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others that he might be concerned with Last Winter while
Lieut^t M^cBeane of the Royal American Regiment was in this
Province, several of his Recruits deserted, two of them were
afterwards taken by one M^r Woolford (whom I had employed to
enlist men for the same Corps) & sent to M^r M^cBeane as he
was marching to Phil^a M^r Woolford victualled them several
Days but was never repaid the money that he expended on
that Account neither did he receive any thing for apprehend-
ing them. The Persons who concealed or entertained the
Deserters have been since prosecuted & fined agreeable to
the Act of Parliament, As the Deserters had never joined
the Regiment I should be glad to know what you would have
done with the Moiety of the Fines that is payable to the
Officers or whether you would approve of M^r Woolford's &
the Sheriff's being thereby reimbursed the Expence they were
at in victualling the Deserters after they were apprehended.

[Sharpe to Denny.]

15^th of Iuly 1757.
Sir
I do myself the honour to acknowledge the Receit of Your
Letter dated the 2 3^d of Iune & at the same time to inform you
that I yesterday received one from Fort Cumberland dated
the 10^th Inst wherein Capt Dagworthy tells me that one Iohn
Street who was sometime since a Drummer in that Company
of Your Forces which was commanded by Capt Ward & was
taken Prisoner at Fort Granville when that place was reduced
has made his Escape together with some Negro that the
Indians had captivated & that they are both come into Fort
Cumberland Street having been examined upon Oath says
that after he was taken Prisoner he was carried by the way of
Fort du Quesne to a small Town which lies two miles below
that place where he was detained till the Spring, that he was

then taken to the Loggs Town & kept there till May when
being sold for a Servant to an Indian Trader he attended his
master to Fort Du Quesne & stayed there about a month
when he effected his Escape. That when he went with the
Trader to Fort Du Quesne the Garrison in that place consisted
of between 300 & 400 French & a few Indians, but that about
a month ago they were reinforced by 200 French who came
from the Missisippi & brought up a very considerable Quan-
tity of Provisions in 12 large Boats. Upon the Arrival of
which there was great Rejoicing & the Officer who com-
manded the Reinforcement was saluted by a Discharge of
Cannon & small Arms, that a few Days after this about 200
French & Indians went out in pursuit of some Scouting Party