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238 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. II.
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Distance who upon the Approach of our Troops retired & let
Monacatoocha the Half King, who had fallen into their hands
escape. Saturday morning I received Letters from Coll Innes
& some of our distant Inhabitants informing me that this Day
sennight a party of Indians fell upon some of the Inhabitants of
Frederick Cty of whom they killed three & carried off Eight
prisoners. The Body of a French Indian was found lying by
those of the three English who were murthered; we are also
told that Eleven People have been killed by Indians in the
Back-parts of Virga upon my communicating this Intelligence
to our Assembly they presented me an Address of which I
have inclosed you a Copy, the Master of a Ship who left
London the 6th of May reports that the Brest Fleet with a
considerable Body of Troops on board was sailed some
imagined for America others to make a Descent in Ireland
Admirals Hawke & Moysten were also sailed. His Majesty
was gone to visit his German Dominions —
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Letter Bk. I.
p. 135
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[Sharpe to Calvert]
July 5th 1755 by Capt. Sutton from Potuxent —
Sir
Inclosed is a Copy of my last, since the Date of that I have
received Advice that Fifteen more of our distant Inhabitants
are killed or carried away by Indians a party of whom have
been seen not far from Conegogeek which is near 100 Miles
within our Settlements. The Lower House still persevere in
their Obstinacy & I beleive will never recede from what they
have been contending for tho Half the Province should be
depopulated. They have not yet addressed me to be pro-
rogued but I expect they will to morrow morning & twill be
absolutely to no purpose ever to meet them again. I have not
since heared from the General but I am not without Apprehen-
sions that he will be obliged to desert the Fort when he has
taken it for want of Provisions which he cannot now expect
from these Colonies: in that Case I fear the French will
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again take possession of that Country & then Let the General's
Success be ever so great, we shall be in as bad if not a worse
situation than we were last Winter. The Sheveralty of Calvert
Cty will soon become vacant. Mr & Mrs Graham did & have
always received £ 50. p Ann. from the present Sheriff to whom
twas given on that Consideration, Mr Young has been with
me desiring I will permit him to appoint the next that he may
continue to receive the fifty pounds a year which Mrs Young
tells him I have his Lordships Orders to grant Mr Skinner of
Calvert Cty at the same time expects the next Sheveralty
in Consequence of the Letter you gave him to me unsealed,
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