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CAMP BEAUSEJOUR JULY 22ND 1755.
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Lievt Colo Winslow orders that an officer & Twenty men from Each Company one to be taken out of Each Mess to be ready to march Tomorrow Morning as Soon as Prayers are over by Pont Abute to Forte Lawrance to remove their Bagage out of the Vessels, a Serjt and Twelve men Immediately to attend Doctr Thomas to Gaspereau.
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Applyd to Colo Monckton for a
Place to reposit our Bagage who
Directed me to Examin for one at
Forte Lawrance which I did &
Found one of the Block Houses of
which I made a Store. }
JOHN WINSLOW
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SIR.
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Capt Gilbert of your Battallion having made Compaint to Colo Monckton of his Charracter being asspersed by Lievt Fuller a Court of Enquiery is ordered to Examine into the affair of which you are President, Majr Bourn & Majr Goldthwaite & the next Eldest Capt Lievt & Ensign of Each Battallion to those who Sate on the Last Court of Enquiery members. I am yr most obedient.
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July 20th 1755
To Colo Scott. T.MONCREIFFE.
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Memorandum on this Enquiery. Things Lookt with, So Ill an aspect on Mr. Fuller and being Joyned with the affairs of the Guns at Gaspereau That he thought Convenient to resign and was permitted So to do.
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CAMP BEAUSEJOUR JULY 23RD 1755.
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HONRD SIR.
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as it Seams Propable that we are to Continue at Chignecto Some time and have Very Good officers at the Head of our Battallions Should Gladly Imbrace an opportunity to pay my Duty to your Honr and in my way observe the Country throh which I pas, that in Case it Should be thought Convenient to Settle any part of this Province by People from New England which by them is Exspected. I Might be able to Say Some what about it on my return. am Happy
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