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Authority granted him by his commission Instructions, he will want [Sower?] to
inform them. Do you think, dear [?] the Sentinents conteined in the inclosed
Gazettes should be recommended & ingrassed in the Hearts of all who wou'd think
& act rightly. With your most engaging Address you may make there Gazettes
most are[?] to the Person who may be appciated our Govement, & very advantagious
to the [?] Good.

I have lately recived a most kind obliging friendly letter from his late [?]
{Governor} Grenville patr of which I will transcribe to you. ^in London May 20th 1755 Dear
{Sir} Though I have not had the pleasure of hearing from you for a conciderable time,
yet it is [impossible?] for me at the hour of taking leave of my friend in [?], to deny
myself the Satisfaction of writing to you; It is a [Tribale?] which the real Friendship
I have ever borne to you, gives you a Right to expect from me, & which for the
sake of that Friendship which I have ever look'd upon as [?] [?] on your
[?], I do not willingly pay But what lessens extremely the Satisfaction I [?]
take in writing to you is the Regret I feel in parting with the hopes of ever seeing
Those again, who have [?] time to time given the such constant, [?] [?]
of their letter; & to where [Intercit?] I am sure no Man can be more truly devoted,
or a more hearty Well Wisher than myself.- I can by no means bid you
[?], without deriving to be remember'd kindly to all your family, & to [?] my
good wishes, both for your & their precent, & future Welfare; And since [?]
a Quallity in [?] in every Good Man, I can have no doubt but you [will?] [?]
[?] enough to concider the always Dear [?] Your very faithfuk friend &obedient
humble Servant. This letter I think well in [?]me to think in the most
friendly manner to Mr Grenville and I hope always to precerve his friendship
I have wrote him a long Answer. [?] letter to the President [?] at
[?] desire to the Councils Assembly equals any of [?] or [?]. I will
hereafter send you a copy of it, with the minuts of Assembly there on, & the
Answer given to it by the Assembly.

Your obtaining the Royal [?][?] of the 4 [?] you mention is like'd
a most singular service, and [?] the Laws will answer the good design which
[?] their being made.

What you write with respect to the French & the [Candable?] Spirit shewn
against them, gives the upmost satisfaction, and as your [Sep?] on the
occasion necessarily gives the greatest pleasure & delight I have been very
communicative as they will think all who reads them with attention to [admin?]
& imitate the laudable [?]. It gives me very great concern to observe

the very great Fear our Military Men express with respect to the security of thir Island, in
case of an Invasion, some imprudently say a thousand regular Forces wou'd subdue us.
I must transcribe part of a [?] they have [?] in a Bill now under [?]
[?] to attend the Militia Act. " The Island in case of an attack from an Enemy
" is apparently become exposed to a sudden & easy conquest. For reviving therefore
"the ancient military [?] and in the most effective manner to prepare for
"defence, and to repel any Invasion, which in the present Conjuncture there is
"[?] to fear an Enemy may be [?] to make upon us from their knowledge
" of the feeble state to which our Militia is now reduced. Be it [?] . You will
from this [?] find how absolutely necessary it is, in case of War with France
to have a [?] Squadren of ships of War in these parts to defeat any attempt
the French may make on the British Sugar Islands, and to Prevent their setting
& [?] the [?] Islands.

I hope you may be able to prevail in having the heavy Ordance & Stores sent
over for Grenville Fort Cately [?] here, which is supposed will be of great Service
in the defence of the Island; The Name must not be conquer'd. I wish
the Provost Marshall General may be rightly advised & not occassion you any
trouble to defeat his design in restraining the Court of Chancery her prove [?]
such [Deerees?] as they think Right & Expedient. We shall be very glad to hear of
you prevailing in the Seizure made of French Sagan from New York and that
you have been able to get such right [?] establishes as may effectually [?]
rage the British Sugar Colonys & prevent any improper Importation of Foreigen

On reading the paragraph of your letter in the Assembly with respect to the
Application made by the English Scotch & Irish Menufacturers of [?] to take
off the Bounty on foreign [?] imported into the British Plantations; if [?],
There care was similar to the of the British Sugar colonies, who must not appear
against this meaning, tho the English Sotch & I rish [?] may be greatly in [?]
in price, but my good friend [Mr. Barecay?] says it is impossible for us to supply
our [?] with [?] of crown Manufacture and that it will be a [?]
cost & great detriment to the subject if the application should prove succesful. I wish what is most right & expedient may be [?]

I [do?] most sincerely join with you in wishing, that Mr. Grenville's Successor may
prove as good a {Governor} as he made us, but I must hope & believe that what you [?]
to in fluence his resolution not to return is a mistake, for surely his principles are
more noble & {?] to let any Money consideration biass his [?] or blemish
his great Fame. I have no doubt but he might have returned if he had so pleased, and
that the Duke of New [?] for a great & real regard for out [?] Governor, But yet he judg'd
wisely & prudently not to return, as in [?] stood [?] the Duke & he reep of it is