New York March 20^th 1758
Dear Sir

In all this unexpected revolution of our Military Affairs you
will certainly be curious to know what has become of your old
friend and well Wisher. If I am not much deceived I may
rank you amongst the number of those who regret our Gen-
eral Loss, if you do not you will be one of few and in damn'd
bad company to the bargain. As to my self I am just in the
same way as when our acquaintance began only two Steps
higher in the Army or more properly in America. I am just
going about the same Duty as this time three years. My
comfort is that my Superiors are good men, whom I love and
will enter into the Spirit of the thing we are going about.
I have ventured to assure Gen^l Forbes that he may depend on
your doing every thing in your power in forming your men,
and removing every obstacle we may meet with, and what-
ever you wou'd have me do in your Province shall be cheer-
fully complyd with. The Gentlemen. of your Assembly shall
have my liberty to take cognoisance of my Actions.
Gen^l Abercrombie desires me to make his Complem" to
you, he has been so bussy in writing and sending of the
Packett that he has not had time to write to you by this
Express. Gen^l Forbes has wrote to you very fully. I shoud
think it very much for the Good of the Service if you coud
contrive it so as to be disengaged from Business in the begin-
ning of April to come and meet the Brigadier Gen^l at Phila-
delphia, he will by seeing you be let in to a great Many
things which must be of the utmost consequence. Before I
can hear from you I shall be at Philadelphia so direct your
Letters for me at that place.
The last Campaign I made in your Province you was so
good as to supply me with wine, this must be the case this
year, for as there is an Embargo laid you cannot expect to
have the pipe I gave you an order for but you shall have as
much as you please when I come to your upper Settlements,
where I hope you will condescend to come. I beg you will
not let slip any opportunity of letting me hear from you, and
so soon as I get further South I shall tell you what I am doing.
I am with the greatest sincerity
My Dear Gov^r
Your most obedient and
most humble Servant
Iohn S^t Clair.