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. Indians upon which a considerable Number of those People
imagining that their wives & families whom they have left
behind will be secure under that League of Peace & Amity
from the Resentment of the English on that Quarter are come
down to the French on Monongahela to put themselves under
the Direction of the Commandant of that Fort. We are told
also that since the Conclusion of that Treaty the Canuagaes
have acted as Messengers & Mediators between the Governor
of Canada & the Six Nations & have prevailed with the latter
to go to Quebec & enter into an Alliance with the Inhabitants
of Canada where they at this time are. Of the Event of
such an Interview if it be really held at Quebec you will be
pleased as soon as you learn yourself to inform me, & if the
Consequences of that seperate Treaty with the Canuagaes
at Albany have been such as they are represented here
you will I hope forbid any League to be made for the future
unless all the Colonies be included as they were in the Treaty
held with the six Nations in July. Govr Dinwiddie has
desired me to send you the inclosed Letter which He tells me
requests you to use your Interest with the Indian Tribes &
engage them if possible to declare in our favour, if that can be
effected & you think proper to send them a black Belt as from
Virginia you will be pleased to send them another in behalf of
this Province. About a week since I received Advice that a
Reinforcement of 1100 French & 70 Aruadacks were arrived
at the French Fort & that 400 more were at the head of the
Ohio coming down to join them, if you have received any
Intelligence from Oswego or elsewhere of the March of such
numbers you will be kind enough to acquaint me & as we shall
in case we proceed to act offensively next Spring stand in great
need of a Mortar or two & some Bomb Shells neither of which
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can be procured in either of these Colonies I hope you will
not be averse to sparing us a small Supply of both from your
Magazines & any small Cannon that you cannot have imme-
diate use for, till we can get a sufficient Number of each sent
us from England, your Compliance with this my Request will
Exceedingly oblige &c.
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[Dinwiddie to Sharpe.]
Virginia Williamsburg Jany 2d 1755
Sir
I have waited with Impatience to hear what your Assembly
& that of Pensylvania have done, in regard to their granting
supplies for the Expedition. By a Ship from London I under-
stand His Majesty & the Ministry are very Sanguine in grant-
ing proper supplies of Men & ordnance Stores, The Trans-
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