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mountains, this has occasioned an extraordinary Expence &
as Mr Gist had pledged the publick Faith for their payment, I
thought myself obliged lest that should suffer & to induce the
Herdsmen to take care of the Cattle till they can be killed to
advance them in part of their wages 15 Pistoles. I was much
concerned having such frequent & incessant Applications
made to me all the time I tarried at the Camp by numbers of
People who have credited Mr Carlyle & His Agents on the
publick Account; such Delay as they complain of in satisfying
their Demands has reduced the publick Credit to a very Low
Ebb which will be attended with very bad Consequences I am
afraid unless some Steps can be taken to retrieve it. I hope
you will be pleased to order Mr Carlyle without farther Hesi-
tation to discharge all Debts that he has contracted with any
of those people particularly the person whose waggon was
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pressed to bring off the men who were unfortunately wounded
at the Engagement at the Meadows. I was importuned also
a good Deal by Mr Gists Creditors with some of whom I am
indeed somewhat suspicious that he has hardly acted the
honest part; wherefore I would beg the favour of you to
signify to me what sums were advanced to him when He was at
Williamsburg & for what uses that I may examine whether all
the Complaints against him are without foundation I was told
that He did receive several Sums of Money of you to discharge
a good many Debts but that instead of appropriating it in that
manner He paid off with part thereof some old Debts that he had
contracted on his own private Account & with the Remainder
purchased a Quantity of Goods to trade with also on his own
Account. Gist acknowledged to me that He had received
£45. for Andrew Montour but Montour did not receive a
Farthing thereof by which He complained to me that His
private Affairs & Credit had received no small Detriment,
wherefore I was induced to advance him £25. His Sallary as
Indian Interpreter & £20. towards defraying the Expence of
the 18 Men raised by Your Order & supported from the 26th
of May to the 26th of November. A Copy of his Account I
herein inclose, the Money I advanced him made him pretty
easy for the present but as He declares himself in want of
more, I hope if his Account cannot be objected to the Arrears
will be much reduced by another payment His Behaviour
while I was at the Camp prejudiced me in his favour & as I
esteem him a very useful Person I will endeavour by all means
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to keep him firm in our Interest. I find He has some Expec-
tations of being considered for his Attendance & Services at
the Treaty which Mr Innes held at Wills Creek with some of
the Chiefs of the six nations if you approve of giving him
any thing more than his Allowance you will be pleased to
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