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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1757-1761
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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 227

making must pass. I imagine that all the rest of the Virginia
Forces except the six Companies that are with Colo Bouquet
are by this time at Fort Cumberland; the New Levies as well
as the old Regiment are very good Men. They are Com-
manded by Colo Washington & Colo Byrd a Gentleman of the
Council, and amount I suppose to upwards of 1800 Effective
men. I am sorry to inform your Lordship that most of the
Cherokees who were some time since on the Frontiers of Vir-
ginia & on whom the General had some Dependance are
returned home, when they were press't to leave Winchester
& to Join the Army at Carlyle many of them declared that
they did not come with any Intention to Act in Conjunction
with our Forces but only to see their Bretheren of Virginia &
to talk with them about Trade; as they were returning home
in different parties some of them plundered many of the
Inhabitants on the Frontiers of Virginia & used them ex-
treemly ill, which it is said provoked the People so much that
they Assembled & fired on one of the parties whereby several
of the Cherokees were killed. About fifty of these People
however continue with our Forces, & it is hoped that they will
remain with the General to the End of the Campaign. We
are told that the French have not been able to send any pro-
visions from Canada this Spring to their Garrisons on this
side the Lakes, which has much alarmed them, however I
doubt not but the Troops at Fort Du Quesne will before ours
can get thither receive supplies from the Settlements they
have made down the Ohio. The last Accounts that we have
received concerning that Fort was to the following purport,
that the Garrison consists of about 500 Men but that most of
them go over the Ohio every Morning to work on a Fort
which the French are building about half a Mile beyond that
River. Mr Calvert having intimated to me that your Lord-
ship was desirous of having some dried Rattle Snakes I sent
home some of them powdered by a Ship of Colo Loyds which
was to have sailed about the End of May, since I have been
here I have collected a Dozen more which I shall send by the
first Vessel that sails from this province
I am My Lord with the utmost Respect
Your Lordships
Most Devoted
Humble Servt
Fort Frederick Horo Sharpe
The 9th of July 1758.
Original.
Calvert
Papers.

 



 
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