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310 Correspondence of Governor Sharp e.
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Letter Bk. IV
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[Sharpe to Calvert.]
Annapolis the 10th of Decemr 1758. transmitted by Capt
Johnson from Petuxent.
Sir
I have already put on board the Ship by which I shall trans-
mit this a Duplicate of the Letter that I addressed to you the
28th of Novr Since that time We have received an Account
by the Way of Winchester in Virga that when General Forbes
was on his March from the Postal Loyal-hannon & was within
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a few Miles of the Ohio, the French thought proper to carry
all their Artillery & Stores from Fort Du Quesne down the
River, but before the Garrison moved off it is said they blew
up the Fort & set fire to all the Houses that had been built
near it as well on the other as on this Side the River. I can-
not indeed venture to assure you that this Relation is true
because I have not as yet received any such Advice from the
General or any Officer under his Command but I am informed
that several Persons on the Frontiers of Pensilva have received
Letters from their Friends at Loyalhannon to the same
Purport & upon the whole I do not entertain any Doubt
about the Truth of what is abovementioned; if the Enemy
have abandoned that Fort I flatter Myself the Indians will not
trouble our Frontier Inhabitants this Winter & that effectual
Measures will be taken in the Spring to prevent the Enemy's
returning to take Possession again of that Country, tho I do
not indeed entertain any hopes of seeing the People of this
Province interest themselves at all in the Affair. The As-
sembly is still sitting nor have they yet offered any Thing of
Consequence to the Upper House except the Bill for con-
tinuing the Inspection Law which I before mentioned to you
& to which I have now given my Assent, I understand how-
ever that the Assessment Bill is at length brought in once
more & now under the Consideration of the Lower House
thro which I expect it will be again carried but not by a
Majority of more than four or five Voices. Doctor Steuarts
Affair is still depending but whenever it comes to a Hearing I
have reason to think that the Aldermen's Right of Voting
will be established. You may remember that I sometime ago
intimated to you that I should be very glad to have it in my
Power to confer the Naval Office of Pocomoke on Colo Henry
& to make Mr Goldsborough Surveyor General of the Eastern
Shore, both these Offices are at present held by Mr Benja
Young who living in Baltimore County & being therefore
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obliged to pay a Deputy reaps little Benefit from the Naval
Office, but Colo Henry resides on the River where the Office
is kept, I likewise intimated to you that in my Opinion a
County Clerks Office would best suit Mr Young & be more
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