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city W ** I Entreat may be read to them \\^ all Conveniency and dispatch with hearty respects, wishing you all happino^sp T am Yo^ Assured friend

JacO): I-KISLER.

BY THE LIEU"^ GOVERNOR & COMMANDER IN CHIEFE &c.

By virtue of authority to me derived by his Mat'^^ Ki"g William & being enformed of y® great advantage may be made for his Ma*'^ Interest of a Certaine fFort belonging to the ffrench King were destroyed I doe hereby authorize and empower you Nicholas Rust w^^^ so many as shall voluntarily assist you, not exceeding twenty ffive men of y® King of England his subjects to goe forthw^*^ unto or ware y« s** ffort named Kadarockqua joyned with the Indians in allyance w^h this o^ Crowne as to your wisdome shall seeme meete, and do assault attacque and utterly destroy y® s*J fFort and raze it down to y« ground, as much as in you Lyes to prevent it Ever to be rebuilt againe & y* you give Christian Quarter to y^ s<^ ffrench people therein if desired, but yt none of them may be delivered into y^ possession of y« Indians to Exercise their Cruelty over them, & yt for y« plunder you may agree w^h ye gd Indians to their satisfaction w«h you are to divide amongst you & to oppose &, to distruction bring all or any y* shall defend or assist ye ffrench Interest And for soe doing this shall be your Sufficient Warrant »nd Commission Given under my hand & seale at Fort William this 28th day of flecenib^ 1689.