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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761
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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 165

with the Country that lies between Juniata River & Potow-
mack having always lived in those Parts & am informed that
the Road which leads to Fort Cumberland from Shippensburg
by Fort Frederick is near twenty miles shorter than the Road
which goes by Williams's or the mouth of Conegochiegh.
You will see by the inclosed Draft wherein that River &
Potowmack are laid down agreeable to an actual Survey that
this Road strikes of from that wch leads to William's Ferry a
few Miles to the Eastward of Conegochiegh & about a Mile
to the Westward of a Plantation called Henry Pawlins, but
upon Lieutt Shelby's Representation I have given orders for
opening another Road between Pawlin's & Fort Frederick
which will I expect be done within a Fortnight at Farthest &
be 3 or 4 miles shorter than that which is used at present.
There is a good Road already opened from Fort Frederick
into that which was made thro Virga to Cape Capon by your
Order & the Ford at Cherrys is much better than that at the
mouth of Conegochiegh. the Wells that are in & near the
Fort afford exceeding good Water & there are Houses
enough to receive any quantity of Provision & Stores that
the General might have occasion to order thither. There are
among the officers at Fort Frederick 2 or 3 that have lived
many years in that Part of the Country & are acquainted with
most of the Inhabitants if you would write to Capt Alexr Beall
who commands there & let him know what & what quantity
of Forage &c you would have purchased & laid in at the Fort
at the mouth of Conegochiegh or at any other Place & send
him money to pay for it I am apt to think that these officers
would be able to purchase on as reasonable Terms as any
Person & on better than any Stranger that you can send
thither on such a Service.
P. S. I have desired Colo Prather to buy 20 Loads of Hay
1000 Bush of oats & 1000 Bush of Indian Corn 		Letter Bk. III
[Genl. Abercromby to Sharpe.]

New York, March 29th 1758
Sir,
As by the Enclosed Extract of Mr Secretary Pitt's Letter to
me, Dated from Whitehall December 30th 1757. I am Directed
to Appoint Colonel Forbes (who by the same Conveyance has
received His Majesty's Commission of Brigadier General in
America) to Command such Forces as I shall Judge proper to
Leave in the Southern Province; I have in Consequence of
the said Directions Appointed Brigadier General Forbes to
that Command: And in order to Enable him the better to
Carry on this Service, pursuant to His Majesty's Instructions,

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