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proclamation to be on their Guard & unite for their mutual
Defence &c
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[Sharpe to Calvert]
Iune 10th 1755 transmitted by Capt Smith —
Sir
In my Letter dated the 22d of May of which I now transmit
a Duplicate I acknowledged the Receipt of your favour by Mr
Thornton dated the 15th of Feby the Reason why he is not
inducted to any Living in Obedience to his Ldps Instructions
you will be pleased to see in a Copy of part of a Letter trans-
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mitted long since to which I request the favour of an Answer.
I have had the pleasure also to receive yours of the 17th of
March by Mr Gallaway, you therein intimate the Miscarriage
of a Letter of mine transmitted by Capt Coolidge's Ship
which I am much surprized at because it was delivered to the
Care of Mr Chamier who went passenger & is esteemed a very
punctual & careful person, it was dated the 19th of Decr &
was writ to acquaint you what was doing here just at that time
only, however I have herewith inclosed a Copy. Your Letter
to Col. Lloyd I sent to him & as I presume he sent Letters of
Advice by Capt Alien who sailed in Jany I hope you are long
e'er this satisfied as to the Money Matters You mention & I
am glad to find there is so fair a prospect of our having the
Salt Act carried next Session of Parliament & you may be
assured I will not fail to let the Gentn of the Province know
how much they are already endebted to his Ldp's & your
Assiduity & Care with respect to that Affair. It gives me the
greatest Satisfaction to learn that my Letters concerning the
publick Transactions on this Continent are well received by the
Ministry as well as his Ldp. I do not know that I let slip any
Opportunity of sending Intelligence as soon as I have Grounds
for beleiving it true, tho it is possible news may often be more
speedily & frequently transmitted from Virga & the Northern
Colonies on Account of their frequent Intercourse with Europe
but indeed I am apt to think that it is not unusual for people
to write news hence as well as they do from London hither
before they are assured they are not falsifying. I am much
obliged to you for intimating to me what is transacting &
expected at home & will now in my Turn send you a short
Accot of what is doing & may be expected to be executed
here. The plan of Operations that was concerted at Belhaven
I hope you will very shortly know however lest my last Let-
ters should miscarry I have inclosed with Duplicates of them
Copies also of the Minutes of Council & the plan there pro-
posed to be pursued. I hear Sr Wm Pepperell has not been
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