ing, and to require them forthwith to desist from any such unlawful undertaking; but if notwithstanding your requisition, they should still persist, you are then to draw forth the armed Force of the Province, and to use your best endeavours, to repell force by force.1 But as it is His Majesty's determination not to be the agressor, I have the King's commands, most strictly to enjoin you, not to make use of the armed force under your direction, excepting within the undoubted limits of his Majesty's dominions.

And whereas it may be greatly conducive to His Majesty's service, that all his Provinces in America should be aiding and assisting each other, in case of any invasion, I have it particularly in charge from his Majesty, to acquaint you, that it is his Royal will and pleasure, that you should keep up an exact correspondence with all His Majesty's Governors on the Continent; 2 and in case you shall be informed by any of them, of any hostile attempts, you are immediately to assemble the general assembly within your Government, and lay before them, the necessity of a mutual assistance, and engage them to grant such supplies as the exigency of affairs may require. I have wrote by this conveyance to all his Majesty's Govrs to the same purpose. I am ettc.

HOLDERNESS.

LORDS OF TRADE TO WILLIAM SHIRLEY 3

To William Shirley Esquire Governour of Massachusetts Bay. SIR,

His Majesty having been pleased to order a sum of money to be issued for presents to the Six Nations of Indians and

1 Two months earlier Holderness had written Shirley as to furnishing 500 muskets for the use of foreign Protestants in Nova Scotia. The letter is in P. R. O., C. O. 5, 886.

2 See Shirley to Horatio Sharpe, Nov. 26, 1753, post, p. 14. This is a circular letter to the Governors in America, and is Printed Docts. rel. Col. Hist. N. Y. 6, 802. A like letter was sent to the Governors of Virginia, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

to direct his Governor of New York to hold an interview with them, for delivering those presents, for burying the hatchet, and for renewing the Covenant Chain with them; we think it our duty to acquaint you therewith, and as we find it has been usual upon former occasions when an interview has been held with those Indians, for all His Majesty's Colonies whose interest and security is connected with and depends upon them, to join in such interview, and as the present disposition of those Indians and the attempts which have been made to withdraw them from the British interest, appears to us to make such a general interview more particularly necessary at this time; we desire you will lay this matter before the Council and General Assembly of the Province under your government and recommend to them forthwith to make a proper provision for appointing Commissioners, to be joined with those of the other Governments, for renewing the Covenant Chain with the Six Nations, and for making such presents to them as has been usual upon the like occasions. And we desire that in the Choice and nomination of the Commissioners, you will take care that they are men of Character ability and integrity, and well acquainted with Indian Affairs.

As to the time and place of meeting it is left to the Governor of New York to fix it, and he has orders to give you early notice of it. We are, Sir

Your very loving friends

Whitehall

Septemb: 18 1753

and humble Servants.

DUNK HALIFAX JAM: GRENVILLE. DUPPLIN.

SIR,

WILLIAM SHIRLEY TO HORATIO SHARPE1

Boston November 26th 1753.

I received by the last post a Letter from the Earle of Holdernesse dated 28 August past (a Circular one as it ap

Original in the Maryland Historical Society. Printed: Arch. of Md. 6, 11; 31, 25.

pears to be to all his Majestys Governments in North America) acquainting me that his Majesty had received Information of the March of a Considerable Number of Indians not in Alliance with him Supported by some regular European Troops intending as it is apprehended to commit some Hostilities on parts of his Majestys Dominions in America, and directing me to use my utmost diligence to learn how far the same may be well grounded Acquainting me also that his Lordship had it particularly in Charge to let me know that it was his Majestys Royal will and Pleasure, that I should keep up an exact Correspondence with all his Majestys Governors on the Continent and in Case I should be informed by any of them of any Hostile Attempts, that I should immediately Assemble the General Assembly within my Government and lay before them the necessity of a mutual Assistance and engage them to grant such Supplies as the Exigency of Affairs may require.

In obedience to these Instructions I trouble you with this Letter to let you know that in case any Hostile Attempts shall be comitted upon his Majestys Territories within the Limits of your Honours Government, for repelling of which that may Stand in need of the Assistance of his Majestys other Colonies upon the Continent, I shall be ready upon my being informed of it by your honour to do my duty within my own Government for procuring their due Proportion of Supplies upon the Emergency; and for this Purpose I shall be very glad to maintain a Strict Correspondence with your honour, pursuant to his Majestys Commands Signified to me in the Earl of Holdernesses before mentioned Letter. I am with great Esteem Sr.

Your honours most humble and most Obedient Servt W. SHIRLEY.

Honourable Horatio Sharpe Esqr.

WILLIAM PEPPERRELL TO WILLIAM SHIRLEY AND THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT1 [Memorial regarding compensation for expenditures.]

To His Excellency William Shirley

Governour and Commander in Chief of the Province of the Massachusets Bay; The Honble. His Majesty's Council, and Honble. House of Representatives, in General Court Assembled, at Boston December 1753

The Memorial of Sir William Pepperrell Baronet, Sheweth, That your Memorialist, being called upon by this Government, to take upon him the Chief Command, of all the Forces raised for the Expedition against Cape Breton, did accept of that difficult and hazardous Service, in duty to God, His King and his Country; and on the 31st. January. 1744. received a Commission appointing him Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief, by Land and Sea, of all the Forces raised and to be raised for the Said Service.

That your Memorialist, after the Reduction of Louisbourg, at the Command of this Government “chearfully Submitted to the difficultys and inconveniences of continuing on the Place for the quiet and Sattisfaction of the officers and Soldiers and the preservation of that important Acquisition' as this Honourable Court were pleased to express themselves, in their Letter to their Memorialist: And the inconveniencies, of his being absent from his Family and private affairs for so long a time; were farr from being Small to him.

Furthermore, that your Memorialist, soon after his return home was obliged to take a Journy to Boston, to attend the Committee of Warr to Sign the Accounts to be sent to the Court of Great Britain, of the Charges, This Province had been at in carrying on Said Expedition.

And besides all this, that your Memorialist was under a necessity to take a Voyage to London, to get the Accounts,

1 Massachusetts Manuscripts, Vol. I. Library of Congress.

of what was expended at Louisbourg during his tarry there, Passed.

By the aforesaid means, Your Memorialist, has been exposed to an expence exceeding all the advantages he has received in consequence of his Services: and in as much as nothing has been yet given him by this Government as a reward herefor, though they were pleased to say,

"his important Trust was bravely, and Successfully executed:"

Prays that your Excellency and Honours would be pleased to make such a Grant of money to him, as you in your Wisdom shall think proper, all which is Humbly Submitd by Your Excellency and Honrs,

Faithfull Humble Servant

WM. PEPPERrell.

On the third day of January 1754 the Great and General Court made a Grant to yor. Memorialist of one hundred and forty four pounds in full for his pay and Service at Cape Breton which was about Eighteen months before he could return to His Family as he was desired not to Leave Cape Breton untill the Provential Troops was releaved in obedience to which I complyd with tho' at a Great charge and preventing me being with an agreable Family. Your Memorialist being informd Since sd. Grant was made that the reason sd. Grant was made so Small was that he had Several Sums of money given him before by this Governmt which was Groundless for he never did directly or indirectly receive one penny but what he paid agreable to the order of the General Court and Accounted with the Committee of Warr for the same, except one hundred and fifty pounds of the then Paper Currency which was given him to Provide for a General Table no other then having any thing Else given for that End and he has never as yet received any part of the sd. Grant of one hundred and forty foure pounds.

Endorsed:

A Copy of Sir Wm. Pepperrells Memorial to the Great and Gl. Court.

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