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
http://www.wvculture.org/history/frenchandindian/17540902sharpe.html
Publisher
University of Memphis
Date
1754
Contributor
William Browne
Rights
Maryland Historical Society
Collection
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.