Letter Bk. I.
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own Frontiers. In the inclosed Gazette You will see all the
News that we have lately received from the Northward,
a circumstantial or particular Account of the Siege & Surren-
dry of Oswego has not yet been sent us, You see there is
good reason to hope that what the Indians reported concerning
the Garrison's being put to the Sword was without Foundation.
We are also in hopes that the Success of Colo Armstrong will
have a good Effect by inclining the Indians to entertain a more
favourable Opinion of our Courage than they have lately had
reason to do & by inciting some more of our People to under-
take such sort of Expeditions. The Pensilvanians have at
length passed an Act for granting £30,000 for the King's Use
but I observe they have not been easily persuaded to do so, I
have not heard how the Money is appropriated tho at the rate
they have lately expended it will go but a little way towards
securing their own Frontiers. The people who dwelt at
Conegochiegh are again for the most part returned to their
plantations under Cover of the Militia that I ordered to their
Relief but as they appear to be a Dastardly People I am afraid
the first Indian that shall be discovered on the Frontiers will
throw them again into Confusion & entirely break up that
Settlement. We have just received Advice that a Body of 250
French & Indians have invested Fort Dinwiddie a Stoccade in
Augusta County in Virga Colo Washington is marched from
Winchester to its Releif, but I presume at his Arrival he will
find the place reduced or the Enemy gone off, inclosed in a
Duplicate of my last Lettr I remitted You Bills of Exchange for
£110 a Second thereof I send you in this together with a
Bill for £28 which is in full of Parkers renewed & the Ballance
due from &c.
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[Morris to Sharpe.]
Philada Octor 8th 1756.
Dear Sir
Your favour I had the honor to recieve a few days after I
gave the government into Mr Dennys hands, to whom I wish
a more agreable, and advantagious administration, than fell to
my share, and that he may be able to prevail on the Assembly,
to think the safety of the Province a matter of more import-
ance than the gratification of their own ill grounded resent-
ment, against a family that has done every thing they could to
serve a people and make them happy; what will be the Issue
of the sessions that begins the 14th Inst I do not know, but
from the knowledge I have of the tempers of the men chosen
at the last genl Election, I think it is not possible they should
act a reasonable part. —
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