Letter from Dimwiddie to Braddock

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Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Braddock
14th Prince of Wales Regiment
London, England

November 1st, 1753

Dear Lientenant-Colonel Braddock,

As per your suggestion I have authored a letter to Jacques Legardeur de Saint Pierre, the new French Commander in the region of the northern frontier. I have included for your information a copy of the correspondence. I hope you don’t take offense to the haste at which I compiled and dispatched the letter, but I think you can agree the events of the day demand immediate action. I agree with your impression that the French can not be allowed free expanse in the Forks of Ohio. [more]

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