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Letters to Washington, and Accompanying Papers : Published Letters to Wafliington AND ACCOMPANYING PAPERS PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA EDITED BY STANISLAUS MURRAY HAMILTON M Editor of the Writings of James Monroe VOL. II 1756-1758 BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY 1899 COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CONTENTS OF VOLUME II FROM THE HONBLE SPEAKER ROBINSON, NOVEMBER i6TH .... i Malicious newspaper article. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, NOVEMBER i6TH 2 Behavior of officers — Military affairs. A COUNCIL OF WAR, OCTOBER 30TH 6 REMARKS ON THE COUNCIL OF WAR,OCTOBER 30TH -, g A COUNCIL OF WAR,NOVEMBER I5TH 12 FROM JOHN CARLYLE, ESQRE., DECEMBER 2ND * . 13 London orders — Tobacco — Military accounts — Military affairs. FROM CAPTAIN PETER HOG,DECEMBER STH 15 Military affairs. A COUNCIL, DECEMBER QTH 16 FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, DECEMBER IOTH . --. 17 Forts Cumberland and Loudoun — Indian affairs — Ensign Mc- Carty — Back inhabitants. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, DECEMBER I5TH 23 Deserters — Appointment of commissary — Ensign McCarty—- Lord Loudoun. FROM THE HONBLE SPEAKER ROBINSON, DECEMBER 17™ .... 25 Appointment of commissary. LIST OF INDIAN GOODS AT FORT CUMBERLAND, DECEMBER 24TH. 26 FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, DECEMBER 2;TH 27 Military affairs — Indian affairs — Fort Cumberland — Lord Lou- doun. FROM THE HONBLE SPEAKER ROBINSON, DECEMBER 3isT .... 30 Retention of Fort Cumberland — Money affairs. 1757 FROM COLONEL JOHN STANWIX, JANUARY 13™ 33 Washington's recovery — Stanwix' appointment. FROM ALEXANDER LUNAN, ESQRE., JANUARY 14.™ 34 Military goods. iv Contents of Volume II FROM COLONEL JOHN CARLYLE, JANUARY 22ND 35 Commissary affairs. FROM COLONEL WILLIAM FAIRFAX, JANUARY 22ND 38 Bryan Fairfax — Lord Loudoun — Military affairs at the north — Parliament and the ministry — Money affairs — Ensign McCarty— Assembly prorogued. FROM COLONEL FIELDING LEWIS, FEBRUARY ;TH 41 Personal affairs. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, JANUARY 26x11 42 Mutiny — Deserters — Military regulations — Appointment of commissary — Catawbas — Enlistment of servants — Military af- fairs — Lord Loudoun. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, FEBRUARY 2ND 44 Meeting of Lord Loudoun and the Southern governors at Phila- delphia. FROM CAPTAIN ROBERT MCKENZIE, FEBRUARY iSra 45 Asking advice — Indian depredations. FROM CAPTAIN THOMAS BULLITT, FEBRUARY ipTH 48 Requesting transfer — Desertion of recruit. FROM JAMES CUNINGHAM, ESQRE., FEBRUARY 27™ 49 Lord Loudoun's reply to Washington. FROM JOSEPH CHEW, ESQRE., MARCH I4TH 49 Lord Loudoun — Calling attention to his brother—Mary Philipse. COUNCIL HELD AT PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 23RD 51 FROM CLEMENT READ, ESQRE., MARCH 15™ 54 Catawbas. FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQRE., MARCH 22ND 56 Indian affairs — Lord Loudoun — Virginia assembly. FROM CAPTAIN THOMAS BULLITT, MARCH 24™ 57 Requesting commission for his brother. FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQRE., MARCH 31 ST 58 Indian affairs — Governor Dinwiddie — Virginia Council — Fort Cumberland. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, APRIL 5TH 60 Fort Cumberland — Transportation of troops to South Carolina — Indians — Virginia assembly — Fort in the Cherokee country. