Sundrys of the Assembly heartily wish that a Congress of
Commissioners should meet with Major General Shirley at
Albany or where else he would be pleased to appoint in October
or November next, to agree on the further necessary Supplies
& Forces for next year, that should be provided in the Winter,
so that all might be at the place of rendezvous by the first of
the Spring that the Commissioners should be appointed by
Acts of the several Legislatures But as they are one of the
smallest Colonies they durst not take upon them to begin a
Proportion for that purpose, but will most readily follow the
Example of the other greater Colonies as far as their abilities
can go.

Sept 14^th [i755]
Sir
I was exceedingly glad to learn from S^r Iohn St Clair who
arrived here Friday Evening that you enjoy good health, S^r
John finds himself pretty well after his Journey & proposes
leaving this place Tuesday morning & to proceed towards
Oswego, from the Accounts that I have received from Phil^a
I conclude that Coll Dunbar is scarcely marched thence as yet,
but I hope the Inhabitants will make such Dispatch in supplying
the Troops with such things as they want that he will not have
Occasion to postpone his Departure many Days longer. You
sometime since put into my hands M^r Mitchells proposals for
publishing a Map of America I should be much obliged to you
for procuring & sending me two Copies if any of them are
imported into Virg^a for Sale. With &c.

Sept^r 15^th 1755.
D^r B^r
In my Lett^r dated the 11^th of Aug^st I informed you that Col^o
Dunbar with the Remains of the two Regiments & the 3
Independant Companies was on his march from Fort Cumber-
land to Philadelphia, by Letters thence I learn that he arrived
at that place a Fortnight ago & that as soon as he could get