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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761
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196 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Letter Bk. III would soon agree upon a Bill for paying them that had pre-
vented their disbanding themselves before that time. In case
the General will fulfill the Earl of Loudoun's Engagement
with respect to the Maryland Troops & will forthwith advance
as much money as is due to them & to the Person by whom
they have been victualled He might if he thinks proper allude
to this Address in the Demand that I presume he will make
on this Province & I am really of opinion that our Lower
House of Assembly will think themselves in some Sort bound
by these Declarations of theirs to repay at some future Ses-
sion whatever Sum the General shall advance for the Payment
of our Troops to the time that that Address was presented or
to the End of their last Session; but concerning this Matter I
shall communicate my Sentiments to you more fully when the
General has given you an explicit answer & when I have the
pleasure of seeing you after you can leave Winchester. The
inclosed Extract of a Letter from Doctor Ross to Mr Ridout
will shew you that it is high time a fresh Supply of Provisions
was sent to Fort Cumberland especially as you are about to
reinforce that Garrison, As I have not desired Doctor Ross to
send up any because I know that he is already too much
endebted to the Frontier Inhabitants to be able to procure a
quantity entirely on Credit, You will be pleased to give such
orders for victualling the Troops at Fort Cumberland & to
such Person as you shall think fit —
Copy. [St. Clair to Sharpe.]

Winchester June 3d 1758
Dear Governor.
I find it impossible for Me to carry on the Service to the
Likeing of every Body without having a Meeting with Colo
Bouquet; as he proposes to leave Carlisle on Monday I have
wrote to him to come to Conogogee on Teusday, which I dare
say he will agree to, and I have told him you will be at our
Congress. Should Colo Bouquet not come it is highly neces-
sary I should see you to regulate the Affair of your Forces
which I received a Power to do last Night. Colo Byrd comes
with Me, so remember some Provision may be wanted, I have
nothing of that Kind with Me at this Place.
I have received 17 Carbines from Fort Cumberland and
Nothing else, whenever your Arms come here, I shall send
Them to Frederick Town, they are good for Nothing. I must
entreat you to send Me 200 Firelocks, besides those I wrote
to you for, as I shall want Them, and enquire if any Blankets
are at Frederick Town, that we may send for Them if wanted.
I shoud be glad, if any are to be bought at Bladensburg, you



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