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as above mentioned, shall be sent back to their respective
Homes: And in order to Encourage the Provincial Officers to
forward this Essential Service, I leave it to you to Appoint
any Officer, or Officers, you shall think proper to persuade
the men to Enter into the Regular Service, on the Above
Conditions; for Every one of which that he shall so Enlist,
that is approved of by a Regular Officer whom I shall
Appoint for that purpose, the said Provincial Officer shall
receive a Reward of Forty Shillings, New York Currency ; It
will therefore be necessary that I have the Earliest Notice of
the time when you think the men will be Raised, that I may
send an Officer to Approve of them ; Receive them ; & pay
the Bounty & Reward, as already promised.
I Have only to Add, that to Render this Service Effectual,
& prevent Desertion, I shall Expect the Province will provide
for Replacing such men as do Desert, which, when known, I
am persuaded, will prevent any of them from Leaving their
Corps, since they cannot Expect protection in the Colonies.
You will please to Observe that the Execution of this
measure, must by no means, Retard, or Interfere with, the
Requisition made by His Majesty for the Provincial Service:
The King ever mindfull of the Ease and welfare of His Faith-
full Subjects, Demands only such Assistance as may be
granted without Subjecting them to any heavy Burthen; and
therefore has been pleased to make his Requisitions agreable
thereto; And I trust, from your known Zeal for His Majesty's
Honor, and the good of the Service, you will Enforce the
necessity of both measures, when you meet your Assembly,
in such a manner, that, as these measures are calculated for
the prosecution of a War, in which the Immediate Security,
and future Interests of the Province are so Essentially Con-
cerned, they will chearfully and readily Comply with His Maj-
esty's Commands, and thereby Approve themselves Faithfull,
and Obedient Subjects to the Best of Kings.
I am, with great Regard
Sir
Your most Obedient
Humble Servant
Jeff: Amherst.
His Excellency Govr Sharpe.
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