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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1753-1757
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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 141


 

 

prickers Flints & match for the Carriage Guns, & also send up
some wampum there being but little remaining at the Camp.
I have given Orders for raising a Company of 30 Rangers to
be composed of People conversant with the woods & Back
Country to be employed as Scouts & parties of Intelligence &
as Guides to any Detachments from the other Troops whom I
might think proper to send abroad. Mr Cox applied to me for
a Commission referring me to you for a Character but many
Circumstances lead me to think he is very unworthy of your
Countenance or favour. Mr Burney did not Choose to exer-
cise his Trade for 2/6 or 3/ a Day & of his Fitness or Capacity
for an Abassador I have very little reason to be satisfied. In
my way thro Belhaven I advanced Colo Stevens 98 Pistoles to
be divided among the Officers who are gone a Recruiting.
The South Carolina Company have not a Single Blankett or
Matchcoat among them but expect & hope to be supplied by
the Govr of Virginia from an Opinion that you have already
made the New York Companies a Present of that kind. I told
them that I imagined that if the New York Companies had
been supplied since their Arrival in Virginia they were by the
Governt. made Debtors for the same & that payment would be
expected from their respective Officers. You will be pleased
to inform me if that be the Case & if the others have been
supplied at free Cost I think as these stand in equal need you
will incline to make them the like present. Since the Treaty

Letter Bk. II.
was held with some of the Six Nations at Wills Creek a party
of those People being ignorant what Agreement or Treaties
those warriors of their nations at Wills Creek had made &
before the Return of them home marched off to attack the
Catawba Nation upon this Intelligence I sent off a Messenger
to the Catawbas to advise them what Enemies they may
expect to be attacked by & to what Cause such a proceeding of
the Six Nation Party is owing lest they should have deemed
this Attack on them to be a Breach of Faith after such a
Treaty had been held at Wills Creek & I hope the Messenger
will not find any Difficulty in prevailing with them notwith-
standing this Affair to be present at the Treaty to be held next
April at Winchester. I have this moment received a Letter
from Colonel Innes acquainting me that He had received
Intelligence by an Indian, of the Arrival of 1100 French & 70
Adirondacks at Fort De Quisne & that 400 French & 200
Canuagas & Ottoways were at the Head of Ohio ready to
come down that as soon as the Adirondacks came to the Fort
the French Commandant sent them in 3 Divisions against the
English Back Inhabitants but whether against the Inhabitants
of Virginia or this Province the Indian could not learn the
same Indian informed him also that 300 French Families have

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