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ments on this Occasion I do not doubt but the party of the
Enemy that is come out will divide themselves & do Mischief
on the Frontiers of these provinces before they Return, indeed
some Mischief has been already done by them in Pensa but as
we have at this time upwards of 200 Men at Fort Frederick I
am in hopes that our People will be pretty well secured.
[Sharpe to Calvert.]
Ist July 1757. transmitted by Capt Curling.
Sr
I am now to acknowledge the Receipt of Your Letter of the
16th Decr last together with His Ldp's Instructions of the same
Date & also your Favour of the 17th Feby by Capt Coolidge
who is very lately arrived. It gives me great Satisfaction to
find that all the Laws which were made in Feby 1756 have
met with His Ldp's Approbation & that you think I did Right
in taking no farther Notice of the Petition that was presented
by the Roman Catholicks agst the Supply Bill. I am also
glad that His Ldp is pleased to order you to take an opinion
on the State of the Revenue Laws, not for my own Satisfaction
for I was well convinced in my Conscience of the Validity of
those Laws & that the Assembly was entirely wrong, & no
Act should ever have been made or Step taken while I had
the honour to reside here that could invalidate in the least
His Ldp's Right to the Impost & Tonnage, but for the Con-
viction of such as have not considered the Affair so throughly
as I have done & are therefore misled & the Satisfaction of
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