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28 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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I am extremely obliged to you, for the Information you have
sent me of the proceedings in Virginia; I do assure you, they
are entirely without my knowledge, and directly contrary to
my Intentions; extremely hurtfull to the service, and may be
attended with fatal Consequences: And I further look on it,
as a personal injury done to me, tending to discredit any
negotiations I may have occasion to carry on in the different
Provinces, for the Publick Service, from the Appearance it has,
of my having concurr'd in taking off the Embargo in Virginia,
at the time I am insisting on keeping it up strictly, in every
other Province: And I do assure you, Sir, that the whole
Letters I have writ on the Subject of the Embargo, have been
Circular, and the same to the whole Provinces, in which the
Embargo has taken place, and never gave the smalest insinu-
ation, of any particular Indulgence to them; And I should
think myself extremely improper for the Station I am at pres-
ent in, if I were capable of Acting in so partial a manner:
And I beg you will do me the Justice, to say on all occa-
sions, what you have here under my hand.
I am, with very great Regard,
Sir
Your most obedient
Humble Servant
The Honbe Horatio Sharp. Loudoun.
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[Sharpe to Stanwix.]
Frederick Town Iune 21st 1757.
Sir
I dispatch this Express to inform you that upon hearing
the account that some of the Cherokee Indians have brought
to Fort Cumberland I came hither last night expecting that
the Militia of this County had received your orders to march,
tho I do not find that you have sent any Instructions to Colo.
Prather yet as the Account which the Indians gave has not
been contradicted I have ordered the Militia of these Parts to
march hither immediately & I hope I shall be able to proceed
next Thursday with about 400 men towards Fort Frederick
where I shall be glad to receive Your Orders which you may
be assured I shall endeavour to obey. I am &c
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[Denny to Sharpe.]
Philadelphia 23d Iune 1757
Sir
I am favoured with two of your Letters for which I am
obliged to you.
Lord Loudoun sailed from Sandy Hook on Munday last
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