Governor Robert Dinwiddie to the Sachems and Warriors of the Six Indian Nations, n.d.
Dinwiddie, Indian, Warriors
In this source, Governor Dinwiddie seeks to gain Native American allies against the French, part of a British effort to acquire native allies. This highlights the alliances that formed prior to the war.
Governor Robert Dinwiddie
Brock, R.A. Editor. The Official Records of Robert Dinwiddie, Volume I. (Richmond: Virginia Historical Society, 1883), 312
http://www.wvculture.org/history/frenchandindian/dinwiddie01.html
University of Memphis
c.1750s
R.A Brock
Virginia Historical Society
Maryland Governor Horatio Sharpe to Frederick Calvert, September 2, 1754
Sharpe, Maryland, Governor
Part of Governor Shape’s correspondence, this details the buildup of French fortifications in the Ohio valley. The French construction discouraged English colonists and proved to be a point of great tension for Sharpe. Highlighting a key factor of the French and Indian War.
Maryland Governor Horatio Sharpe
Browne, William. Editor. Correspondence of Governor Horatio Sharpe, Volume I. 1753-1757 (Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society 1888)
http://www.wvculture.org/history/frenchandindian/17540902sharpe.html
University of Memphis
1754
William Browne
Maryland Historical Society
Instructions for George Washington
Instructions, Washington, French
This source talks about Washington’s orders for dealing with the French in the Ohio Valley. It mostly talks on recruitment and things related to that. Part of the West Virginia Achieves.
Unknown
Sparks, Jared. The Writings of George Washington, Volume II. (Boston: Charles Tappan, 1846) 184-186
http://www.wvculture.org/history/frenchandindian/dinwiddie03.html
University of Memphis
c.1750s
Jared Sparks
Charles Tappan, 1846