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the Governor to wave the Right of nominating Militia Officers,
at least I am sure that every Person in this Province & I
beleive in all the Neighbouring ones is convinced that the
Right which the Pensilvanians make such a Stir about gives
the Governors very little weight or Influence in Elections. I
have not received any Letter from the Earl of Loudoun
since he returned from Halifax neither do I hear how the
Troops that are under His Lordship's Command to the North-
ward are at present employed. By two French Deserters
that came into Fort Cumberland about a Month ago we are
told that there were at that time no more than 400 Men in
Garrison at Fort Du Quesne but they were well provided with
Ammunition & Provisions having lately received very large
Supplies of both from the Missisippi. If this Account of the
Deserters is to be depended on I presume the Enemy will not
make any Attempt on Fort Cumberland or any other of our
advanced Posts this Season but we must expect that a few of
the Frontier Inhabitants will at times be cut off by their Indian
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Parties let our Rangers be never so vigilant. This will be
delivered by Mr Wolstenholme in whose favour Mr Hanbury
has so often made Application to you. I understand he goes
to England to procure some Govt Commissions not doubting
but Mr Hanbury if he is really desirous to serve him can get
him some advantageos Contract.
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[Loudoun to Sharpe.]
New York, October 16th 1757.
Sir,
On the 13th I had the favor of yours of the Ist Instant,
As to your Quaere about what Troops I shall Quarter in
Your Province this Winter, that is a Point I have not yet been
able to settle, nor shall not, till some further Intelligence,
which I daily Expect, Arrives of the Enemy's Motions;
at present I think I shall have very few Troops, perhaps not
more than the four Independt Companies, and Recruiting
Parties; but of this I shall Acquaint you, as soon as I Arrive
at Albany, for which place I propose to set out to morrow.
From your Letter it does appear that the point of Quarters
is not well understood; Quarters the Troops have a right to
Every where, & at all times; In time of War the number to
be Quartered in any place must Depend on the Exigencies of
the Service, of which the General can be the only Iudge, as it
must Depend upon the plans he has to Execute, or the Intel-
ligence he has of the Enemy's Intentions, so that Quarters can
never be so Settled in time of War, but that they may be sub-
ject to Changes Every hour, According as the General shall
Iudge it Necessary. —
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