is pleased to compliment me on the Care I had
taken to put matters in forwardness & get provisions laid in
against the Troop's Arrival who are daily expected. Governor
Dinwiddie also informs me that he has sent an Express to the
Northward with Dispatches from the General desiring Governor
Shirly will meet him at my house to concert their plan of
Operation. I shall be advised what time the General will
appoint such an Interview & I propose to meet him in Virga &
conduct him hither & hope by my Behaviour to give him per-
fect Satisfaction — I am extremely obliged to you for the Care
& Affection you always have had & still continue to have for
me. The General has not as yet communicated to me any
Command that I am to have, nor is there any unless the
Rangers consisting of 8 Companies of 53 Men each which my
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Commission as Lt Colo will entitle me to, however, no
Punctillio shall prevent my obeying any Orders he shall be
pleased to signify if the least consistent with the Station that I
now bear. It gives me no small concern to find that out of
three or four Letters sent you only one has come to hand &
you may assure yourself that I will never give Occasion for
more Complaints on that head. I have taken an Opportunity
of assuring Mr Brown of my Intentions to serve him as soon as
it be put in my power by some better Ecclesiastical preferment
becoming vacant that will suit him for he will not exchange his
present preferment for many that may become vacant. Mr
Razer I have seen & treated him kindly he has taken up his
Residence in Pensilvania but I will mention him to Govr Morris
in my first Letter & shall be glad to shew him all the Civility
in my power. I acquainted Mr Thomas with the Contents of
your Letter & he was well satisfied when I assured him that
tho I could not as his Father also thinks propose him to my
Lord as a Councillor yet I would embrace the first Occasion of
serving him, but I must note to you that I have disposed of
only one place since my Arrival the Value of that about £50
Stg p Ann. & the numerous Recommendations from his Ldp
& Mr Calvert will I am apprehensive leave but few Places to
my Disposal.
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[Sharpe to Calvert.]
12th March [1755] transmitted by Capt. McGahen
Sir
Your Favour of the 10th Decr together wth his Ldp's Instruc-
tions I had the Satisfaction to receive a week since by Capt
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p. 106
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