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The following Letter from the Governor of New York viz.t
New York 11.th December 1753.
Sir.
On Fryday last I rece'd the Inclosed Letter with others to the
Governours of Virginia, Pensilvania, New Jerseys, New Hampshire
and the Messachusett's Bay from the Lord Commissioners for the
Trade & the Plantations to be forwarded As Addressed, And As
they are referred to in their Lordships Letter to me I enclose you an
Extract of it, in pursuance of which I proposed an Interview with
the Indians at Albany on the 13th or 14th Day of next June; The
Assembly have this Day Resolved that they will make Provision for
the presents Usually given on Such Occasions & for the Expence of
my voyage so that I intend to meet the Indians at the Time & place
above mentioned The Assembly have also resolved Upon my laying
before them the Letter from the Earl of Holderness One of his
Majesty's principal Secretaries of State that they will make a Suitable
provision for Assisting any of the Neighbouring Colonies to repell
force by force in Case they be invaded in an Hostile Manner by any
Armed Force Whatsoever.
I Send you the Extract of a Letter from the Commanding Officer
at Oswego by which it appears if the Information be true that the
Designs of the French on the Ohio have proved abortive.
I am Sir
your most Obedient
&
most humble Ser.t
To the Hon'ble Horatio Sharpe James Delancey.
Governour of Maryland.
The following is an Extract of the Letter from the Commanding
Officer at Oswego to the Governor of New York Viz.t
Oswego Nov.r 8.th 1753.
Sir
Since I last did myself the Honour of Writing to your Excellency
has repast this the greatest Part of the ffrench Army that Went up
this Summer to Ohio, from Whom deserted Two Men & put them-
selves Under my Protection (and Whom I now Send down) the One
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