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JOURNAL OF COLONEL JOHN WINSLOW. |
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out of the Bay. I Stood at Helmn 5 Hours and all our People employed in Pumping & Bailing to free the Vessel, the first Land we got aboard was Georges Island, When I Harboured. I am afraid Several of the Fleet was lost in ye Gale. I arrived here ye 1st Instant. Capt Taggert & Rogers are Sailed for Halifax. I am Dear Sir your Friend & most Humble Servant.
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ABRM ADAMS.
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P.S. This Morning at 5 the Fleet sailed out of ye. Bason with a fair wind.
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To Colo. John Winslow.
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CAMP CUMBERLAND OCTR. 10TH. 1755.
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DEAR SIR,
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Inclosed I have Sent the State of our Battallion, Which hope will come Safe to hand, & find you and all the Gentlerman with you in good health as they leave me & our Friends here. There are A Number of French Still in Fort Cumberland which I wish were Embarkt. Here has been Terrible work amongst our Transports. Sume Dealt there Cables & went a Shore, and Some Run into the Creeks, and if they are not Soon Dispatched there will be no Vessels fit to Carry off' the Tartars. The 7th Instant the Regulars Beat up for Volunteers for the three Regiments, give them Eleven Dollars Bounty for three Years & if fit for Granadiers Fifteen, the Men Inlist very fast I doubt not but they will recruit Two or Three Hundred out of our Two Battallions. I long to be with you I am Tyred of the Method Sum Gentlemen Take to Transact Publick affairs. The French are daily driving off the Cattle, Sheep & Hogs in Sight of us, and no Method taken to Prevent it, Nor have our Men had one Pound of Fresh Meat Served to them Since you left us but are obliged to take French Pork or None. Capt. Rous arrived here Yesterday. Mr. Phillips gives his Compliments to you and all Friends with whom I Joyn and am Sir your most obedient Humble Servant.
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JEDIDIAH PREBLE.
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To Col Winslow.
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CAMP BEFORE FORT CUMBERLAND, OCTR. 27. 1755.
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SIR,
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I have Sent you by Capt. Worster Two Letters directed to you & Some for the other Gentlemen with you & their People. I Should be glad we could joyn You with the remainder of your Battallion. Which I know will be acceptable to all the Gentlemen & in particular to your obliged Friend and Humble Servant.
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THOMAS SPEAKMAN.
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To Col Winslow.
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