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

Letter Bk. II. 		Obedience to His Majesty's Expectations which he has
graciously signified to them by those Letters which I have had
the honour to receive from yourself. The Men that had been
raised in this province before the General's Arrival are received
into the English Regiments excepting a Company of 60 which
in Obedience to the Generals Desire I continue to support in
hopes the Assembly will at their next meeting be prevailed on
to grant Money for that if not other purposes. As I had the
pleasure of seeing Sr In Se Clair arrive at the Camp not many
Days after I reached Wills Creek in Jany & towards the End
of last Month had the Satisfaction to hear of General Braddocks
safe Arrival with the European Troops in Virga I had nothing
to do but make such necessary preparations for the Reception
of these Troops as the parcimonious Supply granted by our

p. 69 		Assembly some time before had enabled me to make & as soon
as I possibly could I did myself the honour to wait on the Gen-
eral in Virga to pay him my Respects & make a Tender of my
Service. As I conceive His Excellency has himself advised
you in what Condition he found the Independant Companies
as well as the Provincial Troops & how matters were circum-
stanced at his Arrival & what measures he has since taken I
cannot presume to write any thing on those particulars where-
fore I shall content myself with acquainting you that Governor
Shirley departed hence for N England this Morning after
having had an Interview with General Braddock at Alexandria
which place the General proposed also to leave this Day
& proceed to Frederick Town on this Side Potowmack where
I shall do myself the honour to wait on him next Tuesday &
with his permission attend him to Wills Creek for which place
the two Regiments will receive his Orders to march the end of
this Month,
with the greatest Respect
I am, Re Honble Sr

[Sharpe to John Sharpe.]

Annapolis April 19th 1755.
Dr Brr
As Time would not permit me to be so particular as I could
have wished in a Letter that I writ to you last month I will
endeavour to make up the Deficiency of that by the particu-
larity of this which will shew you what part I have acted since
the late Transactions of the French on this Continent have
engaged the Attention of our Mother Country. What Steps
Governor Dinwiddie took towards the End of the year 1753 on
being advertised that the French had setled at several places
on the Banks of the Ohio & the Streams thereinto flowing you

 

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