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I wonte want. you are so good as to Inform me that I need not pay money for my Supplys. want nothing from the Inhabitants but Triffels for my Self to the rest Shall Take an account of Every thing I receive and not Trouble my Self with pay. if any assistance of Mine is wanting to put his Excellency's orders in Force with the Inhabitants of Grand Pre and River of Cannard it Shall be Complyed with & Esteam My Self Happy if I Could be Servisable Either to the Goverment, his
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Excellency or Capt. Murray.
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I This Day began to Pickquett in my Camp, in Three Days from this Hope to Compleat it and when things are a Little Safe Shall make Excursions and Please my Self that Some one Day will make me
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happy in your Company here. with regards I am your Most Obedient Humble Servant,
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JOHN WINSLOW.
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To Capt. Murray, Commander of His Majesty's Forte Edward at Piziquid.
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An acct of Provissions Ddd. by Capt. Hodgskins of the Schoon Gray Hound.
| | No. of Men. | No. of Days. | Porke in pounds. | Bread Pounds. | Butter pounds. | Pease Quarts | Rice Quarts | | | Aug. 15. . . | 156 | 2 | 156 | 312 | . . . | 78 | 18½ | Ddd | | 18. . . | 138 | 7 | 593 | 815½ | . . . | 200 | 9 | Capt. | | 22. . . | . . . | . . . | 771 | . . . | . . . | 174 | 91 | Preble. |
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An account of Provissions Ddd by Capt. Preble of the Sloop Yorke.
| | No. of Men. | No. of Days. | Porke Pounds. | Bread Pounds. | Butter Pounds. | Pease Quarts | Rice Quarts | | | Aug. 16. . . | 105 | 7 | 420 | 735 | . . . | . . . | 53 | Landed by Compu- tation |
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CAMP AT GRAND PRE, AUGS'T. 22, 1755
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Orders of the Day. Pattrole Heddingham. a party for Duty of Fatigue to Consist of one Subaltern Two Serjts Two Corporals & 36 Private men to Unlade the Provission Vessel now at ye river Gaspereau the one half to attend at the Sloop the other half to Stow the Provissions & Exspect that Notwithstanding this Fatigue that the Picketquing goes
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