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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 345
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[Sharpe to Morris.]
Feby 14th 1756—
Sr
Your Lettr of the 1st & 2d Inst as well as one dated the 29th
Iany I am favoured with & am much obliged to you for
acquainting me with the Steps you have taken to prevent any
future Incursions of the Indians & for your promise that I shall
not long remain ignorant of the Result of the Treaty that was
about to be held at Colo Iohnson's. Your Request in favour
of Munier & Le blanc shall be complied with whenever they
desire to return to Phila the Wife & Family of the first are
here, the other is gone to look for his in a distant part of the
Province. Our Assembly meets the 20th I am afraid they
will not be much inclined to comply with General Shirley's
Requisition by sending Troops to act in Conjunction with those
of the Eastern Govts for by what I can find they think the Genl
has taken Men enough hence already, & will not be reconciled
to the Officers enlisting Servants in pursuance of their Recruit-
ing Instructions. I hope the Regiments are nearly compleated
or that the Genl will very shortly countermand such Orders,
otherwise I don't know to what Lengths the People's Resent-
ment might carry them. We are told that the Packett from
Falmouth is arrived at N York, I should be glad to learn
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what is done, or in Agitation at home If any Lettrs that came
by her directed for me lye in your Post Office I should be
extremely obliged to you for getting and sending them hither
by Express, else as the Post from Phila to Annapolis is so very
irregular I may not get them this Month. In what Temper
does your Assembly meet, or have they granted any farther
Supplies ? if they set us a laudable Example be kind enough
to intimate as much to Sr &c
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[Col. Hooper to Sharpe.]
25th febr 1756.
May it please Yr Excelly
I received yr Excellency's Lettr wth an Extract of the Pro-
ceedings of the Honbl Willm Johnson Esqr with the confederate
Nations of Indians at the publick Meeting at Mount Johnson
in June & July last wch I have communicated to the several
Tribes of Indians belonging to our County in general & par-
ticularly to Iemikakonick & lame Sam, & received this answer
from one & all to wit that they were a very poor people &
small in Number not exceeding 17 Men at the most & some
of them old & Decrepid & not able to travel; then they gave
the String inclosed desiring it might be delivered to the
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