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1759.

Govr. Dobbs. Decr. 22. Rx April 3—recd. Lre of Sepr. 17 (18)—has accordingly wrote to Amherst, desirg. him to proportion what part of the 50,000£ No. Carolina to have—they have done utmost to assist No. Provinces & So. Carolina in case Aid wanted—oblig'd, on Mr. Pitt's Letter, last Spring to send 300 Men to Ohio, could not pay them abroad, havg. neither money nor credit to pay their troops—obliged to desire Genl. Forbes to advance pay, on credit of their proportion of above sum. Therefore hopes that Sum will be paid—No. Carolina has rais'd above 66,00£0 for King's Service, above 38 of which to assist other Provinces—and gain'd by success at Duquesne.

Govr. Dobbs. Febry. 6. Rx April 9—1 Incl—Incloses address to K: from Govr, & Council, on success of arms—Assembly disoblig'd at close of Sessn., that council wod. not pass a bill, which incroach'd on H:'s prerogative, & which he (Govr.) had told them he could not pass accordg. to instructns. Therefore Assembly wod. not join in Address, nor send it thro' proper chanel of Govr., but have nominated Agent on their own—call him provincl. Agent, & appointed salary witht. Govr. & Council—he is to be entirely under Junto of Assembly—transmit their Address thro' him—shall be oblig'd, in council, at next meetg., to appoint another Agent, as provincl. Agent, under directn. of Governmt. Congratulates on past, & wishes future, successes.

Govr. Dobbs. March 19. Rx July 23—Writes by his son gog. to join his regt. at Gibraltar—detain'd him while for King's Service to employ him in provincials, havg. no officer to depend on to discipline troops—he serv'd 2 campaigns in one, under Bradock, he comanded 2 Comps—in Other, in Nw. York, he comanded 3 comps., as Major—desires countenance to him, in case of applyg. on his own Acct., or for Province—desires Mr. P. to continue his goodness to procure for No. Carolina dividend of 50,000£ voted for So. Provinces, & to reimburse, in part, further Expences on last Lre <Decr. 30: 1757>—congratulates on Successes in Fr. Islands.

Govr. Dobbs. April 11—Rx July 23—Ap: 9 recd. Lre of Decr. 9.—sumoned council to meet the 13th: to consider of Place to convene Assembly—will press Assembly to exert themselves—They can't meet before beginng. May—will take time to raise & compleat any addt. troops, who can be of no service to No. where campaign must be early—if any attack on Mobile, or Mississippi, from Georgia; they may join So. Carolina, where a late Campaign will ansr—No arms left—Not 200 but what lost by Deserters, or given to arm Militia on Sea Coast, & No. frontier.

Govr. Dobbs. May 18—Rx July 23—Cod. not get Assembly to meet till May 9—are now prorogu'd witht. givg. further Aid— they prepar'd bill, & tack'd clauses foreign to it, to increase power of a Junto of Lower House, thinkg. Council wod. not alter Money bill—Council struck out tack'd clauses—Assembly insisted on them, & bill laid aside—has sent copy to B: of Trade—had it pass'd, wod. have been of no service, grantg. only 200 addt. men, & lowerg. bounty from 10. to 5£ a man, tho' they cod. not compleat them, last yr, at the 10£, till end July, & then must Return & be disbanded by Decr. 10, & for this compensatn. expected, & Agent chose to correspond, & send money to Junto of House, the power centring in the Speaker alone—as wrote to Stanwix, that he can, by former act, send 100 men already rais'd, but no Credit to pay them out of Province, & he (Stanwix) must advance pay on credit of Dividend of 50,000£; & these 2 Comps. are all they have to garrison 2 Forts on Sea Coast.

1760.

Govr. Dobbs. Octr. 31—Rx Jany. 7—1 Incl—refers to former acct. of Cherokees, & attempt to assassinate Mr. Atkin, who was only wounded, & Creeks have secur'd murderer—lower Cherokees have deputed to accommodate matters with Govr. Lyttelton—as Upper have made no overtures, has express (who is gone on to Virginia) from Lyttelton, that troops wod. march the 24th., & desirg. No. Carolina to cooperate—has accordingly order'd provincials & militia—congratulates on Quebec—expects Cherokees will submit on hearg. it—hopes conquests will be pursued, till Fr: drove from Mississippi & Mobile (to which English have prior right,) & from sugar colonies—has appointed Thanksgivg. day, & incloses hymn to be then sung.

To Govr. Dobbs. Jany. 7—Lre, in nearly same words as two preceedg. yrs, for levyg. same, or larger numbr. men, for next campaign.

Govr. Dobbs. Octr. 14—Rx Feby. 16—gives acct. of Cherokee affairs, as recd. by express from Govr. Lyttelton, sent to desire assistce. from No. Carolina & Virginia—2 comps. provincials, & militia of three frontier Counties, order'd, if war declar'd, to cooperate with Lyttelton, & obey his orders—can't do more, till Assembly meets end of Novr.—mentions attempt made by an Indian to murder Mr. Atkin—reasons, from all this, on necessity to drive Fr: from rivers Mobile & Mississippi.

Govr. Dobbs. Jany. 21—Rx June 25—2 Incl—incloses copy of treaty between Govr. Lyttelton & Cherokees, on which No. Carolina militia were stopt on march, tho' little to be expected from them, as all but 80, out of 500, had deserted—incloses Address from Council & Assembly on successes, & suggests conquest of Mississippi, Mobile, &c &c

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