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Fire locks, Should be Glad you would by Capt. Adams Send me 600 that are Good and I will Either replace them, or Send an order to Discharge your Store of them, am with Complements to Frinds your very Humble Servant
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JOHN WINSLOW.
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To Majr. Hanfield Comander of
His Majestys Garrison of Anna-
polis Royal. }
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GRAND PRE AUGST. 19TH 1755. Pattrol Shirley. Countersign Frinds to Nova Scotia.
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Aug. 20. This Day the Several Deputys & Principal Inhabitants Met as was yesterday Directed who I informed that I was Sent here by the Kings order to take Command of this Place and that I was Scanty of Provisions & that the Inhabitants must Supply me til Such time as I Should Receive Supplys by water, to which they agreed & said that they would Collect Means together So as to Furnish meat Saterday & Continue to Grant me Supplys til Such time as I was otherways releved This Day markd out the Ground for our Incampment. Lodgd in the Church. Pattrole Lawrance.
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Aug. 21. This Day Gave Orders for Picquetting in our Incampment to prevent our being Supprised & Brooke Ground on the Southerly Side Next to the Plainen of Grand Pre workt Very Briskley all hands Imployed, Some Fetching Picquetts, Others in Diging, Clearing away Rubish, &c. Pattrole Johnston.
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