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L. H. J.
Liber No. 49
Dec. 9
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Baker's Fort, May 29th, 1757.
Honoured Sir.
Agreable to your Instructions, we have sent a List of the Men now
under our Command, and our Journal for the Month past, inclosed
with this for your Excellency's Inspection. When we set out we
engaged the Men only for one Month, tho' we are at no Loss to keep
up a Company; yet should be glad, if it was your Excellency's Pleas-
ure, to signify to us what Time you thought there would be Occasion
of this Service; we should then be more able to judge as to our
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necessary Expence, without Loss either to Ourselves or the Public,
which we now are, as it appears by your Instructions that we might
expect to be released before this Time. There has been no Mischief
done in our Settlement since my last; but I had News brought me
this Morning from Fort Cumberland, that as a Party of our Mary-
land Company was out a Horse-hunting, the Indians fell on them,
and killed Three, and took Three more Prisoners. I am, Sir,
Your Excellency's most obedient and humble Servant,
Joseph Chapline.
Copy.
Annapolis, June ist, 1757.
Sir,
The Governor bids me acknowledge the Receipt of your Two
Letters dated the 18th and 29th of May. If your Company is in-
clined to continue on Duty till the 12th Day of this Month, his Ex-
cellency has no Objection to your keeping them out until that Time,
but no longer; as the Garrison of Fort Frederick will be then re-
inforced by a considerable Number of Recruits from hence, and
Capt. Beall will be able to spare a Detachment, and to keep Men
constantly out patrolling.
I return your Journal, that you may continue it on to that Time,
and that you may note therein when any Man engaged or was dis-
charged. The Governor is glad to find, that you did not entertain
such a Suspicion as when I last writ to you; he was afraid you did ;
but he desires you will give him a particular Account of any Tricks
that have ever been played by the Officers of the Maryland Forces,
or of the Ill-Usage that any People, who have complained to you,
have received from them, that he might at least give such Orders as
may prevent such Misbehaviour for the future. I am Sir,
Your most humble and most obedient Servant,
J. Ridout.
Capt. Joseph Chapline.
Baker's Fort, June 10th, 1757
Sir,
I this Instant received a certain Account from Fort Loudoun, that
Lieutenant Holliday, with Twenty-five, fell in with a Number of
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