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

Letter Bk. II.
Scotia have succeeded to their wish having dispossessed the
French of all the Forts they had built in that part of the Conti-
nent, The Papers tell us that several French Ships are blockt
up in the Harbour of Louisburg by the English Squadron &
that tis supposed the Rest of the French Fleet are gone up St
Lawrence's River. In case of another Campaign agst Fort Du
Quesne I am of Opinion there ought to be two or at least 1000
of our Woodsmen or Hunters who are marks-men & used to
Rifles to preceed the Army & engage the Indians in their own
way.

Original.
[Calvert to Sharpe.]

London Augt 22d 1755
Dr Sir
The Person who presents you this is Mr Stephen's, the
Author Publish'd of a Treatise. The method & plain Process
for making Pot-Ash having proved the Success by the Province
of Massachuset's Bay, where he has a Furnace for that purpose,
he has recd encouragement by Parliament, he acquaints me he
designs shortly for America, where he intends to take a Tour

thro the British Provinces, in order to establish so Benefirial a

Commodity among the rest he hopes in Maryland. His Lordp
is sensible of the Utility of his Scheme, therefore desires all
Favour from you to him, as does him who is with peculiar
Esteem
Yours Sincerely
Caecils Calvert.
To
His Exy Horatio Sharpe Esqr


Letter Bk. II.
p. 129
[Sharpe to Dinwiddie.]
Sr
By yr Express who is just returned hither from N York I
have received a Lettr from Genl Shirley together with Copies
of his Lett" & Instructions to Colo Dunbar on the Receipt of
that wch you sent him. As Genl Shirley tells me he has sent
you Copies also I will not delay your Express longer than to
acquaint you that I suppose Colo Dunbar concluding from the

p. 130
Resolutions of the Pens3 Assembly that there was little Proba-
bility of his being sufficiently reinforced or assisted by these
three Governmts to make another Attempt on Fort Du Quesne
is proceeding in obedience to the Generals former Instructions
dated the 6 Inst. towards N York or the Western Parts of that
 

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