18/43 He was especially charged to ascertain how many French forts had been erected, how many soldiers there were in each, how far apart the posts were, and if they were to be supported from Quebec.[1] [Footnote 1: Read T.J. Chapman's _The, French in the Allegheny Valley_, pp. 23-47; Parkman's _Montcalm and Wolfe_, Vol. 128-161; Lodge's _George Washington_, pp. |