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directs me to Acquaint you, 'tis His desire that you do present
him with the first Benefice that does become vacant, after
Induction of such other Clergy he has noted to you. — Prefer-
ment to this Gentleman will give My Lord peculiar Satisfaction
he being a Native of His Province, of sound Doctrine and
Principles to our present Happy Establishment Both in Church
and State.
Your Letters to Sir Thomas Robinson, and that directed to
your Brother John or William are delivered.
I am with the greatest Esteem
Yours most truly
Caecils Calvert.
To The Honble Horatio Sharpe Esqr Lieut Governor of Mary-
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[Sharpe to Dinwiddie.]
Annapolis Iany 4th 1756 —
Your Favour of the 22o of Novr I received last Week on my
Return from N York where my stay was protracted much
longer than I expected by the General's not arriving till a
month after the Day he had in his Lettr appointed. You
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desire me to inform you what was resolved on at that Congress
I presume you will by this same Conveyance receive a Copy
of the lournal of our Proceedings, should you not, I will inclose
you one as soon as the General shall send me a Copy. The
first & principal Thing the Council advised was the securing
at all Events & at any Expence the Navigation or Mastery of
Ontario Lake, in Consequence of such Advice The General
has I apprehend already given Orders for the immediate
building of three or more Vessels of greater Force than those
which were built last Summer & a Number of Whale-Boats
for the Transportation of the Troops that may be employed in
that service to Niagara or Cataracui Fort. The greatest Part
of the General's & Sr Wm Pepperell's Regiments are left
under the Command of Lieutt Colo Mercier to garrison Oswego
this winter & 'tis proposed that the two British Regiments (one
of wch is at Albany the other at Skenectady) shall join them in
the Spring as early as Marching is practicable. With those
Regiments I conceive General Shirley will make a Descent on
one or both of the French Forts at that Lake while a Body of
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Provincial Troops (should none other be sent over) attempt
Crown Point, at least make a Diversion that way to hinder the
Enemy's drawing off their Troops from that Quarter to oppose
the General on the Lake. It was also proposed & hoped that
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