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CAMP AT GRAND PRE, SEPTR. 17. 1755.
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Orders of the Day. Ensign Gay with one Serjant and Thirty Men to March this March this Day to Piziquid. a Serjant & Ten men to Go on Board to Joyne Lieut Buckley. a party of Two Serjants 2 Corporals & Thirty men with Lievt Peabody at their Head to March to Annapolis to Gaurd the French Deputys &c
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Parole Cobequid
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JOHN WINSLOW.
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GRAND PRE, SEPTEMBR 18TH. 1755
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A Court Martial to be held this Morning for the Tryal of Thomas Moor of Lievt Colo Winslows Company for Breach of orders & Talking Sausely to his officer when on Guard and Make return
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Capt Hobbs President
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Lievt Bradford, Lievt Fitch
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Ensign Carr, Ensign Bancroft
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JOHN WINSLOW.
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GRAND PRE, SEPTR. 18TH 1755. Persuant to your Honrs orders We have Examined the within named Thomas Moor and have found him Guilty of the Crime alledged and Sentence the sd Moor to Set upon the wooden horse Three Quarters of an Hour.
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HUMPHREY HOBBS.
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Sentence Confirmed & Orderd to be put in Execution at the Relief of the Gaurds
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Parole Plympton
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JOHN WINSLOW.
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SIR.
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As you was Pleasd Last Night to Leave it to my Option whither to wait on you this morning for Orders or that you would Send them of, the weather made me make Choyce of the Latter, which I hope you will Excuse, we Got Safe with all the party Last Night and as the Shalloops did not Come down on the last Ebb. I have Sent the whale boat with a Serjant & Twelve men in order to bring them Down, and as I did not doubt but that they will be Down by half Ebb it will be a Verry Good time for us to Proceed, in the Meantime, I waite your Orders. Sir with the Greatest respect your Most obediant Servant
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THOS. LEWIS.
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Tuesday Morn 8 of ye Clock
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P.S. Mr. Bukely had Some Buisiness on Shore and. he is Pleasd to Charge him Self with this.
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To Colo. Winslow Commandg at Mines.
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