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transports are ordered from Boston. As Annapolis is the place where the last of the Transports will depart from, any of the Vessels that may not receive their full complement up the Bay, will be ordered there; and Colonel Winslow with his detachment will follow by land and bring up what stragglers he may meet with to ship on board at your place.
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Upon the arrival of the Vessels from Boston in the Bason of Annapolis, as many of the inhabitants of Annapolis District as can be collected by any means, particularly the heads of Families and Young men, are to be shipped on board of them at the above rate of two persons to a ton, or as near it as possible. The tonnage of the Vessel to be ascertained by the Charter Parties, which the masters will furnish you with an account of.
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And to give you all the ease possible respectIng the Victualling of these transports, I have appointed. Mr. George Saul to act as Agent Victualler upon this occasion, and have given him particular instructions for that purpose, with a copy of which he will furnish you upon his arrival at Annapolis Royal from Chignecto, with the Provisions for victualling the whole transports. But in case you should have shipped any of the inhabitants before his arrival, you will order five pounds of flour and one pound of pork to be delivered to each person so shipped, to last for seven days, and so on till Mr. Saul's arrival, and it will he replaced by him into the stores from what he has on board the provision vessels for that purpose.
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The Destination of the Inhabitants of Annapolis River, and of the transports ordered to Annapolis Bason.
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To be sent to Philadelphia, Such a number of vessels as will transport three hundred persons.
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To be sent to New York, Such a number of Vessels as will transport two hundred persons.
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To be sent to Connecticut, Such a number of Vessels (whereof the Sloop Dove Samuel Forbes master to be one) as will transport three hundred persons) &
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To be sent to Boston, Such a number of Vessels as will transport two hundred persons) or rather more in proportion to the Province of Connecticut, should the number to be shipped off exceed one thousand persons.
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When the people are embarked you will please to give the master of each vessel one of the Letter's (of which you will
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