Maryland Governor Horatio Sharpe to Frederick Calvert, September 2, 1754

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Title

Maryland Governor Horatio Sharpe to Frederick Calvert, September 2, 1754

Subject

Sharpe, Maryland, Governor

Description

Part of Governor Shape’s correspondence, this details the buildup of French fortifications in the Ohio valley. The French construction discouraged English colonists and proved to be a point of great tension for Sharpe. Highlighting a key factor of the French and Indian War.

Creator

Maryland Governor Horatio Sharpe

Source

Browne, William. Editor. Correspondence of Governor Horatio Sharpe, Volume I. 1753-1757 (Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society 1888)

http://www.wvculture.org/history/frenchandindian/17540902sharpe.html

Publisher

University of Memphis

Date

1754

Contributor

William Browne

Rights

Maryland Historical Society

Citation

Maryland Governor Horatio Sharpe, “Maryland Governor Horatio Sharpe to Frederick Calvert, September 2, 1754,” Early North America, accessed March 29, 2024, https://hist4620.omeka.net/items/show/22.

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