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L. H. J.
Liber No. 40
Dec. 15
p. 199
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and at several Times afterwards, advance him as much Money, as
made together, the Sum of £1750 Currency, which he engaged to
account for to my Satisfaction. When the Officers had recruited
about fifty Men, some of them were ordered to march with them, and
encamp on Colonel Cresap's Plantation, where they continued until
November, and then proceeded to join his Majesty's Three Inde-
pendent Companies, that were then employed in building Barracks at
the Place since known by the Name of Fort Cumberland; from the
Time that the Men reached Conornrheague, they were Victualled by
Colonel Cresap, out of the Provisions which he had Purchased in
Pursuance of my Order. In the same Month, to wit, November 1754,
having received the King's Order to take Command of all the Troops
that had been, or that should be, raised in these Colonies, for his
Majesty's Service, I called another Assembly, in Hopes that they
would have enabled me to Answer, in some Degree, his Majesty's
Expectations and Intention in Honouring me with such a Commis-
sion; and, about the same Time, I gave Colonel Cresap Orders to
purchase a Number of fatted Beeves, and to feed them till they should
be wanted; in the hopes which I had conceived from the Assembly I
was however disappointed; and an End was put to the Session the
24th of December, and I was very soon after informed, that his
Majesty had been graciously pleased to order a General Officer, and
Two Regiments of Regular Troops, to embark for Virginia. Be-
tween the End of this Session, and the 22d of February 1755, when
the Assembly met again, I had been told that some of the Gentlemen
had said, " there could be no Reason for granting any more Money
for his Majesty's Service, before the Sum which had been given in
July was nearly expended; " and therefore to obviate that Objection,
I thought proper, on the 26th of that Month, to lay before the House
a general Account of sundry Sums that had been already paid out of
the £6000 or that were then supposed to be due out of that Money,
together with the following Message :
" Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
The inclosed Papers will acquaint you. in general, how Part of
the £6000 granted by an Act passed in July last, has been expended
for his Majesty's Service.
Hor.o Sharpe "
Among these Papers were some Muster-Rolls, which had been
returned by Capt. Dagworthy, and Three or four Papers that I had
received from Colonel Cresap; these were not, to the best of my
Remembrance, either dated or signed by Colonel Cresap, or any other
Person; but they served to shew that the Colonel had either laid in
or engaged as much Flour, Salt Provisions, Live Stock, &c. as would,
with the Waggon Hire, and other contingent Charges, and including
the Price of some Saws, Blankets, &c. which he had supplied the
Soldiers with, cost £1839.
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