[Winchester, 17 April 1756] To Captain John Mercer. commanding a party at Joseph Edwards–s, on Great Cacapehon. Sir, As the great rains have prevented your march on the expedition Ordered:…
[Winchester, 16 April 1756] To the Commissary. It is Colonel Washingtons Orders that you (as soon as you conveniently can) give in an exact Return of all the Stores of…
[Winchester, 16 April 1756] To John Robinson Esquire, Speaker. Dear Sir, When I wrote you last, I was in high hopes of being by this time at the head a…
Winchester April 16th 1756 Honorable Sir All my Ideal hopes, of raising a Number of Men, to scour the adjacent Mountains, have vanished into Nothing. Yesterday was the appointed Time,…
Annapolis [Md.,] March 30th 1756 Sir I send this to acquaint You with an unhappy Affair that I am told has lately happened at the Mouth of Conegochiege within this…
[Williamsburg] Apr. 15th 1756 Sir The enclos–d Letter from Gov. Sharpe relatg to the Murder of Lieut. Gordon was omitted to be forwarded with the Governor–s, 1 therefore by his…
Williamsburg Apr. 15th 1756 Sir Your Letter by Jenkins I recd 1 & it–s now before the House of Burgesses. I have reason to expect they will pass a Law…
[Winchester, 15 April 1756] To Captain John Mercer, at Edwards–s. As Colonel Washington has great reason to believe, from some accounts he has received, that the Indians now rendezvous, and…
[Winchester, 15 April 1756] To Sergeant Reuben Vass–of the Virginia Regiment. You are hereby Ordered with your party to escort a Waggon with provision, &c. to Joseph Edwards–s, for the…
Williamsburg April the 14 1756 Sr: As The Committee have not Settled my accounts with Mr Kilpaterick 1 I shall endeavour to settle them my self, for the following reasons…