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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1753-1757
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widdie & myself to meet him here the 17th Inst. but by what I
can find I shall not have the pleasure of seeing His Ldp nor
be at Liberty to return home for some time. At present His
Ldp is endeavouring to persuade the Eastern Govts to take
such Measures & grant such Supplies as may enable him to
act offensively next Summer & I presume he will desire us to
press our respective Assemblies to follow their Example, but I
hope the Execution of His Ldp's Plan is not to depend on the
Resolutions of any American Assemblies, if it must I shall be
much afraid for the Event few of our People seem to be suf-
ficiently sensible of all the Dangers that threaten them & fewer
disposed to contribute generously to remove those that they
cannot help perceiving. Some Men have indeed been sup-
ported by each of the Colonies for the immediate Protection of
their own Frontiers but as these cannot be kept on foot with-
out Expence they have talked in Virginia & in this Province
more particularly of disbanding them however I cannot
beleive that the Assemblies will be extravagant enough to take
so extraordinary a measure. I shall Address a Letter to
Brother William after I have seen Lord Loudoun & before I
leave Philaa I may then perhaps have something worthy
Notice to communicate, at present I have Nothing but I am
Dr Br Yrs mo affy
Letter Bk. III

[Loudoun to Sharpe.]

New York Feberuary 28th 1757 —
Sir
I had yesterday the Pleasure of yours of the 2 Ist with an
Account of your Assembly's being to meet March 17th Affairs
stand thus, from the Ice in the River and the Floods, Major
General Abercromby, was not able to get here till last night,
and we are now beginning to Sett every thing Necessary for
the opperations of this Campaign in motion, which with the
dispatching the Packet, ready to sail, will take all this Week,
and I shall sett out on Sunday March 6th or Monday the yth to
Attend you, & I think our Business my be finish'd at Phila-
delphia by the 20th from where you will be able to ludge what
time it will be Necessary for you to Ajourne your Assembly to.
I am Extremely sorry to have been obliged to detain you so
long but the Arrival of Letters from the Government at Home,
and the Impractability of the Roads in some Parts of the
Country have been the sole Cause of it.
I ever am with great Regard
Sir
Your most Obedient
Humble Servant
To Governor Sharp. Loudoun.


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