Letters to Waffaington AND ACCOMPANYING PAPERS PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA EDITED BY STANISLAUS MURRAY HAMILTON n Editor of the Writings of James Monroe VOL. Ill 1758-1770 BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY (Cbc fttoer£fte puW, Cambridge iqoi COPYRIGHT, IQOI, BY THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CONTENTS OF VOLUME III FROM CAPTAIN CHARLES SMITH, JULY 30™ i Captain Rutherford's rangers — Building at Fort Loudoun — Carolinians. FROM ROBERT RUTHERFORD, ESQRE,, JULY 3isT 3 Letters delivered — Fears for the campaign. FROM MAJOR FRANCIS HALKETT, AUGUST 2ND 5 Gun-locks at Fort Cumberland— Appointment of Brigade Major — Illness of General Forbes. RETURN OF THE VIRGINIA DETACHMENT UNDER LIEUTENANT-COLO- NEL STEPHEN, AUGUST 2ND 7 FROM COLONEL ADAM STEPHEN, AUGUST 2ND 8 Smallpox — Departure of Sir John St. Clair — Indian attack — Military orders. FROM MR. CHRISTOPHER HARDWICK, AUGUST 3RD 9 Plantation affairs. FROM COLONEL HENRY BOUQUET, AUGUST 4TH , n Military orders. FROM COLONEL JOHN CARLYLE, AUGUST 4/m n Inclosing letter — Tobacco exported. FROM CAPTAIN ROBERT STEWART, AUGUST 4TH 12 Forwarding of ammunition — Grass guard — Military needs. FROM HENRY PRATHER, AUGUST 4TH 14 Transportation of military stores. FROM CAPTAIN CHARLES SMITH, AUGUST 5TH 14 Ammunition furnished Carolina detachment — Personal affairs — Election accounts — Military accounts — Military orders. FROM CAPTAIN ROBERT STEWART, AUGUST 5™ 16 Transportation of ammunition— Need of clothes — Fears for the campaign. FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQRE., AUGUST 5TH 17 Rebuilding of Mount Vernon — Agricultural news — Military rumors. iv Contents of Volume III FROM COLONEL JOHN CARLYLE, AUGUST STH 18 Tobacco exported — Affairs at Mount Vernon — Price of tobacco. FROM CAPTAIN ROBERT STEWART, AUGUST STH 19 Military orders — Dissatisfaction — Departure of Captain Gist — Pasturage. FROM CAPTAIN A. BOTOMWORTH, AUGUST 9TH 22 Transportation of troops — New road — Indian attacks — Chero- kees. FROM COLONEL SIR JOHN ST. CLAIR, AUGUST QTH 23 Transportation of ammunition — Need of grindstones and en- trenching tools. FROM COLONEL HENRY BOUQUET, AUGUST IOTH ....... 24 Transportation of troops — New road — Commissary affairs — Clothing — Indian attacks — Indian desertions — Military orders — General Forbes expected — Affairs at the North. PRICES AND RATES OF SUTLER'S GOODS AND LIQUORS AT REAS TOWN, AUGUST IOTH 27 FROM MR. JOHN PATTERSON, AUGUST I3TH 28 Rebuilding of Mount Vernon. FROM COLONEL THOMAS WALKER, AUGUST 14™ 29 Commissary affairs — Fears for the campaign — Illness. FROM CAPTAIN CHARLES SMITH, AUGUST 15™ 30 Commissary affairs — Illness of Mr. Walker—Building at Fort Loudoun — Pay-roll inclosed — Desertion — Illness — Rangers. FROM WILLIAM RAMSAY, ESQRE., AUGUST I;TH 33 General Forbes expected — New road — Delays — Military orders. FROM COLONEL HENRY BOUQUET, AUGUST I7TH 34 Arrival of wagons — Military orders — Distance and condition of road — Reconnoitring— Indians — Transportation of troops and provisions — Affairs at the North — General Forbes — Illness. FROM WILLIAM RAMSAY, ESQRE., AUGUST I9TH 36 Dissatisfaction — New road — General Forbes expected — Re- duction of