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

Letter Bk. II. 		of one of them. It is said that the Provincial Troops consist-
ing of about 2700 that are under the Command of General
Iohnson could not be persuaded to proceed after the Action
on Lake George but they have built a pretty strong Fort there
& another about 20 miles on this side which will be garrisoned
one with 600 & the other with 300 of the Provincials while the
rest return home for winter quarters. The men that we have
raised in Maryland & posted on our Frontiers deter the Indians
from appearing there but I hear that Pensa which is quite
defenceless & on Account of the Disputes that subsist between
p. 161 the Govr & Assembly likely to continue so suffers severely by
the Incursions of the Indians who have lately approached
within 60 miles of Phila & laid waste the Country —

[Sharpe to Hanbury.]

Novr 27th 1755—
Si
At the Request of General Shirley I am expecting him at
this place where he tells me he is desirous of having an Inter-
view wth Sr Cha Hardy, Govr Morris & myself. The General is
now at Albany where he tells me he has been detained by some
Business of the greatest Importance but promises to leave it
about this time. As it was found impracticable to make any
Attempt on the French Forts at Cataracui or Niagara this year
on Account of the Enemy's Strength at those places as well as
the want of sufficient quantities of Provision which could
not be got up to Oswego till very late in the summer, the
General employed himself in building some Vessels on the
Lake & making Oswego more defensible; to garrison it this
winter he has left about 800 Men of his own & Sr Wm Pep-
perell's Regiments, & the Rest at some little Forts that are
built on the Mohawks River & the Oneida Lake between
Albany & Ontario. The General I am informed is impowered
& is come to a Resolution to prepare for the next Campaign
by raising two more Regiments in these Colonies this winter
which will be on the Establishment, As the General will not

p. 162 take upon himself to appoint Colonels to them & as I presume
they are not already disposed of, encourag'd by the Readiness
you shewed last year to do me Service I take the Liberty to
desire your Interest on this Occasion & flatter myself you will
not refuse to favour my Sollicitation. General Iohnson is
building a Fort on an Arm of Lake George where he was
attacked by the French in Septr last but obliged them to retire
with the Loss it is said of 100 or 200 of their Men & their
General the Baron de Dieskau who lies ill of his wounds in this
City. When General Iohnson has finished his Fort he will
 

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