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234 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. I.
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Skirmish. Monacatoocha a brave Indian who attends the
General was made prisoner by a party of the Enemy who I
suppose surprized him as he was scouting abroad, but I hear
that by some Accident he has made his Escape from them &
is again returned to the Camp. In my last I hinted to you
what I expected would happen as soon as the Troops should
have passed the mountains, this morning I was unhappily
confirmed in my Opinion by several Letters that I received
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from Colo Innes who is left with a Garrison of 50 Men at Fort
Cumberland, from Colo Cresap at about 9 Miles from whose
House the Affair happened, & from a Person at Winchester in
Virga the purport of those Letters you will learn from the
Message that was immediately sent to the Lower House
of which I have inclosed a Copy with their Address to me in
answer thereto. What method will be fallen on to raise Money
for the Company that they propose to raise I cannot guess but
I wish they had proceeded to that Business at once without
taking so long time to cool & wear off the Impression that my
Message made on them, however a Day or two will deter-
mine that Affair at least & I shall have an early opportunity of
apprizing you of the Event & once more of assuring you that
I am &c —
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Letter Bk. II.
p. 94
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[Sharpe to Robinson.]
28th June 1755 —
R' Honble
Lest the General should have embraced no Occasion him-
self I take this Opportunity of acquainting you that General
Braddock & the Troops under his Command left Fort Cum-
berland or Will's-Creek the 10th Inst. the last Letters that I
have had the honour to receive from him were dated the 22d
when he had with a good Deal of Difficulty on Account of the
Mountainous Country that occurred advanced Westward from
Fort Cumberland about 40 Miles. A flying Party of the
French had surprized & taken Prisoner an Indian (lately called
the half King) who attended the General's Camp & is esteemed
a very bold & honest fellow, but on the Approach of the Gen-
eral's advanced Guard who discovered them they let him
escape & retired towards their Fort — The 2 3d of this month a
party of Indians fell upon four Families of our distant setlers,
of whom they killed three & carried 8 away Captives — Letters
from Winchester in Virga of the same Date advise me that
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another party of French Indians did the Beginning of this
week attack & kill 11 of the Back-Inhabitants of that province
& that many persons were missing who they supposed
were carried away prisoners. Our Assembly being at this
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