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218 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.
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Letter Bk. III
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Family. As I am persuaded that a friendly Correspondence
between the Governors of these Colonies is in the present State
of Affairs highly expedient Your Declaration on that Head is
very agreeable to me as I shall on all Occasions endeavour to
shew by writing freely to you as often as I may have any thing
to communicate which might concern either of these Colonies
or which it might be agreeable to you to be advised of. By a
Letter which I lately received from Carlyle I find that neither
the General, the Artillery nor the Highland Battalion had got
thither the 28th of last Month, Colo Bouquet with Six Com-
panies of your Troops & some of the Pensa Forces was open-
ing a New Road from F. Lyttleton to Ray's Town & thence to
the Forks of the Yogyogany which was likely to prove a very
laborious & difficult Task. A small Detachment of the Royal
American Regiment & two Companies of the Delaware
Troops are come hither with Sixty Waggon Load of Musquet
Ball & Artillery Stores, which are if it is possible to be sent
to Fort Cumberland by water I sent off about Twenty Tun
of them yesterday morning but am afraid the waters of Po-
towmack will be too much fallen before the Canoes return for
them to make another Trip. We are told by a Party of
Cherokees that were lately in Sight of Fort Du Quesne that
the Number of the Enemy at that place does not exceed four
or five hundred, most of whom go over the Ohio every Day to
work on a Fort that is begun at the Distance of about half a
mile beyond the River, I am likewise told by a Gentleman
at Carlyle that the French at & in the neighbourhood of
Venango are much alarmed at no Provisions being sent this
year as usual from Niagara. As I shall find myself obliged to
remain here the greatest part of the Summer to encourage or
compel the Militia (that I have contrary to the Advice of our
Lower House of Assembly ordered out for the Protection of
the Frontier Inhabitants) to do their Duty You will be pleased
to send any Letters that you may think proper to favour me
with during that time to Winchester whence if they are
directed to the Care of the Commanding Officer at Fort
Loudoun they will find a speedy Conveyance for having the
inclosed Letters put on board the first Vessel that sails for
London from Your Governt
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[St. Clair to Sharpe.]
Carlile the 6th Jully 1758
Dear Sir
I have just time to acquaint you that General Forbes is
arrived. I send you this by Colonel Preatters by Express,
should be glad to hear how you are going on. We are
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