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Cannard and Habitant and they to acquaint the Families of their Districts how Maters where and to assure them that the women & children Should be in Safety in their absence in their Habitations and that it was Exspected the Party Indulged Should take Care to Bring in an Exact Account of their absent Bretheren & their Circumstances on the Morrow. .
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ANNAPOLIS ROYALL, AUGST 31ST, 1755.
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SIR,
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one of the Transportes being arived from Messrs. Apthrop and Hancock hired to Carry of the French Inhabitants of this River I immediately ordered out a Party to bring in About 100 of the Heads of Families and young Men. but they Found the Villages up the River Distitute of all the Male heads of Families who are retiered into the woods having Taken their beding &c with them, therefore I am to Desier you to Send me a reinforcement of Men So Soon as you Can Posably Spare them that May Enable me to Bring them to reason.
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I am Sir your Most Humble Servt,
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J. HANDFIELD.
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On His Majty's Service to Colo John Winslow Commanding ye Troops at Grand Pre Mines.
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ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, SEPTEMBR 1ST, 1755.
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SIR,
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Since I wrote you yesterday by the Transportes Ensign Middleton with his party is returned to the Forte and reportes that the Heads of Familys with their wives Children Beding &c are retiered Into the woods. I Therefore think it absolutely Necessary that I Should be Sufficiantly reinforced as Soon as you Can Posably Spare the Men. I am Sir your Most obediant Humble Servant
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JOHN HANDFIELD.
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On His Majty's Service to Colo Winslow Commanding the Troops at Grand Pre Mines.
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FORTE EDWARD, 5TH SEPTEMBER, 1755.
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DEAR SIR.
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I have Succeeded Finely and have Got 183 Men into my Possession. I Belive there are but Very fue Left Excepting ye Sick I am hopefull you have had Equal Good Luck. I Should be Glad you would Send me Transportes as Soon as Posable for you Know our Forte is but smal. I Should also Esteam it a faver if you Could Send me an officer
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