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278 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. I.
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P. S. Pray how or by whom is the Expence of copying the
Laws that are now transmitted to be defrayed, if t'was to be
charged to the publick the Lower House would never I doubt
admit it into the Journal, but if they should when would the
Transcriber get satisfied if he must depend on the publick for
payment, Your Instructions hereon will be acceptable.
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Letter Bk. II.
p. 134
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[Sharpe to Dinwiddie.]
Sept. 2d 1754. [1755]
Sr
Your Letf dated the 25th ult I have received & considered,
& as I am about to make a short Excursion from Annapolis &
may not probably return before Your Express arrives from
Phila I leave this in answer to that your Letter. I readily
agree with you that many great Advantages would have,
attended Colo Dunbars constructing some place of Defence
for the security of the Stores as well as the Troops under his
Command at the place where he was encamped when he
received the News of the General's Misfortune & I am inclined
to think the Enemy would not have ventured to attack him had
he been advantageously posted there or any where between
that place & Fort Cumberland where he might have been
reinforced & supplied with such things as may have been
wanted towards making a second Attempt this Summer,
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that such a Step was not taken Colo Dunbar says was entirely
owing to the General who as soon as he was brought up to his
Encampment gave Orders for his Retreat & for destroying
every thing that was not brought off — When Colo Dunbar
called the Council he did produce & read Your Letter & I
beleive the other members as I did myself apprehended Your
meaning in general to be that if the particular Modes of
reducing Fort Du Quesne therein specified could not be
followed any other Step should be taken whereby the Enemy
might be most offended & His Majesty's Service best advanced,
some of the Reasons that made me averse to Colo Dunbar's
marching westward I have already intimated to you & I hope
they are thought satisfactory but I doubt not but Sr In St Clair
(who I expect is e'er this with you) will if you ask him give
you other convincing Reasons for his Opinion which was
pretty similar to mine on that Occasion, Colo Dunbar did not
consult us on any other Affairs & I took it for granted at that
time as I do now that he intended to proceed to join General
Shirley if the General should approve thereof & not go into
Quarters as it seems he writ you that he intended. I expected
he would have left the Independant Companies where he
found them, at least I did not conceive he wd have carried the
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