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JOURNAL OF COLONEL JOHN WINSLOW. |
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PORTSMOUTH, March 20th 1755.
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Sir,
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I am Directed by his Excellency to acquaint you that he has been informed, that you have encouraged People belonging to this Province to enlist in the Service of the other Governments without his Priorty or License, which may be injurious, Sir, as he is about to raise Men for his Majest. Service of this Province. You are therefore immediately to desist, and come directly to Portsmouth where you shall have his Beating Orders. I now write to Coll. Blanchard to put a Stop to any enlistments in his Regiment, till this Province has raised as many Men, as is proposed, but till then no Body is to enlist any Man, without the Governours Orders, I am your Friend,
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THEODORE ATKISON.
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On his Majes. Service
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To Capt. Robert Rogers.
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PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 6th, I755
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Sir,
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By Majr. Goldthwait, I have the favour of your Letter of the 4th Instant informing me that my letter to Govr. Shirley, on the Subject of Majr. Frye's Memorial came too late to meet the Govr. I therein engage to inquire into the Facts therein Set forth in said memorial, and have given Orders Accordingly; but I am apprehensive the Complaint arose more from disappointment, than from any Solid Reasons that Can be offered. As the Person Referred to in the Memorial has been employed by me to raise a Company in the Pay of the Government, for some time, and Even before the Date of Fry's Memorial; but if Majr. Frye has enlisted into his Majet. Service any Men in this Government, and will transmitt to me their Enlistments, as soon as I have Compleated the Number of Troops, I am raiseing in this Government, I will endeavour that Such Men shall be Delivered up: And an Application at first might have Saved this Trouble, on both Sides; for as I am to raise a Larger body of Troops (very Suddenly) then ever were Raised at one time in this Province, It is to be expected that untill that Regiment is Compleat, I shall take Such Measures, as will effectually answer to procure them. This Province has laid open, to the Officers of Govr. Shirley's & Sr. William Pepperell's Regiments and will be so
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