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446 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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different Colonies upon the Continent, have procured small Ves-
sels and embarked on Board them in order to return by Coast-
ing from Colony to Colony; and that several of them are now
actually on their way: and as their success in this enterprise
would not frustrate the design of this Government in sending
them away at so prodigious an Expence, but wou'd also
greatly endanger the Security of the Province especially at this
Critical juncture, I think it my indispensible duty to entreat
your Honour to use your utmost endeavours to prevent the
accomplishment of so pernicious an undertaking, by destroy-
ing such Vessels as those in your Colony may have prepared
for that purpose, and all that may attempt to pass thro any
part of your Government either by Land or Water in their way
hither. I would by no means have given your Excellency this
trouble were I not perfectly well assured how fatal the Return
of these People is likely to prove to his Majestys Interest in
this part of the World. —
I am Sir
Your Excellency's most
obedient & most humble Servt
Chas Lawrence
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[Morris to Sharpe.]
Philadelphia 5th Iuly 1756.
Sir/
The inclosed Intelligence was sent me by Express from
Bethleham, the two Indians who gave it are come there from
Diahogo, and confess they have been concern'd with our
Enemies in the Attacks made in the Winter on our Frontiers,
but express an hearty concern and have thrown themselves on
the Clemency of the Government, The Information they give
is more likely to be true as it is known that the Bulk of those
who committed the Murders and Devastations in this Province
after setting the Houses at Wiomink on fire went off in the
Spring to the Ohio and have been followed by numbers since.
I am Sir
Your Most obedt
Humble Servt
Robt H. Morris.
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[Sharpe to John Sharpe.]
Fort Frederick 13th Iuly 1756
Dr Br
As I have not much leisure to write nor much News to com-
municate to you from this place I think I cannot do better than
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