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, APRIL 7TH 61 Transportation of troops to South Carolina — Evacuation of Fort Cumberland — Indian affairs — Military affairs. FROM MAJOR ANDREW LEWIS, APRIL STH 63 Requesting instructions — Cherokees. Contents of Volume II MINUTES OF A COUNCIL OF WAR, APRIL i6TH ........ 64 FROM THE HONBLE SPEAKER ROBINSON, APRIL 21 ST ...... 65 Appointment of Captain Gist — Acts of Assembly — Money af- fairs — Situation in Virginia. FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQRE., MAY 6TH ......... 69 Bryan Fairfax — Captain Gist. FROM THE EARL OF LOUDOUN TO COLONEL STANWIX, MAY 6ra . 70 Authorizing courts martial. INSTRUCTIONS TO WASHINGTON, MAY i6TH ......... 71 FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, MAY i6ra .......... 73 Washington's pay and commissions. FROM COLONEL JOHN STANWIX, MAY 23RD ..... .... 74 Military affairs. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, MAY 23RD .......... 75 Edmund Atkin — Indian affairs — Money affairs — Cherokees — Increase of forces. FROM WILLIAM BALL, ESQRE., MAY 25TH .......... 77 Asking compensation for servant enlisted. FROM WASHINGTON TO GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, MAY 24TH ... 78 Sergeant Fent or Fant — South Carolina detachment —Recom- mending volunteers. — Recommending Mr. Kirkpatrick — Indian affairs. FROM CAPTAIN JOHN HALL, JUNE IST ........... 82 Appointment to 44th regiment — Military affairs at the north. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, JUNE 2ND ........... 83 Sergeant Fent or Fant — Bill of supplies — Mr. Atkin — Military affairs — Batmen — Captain Hog. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, JUNE 6TH ........... 85 Indian affairs — Bill for augmenting forces — Captain Bullin's scheme — Military arms. FROM RICHARD BLAND, ESQRE., JUNE 7TH ...... .... 87 Disputes with Virginia Council — Intention to write upon military enterprises of Virginia. FROM LIEUTENANT JAMES BAKER, JUNE IOTH ........ 89 Skirmish with enemy— Death of the Swallow warrior. FROM CAPTAIN JOHN DAGWORTHY, JUNE I4TH ........ 91 Rumors of attack on Fort Cumberland. FROM MAJOR JAMES LIVINGSTON, ESQRE., JUNE 14™ ...... 91 Rumors of attack on Fort Cumberland. FROM MAJOR JAMES LIVINGSTON, ESQRE ........... 93 vi Contents of Volume II COUNCIL OF WAR HELD AT FORT LOUDOUN, JUNE i6TH .... 94 FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE* JUNE i6TH .......... 96 Cherokees. FROM CAPTAIN JOHN DAGWORTHY, JUNE i7TH ........ 97 Alarm at Fort Cumberland FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, JUNE I;TH 98 Fairfax militia. FROM EDWARD SHIPPEN, ESQRE., JUNE I;TH ......... 99 Military goods. FROM COLONEL JOHN STANWIX, JUNE i8ra 100 Alarm at Fort Cumberland — Rendezvous at Winchester — Move- ments of enemy. FROM EDMUND ATKIN, ESQRE., JUNE I9TH ......... 102 French prisoner — Complaining of action of Virginia officers. FROM THE OFFICERS OF THE VIRGINIA REGIMENT, JUNE I9TH . 106 Refuting Mr. Atkin's accusations. FROM CAPTAIN ALEXANDER BEALL, JUNE 19™ 107 Sending of soldiers to Fort Cumberland — Need of Indians. FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQRE., JUNE 19™ . 108 Bryan Fairfax — Militia — Extract from Act of Assembly. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, JUNE 20TH no Rumored attack on Fort Cumberland — Militia — Money affairs — Indian affairs — Fort Loudoun — Captain Spotswood — Increase of forces. FROM JOHN KIRKPATRICK, ESQRE., JUNE I9TH 113 Rumored attack — Militia— Captain Cock's accounts — Military regulations. FROM JOHN BAYLOR, ESQRE., JUNE 2OTH .......... 