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Saturday Morning, 13th March, 1756.
The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
M.r Hynson, M.r Wallis, M.r Ward, M.r Handy, M.r Waggaman,
M.r John Goldsborough, Col. Henry, M.r Casson, and M.r Charles
Goldsborough, have Leave of the House to go home.
The Governor communicated to M.r Speaker the following Mes-
sage, viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
Inclosed you have Governor Dinwiddie's Answer to a Letter that
I sent him on the Subject of your Addresses of the first and third
Instant.
13.th March 1756 Hor.o Sharpe.
And the following Letter,
Williamsburg, March 8, 1756.
Sir,
The Commissioners to the Catawbas and Cherokees have been
gone a Month; when they return, shall give you a true Account of
their Transactions with those People. I have some Hopes they will
supply us with 1000 Men, who must be paid and supported by the
neighbouring Colonies.
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
March 13
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The Cherokees that came into Augusta about three Months ago,
with 230 of our Rangers, are gone to attack the Shawnese in their
Towns: I wish them Success, and on their Return shall give you
an Account of what has been done by them.
We are intirely in want of Arms; none are sent here from his
Majesty: Our Agent says there are 6000 sent to New-England,
to be distributed among the Colonies; they would have come sooner
to hand if sent from London. I have wrote General Shirley the
great want we are in, and desired to be supplied if in his Power.
I am glad your Assembly has voted £40,000 and wish our Assembly
may be prevailed on to grant a handsome Sum. They meet the 25th.
I am sorry for that Part of your Letter, that the French intend
to attack Oswego this Winter, and hope the Intelligence is ground-
less; but I fear we have not Men sufficient there to defend the
Place.
1 would gladly hope that the Operations for these Southern Colo-
nies should be to the Ohio; if they did not succeed in taking the Fort
they would make a very good Diversion, by hindering them on the
Ohio from marching to Niagara; and I fear it's impossible to pre-
vail with our People to go to Albany.
There are four Brass Cannon, of 12 Pounders, with all theii
Appurtenances, landed here. General Shirley ordered them to New-
York, but I stopt them till I hear from him, as they will be greatly
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