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384 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. I.
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pursue their Victory & the timorous Inhabitants desert their
plantations & fly from Danger as it approaches those that are
more remote from it either pity the Frontier Inhabitants or
condemn their Cowardice but not a Man will move to their
Assistance or to oppose the Enemy. The Eastern Colonies
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have indeed shewn a laudable Spirit, they are raising a Body
of 8000 or 9000 Men who will march toward Crown Point
under the Command of Colo Winsloe while the four Regi-
ments on the Establishment are employed to the Westward.
What will be the Event of this Campaign I cannot guess,
the French I am afraid will be found pretty strong on the
Lakes especially as the want of a Martial Spirit in these Colonies
will prevent any Diversion to the Southwestward wch would
necessarily oblige the Enemy to divide their Forces. Inclosed
I send your Ldp a Return of the Number of Inhabitants in
your Lordsp's Province whereby yr Ldp will see what propor-
tion those of the several Denominations bear to each other.
I am honoured wth yr Ldp's Commands concerning some
Maryland Partridges which are called Quails in the Northern
Colonies I have ordered a number of them to be caught &
hope I shall have them to send by the next Ship that sails for
London I &c
[Sharpe to Calvert.]
March 1756 transmitted by Capt Merry from Potowmack.
Sr
I do myself the honour to acknowledge the Receipt of your
Lettr dated the 24th Octr the Vessel by which it was sent had a
remarkable long passage, so that it did not come to hand till
a few Days since. Mine dated the 5th Iany informed you that
our Assembly was to meet the 20th of last Month; there was
not a House till the 23d ever since which time they have been
sitting without having brought a Supply Bill into the House
in Consequence of a Vote for granting £40,000. By the Bill
that is framing £30000 of that Sum is to be struck in Bills of
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Credit to be sunk within 7 or 8 years, by a Land Tax, Excise
on Spirituous Liquors, a Stamp Duty, & some other Fund of
less Value or Importance; they propose I hear to subject His
Ldp's Mannours to the Payment of the Land Tax, wch will lay
me under a Necessity of refusing the Bill & perhaps of putting
an End to this as I have done to former Sessions, & shall I am
afraid to all future Ones unless the Legislature of Great
Britain will take the Condition of these Colonies under Con-
sideration & save the respective Assemblies the Trouble of
providing for their own Safety. The Assembly of Pensilvania
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