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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761
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 190 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
Letter Bk. III to enumerate the objections that lye against the mode of
Taxation proposed by our Lower House of Assembly &
which they are resolved to adhere to, but I have sent Mr Cal-
vert a particular account of every thing that hath passed
between the two Houses & between the Assembly & myself
on this occasion that in Case any one should desire to know
to what it is owing that no Supplies have been granted by
this Province as well as the neighbouring ones towards carry-
ing on the operations of the Campaign he might be able to
give a proper Answer. As the Lower House were deter-
mined to grant no money otherwise than on their own Terms
so were they resolved if possible to put it out of my Power to
protect the People committed to my Care without the Sup-
plies that I had asked of them, & therefore altho it has been
heretofore no uncommon thing with us to decry & discredit
the Soldiery & to insist that the most natural & easy way of
Defending the Province would be by obliging the Militia to
serve in Arms yet no sooner did the Assembly find that I
intended to have Recourse to that Method than they Remon-
strated against it as grievous & oppressive & used their
utmost Influence to discourage & dissuade the Militia from
obeying my orders. These Proceedings of theirs will I am
afraid make an ill Impression on the minds of many of their
Constituents & I expect that a great many of those that may
be ordered to march & serve in Arms on the Frontiers during
the Summer will either refuse to move or behave afterwards
in a very refractory manner.
Original. [St. Clair to Sharpe.]

Winchester May 28th 1758
Dear Govr
I have this afternoon received a Letter from Colo Bouquett,
acquainting me that Colo Byrds Regt & Colo Armstrongs
March from Carlisle the 29th for Fort Loudoun, They are to
be joined the 4th or 5th at Shippensbg by 5 Compys of Colo
Washington's Regt and one Compy of Artificers from the
2d Regt
I have heard nothing from Mr Prest Blair about Arms &c.
But I am doing all in my Power to extricate myself out of
many difficulties. I shall send to Colo Prathers on Thursday
for the arms and some Tents I expect from Carlisle. I must
beg you will make my Complemts to Mr Bassett and tell him
to be at Colo Prathers the 2d of Iune and to bring the En-
trenching Tools to that place, He is to go to Shippensbg with
them to be under Colo Bouquet's orders and the Compys of
Colo Washingtons will be at Connegogee that day and serve



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