New Brunswick in Iersey Ap: 18^th 1757
Dear Sir
I received your most obliging Letter from Philadelphia dated
about the 26^th of last month, I am much obliged to you for
your Care & concern of me, and shoud think my self very
happy if I were able to travel to Annapolis, that I might accept
of your kind Invitation.
The Phisicians have sent me to this place for the Air and to
be out of the way of Business, they thought it dangerous for
me to cross the Sea in my situation, and they tell me that living
on Vegetables & milk with moderate exercise is the only
chance I have for recovering; I am sure you will think it hard
to have this Sentence pronounced against me and what appears
strange to me, is that I have neither Sickness nor pain & I
sleep & eat as I used to do. I have intirely got into a sene of
life new to me, I hope I shall have temper enough to go thro'
with it, I ride out twice a Day in my Chariot, as for the rest
of my time I pass it away in doing nothing, and comfort my
self with thinking I shall not live to be troublesome to man-
kind, as the Phisicians say a few months will determine my
fate, If it is descided in my favour I hope to see you in the
Autumn & I promise you a long visit.
There is nothing new in these parts every body uneasy
untill we hear from England, Marshall of the Independents
has been before a Court Martial, and is broke, I believe his
Lop will find it a difficult matter to get a Lieu^t of any standing
to accept of the Company it being in so bad a Condition. I
shall be glad to hear from you, for the hearing from one for
whom I have so great a Regard will always give me pleasure.
I am with the greatest Respect Dear Sir,
Gov^r Sharpe. Your most obedient and most humble Ser^t
John S'Clair.

& U. S.

1753-67.
p. 164

Fort Frederick 29. April 1757.
Brother of Maryland.
I this Day came into your Province with a Company of our
Nation in our Way to War against the French Shuanoes, and
all their Indians hearing they killed some of our Brothers, not
knowing when we set off from Winchester but the Murder
was committed in Virginia but coming to this Fort found we
were in another province and on being informed by Captain
Beadle that our Brother the Governor of this Province had a
real Love for our Nation, and that he had provided Clothes for