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JOURNAL OF COLONEL JOHN WINSLOW. |
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THURSDAY.
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DEAR SIR,
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The Barer Mr. Rodohan has been with me. he Chuses to Go with his Family rather than Go to England and wants to Go to Virginia. I Shall write to the Govr for a recommendation to Govr Dunwiddie for him. I Therefore beg to Favor you would Embarke him for that Collony. he is to return here for his Letters next Wedensday (with your Permission) by that time I Expect the return of our Party. What Indulgence you Show him Shall reckon it as a Favor done to Dear Sir yours Most Sincerely. Excuse haste.
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A. MURRAY.
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On his Majtys Service To John Winslow Esqr Commanding his Majtys Troops at Grand Pre.
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GRAND PRE CAMP, SEPTEMBER 19TH 1755.
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HONRD SIR,
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I am Favored with yours of the 2nd & 4th of September past and received the Powder Ball &c agreable to Mr. Rumseys Invoyce and the Six Hhds from Mr. Winslow which all Came Safe by Capt Adams with the Partie by Lievt Laurance.
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Am Exstreamly Sorrey to hear of the Misfortune that has befel part of Major Fryes Detachment, and Glad it is no worse.
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Should have been pleasd to have reced Some Provissions as I am Incumbered with many Trantient Parties, besides my own Core and have under my Protection upwards of Five Hundred French men which with their Familys amount to 2000 Persons. have parties at Cobequid, Fort Edward, Annapolis and for Collecting of Cattle, So that in Fact I have in Gaurd more than Two French men to an English Man which makes our Duty Severe, Should be Glad Mr. Saul might be Hurryed with the Transportes this way that Some Certainty Might be Come at with regard to the Provissions & the Supplys to ye Prisoners or that we might Procure other Transportes for ye Season of ye year requiers Dispatch am Sorrey to Hear of So Many uneasinesses Occationed by Mr. Bowin in our Regiment, he ought to remember how desierous he was to Come into it, as to Capt Malcolns affair I donte Know the Perticulars & Cant Judge, and for his Saying that Major Preble and I were Less than Cyphers in the Regiment I regard it No more than a Different Sound from any other Annimil, but this is to be Considered, that the acquisition of this Province to the British Interest in Queen Anns time, was as much owing to the New England Troops as the reduction of Beausejour was this year and without assistance of men from thence this Country Must Inevitably Fell into the Hands of the French Last War, and there is No other Seorse in time of Difficulty to be Depended on for Soldiers but in the Same Channel and I Doubt if the present Set of Men are Slighted it
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