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came to Annapolis where Governor Shirley had promised to
meet them to settle the plan of Operations for the Summer but
he not arriving at the time appointed the General & Company
returned again to Alexandria the Monday following & ordered
the Troops to march westward, Colo Halketts Regiment & the
Train thro Virga toward Wills-Creek & Colo Dunbar's on this
side potowmack River to the same place. The 11th & 12th
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Inst Governors Shirley, Delancey & Morris came hither & this
Day Sennight I accompanied them to the General at Alexan-
dria whence having agreed on the plan inclosed we returned
to Annapolis Thursday & those several Gentn are now on their
way to their respective Governt. General Braddock departs
from Alexandria to Day & I have promised to be with him
next Tuesday Evening at Frederickton which is 80 Miles west
of this place, there I shall tarry with him till the first of May
when all the Troops will be in motion & when he will proceed
to Wills-Creek & thence towards the Ohio I apprehend the
General (dissatisfied that no such fund is already established)
will sollicit the Ministry to obtain an Act of Parliament whereby
the several Colonies may be compelled to contribute towards a
general Fund or Stock their several quotas in case such an
Act should be moved for I cannot help wishing it might pro-
vide & ordain that the Quota imposed on each province be
proportionable to the number of their Inhabitants respectively,
& perhaps it might be left to the Assembly's Option in what
manner to raise that Quota, but then to prevent useless Dis-
putes & Controversies may not the several Governors &
Councils be impowered to levy the Quota of Money by a poll
Tax in case the several Branches of each Legislature cannot
concur about Ways & Means within a certain limitted time. I
should be very much obliged to you for intimating to me what
Step you think will be taken as to this Affair & in Case there
be a prospect of a Rupture between the two Crowns which we
are apt to think is not improbable, that you will send me early
Intelligence thereof, or of any other Occurrences the Knowl-
edge of which may be useful to &
You will observe in the minutes of the Council which the
General held at Alexandria that it was agreed that in case of the
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p. 79
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Reduction of Fort Du Quesne whatever Garrison the General
should think proper to leave there should be maintained & the
Expence of Additional Works which He should think necessary
to make there, should be defrayed by the Governts of Virga
Maryland & Pensilvania & that if the General should think it
necessary to build a Fort upon Lake Erie the Expence thereof
& garrisoning it should likewise be defrayed by those three
Governts these three Colonies being to be at the Expence of
supporting such two forts I conceive it will be thought proper
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p. 80
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