this Lewny served last year as an Ensign in the Virg^a Troopa
& I think his Account as well as Streets Relation of what he
saw may be depended on.
If Fort Cumberland is the place that the French have in
View I hope the Commanding Officer will be advised very
early of their Approach that he might call on Col^o Stanwix in
time for Aid otherwise I shall be under very great Uneasiness
for the place is really so weak as well from its Situation as the
manner after which it is constructed that it will be no easy
Task to defend it against any considerable Body, the Troops
that do Duty there at this time are I beleive near 300. the
rest of our Men in number about 130 remain at Fort Fred^k to
garrison that place & patroll on the Frontiers.

I^st of Aug^st 1757. transmitted by Capt Coolidge. Dupli-
cate by Capt Johnson.
Sir
The inclosed Lett^r is in Answer to one that I lately received
from His Ldp wherein he desires to know why the Judges of
the Land Office have not continued to make Remittances to
M^r Wogan agreeable to the Orders that he was some time
since pleased to send them. You may remember that I sent
you with a Letter of mine dated the 19^th April 1755, An
Account that had been did me by M^r Calvert & D^r Steuart to
shew that the Income of that Office would not enable them to
pay that additional £100 p Ann together with Your Claim. I
have understood that they writ to you at the same time
desiring you to represent their Case to His Ldp & petition-
ing to be released from the Payment of that money. What
Representation they made or what weight it had with His Ldp
or You I know not but when I have asked them why they de-
layed to comply with His Ldp's Instruction in favour of M^r
Wogan they have said that they were sure His Ldp would
not expect or require them to do so after he should be or had
been advised of their Situation & the State of the Office &
that they looked on Your Silence as an Indication of their
Requests being granted. I have now communicated to them