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I thank you for the Deposition of the Frenchman, but I hope
the Numbers of the French in Canaday are exagerated. I hope
Major Genl Shirley's Regiment Sr Wm Pepperill's & the Jersey
Forces are on their march to Niagara I shall be glad to hear
the Forces destin'd for Crown Point were in readiness to
begin their march. I wrote you by Mr Graham the 13th to
which I want your Answer.
Eleven Officers belonging to three Regiments in Nova
Scotia arrived here last Week in order to recruit for their Regi-
ments to compleat them to 1000 men each I accomodated
Capt Floyer & Capt Stone with Horses to wait on the General
for his Commands, & the others come in this Sloop to remain
in your Place 'till the above Officers return & I recommend
them to your Civility & Friendship; they cou'd have but very
poor Chance in recruiting here, & indeed the Distance from
this to Nova Scotia to march them this hot Season I think very
bad, however no doubt the General will give them his orders.
I wish you Health, Felicity & Success with Your Assembly —
I remain in Truth —
Your Excellency's
most obedt hble Servt
Robt Dinwiddie
Pray be so kind as to forwd the
enclos'd with all possible Expeditn
as Mr Tasker's Letter is of great
Consequence to them. —
Govr Sharpe.
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[Sharpe to Dinwiddie.]
Iune 22d
Sr
herein you receive my Accots made out aceording to your
Desire. The Ballance you will be pleased to remit in Bills of
Excha. or Cash as you may find convenient, we value Gold at
17s 6d Stg. an Ounce & our Currency is 60 p Ct worse than
Stg. Gist's Declaration to me that he had been obliged to
expend that money of Montours to purchase provision for
the Troops removed in great part the Objection I might other-
wise have made to advancing him the money & his Concealing
from me when Montour was present what you say he has since
asserted concerning Montours being endebted to him gives
me the greatest Reason to beleive he deals unfairly & has
been guilty of an Embezlement. I before gave you my
Reasons for letting Montour have the money at that time &
indeed I am still inclined to think his Friendship will prove
worth the purchase. You know what induced me to advance
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