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L. H. J.
Liber No. 49
Dec. 9
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Inhabitants, between Conococheague and South-Mountain, have slew
into Heaps; many of which are removing quite away, and the rest will
I expect soon, if there is no Notice taken of them by your Excellency.
It is with Concern that I repeat it again, but I am very sure that if we
have no Relief at the Return of this Messenger, the greater Part of
the People will leave the Settlement, which if they do, what few of us
that would willingly stay, will not be able. I am, Sir,
Your Excellency's most obedient and humble Servant,
Joseph Chapline.
Horatio Sharpe, Esq ;
Annapolis, July 24, 1757.
Sir,
In Answer to your Letter of the 20th Instant, the Governor orders
me to tell you, that he is extremely sorry to hear, that any Mischief
has been lately done by the Enemy on the Frontiers of this Province,
and that nothing would give him greater Satisfaction than to have
it in his Power effectually to prevent their Incursions for the future.
As the Number of Men at this Time in the Pay of this Province, is
upwards of Four Hundred, he is very apprehensive that the Assembly
will not approve of his ordering any of the Militia to keep constantly
Ranging on the Frontiers, nor agree to pay them and therefore he
desires to be excused from giving any such orders. However, if you,
or any other Officer, have an Inclination to Range with your respec-
tive Companies for a Time, his Excellency has no Objection thereto,
and will, if desired, recommend it to the Assembly to make you and
them an Allowance, tho' he declines sending you positive Orders to
march. Capt. Beall has standing Instructions to keep Parties of Men
Ranging on the Frontiers, agreeable to the Directions of the Act of
Assembly, and he assures the Governor that he does comply with
such Instructions to the utmost of his Power. I am, Sir,
Your most humble Servant,
Capt. Joseph Chapline. J. Ridout.
July 30. th 1757
Sir,
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I received yours of the 24th Instant, wherein I find his Excellency
does not incline to let us have any Assistance to defend us against
this inhuman Enemy that is constantly harrassing us, but expects that
Capt. Beall takes Care to guard us sufficiently with the Provincial
Troops; this I can venture to say, that there has been none yet that
there can be any Hopes put in as a Defence; true it is, that since I
wrote last, he sent a Serjeant with Thirty Men to Mr. Baker, or as
many, with what few there was before, as made up Thirty; but most
of them was out of the Hospital, or at least appeared as such. I call'd
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