lowing, and amounted each to £5054. 12s. 8d, which together makes £10109. 5s. 4d. for 3 Months. The Saving on each of these Establishmts. for this time only, amounted to £2714. which the Colonels received in part of money allowed to them by the Kings Warrt. of 10. April 1750 for recruit money and Contingent Charges. Vizt: To Sr. Wm. Pepperel for 758 men at £7. IIS. 3d each . . . £5733. 7s. od. To Mr. Shirley 6691. 13. 4. The rest was paid out of Savings by Respits on Muster Rolls. It may be six months or more before any men can be raised and should Establishments be now formed, those Establishments will amount to £20218: 10s: 8d for both Regiments, for six months out of which, only the Officers Subsistance and Cloaths will be wanted; And it is presumed the Field Officers Pay, and the Pay of the Officers to be appointed abroad, will not commence till they receive their Commissions. Supposing 2000 men to be raised at £7: 12s: od a man it will amount to £15200. But if only 1638 men as above which was the Case formerly, then no more will be wanted than £12448: 16s: od, at those Rates. But Mr. Kilby said the Recruit money would be more or less according to the humour of the people from 40s. to 14 or 15£ a head. Endorsed: State of Shirley and Pepperels Regts. Whether best to be raised by an immediate Establishmt. or otherwise.1 1 At the time of the difficulty over the union of Provincial and English soldiers in 1756 (post, p. 495 ff.) the cost of the provision for such regiments as these became a matter of considerable in terest. PAPER DELIVERED TO SIR THOMAS ROBINSON, BY COLONEL NAPIER Septr. 29th, 1754. The List of the Officers for Shirley's and Pepperell's Regiments is not yet made out, but as soon as it is, Sir Thomas Robinson shall have it; and be acquainted what Number of Blank Commissions are to be sent over. In Nova Scotia, Victualling was allowed. It must be considered, upon what Footing (with regard to that) the Government will put these Regiments. Whatever Questions Sir Thomas Robinson would have mentioned to His Royal Highness, upon any Part of the Scheme, Colonel Napier will have the Honor of Sending to His Royal Highness; and has Orders to let Him know what Steps are taken, or what Orders given, in relation to it. 'Tis proposed to give Two Musters Subsistance for the Levy. And Mr. Mann is to provide a plain Cloathing for them. Accoutrements are likewise to be ordered here. The Colonels are to appoint their own Agents. WARRANTS ISSUED REGARDING THE Regiments Orders for Raising the Two Regiments in America. Orders for Augmenting the Two Irish Regts. to English Numbers. Warrants for Bas Horses. Forrage and Baggage Money for the Four Regiments. Warrant appointing an Agent to the Two Regts. to be raised in America, untill Agents are appointed by the Colonels.1 Endorsed: List of Warrants etc. 1 Directions are given for Chests of Medicines, Cloathings and Accoutrements for the New raised Regiments, and for the Additional Men to the Irish Regiment, and Camp Necessaries, so as to be ready to go with the Transports. ESTIMATE OF THE CHARGE OF Two REGIMENTS OF FOOT Numbers Pay 365 daies 1,145 £ 20,175 7 620,175 7 S d 6 Colonel Shirley's Regt: of Foot Endorsed: 2,290 40,350 15 Estimate of the Charge of Two Regiments of Foot to be Raised for his Majesty's Service in North America for the year 1755. WILLIAM SHIRLEY TO ROBERT HUNTER MORRIS 1 DEAR SIR, Boston, October 21st, 1754. Mr. Franklin hath deliver'd me the favour of your Letter 2 together with one from Sir Thomas Robinson, for your care of which, and the pleasure your own gave me, I am much oblig'd to you; and finding by last Week's Prints that you was arriv'd within your Governmt, I take the first Opportunity of congratulating you upon it, and wishing you an Easy and Happy Administration. If it is not a successful one for the Publick, I am satisfy'd it will be the People's fault. I experienc'd too much, whilst I was in Europe last, the Spirit which you observe still prevails at home. But the letter I received from Sir Thomas Robinson was a very encouraging one, and I have the pleasure at least to flatter myself with hopes of better things from them. I have no leaf in my book for managing a Quaker Assembly. If I had, it should be at your Service. Your predecessor, Mr. Hamilton, to whom I would beg the favour of you to 11 Penna. Arch. 2, 181. 