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408 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. III
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Fort Du Quesne (whose numbers by what I can find are but
small) purchase those of our Men that the Indians take prison-
ers & keep them employed in building Barracks near the Fort
for the Reception of the Numerous Tribes of Indians that have
since the Action of the Monongahela come into their Alliance
& who are to be employed henceforward in harrassing &
depopulating these poor defenceless & infatuated Colonies —
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p. 195
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[Sharpe to Calvert.]
5th May 1756 transmitted by Capt Lee.
Sr
I am now favoured with your Letter of the 23d of December
together with His Lordship's Instructions dated the 27th of
Ocf I had anticipated His Lordship's Desires about sending
Circular Letters to the Magistrates directing them to make an
Enquiry into the Conduct of the Roman Catholicks; inclosed
you have a Copy of the Letter that was sent to them & the
answer of the Magistrates of one County, the Answers from
the several Counties are much to the same purport. His
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Lordship might depend that if these People offend they shall
not escape with Impunity but while their Behaviour is unexcep-
tionable it would be hard to take any Measures that may be
called persecution. The Lower House have thought proper to
address me again on that Subject, I have answered them with
all possible Temper & Coolness, but in such a manner as I
hope will convince them there was very little Room for an
Address of that Sort, & prevent their presenting such another
for the future. I find that in your last Lettr to Colo Lloyd You
express a little Surprize at my having denied to issue pilot
Lycences (as it should seem Colo Lloyd had expressed him-
self) & give it as your Opinion that I might issue such at
present as has been usual if applied for. You will be pleased
to remember that in my Lettr dated the 8th of August 1754 I
writ fully on this Affair & desired your farther Directions
thereon, inclosed you have an Extract of that Letter to which
I should be glad to be favoured with an Answer. You say I
might issue such Lycences as have been usual, I hope Colo
Lloyd acquainted you that none have ever been granted but
in the year 1734 or 35, & as His late Lordship would not pros-
ecute such persons as piloted without Lycence nor assist those
that were Lycenced Pilots in carrying on such prosecutions,
No Body thought proper afterwards to apply for a Lycence.
Now as I cannot think it is for His Ldp's Interest to attempt
any thing but what he is sure of carrying, as otherwise a
Clamour might be raised, & nothing gained to His Lordship
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