Louisburg. FROM COLONEL HENRY BOUQUET, AUGUST 2iST 38 Commissary affairs — French encampment — General Forbes — New road — Military orders — Affairs at the North — Military re- turns. FROM COLEBY CHEW, AUGUST 22ND 39 Inclosing journal. FROM COLONEL JOHN CARLYLE, AUGUST 22ND 43 Tobacco sales — Fears for the campaign — Rebuilding of Mount Vernon — Mr. Ramsay. Contents of Volume III FROM CAPTAIN CHARLES SMITH, AUGUST 22ND 45 Delivering of letters — Reduction of Louisburg. FROM COLONEL BOUQUET, AUGUST 23RD 46 Command of colonial troops — Military affairs. FROM CAPTAIN BOTOMWORTH, AUGUST 23RD 47 Troops at Loyal Hannon — General Forbes — Affairs at the North — Strength of Fort Du Quesne — Treaty with Ohio Indians. FROM HUMPHREY KNIGHT, AUGUST 23RD 48 Plantation affairs. FROM JOSEPH CHEW, ESQRE., AUGUST 23RD 49 Reduction of Louisburg. FROM JOHN KIRKPATRICK, AUGUST 23RD 50 Friendly — Delay in military affairs — Social — Intended depar- ture to England. FROM RICHARD VERNON, AUGUST 24TH 52 Apology — Accounts — Commissary affairs. FROM HUMPHREY KNIGHT, AUGUST 24TH 54 Plantation affairs — Rebuilding of Mount Vernon. FROM CHRISTOPHER HARDWICK, AUGUST 26ra 56 Plantation affairs. FROM COLONEL BOUQUET, AUGUST 26TH 57 Commissary affairs — Indians — Death of Indian (Captain Bullen) — Transportation of troops. FROM CAPTAIN CHARLES SMITH, AUGUST 27TH 58 Military returns — Deserters — Building at Fort Loudoun — Rangers — Illness. FROM WILLIAM RAMSAY, ESQRE., AUGUST 2QTH 60 Arrival of Highlanders — New road — Cost of forwarding pro- visions — Transportation of timber — Illness — General Forbes — Provisions in store — Appraisement of horses and wagons —Reduc- tion of Louisburg — Destruction of transports. FROM COLONEL BOUQUET, AUGUST 30TH 62 Marching orders — General Forbes expected — Commissary affairs — Garrison at Salt Lick — Disposal of sick — Expresses intercepted — Reduction of Louisburg. FROM WILLIAM RAMSAY, ESQRE., AUGUST 3ist 65 Desertion of express to the French — Reduction of Louisburg — General Forbes — Arrival of Indians. FROM COLONEL BOUQUET, AUGUST 31 ST 66 Fears interception of letters — Commissary affairs — Roads. vi Contents of Volume III FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQRE., SEPTEMBER IST 67 Rebuilding of Mount Vernon — Plantation affairs — Reductionof Louisburg. FROM COLONEL JOHN CARLYLE, SEPTEMBER IST 70 Goods imported — Military affairs — Death of Indian (Captain Bullen) —Incloses letter for Mr. Ramsay— Clothes sent by Burris. FROM HUMPHREY KNIGHT, SEPTEMBER 2ND 72 Letters miscarried — Plantation affairs — Rebuilding of Mount Vernon. FROM MR. JOHN PATTERSON, SEPTEMBER 2ND 75 Letters miscarried — Rebuilding of Mount Vernon. FROM MR. CHRISTOPHER HARDWICK, SEPTEMBER 3RD 77 Letter miscarried — Plantation affairs. FROM CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER GIST, SEPTEMBER 3RD ...... 