2 The letter of Morris to which Shirley refers was of Oct. 13 and gave notice of his entrance upon the government of Pennsylvania. make my Complimts, will give you a better insight into the Light within them, than I can pretend to do. The Best Advice I can give you, is to lose no time for promoting the Plan of an Union of the Colonies for their mutual Defence to be concerted at home, and establish'd by Act of Parliamt, as soon as is possible. The proceedings of the Commrs at Albany, from the general Governmts, will shew you the necessity of it. I am labouring this point, totis viribus. It would ease you of a great part of the burthen, your Governmt may probably bring upon you otherwise, in the managemt of Military and Indian Affairs. I have one thing to mention to you, which I own gives me some surprize; I had, at the desire of the Council, wrote to Mr. De Lancey to know, whether there was any foundation. for the report that the Commissioners for Indian Affairs, at Albany, had made a Treaty of Neutrality for the Governmt of New York with the Cagnawaga Indians, and I find by his answer to me that it is so; but he intimates that it is made for all the Colonies. I am to have Copies from him of all Papers relating to it. If a neutrality is concluded for this Governmt with those Indians, it is what was a Dead Secret to us before, I believe it would have been more satisfactory to this Governmt if the Treaty had been transacted by the Commissioners from the Colonies, when at Albany. I am perswaded we shall never intrust the care of any of Our Interests with the Commrs of Indian Affairs at Albany. I shall take a great Pleasure in maintaining a strict Correspondence with you, both Publick and Private; am obliged to you for the Expressions of your friendship to my family, and there is no person who more sincerely desires to have it in his Power to give you proofs of a real Esteem and friendship for you, then, Dear Sir, Your most faithful, W. SHIRLEY. P.S. Be pleas'd to make my Complimts to Govr. Tinker. I will send you a copy of my Conference with the Eastern Indians by Mr. Franklin, with whom I shall have the Pleasure of drinking your health to day at the Province House. Endorsed: GOVR. SHIRLEY-That Delancey, in his letter, Had Owned that a treaty of Neutrality was concluded with the Cagnawaga's by the Governmt of N. York and recommending to me to press the Union of the Colonies. Octor. 21, 1754. SIR THOMAS ROBINSON TO WILLIAM SHIRLEY 1 GOVR. SHIRLEY. SIR, Whitehall, Octr. 26th, 1754. The King having taken into consideration the State of His Colonies, and the Encroachments made by the French, in several parts of North America You will see by my Letter of this date to you and to the respective Governours of the several Colonies and Provinces in No. America, the Orders, which His Majesty has thought proper to give for the Defence of His just Rights and Dominions, and as the King has, upon former occasions, experienced your Activity and Fidelity in His Service, He has been graciously pleased to appoint you to be Colonel of a Regiment of Foot, consisting of one Thousand men, to be raised by you, and to rendezvous at Boston, when raised, and you will accordingly receive, in a short time, a proper Commission for that purpose. The King having likewise nominated a certain number of Field Officers, Captains, Lieutenants, Ensigns, an Adjutant, and a Quarter Master, and having been pleased to sign Blank Commissions, for the remaining Complement of Officers, the same will be transmitted to you, together, with a List of the whole Number with all possible dispatch. 1 P. R. O., C. O. 5, 211, 201. A similar letter was sent to Sir William Pepperell, and see also general letter of the same date post, p. 98. 2 The wording to William Pepperell varies slightly at this point. |