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

Letter Bk. I. 		sufficient Body of Men collected before the Season would be
too far advanced. Affairs being thus situated I am preparing
to set off for the Frontiers to put them in the best Posture of
Defence that the Law will permit & have a strong Fort con-
structed on the North Mountain; I learn that all the Forces to
the Northwd are in motion towards the places of their respective
Destination but unless the Troops that We are bid to expect
from England arrive time enough to join them I am not witht
some Apprehensions that the Campaign will not be closed so
successfully & happily as we all wish. The Virginians are
about to compleat their Regiment commanded by Colo Wash-
ington with Drafts from the Militia of that Colony but I do
not conceive that it will be possible for them to attempt any
thing more this Summer than oppose the Incursions of the
Savages & prevent the entire Depopulation of their Frontier
Counties. I have not heard that any Mischief has been lately
done in either Virga or Pensa but as it is the Custom of Indians
to return home after an Engagement for a Short time this is
easily accounted for & We daily expect to have them upon the
Frontiers in greater Numbers, however I hope our people will
now be in some Measure prepared for them & that they will
not be able to repeat their Barbarities in this province with
Impunity. I beleive I shall return again to Annapolis in about
a month when I shall do myself the honour in another Lettr to
desire that Yr Ldp will beleive me to be
Yr Ldps most devoted
& most humb Servt

p.203 		[Sharpe to Calvert]

27th of May 1756. transmitted by Capt McGahen —
Sr
I am now to inform you that the Assembly is at length
broke up after having sat almost twice as long as ever an
Assembly has been known or heard to have done before. You
will see a List of the Laws that were enacted on the Day of
Session in the inclosed Gazette to which I also beg leave to
refer you for my Proroguing Speech. The Journal of Accounts
has been agreed to by both Houses & a Levy Bill is passed to
pay off all the Publick Debts, so that Bone of Contention at
least no longer exists & thereby the Difficulty of finding Ways
& means to raise money hereafter for His Majesty's Service is
I hope removed as a Poll Tax will be obvious for that pur-
pose. As soon as the Laws can be printed I shall take Care
to send them with Remarks as usual tho none of them are of
very great importance or of an extraordinary Nature except

 

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