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has People Enough who Know the Country and Can Conduct Any Party's you may have Occasion to Send Out.
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As Soon as the Servise you are Upon is Compleated, I Shall Be Glad to See you at Hallifax, when wee Shall Settle all Matters Both with Regard to the Greavances you hint at, and the Business of the Intended Settlers. I am of opinion you have no Attack to Fear From the Enemy to Put you on your Guard as to Picket your Selves in, And as the People are at Present in Great Security, your fortifying your Post May Give them Some Alarm; Never the Less I Acquiesce in what you have Done as Doubtless the above Reason did not Occur to you at the Time. I have Directed Captain Murray to wait Upon you with the Packets which Contain the Instructions for the Imbarkation of the People That you May Open and Consult together Upon them And as I have therein Mentioned I would have you take no material Step without First Consulting with Him, as he has a thourough Knowledge of the People and of the Country.
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You will want whale Boats for Securing the Mouths of the Rivers and the Bason of Mines to Prevent the Inhabitants From escaping and Carrying oft their Effects. I have therefore Ordered Captain Murray to Supply you with one or two as you & he Shall Judge Most Proper.
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I am, Sir,
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Your moste obedient Humble Servant,
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CHAS. LAWRENCE.
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HALIFAX AUGUST 26TH 1755.
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DEAR SIR,
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I Presume I Shall soon be ordered Another Way or I Should Come Up with this Party.
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The Govenor has Desired me if Possible to Change Some of my men in the Companys for the Indians that Are Scattered in your Corps, in order that they may be together for Some Perticular Use, Provided it is Agreable to you I Shall Undertake the thing which if Accomplished may Be of Great Service Moore Perticular in their Being together. I hope youll Losse No time in Applying to Come to Hallifax as Soon as the Service will admit. I wish you a Pleasant Command & am with Compliments to Doctr. Whitworth and the gentlemen you Dr Sir.
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Your Very Humble Servant,
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JOS. GORHAM.
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GRAND PRE, AUGUST 30TH 1755.
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I am favoured with your Excellencys of The 11th & 26th of this Instant which Captain Murray Was So Good as to be the Bearrer of and with whome I have Consulted as to the Duty Proposed; And as the
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