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JOURNAL OF COLONEL JOHN WINSLOW. |
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HALLIFAX, SEPTEMBER, 22ND 1755.
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SIR,
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I Wrote you Some time Since relating to tbe Exchange of the Rangers of my Company for an Equal Number of Indians that are Dispersed in the Differant Companys of the Two New England Battallions that such a thing Effected would be agreable to his Excellency the Governour here and for the Good of the Service as those people being in a Body might render them Selves more usefull for Some Perticular Designs, my not receiving any answer from you is the Occation of my reminding you againe and Further to Propose that as Perhaps there may be Some Difficulty arising as well from these Indians Leaving their own officers, as the officers to part with them. that one or Two of the officers of your Corps match them down here for Such Service they may be Employed in & return or Continue as you think Proper to represent to the Governour. My Kinsman Goreham has already the Govrs Leave to Come Down and Should be Glad he may be one of them. Ensn Gay will Inform you of our agreable News from General Johnson. I wish you a Pleasant Command and am Sir your Very Humble Servant.
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JOHN GOREHAM.
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To Colo Winslow Commanding his Majtys Forces at Mines.
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HALLIFAX, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1755.
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DEAR SIR,
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Since my Departure from the Bay of Fundy I have been Cruizing Six weeks on the French Encroachments on New Found Land where I have Entierly Dislodged the French residents there and Sent them to Lewisbourgh. And took Two Ships & two Snows with Fish, Salt and Oyle, also a Ship from St. Maloes for New France, and on my return Hither I mett with a Snow and Doger Each Loaden with Provissions from old France all which I have Now Safe in this Harbour. I think both Army and Navy have Pretty Successfull this Season. Even beyound Exspectation I hope it will Continue as our Designs are Laudable and much to the Honr of Every True Subject belonging to Great Brittaine, and hope all true and Substantial Merritted Persons that Exert them Selves will be rewarded by the Principal Commanders and that it may Not be in the Power of any Predudiced officers of the regulars to make ye world beleive that the New England Troops are Cowards & run away & None but regulars Dare Face the Enemy when they have read Colo Johnsons Letters I hope one Day to hear that Some of those which have asspersd the Character of the New England Troops in this Province will be Cald to an account for So doing the Perticulars of which I refer you too. The Fleet is in High Spirits Notwithstanding there has
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