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168 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Sir Iohn St Clair who left this two days ago, will soon be
up in those parts, & has money to Satisfye & pay for what
will be Necessary.
I should be glad that any of the Scouting partys were so
lucky as to bring a Prisoner from Fort Duquesne, as by that
means something might be Learned, & hope the Encourage-
ment you give the Cherokees will keep them alert, & make
them Exert themselves in this Service.
As soon as the Troops Destined for the Service in the
West Arrives at Philadelphia, I have General Abercromby's
orders to send proper Detachments up to Fort Cumberland.
I hope soon to set out to Philadelphia, & shall be very happy
in paying my Respects to you in Maryland, being with great
Regard,
Sir, Yr most Humble and
New York Aprile 4th 1758. most Obt Servt
Jo: fforbes
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Letter Bk. III
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[Sharpe to Forbes.]
6th of April 1758.
Sir
The Letter that I did myself the honour to write to you the
27th of March contained a brief Account of what had passed,
between the Earl of Loudoun & me with regard to the Troops
that are at present on the Frontiers of this Province, as I had
wrote more fully to General Abercromby concerning them &
was then in hopes that His Excellency would approve of the
Proposition which the Earl of Loudoun had made to me I flat-
tered myself he would engage to fulfill His Ldp's Engage-
ment but by a Letter which I have just received from General
Abercromby dated the 29th of March I am referred to you for
an answer & desired to correspond with you alone on every
matter relative to His Majesty's Service & the Security of this
Province, this being the Case I take the Liberty to inclose you
a Copy of a Letter that I wrote to General Abercromby soon
after I was advised of his being appointed to the Chief Com-
mand in America together with a Copy of a Letter which the
Earl of Loudoun was pleased to send to me some time ago
& which induced me to encourage our officers & men to con-
tinue at Fort Cumberland & Fort Frederick till this time; As
they begin to be very uneasy & have within a few Weeks
made several Applications to me for the pay that is now due
to them & as the Officers assure me that they have been
already obliged to advance the men considerable sums to
supply themselves with common Necessaries you will I am
persuaded excuse my Importunity in beging you to favour
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