him for an Escort. I should be obliged to you if you will
buy me 6 Grind stones and send them to Bassett to carry
with him.
Should the Tools not have past Connegogee I have ordered
Col^o Prather to stop them, and send a Message to M^r Bassett
in his Letter.
Be so good as to let me know if you can send any Militia
to Fort Cumberland by the 10^th of Iune that Garrison will be
relieved, and it is expected by your Militia I shoud be glad
to know for certain if you can do it.
I am with a true & Sincere Reg^d
Dear Gov^r
Your most obedient and
most humble Serv^t
John S^t Clair

[Sharpe to St. Clair.]
Frederick Town the 29^th of May 1758. S^r

I have received your Lett^r of the 27^th Inst as well as that
dated the 26^th but it really is not in my Power to supply any
Troops which you may have occasion to march thro this Prov-
ince either with Provisions or Waggons. Experience has
taught me that no Press Warrants of mine will be regarded
unless a large Party of Soldiers is sent to attend the Press-
master & to take Charge of what he might be ordered to
impress, besides you do not say where the Waggons that you
demand are to attend nor indeed is such a Number to be got
here on any Terms. I wrote to the Commanding Officer at
Fort Frederick immediately on my Return from Winchester &
the Carbines are already carried to Williams's at the mouth of
Conegochiegh. I have likewise sent 8 Waggons to Anna-
polis for the Arms that you desired might be brought hither
& I expect them back on Thursday next or on. Friday at
farthest. I hope you have by this time received Instructions
from the General relative to the Payment of the Troops that
are in Garrison at Fort Cumberland & Fort Frederick & that
have now served near 8 months without Pay, I cannot help
being uneasy about them as it is owing to the Encouragement
which I have given the Officers in Consequence of the Earl of
Loudoun's & General Forbes's Letters that the men have kept
together so long & unless the General will order Payment to
be made for the Provisions which they have been supplied
with very shortly the Person that has victualled them must be
inevitably ruined. Be pleased to let me know what Rout
you intend to take & when you propose to be in Maryland