Philadelphia 19 July 1756.
Sir
Captⁿ Dagworthy will be able to tell you what is passing
at New York as well w^th regard to England as the Eastern
Expeditions.
M^r Pownall, as M^r Penn writes me, woud not come under
Instructions after he was recommended to the Prop^rs by the
Duke of Cumberland and therefore miscarried, if he ever had
any real Intentions to accept this Gov^e w^ch M^r Penn doubts, I
think he woud not have objected to such Instructions as were
offerd unless he thought he coud oblige M^r Penn by the weight
of his Influence to appoint him without Instructions. In this
however he was mistaken, & M^r Penn had in opinion with him
M^r Fox, Lord Halifax & Lord Louden. I do not hear for
certain that he has the Government of the Massachusets tho it
may be so. After the Conferences ended betwⁿ the Prop^rs &
M^r Pownal the Duke of Cumberland recommended one M^r
Denny a Gentleman of the Army & he is expected to arrive
every day.
He is said to be a Gentleman of Address and of a fair
Character, but as he is not known to myself or to any here I
know no more of him than what common Fame reports w^ch is
much to his advantage.
Our people complain much that while the Embargo is laid in
this & the other Provinces Maryland, w^ch is equally a Bread
Country, is at liberty to export. It is really for the publick
Utility that there shoud be a long Restriction, and this will not
take place unless it be general so that I coud wish whenever
the other Colonies think it necessary to lay an Embargo you
woud lay the same in your Colony. Captⁿ Dagworthy staying
I am obliged to write in haste. I woud have wrote to you on
the Subject of the Embargo sooner if I had not imagind that
S^r Charles Hardie had wrote to you at the same time he first
mentiond the matter to me. I am
Sir your most obed^t Humble Serv^t
Rob' H: Morris.

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New York 23^d July 1756.
S^r
His Majesty having been graciously pleased to appoint me,
by his Commission under the great Seal to be General and
Commander in chief of all his Forces in North America.
I take this first opportunity to acquaint you of my Arrival this