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the same time to assure yr Ldp that the Regard you are
pleased to shew for Mr Wogan will make me see your Ldp's
Expectations with respect to him punctually complied with. —
A few Days after I did myself the honour to address a Letter
to your Ldp in Jany last I departed for the Camp at Wills
Creek to put in Execution what I then mentioned. After I
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had been there a week I had the pleasure to see Sr J St Clair
arrive also, after which we tarried there only one Day &
in Order to examine the Channel of that River we came down
Potowmack by water for the Distance of about 250 Miles, the
many Falls & Shoals in that River will we find render the con-
veyance of Artillery & other Stores to the Camp by water
impracticable, the 5th Day from our leaving the Camp we
reached Alexandria or Belhaven a Town on the South Bank of
Potowmack just below the great Falls of that River having
purchased & secured all the Provisions & Forrage that was to
be gotten on each side the Water as we came down, staying
a Day at Belhaven we proceeded to Dumfries & Fredericks-
burg in Virginia providing & engaging Quarters for the
Troops in each of those places & from thence we journyed to
Williamsburg where we hoped to find General Braddock by
that time arrived. We have agreed to quarter 5 of the Com-
panies from Europe for a month or so to refresh themselves
after their Voyage if the General approves thereof, in your
Ldp's province, one Company at Marlbro, one at Bladensburg
a third at Rock Creek three Towns in Prince George Cry &
two at Frederick Town which stands on Monoceasy River in
Frederick Cty beside the Maryland Company which I have
before mentioned to your Ldp I had raised 80 more Recruits
in this Province but have reason to fear they will be so much
approved of that 150 from the Company & them will be
drafted into the English Regiments in that Case I shall form
two Companies each consisting of 50 Men in your Ldps Gov'
for the honour of the province even tho the Assembly should
determine to grant no farther Supplies.
I have recd a Lett/ yesterday from Genl Braddock dated at
Williamsburg where He arrived the 25th Feby the Transports
with the Train of Artillery are also arrived in Virginia & the
Troops from Ireland are dayly expected Governor Dinwiddie
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also advises me that He has sent an Express to the Northwd
wth Dispatches from the General desiring Governor Shirley
would as soon as possible give him a Meeting at Annapolis to
concert the plan of Opperations so that I expect to have the
pleasure of seeing those Gentn here in about a fortnight or 3
weeks I shall wait on the General at Alexandria as soon as I
hear of his Arrival to conduct him to Annapolis & your Ldp
will be pleased to think that I shall chearfully obey yr Ldp's
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