[Sharpe to Calvert]
Iune 28th 1755 — transmitted by Capt Sutton —
Sir
Inclosed you have a Copy of my last & herewith you receive
Duplicates of the Laws that were passed last Session. Your
Favour dated the 7th of April I have received & will present
Mr Gordon with His Ldps Mark of Favour to morrow; With
Mr Tasker will I consult concerning Mr Hides Affair & write
to you thereon next Wednesday. Our Assembly met last
Monday as I before gave you reason to expect. Yesterday
morning they presented the Upper House with a Bill for
£5000; but as the Ordinary & Pedlars Lycences are thereby
appropriated as they were by the Bill which was rejected last
Session, it must consequently meet with the same Fate.
Copies of my Speech & both Houses Addresses by way of
answer you have by this Opportunity & also in the Gazette
you will see an Address which has been since presented me,
together with my Answer thereto, the Reason why I seem to
have restrained them to a pretty small Sum both in my Speech
& Message was that I knew if they voted a larger the Ordinary
Lycences &c would be inserted in & be appropriated by the
Bill that should be brought in to raise the Money; about
^3800 is at this time in the Loan Office unappropriated,
that money I want to see them apply but I beleive 'twill be
vain to wish it — This morning I received Letters from the
Camp dated the 22d Inst. the General & Troops were at that
time about 40 Miles from Fort Cumberland which they left the
10th the many Hills & Vallies that they have been obliged to
Cross have rendered their march so far very tedious & dis-
agreeable, but as they must eer this have descended into a
more level Country we shall Expect to receive in 8 or 10 Days
some Accounts from Fort Du Quesne. The Generals Advanced
Guard had discovered a small Body of French & Indians at a
Distance but tis not certain that there has been as yet any
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