New York May 6^th 1757 Dear Sir
My being in the Country for 3 weeks has so much recovered
me that I have been able to return to this place to see how
things are going on, and I propose staying untill His Lop sails
which I hope will be in ten Days at furthest. Our affairs are
now carried on with Spirit.
As I shall return to Brunswick I shall be left alone, I must
therefore entreat you to write to me by every opportunity, and
as I must be informed very minutely of every thing that hap-
pens I shall communicate it to you.
I am with the utmost Regard
Dear Sir
Your most obedient and most
humble Servant
John S^t Clair

8^th of May, 1757
Sir
I am very sorry to inform you that I cannot prevail with the
Assembly of this Province to engage to support Fort Cumber-
land but that on the Contrary they have come to a Resolution
to pay no Captains or Companies that shall be posted there.
By the Bill which they have been framing & which now lies
before me for my Assent I can order Detachments from our
several Companies thither under the Command of Subaltern
Officers to be releived from Fort Frederick every Month but
they will not suffer one of our Officers to have the Chief
Command nor our Troops to be posted there as a Garrison,
apprehending I presume that by agreeing at this time to raise
& support Soldiers for the Defence of that place they should
take a Burthen on themselves which they will be unable after-
wards to get quit of & fearing also lest by an Officer of ours
having the Command of the Fort the Expence of furnishing all
the Indians that may declare in our favour & come thither
with Provisions & other Necessaries should fall on this Province.
I say it might be presumed that such Considerations as these
have determined them to take such a Resolution but whatever
their Reasons are I find they will not recede & therefore I
should be much obliged to you for ordering any Officer who
will command our Subalterns to releive Dagworthy that him-
self & his Company may again be entituled to their Pay &