Frederick Town, the I^st of Iune 1758.
D. S. As soon as the Waggons that are gone to Annapolis return
hither I shall send some of them to Winchester with 400 of
the Musketts & you may expect them there next Sunday or
Monday. In the Letter which you sent me from General
Forbes & which was dated the 25^th of May is the following
Paragraph " I am greatly at a Loss & much distressed how to
act with regard to the 300 men that you had at Fort Cumber-
land & Frederick in the Province Pay. As you have said
nothing about them I hope they continue as they were untill
I have the Pleasure of seeing you; At the same time I should
be well pleased that they could be all got together at Fort
Cumberland as by that means Part of Col^o Washington's Vir-
ginia Regiment might march to Fort Frederick in order to
join the other Troops at Ray's Town, but as you will see S^r
Iohn S^t Clair I think those Things may be easily settled for
the best. Since I left Winchester I have given orders for
reducing the Company that was commanded by Capt Pearis
& distributing the Men that composed it into the other four
which will make them I apprehend about 90 men a Company
including Officers; 122 of these are at Fort Frederick & the
mouth of Conegochiegh, by a Return which I received yester-
day from the Commanding Officer at that Fort I find that 60
of those had the Small Pox many years ago & that 25 of the
60 have been these five Days at Conegochiegh under the
Command of Capt Ioshua Beall that in Case you should think
proper to send a Party to Fort Cumberland there might not
be the least Danger of their carrying any Infection. Capt. A.
Beall assures me that none of the men under his Command
except two are suffered to go to the House where those that
had the Small Pox were & he seems very sanguine in his
hopes that he shall be able to hinder the Distemper from
Spreading.

[Sharpe to St. Clair.]

M^r Darnall's near Frederick Town, the 3^d of Iune 1758.
D^r S^r
Since the General leaves it entirely to you & me to settle
& pay what is due to the Troops that are in Garrison at Fort
Cumberland & Fort Frederick It is time I think you should
know what Sum will be sufficient that you may proceed to
coin as soon as you please for that purpose. By the inclosed
Sketch or general Account you will see that there was due to
our Troops the 8^th of April last a Trifle more than £4536 Cur-