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which with the former have been attended with great Expence
to the Country. As to the Interpreter, I fear he does not
deserve much Notice, as he has behaved very ill, & Mr Atkin,
who is now at Winchester has my Orders, if what is told of
him be true, to dismiss him the Service.
I am glad You have so good a Prospect in raising Your
Men, & I am of Opinion, when Yr Assembly meets again they
will think it absolutely necessary to strengthen Your Hands
by a large Supply. It is great Pleasure to hear our Friend Sr
Iohn St Clair is so well recover'd as to attend the Expedition,
which I sincerely wish may be attended with Success.
Our Assembly was prorogued last Wednesday with great
Application & Interest they have generously granted every
Thing I desired; — In my Speech on opening the Session they
have voted an Augmentation of our Regiment to 1200 Men,
& three Companies of Rangers of 100 Men each & 80000£
for their Subsistance &c they have laid Taxes for that Service
2/ on each Hhd of Tobo 2/ on each 100 Acres of Land & 47
Poll Tax which is tho' will be sufficient; these Taxes are to
continue for five Years; & they further voted 3Ooo£ for main-
taing & giving Presents to Inds that may come to our Assist-
ance, for raising the Men there is to be a Draught of one in
Forty, Freeholders excepted, and to take up all Vagarants or
such as have no visible Method for geting their Living,
I hope it will answer, & is to be finish'd in twenty five Days.
I hope this will raise a Spirit in Your People to follow so nec-
essary & useful an Example.
I wish You Health & with great Regard
I remain
Your Exs
Most obedt hble Servant
Robt Dinwiddie
Govr Sharpe
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[Dagworthy to Stanwix.]
Fort Cumberland June 14. 1757.
Sir
Six Cherokee Indians who just now came from Fort Du
Quesne say that six Days ago they saw a large Body of
Troops march from that Garrison with a number of Waggons
and a Train of Artillery, and by their Rout must intend an
Attack upon this Garrison I am
P. S. Two Days afterwards Your most humble, and most
these Indians saw the Army obedient Servant
on their March on the side of Ino Dagworthy
the Place where Braddock was defeated.
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