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on their Guard, & I shall be very glad the Meeting at Win-
chester may succeed, for a Peace between the Northern &
Southern Indians I have had greatly at heart — At that Treaty
it was agreed that Monacatoocha shou'd carry a black Belt of
Wampum & a Hatchet to the Six Nations at Onondago,
acquainting them that some of the six Nations, Shawannoes &
Delawars had taken up the Hatchet against the French, &
desiring them to do the same. If this cou'd be effected it
wou'd be of great Service in engaging many Tribes of Indians
to join us. Colo Innes desires me to send four Belts of black
Wampum, for this Dominion Maryland, Pensylva & N York,
which is wrong, but have now wrote the Govr of N York on
that Subject for his Interest with these People to declare them-
selves in our Favo & if he see proper to send a black Belt in
behalf of this Colony. A Letter from you to him on the same
Subject, I think would be proper.
I am sorry for the Acct Colo Innes sends you of the arrival
of noo French & 70 Arondocks at the Fort. I am in Hopes
the Intelligence is false; first because Indians cannot count
Numbers, & as they must pass Oswego Fort, the Govr of N.
York promised to give me due Intelligence of any Numbers
that passed that way; but we must conclude they will bring as
many Forces as they possibly can by the Spring of the Year.
And I have reason to expect 1000 regulars from Great
Britain in six Weeks Time. The Transports were taken up
in October last, & Comodore Keple in a 50 Gun Ship comes
their Convoy. — I also doubt the 400 French & Indians at the
Head of the Ohio, or the 300 Families settled at Mad Creek.
I shall be very glad to have the Accts contradicted. I am glad
you have ordered Colo Stephens to march, & that you will
review them, there is a Company of fifty on the Frontiers of
Augusta, that shall join the others when you write me to that
purpose.
Your Presence at the Camp will undoubtedly be of very
great Service, I therefore hope your Assembly will not sit long,
& that they will consider properly our present situation, & grant
you a further Supply. The Cherokees & Catawbas I think
are strongly in our Interest. I have wrote Mr Glen to influence
them & to perswade a Number of their Warriors to join our
Forces near the Ohio, early in the Spring — And I am fully
convinced a Message to the Twightwers will be of great Service
as they have hitherto appeared strong Enemies to the French;
if they knew our Intentions they may be of great use in galling
the Enemy in their rear, or at least prevent a thorough Junction
of their Indians; the sooner this is done I think the better, but
it must be such Messengers you can confide in.
What you order Colo Innes to do in regard to paying the
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