6 Yow are to goe from Canetticut to Boston and apply y' Self to y® govern'' and Councill there, & Inform them of all atfares here, what dammage y« french have done & what Subtle Practices they use to draw of y° 5 nations of Indians from there Dependance on y*^ Imperiall Croune of England to side with y* french & how dangerous it would be to there Maj^^ Tritrest if s** nations should hearken to y® Enemy.

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7 That y^ only means to Secure there Countrycs from y* Incursions of y<^ french and there Indians would be to Equipp & Rigg out some vessells with men to Invade Qucbek, & to p'vent all Supplyes comeing from france whereby yc french will be Discomfited and our Indians Incouraged to Pursue y^ warr by Land

8 That we of this governm* are not able to Resist y*' Power of Canida without y^ assistance of our neighbors, & therefore Desyre y* fifty men or more may be Speedily sent hither for y® Defence of y^ Place and to Pursue y"^ Enemy upon occasion and one hundred Barrells of Porke & Beefe for there subsistence, which with that dayly Expected from N: Yorke will much Contribute for ye Safety of y« Place, since y® People here are so much Impoverished & Provisions so Scarce by y« out plantations being Deserted y* y® forces cannot be maintained without a Supply

9 Yow are to acquaint y^ s*^ Govern"" & Councill what cost & Charge we have been att, w**i y^ Indians, since these Revolutions to secure them to this govern m*, & y^ it is Impossible to Proceed