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

Letter Bk. I. 		among them the Priest assured him that if he had an Inclination
to go to their Settlements he would be kindly received & well

p. 238 		esteemed for such a Step. Mr Neal he says spoke to him once
or twice afterwards in the same manner & when he found him
resolved to undertake the Journey gave him a Packet of Letters
to the French Commandant at Venango (whom he particularly
& very justly described) wished him a good Iourney & gave
him a Pistole towards bearing his Expences thro Pensilvania.
This was done about two years ago after Colo Washington
had been defeated as I have already observed but before the
Indians had taken up Arms or the French committed any Acts
of Hostility on this Side the Allegany Mountains. Iohnson
says he took Leave of his Maryland Acquaintance a few Days
after he had received Mr Neals Lettr travelled thro Pensa
unsuspected & in 24 Days reached Venango & presented His
Letters to the One Eyed Captain who according to the Priests
Information had the Chief Command at that Fort. From that
time he has resided at the French Forts or in the Indian Towns
& I beleive notwithstanding his Professions to the contrary has
been frequently down with the Scalping Parties that have
committed such Barbarities on our Frontier Inhabitants. He
gives a particular account of most of the Incursions that have
been made since the action of the Monongahela into these
three Provinces & names many of the People that have been
carried away either by the French or Indians from our Borders.
In May last he says One Capt Stevil came up the Ohio from a

p. 239 		large French Settlement near the Mouth of that River with a
Company of 58 Men & brought with him as much Provision as
would serve them 6 Months. These he says have done great
Execution this Summer in Pensilva & Virga & 'twas this Capt
Stevil that reduced Fort Granville; he is returned with his
Company to spend the Winter at home but is expected at
Fort Du Quesne early in the Spring with a much larger Body.
The French told this Man they should be reinforced at the
same time from the Northward & that they hoped to have
3000 French & Indians in May next to oppose the English if
they should presume to undertake an Expedition to the West-
ward or if we should not raise ah Army for that purpose to
make an attempt on either Virga or this Province. The
Indians that the French depend on for Assistance on such an
Occasion & that have already declared in their favour are the
Shawanese Delawares Picts Mingoes Tuckahoes & Tawaes,
who will it is supposed be able to furnish about 1400 or 1500
fighting Men. The Garrison of Du Quesne does not he says
at this time consist of more than 200 Men, nor that at Venango
of more than 60, but a great Number of Indians are lodged in
Barracks & Huts that have been built for them just beyond
 

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