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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1753-1757
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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 267


 

 

Block Houses built in both provinces & if it can be so agreed
in Pens3 also whereby I think the Enemy would be deterred
from sending any more parties to commit Devastations on our
Borders by the Difficulty they would find in securing a Retreat.
I see by the Gazette that the Pensa Assembly has given Govr
Morris Room to expect a Sum of money from them at this
time for hisMajestys Service, if they prepare such a Bill as he
can accept I shall immediately summon ours to meet in hopes
they will as heretofore follow the Quaker's Example —

[Sharpe to William and John Sharpe.]

August nth [i7S"i]
Dr Br L J
The 23d of July I gave you as particular an Accot as I had
then been able to get of the fatal Engagement that happened
between the English Troops commanded by Genl Braddock &
the Indians & French from Fort du Quesne on the 9th of that
Month; from Bladensburg whence that Letter was dated I
proceeded the Day after towards Fort Cumberland whither I
was about to send some fatted Oxen & Wine (which I imagined
the Troops must have wanted) when I was informed that they


Letter Bk. II.

had plenty of every thing at the Camp & that Colo. Dunbar
was preparing to march thence wth the Remains of the two
Regiments & the Independant Companies to Phila This last
Intelligence I found had thrown our distant Inhabitants into the
greatest Consternation the late Depredations of the Indians
& the news of the Generals misfortune had almost determined
them to retire towards the more populous parts of the Country
but now they no longer hesitated concluding that when Colo
Dunbar should draw off the Troops from our Borders the
Enemy would instantly renew & repeat their Devastations &
that twas better for them to relinquish their Possessions at
once than remain where they must become an easy prey to an
enraged & victorious Enemy, this convinced me that my
Journey to Fort Cumberland thro the Country was more
expedient than I had before conceived & I was glad to find that
my Presence & the promises that I made them that I would take
effectual measures for their Protection & security prevailed on
some that I met retreating & on others that had passed me to
return back & resolve to remain on their respective Plantations.
I ordered some small Forts to be constructed at proper places
in the distant parts of the province to which the neighbouring
Families may resort in case of Danger or Alarms these Forts
Ihave garrisoned with small parties of Voluntiers that I carried
up with me who have Orders to be continually patrolling from
p. 125
 

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