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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761
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126 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Letter Bk. III 500 men which were then in the pay of the Province & that
the Disposal of them should be left entirely to himself. This
Letter I immediately laid before them but they still adhered
to their Resolution & framed a Bill accordingly & sent it to
the Upper House for their Concurrence. The Gentlemen
who compose that House however were of opinion that some
Regard ought to.be shewn to the Earl of Loudoun's Requisi-
tion & as they were unwilling to invade His Majesty's pre-
rogative or Right to command all Troops in his Dominions
by himself or those he appoints they did not hesitate to return
the Bill with a Negative; As the Lower House would not
be prevailed on to frame a second or go upon any other Busi-
ness afterwards, I soon after put an End to the Session & am
now with the Earl of Loudoun's Approbation preparing to
defend the Frontiers with Militia till some other more effectual
Measures shall be taken for our Security. I doubt not but
this proposal of our Assembly's to give up at once by a Law
Fort Cumberland & a Tract of Country on this side of it 60
Miles in Extent which was till lately well setled will be repre-
sented to the Ministry by the Earl of Loudoun in proper
Colours & therefore I have already sent Mr Calvert Tripli-
cates of a minute account of all my Transactions (relative to
our Troops & their Disposition) & with the Assembly during
the last & the preceeding Session that in case Lord Baltimore
should be called upon he might be well prepared to give
answers to any questions that may be asked & I hope to
justify my Conduct. I have the satisfaction to know that the
Earl of Loudoun approves of the several Steps that I have
taken & I flatter myself therefore that he will lay the whole
Blame where it is justly due. For my own part I cannot but
say that as the Assembly were determined to reduce our
Forces I am glad they have openly declared so, & that they
did not contrive it so as to seem willing to grant Supplies but
at the same time propose such a Mode of rasing the Money
as would necessarily make the Proprietary's Interest clash
with His Majesty's Service. Upon my advising Ld Loudoun
of the Measures that the Assembly seemed resolved to pursue
he was pleased to give Colo Stanwix Discretionary orders for
the garrisoning Fort Cumberland with other Troops which
will I presume be immediately done, & as to Fort Frederick I
shall take Care to have that always garrisoned with the Militia
of this Province over whom I have (Thanks to those who rep-
resented the People in Assembly about 40 years ago) pretty
ample power & Authority tho not so much as is requisite in
such dangerous times as the present & I find myself suffi-
ciently impowered likewise to impress from the Inhabitants as
much provision for those that march as they shall stand in


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