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have only Provissions for Eight Days & for that time nither Butter no Molasses. Exspected to have had all those Supplys at this Fortress but am Told by Capt Murray that Provissions here is a Very Scarse article Especally Bread and that I Cant be Supplyed from this Save with Powder and Ball of which I have Recd of Capt Murray 1+ Bbls Powder & 3000 Musquet Balls, therefore must Trust to your Fatherly Care for our future Supply. which I hope will Come Seasonably.
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There is Considerable arreerages Due to the men in ye article of Molasses or Rum in Leiu which Causes them to be uneasy, Should be Glad that Grievance Could be removed land as I apprehend our party will be Mostly Marching and have no Conveniance of Brewing, Molasses Can be of no Great Service to us and if agreable rum would do better but Either would give Satisfaction. Shall Endeavor to Conform my Self to those Minnets which you were Pleasd to Direct to Capt Murray til Such time as I receive from your Excellency orders to my Self One thing I would Just hint that is that the Body of the Regiment is and may be Incampt under the Cannon of the Garrisons at Chignecto and that the Party with me are in an open Countrey have neither Cannon nor any Protection but from our Musquetry and Doubless are Disigned to reconiter the Countrey. and I Cant but think a Considerable reinforcement Might be Granted me from that Quarter without Distressing them and I thereby the Better Inabled to Prosecute any orders I may be so happy as to receive.
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One other thing I would acquaint your Excellency that is that our whole party are Strangers to the Countrey and Should be Extreamly Glad of the whole or part of Gorehams Rangers Could be Spared to our assistance til we Gaine Some acquaintance with its Scituation, when I Can be Spared from this Service Should take it as a Great Favor to pay my Duty to your Excellency and think it would be of advantage to the General Cause as the Soldiers from my Countrey Inlisted Immediatly under my Command as Lievt Colo the whole of them and Exspect that Govenour Shirleys Honr with the Smal addion of my word Should See Every thing that Concerns them Set right. Some Difficulties there is that Greives them. and many of them had an Eye to be Settlers & Probably if Incoraged Properly would Embrace an oppertunity to be Such.
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