115 Returns mare — Regrets inability to perform military service — Captain Spotswood — Lieutenant Baker. FROM COLONEL JOHN STANWIX, JUNE 22ND 116 French prisoner — Rendezvous at Fort Loudoun — Cherokees — Rumors of attack on Fort Augusta. FROM COLONEL JOHN STANWIX, JUNE 22ND 117 False alarm at Fort Cumberland — Militia — Rumors of attack on Fort Augusta. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, JUNE 24TH 118 Indian affairs — Captain Pearis — Batmen — Military orders — Deserters — Colonel Stanwix— Expedition of Major Lewis — Com- missary affairs — Increase of forces — Refusing leave of absence — Commissions — Chaplain — Movements of enemy. Contents of Volume II vii FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQRE., JUNE 26TH. , 121 Militia — Lieutenant Baker — Captain Spotswood — Outasite. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, JUNE 27x11 123 Movements of enemy — Militia — Cherokees — Creeks — Doubts rumor from Montreal — Military affairs — Lord Loudoun — Money affairs. FROM ARCHIBALD CARY, ESQRE., JUNE 28TH 125 Volunteers — Rumored movements of enemy. FROM THE HONBLE SPEAKER ROBINSON, JUNE 2QTH 126 Money affairs — Volunteers — Captain Spotswood — Captain Mercer. RETURN OF PROVISIONS FOR THE CHEROKEE INDIANS, JUNE 9TH AND IOTH 128 FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQRE., JULY IST 130 Fairfax militia — Volunteers — Fort Loudoun — Transport from England — Lord Loudoun — General Webb — Colonel Stanwix — Outasite. FROM CAPTAIN JOHN HALL, JULY 5TH 131 Expedition against Louisbourg. FROM GOVERNOR DENNY TO COLONEL STANWIX, JULY 7™ . 133 Indian depredations — Cherokees — Seneeas — Bad provisions — Military regulations — Sailing of Admiral Holbourne — Captain Rankin — Inclosing letter to Mr. Atkin from Sir William Johnson. FROM CAPTAIN JOHN DAGWORTHY, JULY IOTH 135 Inclosing deposition of John Street in regard to strength. and movements of enemy. FROM COLONEL STANWIX, JULY IITH 137 Asking the forwarding of letter from Sir William Johnson to Mr. Atkin — Indian depredations — Militia affairs at the north — Mili* tary orders. FROM JOSEPH CHEW, JULY I3TH. 139 Friendly advice — Forebodings — Rumors from Halifax — Mary Philipse — Roger Morris — Arrival of fleet from England. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, JULY I3TH 141 Military affairs — Military orders — Militia — Commissary af- fairs — Money affairs. LIST OF OFFICERS IN THE VIRGINIA REGIMENT, JULY I3TH . 144 FROM COLONEL STANWIX, JULY 14™ 145 Deposition of John Street. FROM WILLIAM RAMSAY, ESQRE., JULY I5TH 146 Mining shares — Arrival of fleet from England. viii Contents of Volume II FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQRE., JULY I;TH 147 Desertions — Fort Loudoun — Mr. Atkin — Desiring commission for William Henry Fairfax — Captain Gist. FROM GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE, JULY iSxn 149 Commissary affairs — Money affairs — Commissions — Mutiny and Desertion Act — Military orders — Desertions — Washington's pay — Batmen — Deposition of John Street — Drafts. FROM THE HONBLE SPEAKER ROBINSON, JULY i8ra 152 Friendly — Mutiny Act — Desertions — Money affairs — Captain Spotswood. FROM COLONEL STANWIX, JULY iSxn 153 111 humor of Cherokees. FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQRE., JULY £OTH 154 Deposition of John Street — Commission for William Henry Fairfax — Imprisonment of two Cherokees — Estate of Lawrence
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