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L. H. J.
Liber No. 50
May 10
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the Pay of this Province by Virtue of an Act, entituled, An Act
for his Majesty's Service, and the more immediate Defence and
Protection of the Frontier Inhabitants of this Province, as should
appear to have been employed in the Service of this Province, until
the End of this Session of Assembly, by Muster-Roils to be returned
upon Oath to the Agents therein after appointed, from the Time
the Money appropriated by the said Act, for those Purposes, was
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expended, until the Expiration of Ten Days after the passing that
Bill into a Law, and to the Pay, the Subsistence, Cloathing, and all
other Charges whatsoever attending the Supporting of Two Hun-
dred Men, Officers included, to be stationed at Fort Frederick, and
to act as Rangers for the more immediate Defence, Protection and
Quiet of the Frontier Inhabitants, and supported till the 13th Day
of September next.
£2500 was appropriated by that Bill to the discharging the Claims
of such Persons as had been burthened with the Expence of Quarter-
ing those of his Majesty's Troops which were ordered into this
Province for Winter Quarters.
£2000 was appropriated by the same Bill for Cultivating the Friend-
ship and Engaging the Assistance of the Southern Tribes of Indians,
and Establishing them in the British Interest.
The unalterable Adherence of the Upper House to their Objections
against the most material Points in that Bill, which is founded upon
Principles the most reasonable and equitable, and their declining to
proceed in a Mode lately under use of between the Two Houses on a
similar Occasion, notwithstanding we have conceded so far as to
declare to them our Willingness thereto, leaves us not the least Room
to hope, that any one good End can be obtained from our remaining
any longer here at this Time, unless we could be induced to believe,
that the Gentlemen of the Upper House would recede from their
Resolutions.
We have most seriously considered the Light our Conduct will
stand in before his Majesty and the World, when fairly and candidly
represented; and we cannot but express our Concern, that your Ex-
cellency should say, " we alone, of all his Majesty's Subjects, decline
to contribute to the Execution of the Plan that has been laid for the
Security of these Colonies," when you must be convinced of our
repeated sincere Endeavours for Supporting the Common Cause
against his Majesty's Enemies, however unfortunately they may have
been rendered ineffectual.
Any Inconveniencies our Constituents may undergo, by being
obliged to march to the Assistance of the Frontier Inhabitants, who
may be -exposed for want of that Protection which this House has
endeavoured to afford them, we hope they will, however disagreeable,
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