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Southern Indians to be Sent to them for this Purpose, and to
Endeavour to engage them to Act with his Forces in such
operations as I shall think most Expedient, I think I can't
better answer his Royal Intention, especially at this time of
General Incursions of the Indians into his Western Frontiers,
than by recommending the Inclosed Plan to your Honour
which if unanimously Executed by the Several Governments
concerned, I can't but Conceive Strong hopes may provide in
the most effectual manner for their mutual Security against the
Hostile Attempts of the Southern Indians upon them & creating
a Dependency of those Nations upon his Majesty.
If your Honour can Suggest to me any Amendment of this
Plan or other measures for compassing this great Object,
I shall very gladly do all the Service I can in promoting them.
I have at the same time likewise Endeavoured to Induce the
Indians of the Six Nations to join with us in putting a Stop to
the Devastations of the Shawonese, Delaware, Susquehana,
and other Southern Nations within his Majestys Western
Colonies either by their Good Offices & Authority over them
or if those should prove ineffectual by taking up the Hatchet
against them.
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Inclosed I send your Honour a Copy of the Minutes of a
Council of War composed of Governors and Field Officers
according to his Majestys Instructions held at this place the
12th and 13th Instant upon the operations of the next Years
Campaigne, at which your Honour assisted, I doubt not but
you will recommend to the Assembly within your Government
in the Strongest Terms to Contribute their just Quota by Men
and money towards carrying so Salutary a Plan into Execution;
which if done with Vigour and in its proper Season, they must
be Sensible will lay the most lasting foundation for the future
Safety and Tranquility of their Province and I can't but hope
that the Outrages and Devastations lately committed by the
Enemy more or less within all his Majestys Western Colonies
will Convince the Assembly of Maryland how essential it is for
the welfare of his Majestys Subjects within their Province that
they should heartily join in the Execution of this Plan which
your Honour will be Pleased to Communicate either in part or
in the whole as your Honour shall judge Proper and how
loudly their Duty to their King and Country calls upon them
to do it
Upon this occasion I cant but hope that the Province under
your Honours Government will consider how deeply it is
Interested in the event of the next years Campaign
I will not omit returning your Honour my thanks for the
Journy you took from Annapolis at so late a Season of the
year, and long Attendance at this Place upon his Majestys
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