79 French spies. FROM MR. JOHN KIRKPATRICK, SEPTEMBER 3RD 79 Intended departure for Scotland — Desires correspondence. FROM WILLIAM RAMSAY, ESQRE., SEPTEMBER 3RD 81 Sir John St. Clair and Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen — Colonel Dagworthy — General Forbes — Reduction of Louisburg. FROM COLONEL BOUQUET, SEPTEMBER 4TH 82 Military orders — French reinforcements — Maryland militia — Disposal of sick — Marching orders — Ammunition and provisions — Need of wagons — Colonel Byrd's indisposition — Colonel Mer- cer — General Forbes. FROM CAPTAIN CHARLES SMITH, SEPTEMBER 7TH 85 Accounts — Building at Fort Loudoun — Deserters — Pay-roll — Illness — Forwarding of letters, baggage, and provisions — Death of Colonel John Spotswood and Colonel Bussell — Poor crops pre- dicted — Loss of mare. FROM COLONEL ADAM STEPHEN, SEPTEMBER 9TH 87 Need of clothes and bayonets — Complaint against Sir John St. Clair — Virginia troops. RETURNS FROM FORT PEARSALL, SEPTEMBER 89 FROM MR. J. D. WILPER, SEPTEMBER 9TH 89 Military return destroyed — Requests money —Cattle FROM DR. HUGH MERCER, SEPTEMBER IOTH 90 Transportation of provisions — General Forbes expected. FROM DR. HUGH MERCER, SEPTEMBER IITH „ . 91 Forwarding of provisions — General Forbes and Colonel Bouquet expected. Contents of Volume III vii FROM JOSEPH CHEW, ESQRE., SEPTEMBER IITH 92 Military affairs at the North. FROM WILLIAM RAMSAY, ESQRE., SEPTEMBER I2TH 93 Illness of General Forbes — Commissary affairs — Indian attack — Major Grant's departure for Fort Du Quesne — Sir John St. Clair. FROM THE HONBLE SPEAKER ROBINSON, SEPTEMBER I3TH. ... 94 Acts of Assembly relative to Virginia forces — Military delays. FROM LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ADAM STEPHEN, SEPTEMBER i3TH. 96 Fort at Loyal Hannon — Clothing for soldiers — Intercepting of letters. FROM JOHN KIRKPATRICK, ESQRE., SEPTEMBER 14™ 96 Friendly. FROM LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ADAM STEPHEN, SEPTEMBER I4TH . 98 Provisions and transportation — Departure of Major Grant — Movements of enemy—'Dispute with Sir John St. Clair. FROM BRYAN FAIRFAX, ESQRE., SEPTEMBER 15™ 99 Personal affairs. FROM WILLIAM FAIRFAX, ESQRE., SEPTEMBER I5TH 100 Rebuilding of Mount Vernon — Augustine Washington — Jour- ney to Hampton — Virginia troops — Illness of Colonel Byrd. FROM DR. HUGH MERCER, SEPTEMBER 15™ 102 Arrival of General Forbes — Transportation of provisions. FROM GENERAL FORBES, SEPTEMBER 16ra 103 Commissary affairs — Illness. FROM THE HONBLE GOVERNOR FAUQUIER, SEPTEMBER l6TH ... 103 Acknowledging inclosures — Action of Assembly — Payment of the forces — Speech to the Council and House of Burgesses — Ap- pointment of Major of Brigade. FROM CAPTAIN CHARLES SMITH, SEPTEMBER i8TH 106 Building at Fort Loudoun—Desertions — Treatment of prisoners — Transportation of supplies — Pay-rolls. FROM PRESLEY THORNTON, ESQRE., SEPTEMBER 26™ 109 Friendly. FROM THE HONBLE GOVERNOR FAUQUIER, OCTOBER 7TH . Ill Defeat of Major Grant — Blankets and commissions forwarded— Magazine destroyed at Fort Cumberland — Expresses to be fur- nished with money. FROM JOSEPH CHEW, ESQRE., OCTOBER IITH . 113 Death of Coleby Chew. viii Contents of Volume III FROM CAPTAIN CHARLES SMITH, OCTOBER i2TH 114 Forwarding supplies — Building at Fort Loudoun — Horses ad- vertised — Accounts. FROM WILLIAM RAMSAY, ESQRE., OCTOBER I7TH 117 Military rumors — Acts of Assembly relative to Virginia forces — Cherokees — Commissary affairs. FROM CAPTAIN ROBERT MCKENZIE TO CAPTAIN ROBERT STEWART 118 Duncards — Indian attack. FROM CAPTAIN ROBERT STEWART, OCTOBER I7TH 120 Ignorance of affair at Loyal Hannon — Provisions and