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Order^d: that the said Commissions and Letters be Entered on the
Journal of this House which follow in these words, to wit/.

George R./George the second by the Grace of God King of Great
Brittain France and Ireland Defender of the faith &c.°
j [SEAL] ] To our Trusty and well beloved Horatio Sharpe Esq.^r
Greetings, Reposing Especial Trust and Confidence, in
your Loyalty Courage and Experience in Military Affairs do by
these presents Constitute and appoint you to be Lieutenant Colonel
of Foot in the West Indies and do give and grant unto you full
power and Authority to take your Rank as Lieutenant Colonel of
Foot in the west Indies Only and you are therefore to take upon
you the said Charge and Command of Lieutenant Colonel of foot
as aforesaid and Carefully and Diligently to Discharge the Duty
thereof by doing and performing all and all manner of things there-
unto belonging and we do hereby Command all Officers and Soldiers
to Obey you as Lieutenant Collonel of foot in the west Indies and
you are to observe and follow such Orders And Directions from time
to time as you shall Receive from us Our Captain General of Our
forces or any Other your Superior Officer According to the Rules
and Discipline of War in pursuance of the Trust we hereby Repose
in you. Given at Our Court at Kensington the fifth Day of July
1754 in the Twenty Eighth year of Our Reign.
By his Majestys Command,

T Robinson.
Lntered with the

Secretary at War
Edw^d Lloyd

Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Lieutenant Colonel of Foot in the West
Indies,
Sir. Whitehall 5.^th July 1754.

It is with a particular satisfaction that I herewith send you his
Majesty's Commission Appointing you to be Lieutenant Colonel of
foot in America with an Allowance of 30.^s p Day to be paid you by
M.^r Dinwiddie Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from the Day that
you leave your Government to that of your Return I am likewise to
Signify to you the Kings Orders that you should take upon you the
Command of the Combind Forces that shall be Assembled in America
to Oppose the Hostile Attempts Committed by the French in Differ-
ent parts of his Majesty's Dominion and I am farther to Acquaint

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Liber No. 48
December 12

you with the Kings Pleasure that you should Repair as soon as may
be after the Receipt of this letter to Virginia in Order to Concert
with Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie the best measures to be taken
for the Execution of these his Majesty's Directions and as you will
find that Gentleman not only provided with Instructions from home
but likewise with a Considerable sum of Money to be Applyed to

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