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person up to the Ohio, and Fort Duquesne, to get some Intel-
ligence of the Enemys situation in those parts, I should
make it very well worth his while perhaps Capt Dagworthy at
Fort Cumberland, might find some such person to send.
Who likewise, as well as all your out posts, might have orders
to send out frequent Scouting partys to keep the Enemy at a
distance, & prevent their prying into our preparations.
They say there is one Fraser at Wills's Creek who knows
all the Ohio Indians perfectly well.
I shall be extreamly proud of the pleasure of your acquaint-
ance, but it would be too great presumption in me, to wish to
see you at Philadelphia, where 1 must remain untill I can get
every thing sent away, however, your zeal & warmth for His
Majestys Service, and the good of these Colonies, makes me
flatter myself with tke hopes of your assistance, in the Con-
duct of the ensuing Campaign.
I must beg the favour, that you will order a Return of your
Troops as they now stand, to be
they are
your province for
of the present year, & what
you have of Compleating them
for me at Philadelphia
I am with very great regard
your most obedient &
most Humble Servt
Jo: fforbes.
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[Abercromby to Sharpe.]
New York March 22d 1758
Sir
As there are a large Number of Men to be raised in this
Country, pursuant to His Majestys Commands, signified to
me by Mr Secretary Pitt's Letter of the 30th of December last,
which will require a much larger Quantity of Provisions (than
was before apprehended to be necessary the effectual Supply
of this additional [Number] of Troops; which will render it
requisite to empress all Kinds of Provisions for this Service
I must therefore desire you, Sir, that you will take the proper
Measures, that all such Provisions as the Army under my
Command may want, shou'd be impressed secured and de-
liver'd to the Contractors or their Agents, they paying a
Reasonable Price for the same. And I desire that you will
appoint proper Persons to settle and fix an equal Price
between the Owners & Contractors, [that] there may be no
Ground or Reason of Complaint on either side.
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