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386 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. I,
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unavoidable. General Shirley it is said will shortly proceed to
Oswego with the four Regiments, & we are told that the
Eastern Colonies will furnish 8000 or 9000 Men for another
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p. 195
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Expedition towards Crown Point, of these Provincials Colo
Winsloe of Massachusetts Bay is to have the Chief & Sr Wm
Iohnson the second Command. The Garland Man of War
stationed in Virga has been on a Cruize & brought in three
Prizes, one of which is said to be of considerable Value —
At the Bottom of a Duplicate of the foregoing Lettr
was writ the followg
April the 17th 1756.
Sr
A Gentleman calling on me to know if I had any Commands
to Biddeford for which place he is departing I embrace the
Opportunity to inform you that the preceeding Lettr describes
to you our present Situation the End of last Week the Lower
House sent to the Upper the Supply Bill to which many
Objections have been made & sent down with a Message, I
beleive the Objections cannot be overcome & am afraid I must
entirely despair of seeing any Troops raised in this Province
even for our own Protection I am &c —
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Original.
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[Shirley to Sharpe.]
Boston March 29. 1756.
Sir.
Upon second thoughts, I would not give your Honour the
trouble of having my answer to the address of the Assembly
of Pensilvania printed in your Province, and desire it may not
be done.
My other letter was gone to the post, wch is the reason of
my troubling your Honour with this
I am
Sir
Your most faithfull
Humble Servant
W Shirley.
Honble Horatio Sharpe
Esqr
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Liber J. R.
& U. S.
p. 92
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[Sharpe to Dinwiddie.]
Annapolis March 30th 1756.
Sr
I send this to acquaint you with an unhappy Affair that I
am told has lately happened at the Mouth of Conegocheige
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