Letter, 1758 March 18, to Horatio Sharpe.

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Letter, 1758 March 18, to Horatio Sharpe.

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Gregory Sharpe writes to his brother Horatio, governor of Maryland, in regard to the unsettled political conditions there. Refers to earlier letters to brother William, containing Horatio's account of the problem. Advises Horatio to burn the present correspondence as a safeguard. Notes that the letter is borne by Francis Fauquier, "a gentleman possess'd of many amiable qualities" to whose family Sharpe is indebted.

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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