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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 17
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Men that may be raised for His Majesty's Service in these
parts he has ordered Capt Dagworthy to continue in his
Command & to regard no orders but such as he shall receive
from him alone. After such a Step I do not know that
I can do any thing farther. Our Agents by what I under-
stand do not think themselves at liberty to issue pay for any
Captains or entire Companies that are posted as a Standing
Garrison in Fort Cumberland, it will remain with Colonel
Stanwix to persuade them to put a different Construction on
our Act but what I am most afraid of is that when the Assembly
finds that their Resolutions are so little regarded they will be
more averse to granting large Supplies for His Majesty's
Service. I was surprized that my Letter of the 5th of May had
not reached you as a Gentleman of our Council who was
going to Potowmack promised to forward it to you. I pre-
sume it has been did before this time but lest it should not I
send you inclosed another Copy of the Return that was made
to me of the Provisions that were left at Fort Cumberland
when your Troops were withdrawn. As there is a much
greater quantity of Fish & some other Stores than our Men
will consume or will have occasion for the Person who con-
tracts to victual our Troops cannot be accountable for more
than he can tell what to do with. As to the Beef the men will
not touch it nor indeed is it fit for food; but for the Flour &
any other Provisions that are wholesome & will be of use to
him Mr Ross the Contractor is ready to pay either in money
or the same Species & I beleive is going to Winchester to
treat with Colo. Washington & to learn Your Pleasure con-
cerning this matter. I informed you in my last that I had
received a message from a Party of Cherokees that were
come into Fort Frederick, & that the Assembly had impow-
ered me to send them Goods to the Amount of£ioo as a
present with my answer This I thought a very poor Gift but
as the Indians had before Mr Wolstenholme & Mr Ridout could
go up to deliver it, been out & returned with the Scalps of
4 Indian Enemies that they had killed on the Frontiers of
Pensa the Gentn found themselves at liberty to make such
an Addition to the Present as rendered it very acceptable. As
I thought the Interpreter deserved & would expect something
& as I had it not in my power to do any thing else for him, I
permitted the Gentn to offer him a Commission in one of our
New Companies not that he should be confined to the Duty
of such Company but only that he might be entituled to some
pay or Reward from this Province while he is serving His
Majesty & these Colonies by attending our Indian Allies as
an Interpreter, I do not suppose that these New Companies
will be long kept up but perhaps the Commission will be
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