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As by this Behaviour the Inhabitants Have forfeited all title to their Lands and any further favour from the Goverment; I Called together His Majesty's Council att which the Honourable Vice Admiral Boscaven & Rear Admiral Mostyn Assisted to Consider By what Means We Could with the Greatest Security and effect rid Ourselves of a Set of People who would forever have Ben an Obstruction to the Intentions of Settling this Colony and that it was now from their Refussal of the Oath Absolutely incumbent Upon Us to Remove.
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As to their Numbers Amount to Near Seven Thousand Persons. the Driveing them-oft With Leave to Go Whither they Pleased, would have Doubtless Strengthened Canada, With so Considerable a Number of Inhabitants, and as they have no Cleared Land to Give them at Present, Such as Are Able to Bear Armes, Must have ben Immediately Employed In Annoying this ande the Neighboring Colonies, to Prevent Such an Inconveniency, it was Judged a Necessary, and the Only Practible Measure to Divide them among the Colonies, where they May be of Some Use as Most of them Are Healthy Strong People, And as they Cannot easily collecte themselves together Again it will Be out of their Power to Do any Mischief, And they May Become Proffitable and it is Possible in time Faithful Subjects.
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As this Step was Indispensibly Necessary To the Security of this Colony Upon whose Preservation from French Incrochments the Prosperity of North America its esteemed in a Great Measure Dependant. I have not the Least Reason to Doubt of your Excellency's Concurrence And that will Receive the Inhabitants I now Send and Dispose of them in Such Manner as May Best Answer Our Designs in Preventing their Reunion.
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As the Vessells employed in This Service are Upon Monthly Hire I beg the Favour of you to Expedite as Much as Possible their Discharge And that they May Be Furnished with a Certificate of the Time thereof Agreable to the Form Enclosed.
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I am, Sir,
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Your Most Obedient and
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Most Humble Servant,
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CHAS. LAWRENCE.
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Col. Winslow
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Captain Murray,
Mines Bason.
Form of the Address to the Governors on the Continent.
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For His Majesty's Especiall Service.
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To the Honble Arthur Dobbs, Esquire, Captain General and Governer in Cheif of His Majesty's Province of North Carolina In America, Or to the Commander in Chief of the Said Province for the time Being.
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North Carolina.
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