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350 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. II.
p. 176
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[Sharpe to Dinwiddie.]
March the 7th 1756
Sr
The Bearer comes Express with Lettrs from Genl Shirley
whence I presume you will learn that he has sent me a Com-
mission & Orders to take the Command of 4000 Men which
he expects will be raised in these Southern Colonies for an
Expedition to the Westward over & above a Body of 3284
which are to be sent hence to the Northward to act in Conjunc-
tion with the Troops that he will himself command on the
western Lakes. I am afraid that His Excellency is much too
sanguine in his hopes & Expectations from these Colonies; by
what I can find none of them have yet come to a Resolution to
furnish their respective quotas for the Expeditions proposed
to be carried on to the Northward but as I am ordered to take
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the Command of such Forces as may be raised for an Expe-
dition to the Westward I shall be glad to know how many men
your Governt will engage to furnish for that Service; when
they will be able to rendezvous at Fort Cumberland & agst
what time a sufficient quantity of Provisions will be laid in
there for their Subsistance during the Campaign, if you can
engage a sufficient Number of Waggons & Horses to attend
such Troops, whether you have a sufficient Magazine of Arms
& Ammunition & a Train of Artillery proper for such an
Expedition or what you can furnish towards a Train for such
Service. I must beg you also to let me know whether you
have received any late Advice from Govs Dobbs or Glen of the
Intentions of the Carolina Governts to join with these Colonies
in attempting the Reduction of Fort Du Quesne & if you have
not been already well informed with respect to those particu-
lars that you will write to Governors Glen & Dobbs & desire
to know what assistance we may certainly expect from them
respectively, & what Number of Warriours the Cherokee &
Catawba Nations will engage to send us. I shall immediately
acquaint the General with the Difficulties that I am afraid we
shall labour under in putting, his Plan in Execution unless he
can venture to give me Money or Credit, but I cannot be so
explicet & particular as I could wish till I receive your answer
which therefore I shall impatiently desire & hope to receive as
soon as possible.
A Lettr was at the same time writ to Govr Morris to
know how many men that Govt would engage to furnish
for this Expedition to the westward —
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