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158 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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As Carpenters, and Axe men, are absolutely necessary in
the back Country, I must beg leave to Recommend to you,
that a number of those men be sent & likewise that the Prov-
ince will send twenty, or thirty men, mounted upon light ser-
visable Horses, & every way Accouter'd, to serve in conjunc-
tion with those furnish'd by the other Provinces, as a body of
light Horse, from which I expect very important service.
I am given to understand, that the Inhabitants upon the
Confines, being much used to Woods, and Hunting would
consiquently make good Rangers, in which case, I am to beg,
you will give Directions for the forming your properest men,
into such a Company, with good officers, who know the
Country to conduct them, As the Roads from Lancaster in
Pensilvania to Williams's Ferry upon the Potowmack, may
want considerable Repairs, & Widening for the Carriages of
Cannon &c
I have therefore wrote to the Governor of Pensilvania for
that purpose, in order that these Roads may be Repaird by
the Inhabitants of Pensilvania, and Maryland.
And you will be so good to give your orders, about the
Road leading from Williams's Ferry, to Fort Cumberland,
espetialy the Road from Colonel Cressop's to Fort Cumber-
land, which may be mended in some measure, by your people
now at that Fort.
Sr John St Clair informs me, that you have a body of
Cherokee Indians at Fort Fredrick upon the Potowmack,
which I must beg you will be so good as order to be taken
care of, untill we can assemble our people which I hope may
be done by the 20th April, and as I propose Canegocheeque
for a Rendevouze for the Pensilvania Troops, and Regulars
from Philadelphia, I beg you will order the Maryland People,
to Fredrick town in Maryland by that time, where if they
cannot have provisions deliverd to them by our Contractors,
I will allow of four pence sterling pr day, to each Effective
man in lieu of provisions.
As there is some times a great deal of time lost in Cloath-
ing, and furnishing out Provintial Troops, I should think
therefore that whatever time is lost in that sort of Equipment,
is a real loss, as a good man in any Cloaths, and a Blanket,
may well answer the purposes required of him.
As there will be a great deal of Forrage wanted for the
support of our Waggon & Baggage horses, I therefore beg
that you will order as much Hay, Indian Corn, and oats, to be
laid up at Canogocheeque, as the Country can afford, & I
will send an officer there to Receive, & pay for it, according
to the Current price of the Country.
If it could possibly be contrived some Intelligent
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