selves in readiness to march to Fort Frederick on the first
Notice, this Step will perhaps contribute with your Ldp's
Letter towards bringing the Assembly to a Right way of
thinking at least it will put them in mind that I can provide
for the Service which they design to support the 300 Men for
without their Assistance or Consent & that their obstinacy
will have no other Effect than to make me exert the power
with which I am to their great Mortification invested & it will
doubtless lead many People to examine into the Conduct of
their Representatives which I am sure every reasonable Person
must condemn. Indeed the superiour Class of People in every
part of the province are already much dissatisfied at the
Assembly's proceedings & declare publickly that they should
be well pleased if the Legislature of great Britain, would ease
the Assembly of the trouble of framing Supply Bills by Com-
pelling us by an Act of Parliament to raise £20,000 annually
by a Poll Tax as the Quota of this Province towards carrying
on the War. As I find that all our Troops were a few Days
since paid to the 10th of Octr & that their Cloathing was not
did to them till very lately I beleive there is no probability of
their deserting at least on this side Christmas, since Colo
Stanwix has upon my Application given the Person that has
hitherto victualled them orders to continue to supply them
with Provisions, I shall agreeable to your Ldp's orders regu-
larly advise Colo Stanwix of the Assemblys proceedings &
will also communicate to Your Ldp by Express any thing that
it might be necessary for your Ldp to be immediately
acquainted with. I &c
[Sharpe to Denny.]
27th of Novr 1757.
Sir
The Earl of Loudoun having been pleased to intimate
to me that he intends to visit Annapolis very shortly &
given me room to expect that you will not refuse to accom-
pany him I have thereupon engaged a Gentns House for the
Accommodation of His Ldp & his Family that there might be
a greater part of my own at the Service of Yourself & Mr
Peters or any other Gentn that will become my Guest. I
presume you know that His Ldp has been determined to
undertake this Journey at least sooner than he otherwise
would by the Resolution of the Assembly of this Province to
have our Provincial Troops immediately withdrawn from Fort
Cumberland & to reduce them forthwith to 300 Men that
number being in their opinion as many as are necessary for
the Defence of this Province & the Protection of our Frontier
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