Archives of Maryland, Volume 0006, Page 0194 - Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1753-1757

Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1753-1757

	194 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
Letter Bk. I.	Braddock was then arrived together with the Train of Artillery. I can now acquaint your Ldp that the Regiments too mustering about 500 Men each were the 28^th of that Month all disem- barked in good health & Spirits at Alexandria where they received the Generals Orders to Encamp till enough Drafts from the Maryland & Virg^a Companies & Recruits could join & compleat them to near 700 each, since his Arrival the Gen- eral has received Instructions to have those Regiments increased to 1000 each for which purpose Officers & parties of Men have been ordered into each part of this Province as well as Pens^a & Virg^a to recruit. The second Day after proroguing the Assembly I waited on & paid my Respects to General Brad- dock at Alexandria & the Tuesday following the General Com- modore Kepple Gov^r Dinwiddie & the General's Aid de Camp & Secretary came hither in Expectation of meeting Governors Shirley Delancey & Morris at this place but they not "arriving '
p. 122	according to Appointment the General & Company returned to Alexandria the Monday following & gave Orders for the Troops to march Colo: Dunbar's on this Side & Col^o Halketts on the other Side Potowmack towards Wills-Creek; & I expect that e'er this the Regiments are Encamped at Freder- ickton on Monoccasy & at Winchester in Virg^a respectively & the Train of Artillery is also on the Road thro Virginia to Wills-Creek. Of the 180 Men that I had raised only 60 are left (the rest being Drafted into the Regiments) which compose one Company from this Province & the Virginia Troops are formed into 9 Companies of the same number to be disposed of & employed as General Braddock shall think proper; at present two Virg^a & the Maryland Company are engaged in opening a Road to Wills-Creek & thence towards Juniata River in Pensilv³ which flows into Susquehanna. Two of the Independant Companies will I believe remain at Wills Creek during the Campaign & the third will march to the westward with the other Forces. The three Governors above mentioned from the Northward came hither the 11^th & 12^th Inst, & this Day Sennight I proceeded with them to Alexandria, which place we left again Thursday morning & they are now on their way returning to their respective Govern^ts General Braddock departs from Alexandria to Day & I have promised to be with him next Tuesday Evening at Frederickton where I shall tarry till the 1^st of May when all the Troops will be in Motion & he will proceed to Wills Creek & thence without any Stop or Delay for the Ohio. The General & M^r Shirley seem to expect & insist on the Assemblies of your Ldp's Province Pens^a Virg^a & the two Carolina's being once more summoned on the same Business that has been lately so earnestly recom- mended to them; Governor Dinwiddie intends to shew his

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