Letter Bk. I.
p. 84
p. 85
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[Sharpe to Calvert.]
1 5th of Septr 1 754 transmitted also by Capt Creagh —
Sr
In my Letter of the 2d I made known to you our general
Expectations from the Virginia Assembly who were then con-
vened: since which time I have been informed by Governor
Dinwiddie that all his Endeavours to incite them to advance a
Sum of Money for the Expedition have proved unsuccesful.
Soon after their meeting it seems they voted £20,000 for the
Service but in preparing a Bill for that purpose they inserted a
Clause for Discharging £2 500 which had been advanced by
the Speaker & several Members to the Attorney Genl. at his
Embarkation for England. This was look't on by the Goverr
& Council as a most extravagant Requisition, The Bill was
accordingly rejected & the Governor thereupon thought proper
to prorogue them to the 17th of October in hopes of receiving
by that time some farther Instructions from home for his Con-
duct, if not Men or Money for the Service. This Accident has
removed all thoughts of any thing's being done or attempted
against the French this Summer. The most our Forces can
execute will be the building a Fort to secure a Pass thro the
Mountains which might facilitate our Operations next Spring,
this I beleive will be the Business of the three independant
Companies from New York & South Carolina amounting to
about 260 Men. The North Carolina Companies are all ex-
cepting 40 or 50 Men disbanded; the Money that was granted
for their Subsistance being nearly expended. & the 300 Vir-
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