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FROM THE CAMP AT BEAUSEJOUR
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NOVA SCOTIA JUNE 26TH 1755.
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GOOD SIR
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I am Favored with yours of the 18th of March and am Pleasd at your receiving the 150£ you Mention Last winter. Sent Certifycates for My half pay and arrears to Mr Gould with Directions to pay you a further Sum, am at Present Ingaged in an Expidition here at the head of 2000 Men officers Included as Lievt Colo to Govr Shirley the Chief Command being in Lievt Colo Moncton. have Succeeded beyond our Expectation in removing the French from their Incroachments in this his Majestys Province having reduced the Fortes Beausejour at Chignecto and the Forte Gaspareau Scituate on the Bay of Vert to his Majtys obediance and with Inconsiderable Loss are now about Departing for the River of St. Johns where the French have Fortes which we hope to Subdue and Flater my Self that my unwearied Endeavors to Serve My King & Country will Meet with the approbation of My Superiors and they out of their Great Goodness will bestow on Me a Regiment and that my Friends wonte be unmindfull of me, and am Certain No one in America Can raise one Sooner nor Better men then my Self. Intend to See London before Boston if things Succeed according to My Desiers. am with the Greatest regards
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your Very Humble Servt
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JOHN WINSLOW.
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To Thos Lane Esqr Merchant London.
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FROM THE CAMP AT BEAUSEJOUR
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CHIGNECTO JUNE 27TH 1755.
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As your Lordship has taken the American Provinces and Collonys under your Immediate Protection and are more Espeacally the Father of this his Majestys Government who owes his Very being to your Lordships Good officers.
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I Presum to acquaint your Lordship that on the 10th of Febuary Last I Reced a Commission from his Excellency Govr Shirley as a Lievt Colo of a Regiment to be under his Command and to be raisd in New England for the removing the French Incroachments Made
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