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NOVA SCOTIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. |
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FORTE CUMBERLAND CAMP, JULY 16TH, 1755.
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SIR, ——
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I was Much Supprised this Morning at the Sight of Lievt Wilson of your Battallion who tels me he was Sent by Capt Cobb with Seventeen men with a Letter to you. if it was the Letter you Let Me See Concerning the Provissions, a Corporal & Six men would have been Sufficiant Incloased I Send you an account of the Provissions Sent for the Detachment So that by that account they ought to have a Good Deal of Porke remaining. and Capt Cobbs Complaint without Foundation. I Should be Glad that for the Future The officers would be More Punctual in their Duty and Not So ready to Make Complaints without reason. Lievt Wilson Gave me the Same answer as formerly Concerning his acct wch will I am afraid oblige me to Bring him to a General Court Martial. I must beg Sir that you will Immediatly upon the receipts of this Send of Lieut Wilson & his party for the Bay of Verte with the Inclosed for Capt. Cobb.
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I am Sir yr obediant St
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ROBT MONCKTON.
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To Lieut Colo Winslow or officer
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Commandg the First Battallion. }
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| | PORKE. | PEASE. | BUTTER. | BREAD. | MEAL. | | Pounds. | Gals. Pts. | Pounds. | Pounds | Galls. | |
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| | The quantity ordered was 3 | | | | | | | weaks for 180 Men | 2160 | 192 4 | 192 8 | 3780 | 135 | | The Quantity Sent | 2131 | 194 4 | 159 0 | 3723 | 120 | | |
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| | Sent Shorte of the Proper | | | | | | | Quantity | 29 | . . . . . . | 33 8 | 57 | 015 | |
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CAMP BEASEJOUR, JULY 16TH, 1755.
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SIR, ——
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Yours of the 13th I have Received by Capt Wilson, and by it understood you were Issuing French Porke in Lieu of English and as Such represented it to Colo Monckton, but upon Enquiery Finde you have More English Porke then Can be Expended by a Fort-
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