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ginia and Pensylvania, who are equally with You, so particu-
larly and nearly interested therein, and to whom the same is
likewise recommended in the strongest terms.
And as I have already Signified to You that I had appointed
Brigr General Stanwix to succeed Brigr General Forbes,in the
Command to the Southward, and desired of You to Corres-
pond and Cooperate with him on every matter relative to the
Service in those parts; I am now to request of You, that all
the Aid and Assistance required of You, by Mr Secretary Pitts
within Letter, in favor of the Late Brigadier Forbes, may be
granted to Brigadier Stanwix, to Enable him, in the most Ex-
peditious manner, to Execute the beforementioned great and
salutary Work, or any other that may be found necessary for
the good of the Service, and that You would look upon what-
ever he may ask or require of Your Province, during his con-
tinuance in that Command, as coming from Myself.
I am, with great Regard,
Sir, Your most Obedient Humble Servant
Jeff Amherst
His Excelly Govr Sharpe.
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[Sharpe to Calvert.]
17th April 1759.
Sir
An Officer that has been here some time Recruiting having
intimated to me that he intends to set off to morrow morning
for N Y I embrace the Opportunity to put a Letter on board
the first Packet that sails to acknowledge the Receit of Your
Letter dated the 27th of Novemr which did not however reach
me till the Beginning of this Month & to inform you that in
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Consequence of Letters which I lately received from Mr Sec-
retary Pitt dated the 9th of Decr & 23d of Iany last I convened
the Assembly again the 2d Inst, & pressed them in the most
importunate manner to raise Supplies for the Service of the
ensuing Campaign; After what I have so often repeated I
presume it is almost needless to tell you the Lower House
have once more shewn that they are determined at all Events
to adhere to their old Bill & to every material Part of it &
that as the Upper House are equally stedfast on their part
there is not the least Probability of my Prevailing on them to
raise either Money or Troops for the ensuing or any future
Campaign unless perhaps the King's Minister's upon an
Enquiry into the Dispute that subsists between the two
Houses shall think fit to censure the Conduct of those that
Compose the Lower in a more particular & express manner
than the Secretary of State has yet done. Perceiving that
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