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made to discover Veins of that Ore no mines have been yet
wrought that Quited Cost,
10. The Number of White Inhabitants is about 114,332 and

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the Number of Blacks about 49,675. In the year 1748, the
Whites were about 94,000, and Blacks 36,000. In the year
1755 the Whites amounted to 107,963 & the Blacks to 46,225.
Since that time very few have been imported from Europe,
but about 2000 Men have enlisted into his Majesty's Forces.

12. The Number of our Militia is about 18,000, but as many
of them are quite unprovided or very ill supplied with Arms,
and for want of a Proper Militia Law not under good Regula-
tion or Command (and a good militia Law our Assembly will
not make) The Militia of this Province is far from being
formidable.

13. There are two Forts in the Western part of this Prov-
ince on Potomack River, one Called Fort Frederick and the
other Fort Cumberland, the former is far the Strongest, it's
exterior Lines being 120 yards, the Curtain and Bastions are
faced with a thick stone wall, and it Contains Barracks for 300
men, but is not at this time garrisoned, the other Called Fort

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Cumberland is 75 miles Farther Westward, this is Built with
double Logs and Earth, I believe there are at Present a few

Soldiers there sent from the Garrison at Pittsburg,

14. There are about 120 Indians in the Populous parts of
the Province who reside on Several Tracts of Land that were
many years ago allotted them, and Appropriated to their Sole
and Proper use by Acts of Assembly which are still in force,
these Indians Live in good Neighbourhood with the Inhabit-
ants and are very orderly, paying due obedience to the Laws
of the Province, the Inhabitants carry on no Trade with any
other Indians nor are there any other near Us,

15. Since the Reduction of Fort Du Quesne by his Majes-
ties Forces under the Command of Brig. Forbes there have
been no French in the Neighbourhood of this province; the
Distance of Louisiania and the Spanish Settlements in Amer-
ica is so great that while his Majesty's Forces keep Possession
of those Parts of North America which have in the Course of
this War been reduced to his Majesty's obedience the Inhabit-
ants of this Province surrounded as it is by the Neighbouring
Colonies cannot be affected by either the French or Spanish
Colonies,

16. The Revenue within this Government arises and is ap-
propriated be Several acts of Assembly viz^t ever since 1661 a
port duty of fourteen pence p Ton on all Ships & Vessels
trading into this Province and not owned by Residents has

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