Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 205

Frederick are to march towards Fort Cumberland about the
16^th Inst. & I shall then garrison the former Place with two
Companies of Militia which I have ordered out from the
interior Part of this County for that Purpose. I find that the

Army is to march thro Pens^a to Rays Town, & not by Fort
Frederick as I expected. Many of the Cherokees that were

lately on the Frontiers of these Provinces are returned home
on various Pretences, & I am much afraid that very few or not
more than a hundred of them at most will stay & act in Con-
junction with our Forces during the Campaign. &c —

[Col. Bouquet to Sharpe.]

Conigogegh 13^th June 1758.
Sir
As it will be of the greatest benefit to His Majesty's Ser-
vice, to have a road of communication open from Each of the
Provinces to Fort Cumberland. I am under the necessity of
requesting of you, to have the straightest Road reconnoitred,
leading from Fort Frederick to Fort Cumberland: Recom-
manding to those you appoint to mark it out. to report the
time that 500 men will take to cut it: any Expence you may
be at shall be paid by Sir John S^t Clair; as he will be the
nearest to you, Please to send him the Report of it, that if
found practicable, he may send Troops to work at it.
I am with the highest Regard
Sir
Your most obed^t
and most humb^le Serv^t
Henry Bouquet
To the Honble Gov^r Sharpe.

[Sharpe to St. Clair.]

14^th of Iune 1758. Fort Frederick
S^r
This Day I send off the Camp Kettles &c. for Winchester
& M^r Shelby setts off to Morrow in order to reconnoitre &
blaze the Road from Fort Frederick to Fort Cumberland.
Inclosed you have the account of 70 Blanketts sent by my
order to Winchester which were delivered to Colo Byrd the
9^th of this Inst. With the great Pains that Capt Bosomworth
& Capt Pearis have taken 9 Indians out of 14 have been pre-
vailed on to march to Fort Loudoun & continue the Cam-
paign. There are about 20 Indians at Fort Cumberland
which I am apprehensive may be for returning back to their