Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 443

Philad^a 12^th June. 1756.
Sir
The Express that waits upon you with this brings you the
publick dispatches that came by Coll. Webb in the Packet to
New York and will inform you of our American Staff.
Coll: Webb is to take upon him the Command of the Forces
till one of the other Generals arrive and is gone to Albany for
that purpose, where I am told an intire Alteration is to be made
in our Friend Shirley's Plan (but I much doubt whether such
Alteration will be for the better) and he is to be absolutely
dismissed from all military Affairs. Tho' for want of activity
he might not be so useful in the Field as a younger and more
experienced Man, yet for his abilities in the Cabinet and his
great Influence and Interest with the People of New England,
I fear he will be much missd.
It seems S^r W^m Johnson has a Pension granted him of
£600 p Ann. and a Comission appointing him Colonel of the
Northern Indians with Colonel's pay; And his Secretary M^r
Wraxall has got a Captain's Comission for Major Rutherford's
Independent Company.
Finding no likelihood of agreeing with my perverse Assembly
and th^t for that reason I could not do the Good I proposed and
cou'd wish to do in this troublesome Station, I gave the Pro-
prietors notice sometime ago th^l I was grown quite tired of it
& was fully determined to resign and desir'd they wou'd send
another Gentleman to succeed me. In their last they tell me
they had some Thoughts of appointing M^r Tho^s Pownall for
their Governor here, and as I understand he is to come with
Lord Louden he may be expected every day, and I sincerely
wish him more Success and Happiness in his Administration
than I have had; so that I have now a near prospect of being
released and of returning to the desireable situation of a private
Gentleman, in which and every other Capacity I shall always rela.ni the highest regard and Esteem for you Dear Sir. and am. Your Most Faithfull &
obed^t Humble Serv^t
Rob^t H. Morris.

I have inclosed you Copy of S^r Charles Hardies Letter on
Indian Affairs and Copy of an Indian Speech w^ch please to get
copied for Gov^r Dinwiddie