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U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
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men which have happened since they Entered into the Service with
the Respective Times when they happened and also the Dismissions
& Desertions of any of the Soldiers and Times of their being Dis-
charged or Deserting together with the Account of the furloffs
which have been Granted from Time to Time to the Soldiers or any
of them; and for what Time as also upon what Command or Duty
the Officers or men have been Respectively Employed Since the Time
of their Entering into the Service together with a Muster Roll or
list of the Officers and Respective Private Soldiers now Remaining
in the service. All which Rolls Lists and Accounts we Desire may
be Duly Certified by the Proper Officers under their hands upon
Oath taken before Yourself and Attested by you also that you will
Transmit to Us an Account of the Charges of the Cloathing Arms
& Accoutrements of the Soldiers and all other Expences which have
been incurred on account of the Expedition and are not to be De-
frayed by the Colony under Your Government from the Time of
their being Levied, to the Time of Your Attesting the said Accounts
together with the Vouchers thereof all Duly Certified upon Oath
by the Proper Parties Before you; and a Copy of the Proclamation
issued by you, for the Encouragement of Troops to Inlist in the
aforesaid Service with Copies of the Votes for Your Assembly
touching the Bounty & Subsistance or Allowance of Provisions
Granted by them to the Troops and we must further Desire that
you would in pursuance of his Majestys Orders Communicate to us,
your Sentiments and Opinion as to the manner of Discharging
these Officers and Soldiers, and upon what foot it may best be done
having Regard to his Majestys Commands to Us, for doing it in
the most frugal manner, and his Expectations in this affair; and this
we Desire you will forth with do; as a Great Charge is Running on
till the Soldiers shall be Dismissed by Us from this Service
We must also Desire you in Obedience to his Majestys Com-
mands to Recommend it to Your Assembly to furnish such Sums
of Money or Credit as may be wanted to Pay off the Soldiers which
you will perceive by the Extract of the Duke of Newcastles Letter ;
is to be Provided for by Parliament as soon as the Accounts of the
whole Charge incurred by Raising the Levies shall be Transmitted
to his Grace by Us; and forthwith to let us know your Opinion of
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p. 215
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the Success of such an application; as also to let us know whether
you have advanced any and what sums of Money, to the Officers and
Soldiers or any of them on Account of their Pay and after what Rate
and to what time they are paid in full
And as you perceive we are Commanded by his Majesty to Re-
tain such a Number of the American Levies in his pay, as we shall
Judge Sufficient for the securing of Nova Scotia against the Enemys
Attempts, untill Reinforcement can be sent thither from Great
Britain, the Preservation of which Colony is of the Greatest Im-
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