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I have only to add, that upon Govr Dobbs's first acquainting
me, abt four months ago, wth his Assembly's having rais'd three
Companies to be employ'd in that part of his Majys Service,
wch he should think best, & writing to me for Directions con-
cerning their Destination, I desir'd him to send them to act wth
the King's Troops upon Lake Ontario; But on my determin-
ing to recommend an Expedition upon the Ohio to the West-
ern Colonies, I order'd them to be sent upon the Service under
your Command: You will perceive by the inclos'd Extract of
his Letter to me dated 23d March; that he was then acquainted
with those Orders thro' Mr Dinwiddie; But for the Reasons
therein mention'd was determin'd to send his three Companies
to join me, & not the Forces to be employ'd upon the Ohio;
so that I am affraid you will be disappointed in your Expecta-
tion of them to Act with you.
I am with great Regard & Esteem,
Sir, Your Honour's most Humble
and most Obedient Servant
W Shirley
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[Sharpe to Baltimore.]
27th of May 1756
My Ld
As I have writ by this same Opportunity to Mr Calvert &
acquainted him very particularly with the Event of our long
Session of Assembly & every other matter that concerns Your
Ldp's Interest or the Safety of yr Province which I could pos-
sibly enlarge on at this time I shall not trouble your Ldp with
any long or minute Detail of the Measures that have been
taken, but leave it entirely to Mr Calvert to lay an Account of
those Transactions before your Ldp & I hope the part I have
acted therein will appear in such a light as will incline Yr Ldp
to approve of my Conduct. As the Sum of Money which is
appropriated in the Bill that I have herewith transmitted
towards carrying on an Expedition to the Westward is not to
be used or touched unless the neighbouring Colonies will also
contribute their proportionable & respective Quotas for that
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Service & as Governor Dobbs informs me that all the Troops
which have been raised in N Carolina are at Genl Shirley's
Request transported to N York & as the Pensilvanians have
not & are not likely to grant any farther Supplies I give over
all thoughts of seeing any Expedition undertaken in these
parts this Summer especially as we have no Artillery & are
very ill provided with Arms & Ammunition, neither could
Magazines be now laid in time enough for a Campaign nor a
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