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NOVA SCOTIA HISTORlCAL SOCIETY.
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weather, I hope if Such a thing Should hapen we Shall Soon have the Pleasure of Joyning you, with the rest of the Forces which has Long been the ardent Desier of all hear perticulurly your Obliged Frind & Humble Servt.
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THOMAS SPEAKMAN.
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My Complements to Doctr Witworth, Capt Adams & the rest of the Gentelmen with you.
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To The Honble John Winslow Esqr at Grand Pre, &c.
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ANNAPOLIS ROYAL SEPTEMBR 23RD, 1755.
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SIR,
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I Have Reced your Favor by Lievt Peabody Dated the 19th Instant. as you have therein acquainted me that you have but Few men with you and Thinking it will be time Enough for me to begin to Embarke the People of this River when you have Finished the Business at Mines, I have therefore ordered the party to return to you Immediatly and am to Desier that So Soon as you Can Spare the men, you will Send me A Larger Reinforcement til the Arival of which I Shall not begin the Embarkation here. I Hartily Joyne with you in wishing that we were both of us Got over this most Disagreable and Troublesome part of the Service & am Sir your Most Obediant Humble Servant.
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JOHN HANDFIELD.
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On His Majesty's Service To Colo Winslow Commanding his Majtys Forces at Mines.
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BOSTON THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 1755.
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DEAR SIR,
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I had the Pleasure of your Letter Some time ago by Lievt Marrow who Promised to Let me Know the time of his return to the Regiment as I Told I had Some papers to Send by him for you. but I hear he has been Gone from hence this ten Days past & I Knew nothg of His Going til yesterday, that I hope you will be So Good as to Excuse this Delay in me having a Dependance on Mr. Marrow for a Safe Conveyance. this Morning I reced your Favor Directed to me in General Shirleys absence and hope the disagreable Business therein Mentioned that you are Ingaged in will Soon be Over, I have Inclosed to you Two Commissions Not Dated, one for Mr. Bridge and the other for Mr. Tyler, who were Persons that the General Promised Should be provided for ye First Vacanseys, as to Fassett I Know Nothing of any promise made to him or of his Names Ever being Mentioned to the General. Colo Monckton wrote to Lievt Govr Phips for a Blank Commission for a Frind of His, which I was Supprised at, when the Lievt Governour Mentioned it to me, I Should think Colo Monkton
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