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them you shall hear further, and have particular instructions as to the manner of shipping them, and the places of their destination.
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I am hopeful that you will, in the mean time have accomplished the directions you had in my last with regard to the inhabitants. As there may be a deal of difficulty in securing them, you will, to prevent this as much as possible, destroy all the villages on the North and North West side of the Isthmus that ly at any distance from the Fort of Beausejour, and use every other method to distress, as much as can be, those who may attempt to conceal themselves in the woods. But I would have all care taken to save the stock, and the harvest upon the ground, which can be gathered in with any safety to the men; and prevent as much as possible the French fugitives & Indians from carrying off or destroying the cattle.
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When the French inhabitants are removed, you will give orders that no person presume to take possession of any of the lands, until a plan of the whole has been laid before me, and terms of encouragement to English Settlers deliberately formed and made publick.
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I hope you paid due regard to the direction you had in my last, for the seizing and securing all the French Vessels, and destroying the Villages about Tatmagouche and the French Vessels there.
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As we cannot use too much caution for preventing the French from rising or joining together in any kind of body to our annoyance, I would have you give particular orders for entrely destroying and demolishing the Villages of Jediacke, Ramsach &c., and every thing they find about these quarters,from which any sort of support or assistance can be had by an enemy.
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Indorsed — Scroll to Col. Monckton, per Capt. Gorham who marched 9 Augt. 1755.
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