be received the greatest satifactione Imaginable discovering the great delusiones the Convention of Albany have putt them under, my greatest work w^as to take away the umbrage the new England people gave by departing in that Juncture of time & broke our order by violence, which was indeed breaking the silver chaine you mention & covenanted to, he will that appeare true that your agent represents it to his Matie that new England was such w^arlike people & like to make him Emperor of this moderne empire, but I contribute the fault to no body but their sweet Secretary Allan, he rules those parts, his honor the Governor having write to me that he had but the name of a Governor & your honor feares they will be discouraged to assist us, unless wee accomodate &L ease that matter whei'e rather I must say without abusing the good people among them, our calanuties & divisiones are indebted to them. If the s^l Connecticott had but done their part we had no need to feare our enimies, you & they with us alike concerned to cany on the warre & preserve such considerable post as Albany, I have invited them thereunto, but was wholly denied & of yourselves, I gott no encouragement onely of about nova Scotia, but I doe not despaii-e but hope at our meeting you will effectually discover the great delusion the Albany convension have putt you under in searching Livingstones house, we found a case belonging to a french Jesuite of Canada, & some Indian Categismes, & the lesson to learne to make their God before they eit them, with crucifix it was but how the minister who also had formerly great correspondance with the Jesuits, and another that deluded all the people there, the Indians have promised us to raise more than 1000 men of theirs to Joyne with 400 of ours wherof we have raised & sent up 260 men keeping the pass upon the lake with a company of Indians & Christians, In numbei about 50: that upon the enemies approach we may be tymlie advertised, I have sent last week to Connecticutt to beat the drum for volunteers but have noe advice of their success, I expect also a messinger daily from Maryland, If the above s*! expedition is to be caried on violently, & then by Gods bUssing wee need not to doubt of good success, Albany must also not be left destitute of people to guard it well which can hardly be