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U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
March 17
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manded by the King, to acquaint you that his Majesty expects that
your Province will not Obstinately persist in refusing to comply with
their Duty to the King on this Head; a Behaviour which cannot fail
to incur his Majestys Displeasure;) and forming the same into
Regiments, as far as shall be found convenient, that you do direct
them to hold themselves in readiness and particularly as much earlier
than former years as may be, to march to such Place, or Places in
North America as his Majesty's Commander in Chief there, or the
Officer, who shall be appointed to command the Kings Forces in those
Parts, shall appoint, in order to be employed there, under the supreme
Command of his Majestys said Commander in Chief, or the Officer
to be appointed as above, in such manner as from the Circumstances
and situation of the Enemy's Posts, and the state & Disposition of
the Indian Nations, on that side, He may judge most conducive to
the Kings Service and the better to facilitate this important Service,
the King is pleased to leave it to you to issue Commissions to such
Gentlemen in your Province as you shall judge, from their Weight
and Credit with the People, and their Zeal for the Publick Service,
me be best disposed & enabled to quicken and effectuate the Speedy
Levying of the greatest Number of Men; In the Disposition of which
Commissions, I am persuaded you will have nothing in View, but the
good of the Kings Service and a due Subordination of the whole to
his Majestys Commander and all Officers of the Provincial Forces,
as high as Colonels, inclusive are to have Rank according to their
several respective Commissions agreable to the Regulations contained
in his late Majesty's Warrant of the 30.th of Decr 1757 which has
been renewed by his present Majesty
The King is further pleased to furnish all the Men so raised as
above with Arms Ammunition & Tents as well as to order Pro-
visions to be issued to the same, by his Majestys Commissaries in the
Same proportion and Manner, as is done to the rest of the Kings
Forces; The whole therefore that the King expects & requires from
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the several Provinces is the Levying Cloathing, & Pay of the Men;
and on these Heads also, that no encouragement may be wanting to
the fullest Exertition of your Force, His Majesty is farther most
graciously pleased to permit me to acquaint you that Strong Recom-
mendations will be made to Parliament, in their next session next
Year to grant a proper Compensation for such Expences as above
according as the Active Vigour & strenuous Efforts of the respective
Provinces shall justly appear to merit
It is His Majestys Pleasure, that you do with particular Diligence
immediately Collect, & put into the best Condition, all the Arms issued
last Campaign, which can be anyways rendered Serviceable, or that
can be found within your Government, in order that the same may
be again employed for his Majestys Service
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