among our neighbours, and if settled, remain distinct governments they are so weak as not capable to defend themselves, and the revenue will be eat up in looking after it, that they cannot be profitable to your Majty Whereas if they be annexed the charge will be no more to you r Majty than now without them, and their conjunction must at least increase the Revenue 3 fold, besides will make this province not only capable to defend themselves but to anoy if not subdue the enemy .

May it please your Majesty

;

the small quantity of stores Govern

mostly disposed of in the severall small

1,

Sloughter brought over are

forts of Albany and Schenectady & c so that now Ave must

begg the favor of a fresh supply. All which is humbly submitted

Rich*1

:

Ingoldsbv

Fred: Phillips Stev: Cortlandt Nich: Bayard

Gab: Monviell

true Copy

M. Clarkson

Chid: Brook

Will: Nicolls.

Secy.

REMARKS upon the observations of the proprietors of pensilvania on a paragraph of sir william johnson's letter to the right honourable the lords of trade and plantations bearing date the 10th of september 1757. [

22d lept

Lond. Doc. XXIV. ]

The whole paragraph of the above letter which gave birth to the observation is as follows

:

" I think I have before now hinted to your Lordships my opinion that the Hostilities which Pensilvania in particular has suffered

from some of the Indians living on the Susquehannah did in some

measure arise from the large purchase made by that Government two years ago at Albany.