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of Sorrow. After this Capt Adams with the Transports Fell Down from Gaspereau and anchored in the Mouth of that river and Piziquid. I Then acquainted the French that I would Either Victual their People on Board the Transportes with the Kings Provisions or Permit them to have their Familys & Frends Provide for them their Victuals and Dress it and Send it on Board, they Chose the Latter upon which I ordered all the Boats to attend on the Top of every Tide that Should happen in the Day time to receive Such Provissions as Should be brought by the women & Children for those on Board their respective Vessels, and that a French man Come in Every Boat to Receive and See that
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the Provisions be Delivered to Each Person to whome it was Sent and to Permit as many French People to go on Board to See their Frinds as their Several Boats would Carry.
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Sept. 10. Grand Pre Camp. Orders of the Day. Parole Bristol.
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J. WINSLOW.
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1755
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Sept. 11. This Day Examined into the State of our Cartherages, Powder, Ball &c and Found the whole that we Brought our Cartherage Boxes was at First made of Cannon Powdered Buresed and unfit for Service & that the Party returnd by Lievt Lawrance where not Supplyd Therefor Ordered That the Serjt Major be Directed to make up one & half Bbl of Powder with Ball Into Cartherages and all that we Brought from Chignecto be returnd into store as unfitt for Service, and the Bad ones Brought in. Delivered out to the Companys as follows. N.B. ½ a Bbl before Ddd in horns. vizt Lievt Colo Winslows Company officers and Men. Adams, Hobbs &c To 12 rounds Each amount to 1 1/3 and to Every man 1 Flint.
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Sept. 11. Grand Pre' Camp, Sept 11. Orders of the Day. Parole Bristol.
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JOHN WINSLOW.
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GRAND PRE, SEPTEMBER 11, 1755.
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DEAR SIR.
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I have returnd the Party Commanded by Mr. Mercer, Eight of whome Goes by water in the big whale Boat and would Propose that the Eight Invalids that Came fro Cobegate Come Down in her, as to the Party under the Command of Lievt Buckley as Long as ye Service requiers you will Keep them, and if we hante Soon a Party from Hallifax must be obliged to Send there, but hope to be Prevented.
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have Shiped here 230 of our Frinds the French on Board the Vessels. Shall ad this day 20 others to them all which are Supplyed with Pro-
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