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62 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe,
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of the next Assembly to make a Struggle for a Sum of Money
to finish it — The Journals of both Houses of Assembly here-
with transmitted will shew with how little success I met them
the 25th of March on the Business I acquainted you with in my
last Letter, the Ohio Affair you will perceive was scarcely heard
with temper, & the Method proposed for raising Money to
answer the Expence of sending Commrs to Albany was such
as could not be concurred with, you will see that I am re-
duced to great Streights, by the People's determined Resolu-
tion to make His Majesty's Service & His Ldp's Interest clash
if by any means it can be so brought about: that I permitted
the upper House at their earnest Request to return the Bill
curtailed only, as matters were brought to such a Crisis, I hope
will not appear too indulgent, & I should be extreemly obliged
by your advising me how to steer my Course when such Diffi-
culties shall again happen to occur. The pressing Sollicitations
of the several Governmts around us alarmed at the great Pro-
gress of the French in making themselves Masters of the Country
westward of these Provinces; have necessitated me to meet
again our Assembly the 8th Inst when I hope to find them
better disposed to promote the Service so earnestly recom-
mended in the Letters from the Lords of Trade & the Earle
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of Holdernesse. A small Fort that the Virginians had erected
on the River Ohio a Body of near 1000 French Troops have
about a week since summoned & taken before the Forces
raised in Virginia Carolinas & New York could muster & go
to its Defence or Relief. The Govt at home have sent Orders
to the Independant Companies at New York & Carolina to
join these Troops which will make them near 1000 compleat,
an unequal Force by what intelligence we have received to
the French already posted on & about that River — Your Favour
of the 5th of Jany with His Ldp's Instructions I have lately
received & shall shew the greatest Diligence in procuring &
sending satisfactory Answers to the particulars thereby enjoined ;
The Laws I am getting transcribed (so as to reject those
expired or dissented to) which returned authenticated I hope
will give satisfaction. An express Answer to what relates
to the Boundaries, the Examinations & observations I had
before & have now ordered to be made will very soon as I
before observed enable me to make; I have by this sent the
References to supply the Defect complained of in the Answer
to Logan's state of the Claims &c & I hope a Reference to the
74th Article of my private Instructions will induce you to excuse
the seeming impropriety of the Expression concerning the
Newcastle Radius in my first Letter which might be in part
occasioned by the sole way of measuring in use here to wit
by the Chain (maugre Hill or Dale that shall occur), by a
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