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His Ldp & Yourself as they are to every person in this Coun-
try; but be His Ldp's Determination what it will I shall chear-
fully submit & always think what he determines right & most
proper. I need not I hope repeat my Desire to serve Mr
Thomas because I think he deserves to be taken Notice of; I
hope an Opportunity will sometime offer & that I shall have
it in my power to shew that I have a real Regard for him. If
you will please to recur to my Lettrs dated the 14th of Septr &
29th Novemr 1753. You will find that I at that time said as
much as Mr Jones pretends to have discovered & more than
he can possibly know about the two Branches of Potowmack.
As I did not receive Your Favour of the 17th of April 1754 till
after Mr Washington's Defeat & till it would have been both
dangerous & expensive to explore or survey either of the
Branches of that River No Step has been taken to discover or
determine the Longitude or Meridian of their respective Foun-
tains neither is there any Prospect of its being done yet a long
time without the greatest hazard but if it be agreeable to His
Ldp to have any thing done in that Business, be pleased to
signify them that I may execute His Ldp's Commands. That
Bill of Parker's I will get renewed & return it you as soon as
possible. Neither Mr Plater nor Mr Steuart could make up
their Accounts or receive the Fees due to them till this Month,
on my Return to Annapolis I will comply with your Request
concerning them & will also give Mr Tasker such a Hint as
you desire. Mr Meyers I have not seen some time, he has I
hear been much indisposed & I am afraid is not quite so tem-
perate as his Father might wish. Mr Ridout has intimated to
him that his Father is anxious to hear from him & advised him
to be punctual in his Correspondence, herewith you receive
the Journall of the Proceedings of the Lower House of Assem-
bly during the last Session: the Laws I hear are in the Press
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& I hope will be ready to transmit by the next Opportu-
nity of Conveyance that may offer. I shall perhaps then
write from Annapolis whither I shall return as soon as our
Fort is a little farther advanced so that the Frontier Inhabitants
may think themselves more secure. My Presence here till
that time the Ignorance of both our Officers & Men with
regard to Fortification renders absolutely necessary & if I was
away I doubt none of the Country People or Labourers would
submit to the Command of any Military Officer. A Party of
Indians has lately cut off some Families in Pensa about 20 Miles
from this place & I hear that another Party has again made an
Incursion into Virginia & destroyed several of the Inhabitants.
The inclosed Gazette will shew you what has happened also in
this Province, where alone I think the Indians have suffered a
certain Loss. The Virginians are about to build a very expen-
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