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

 

 

 I shall be extremely glad to execute any Commands for you
in England to the utmost of my power; the surest way of
your sending them to me, now my time is so short in North
America, will be to forward them to England under Cover to
Messrs Thomlinson & Trecothick & Company Merchants in
London.
I wish you Success in all your Undertaking's being with
much truth & perfect Esteem.
Dear Sir,
Your most Faithfull
Humble Servant
W Shirley

P. S. Capt Dagworthy informs me, you are busy in building
a Fort; I could wish, your Assembly had been content to
place it, where you propos'd.
If you should find your Assembly inclin'd to express a favour-
able Sense of my Endeavour's to promote the General Interests
of the Colonies in public Vote; I take the Liberty to say in
Confidence to a Gentleman whom I esteem my Friend, that it
would not be an unacceptable Complement to me.

Honble Horatio Sharpe Esqr


Original. 		[Shirley to Sharpe.]

New York July 13th 1756.
Sir
Some days ago I had the Honour to receive at Albany, two Let-
ters from the Rt Honble Mr Fox, one of his Majesty's principal
Secretary's of State dated the 13th & 31st March last, acquainting
me in the former with his Majesty's appointment of the Earl of
Loudoun to be General & Commander in Chief of his Forces in
North America, and in the latter signifying to me that it having
been represented to the King, that my presence in England
may be very usefull & necessary to his Majesty's Service at
this time; on Account of my being able to give many lights
and Informations relative to the State of Affairs in North
America, it was his Majesty's pleasure, that I should repair to
England with all possible Expedition. And that for this purpose
his Majesty had given directions to the Lords of the Admiralty,
who have ordered a Frigate to receive me on board and pro-
ceed with me directly to England. And I have the pleasure of
being acquainted in the former of these Letters that the Dis-
position, his Majesty has thought proper to make of the
Command of his Forces in North America, is not owing to any
dissatisfaction with my Services; But that on the Contrary it is

 

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