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

LetterBk. III be very slow in their motions & ill provided with Arms, &
Fort Cumberland is not a place that can stand a Siege. I am
very glad to find that you are so well pleased with the Beha-
viour of the Indians that met you lately at Easton & that you
entertain such sanguine hopes that their future Conduct will
be agreeable to the promises that they have now made. What
You intimate concerning the Behaviour of some of Your People
who have busied themselves so much of late with these
Indians excites my Curiosity greatly. I shall therefore be
much obliged to you for a Copy of the minutes that were
taken at Your late Treaty whenever you shall be pleased to
favour me with one & have leisure to give me some Account
of those Gentns Transactions. It was reported here a few
Days ago that some of the Cherokees who were at Winchester
had murthered one of the Inhabitants & threatened them all
after the most insolent manner but I am now told by an
Officer from Fort Frederick that there was not much founda-
tion for the story & that the Indians are througly reconciled.
I am told that the Royal Americans desert from Colo Stanwix
very fast but not I hope in such numbers as the Virginians go
off in, I have been assured that Colo Washington has lost
more than 100 in a week & not one of them has been appre-
hended or discovered to him. If any of the Masters of Vessels
in Your port choose to sail for England under Convoy of the
Garland man of War you will be pleased to have it signified
to them that Capt Arbuthnot will sail from Hampton Road
the 15th of Septr if the wind & weather shall permit him to
do so.

[Sharpe to Dinwiddie.]

16th Augst 1757.
Sir
You will by the inclosed Copy of a Letter from Govr Delan-
cey to the Council of N York that Fort Wm Henry surrendered
the 8th Inst & that the Enemy attacked Fort Edward the 9th
Governor Denny adds nothing ro the News that is contained
in the inclosed Letters I am &c.

At the same time His Excellency writ to Governor Denny
acknowledging the Receit of his Letter of the 13th wch con-
tained the News abovemend

Original. [Dinwiddie to Sharpe.]

Williamsburg Aug. 18th 1757.
Sir
Your Letter of the 13th by Express I receiv'd & heartily
thank You for it. The Day before Your Express arrived I



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