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Indians of the Six Nations. I assure your Excellency my own
Conduct wth regard to our Indians has always been such that
I never hindered them from travelling to any part of the Conti-
nent; the truth of which they have all done me the justice to
acknowledge nor did I ever hear of their being sent for by the
Six Nations until the Receipt of Yr Excellency's Lettr
I am
May it please yr Excellcy
Yr most dutifull & most obedt humb. servt
Henry Hooper.
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Letter Bk. II.
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[Sharpe to Dinwiddie.]
3d of March 1756
Sr
Our Lower House of Assembly have I find after sitting
Eleven Days passed a Vote for granting £40000 for his
Majestys Service & the better Defence of our Frontiers They
yesterday desired me to communicate to them any Intelligence
I may have received concerning the Southern Indians, what
Assistance we might reasonably expect from the Cherokee &
Catawba Nations & how this Province may best contribute
jointly with the neighbouring Governts to secure the Friend-
ship & Alliance of these People. I should be obliged to you
for writing to me your Sentiments on that Subject as well as
for enabling me to send a particular Answer to the first part of
the inclosed Address. I do not know who has given them the
Intimation they speak of but as we shall be much in want of
Arms should they raise any considerable Number of Men I
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hope they have not been misinformed & shall be glad to hear
that you have wherewith to supply us. I do not learn that the
Pensilvanians have granted any farther Supplies; but Sr Chas
Hardy tells me the Assembly of N York have voted 1000 Men
for the Service of the ensuing Summer he also informs me
that the Indians from Onondaga have sent notice that the
French intended & were preparing to attack Oswego this
winter; the Indians themselves seem to be much alarmed, but
I hope that their Fears are groundless, or that if the French
were really in motion on the Lakes General Shirley has taken
such measures as must render their Enterprize abortive —
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[Morris to Sharpe.]
Philadelphia 4 March 1756.
Sir
I have your Favour of the 14th Febry I have not heard
from Coll Johnson, but expect an Account of the Indian
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