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esty's Pleasure that all his Governors on the Continent should
apply to and correspond with me on all Matters relating to the
King's service in Consequence of which Pleasure so signified
to you and repeated to me I am to recommend to you to use
your utmost Endeavours and Influences with the Council and
Assembly of your Province to induce them to raise with all
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possible Dispatch as large a Body of Men within your Gov-
ernment as the Number and Situation of its Inhabitants may
allow, all which has already been Strongly recommended to
you by his Majesty's Secretary of State as likewise several
other Matters contained in the same Letter which for the
sake of Brevity I shall avoid repeating and solely refer myself
to, as it is so full that 1 do not think it can want any Additions,
so far I will venture to go for your further Guidance as to fix
the Number of Provincial Troops that may be wanted for his
Majesty's Service in those Quarters to six Thousand to be fur-
nished by Virginia Maryland and Pensilvania in such Propor-
tions and upon the Terms set forth in the above quoted
Letter of Mr Secretary Pitt to his Majesty's Governors in
North America.
I am at the same Time to acquaint you that as it is abso-
lutely necessary for his Majesty's Service that an immediate
Embargo should be laid on all Ships in the different Ports of
the respective Provinces in North America, and as you have
already been forewarned that whenever such Directions
should be transmitted to you by his Majesty's Commander in
Chief in these Parts you should without any the least Diffi-
culty comply therewith I make no Doubt that upon Receit
hereof you will forthwith publish the said Embargo which is to
hold good until such Time as you receive Notice from me to
take off the same which you may depend on being transmitted
to you as soon as his Majesty's Service will allow of it.
I have nothing farther to add but to desire that you will
give me the earliest Notice possible of the Success you meet
with in your Application to your Council & Assembly, and
what Resolutions they are likely to come to upon the Subject
of the Troops to be raised by them conformable to his Maj-
esty's Directions, especially as the Season is so far advanced
and there is no Time to lose.
I am with great Regard, Sir, your most obedt humble Servant
James Abercromby
P. S. The Embargo took Place in
this Port Yesterday
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