Wherefore if I may make so free, would Earnestly request your Excelly would please to take

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it into Consideration speedily, as there is nothing can be done at present would be of more Ser\-ice to our Indian Affairs, I am desired by the Six Nations to acquaint Your Excelly of their want of Provisions, hopeing that You will send them some Indian Corn, Pork or any thing You think proper for their Relief.

I have this Day received Your Excelly favour with Orders to Employ so many Men of these Levies, and so many of the Inhabitants, to Scour the Woods, which I shall Immediately put in Execution, altho the Men all Grumble much to find Indian Shoes &ca for 6^ pJ" Day, when I was going to Onondaga I left Orders whenever the Indians Call'fl for Men to Scour tlie woods, that there should be a Number ready for that purpose, and Since that time there has been two Parties out with some Indians, to whom I promised one Shilling p"^ Day, and 18 pence to the Sergeants, as I could not tell what the Allowance was or would be, So hope Your Excelly will not Suffer me to be a looser, tho' it is but a Trifle. Had the Assembly allowed the same, for them who are to be Employed as Rangers it would be but reasonable, & then that Service could be done with much more ease and less Trouble for now it will be with 111 will those Men can be got out. Wherefore I wish there could be an Addition made to" it, I shall also send up Imediately to call the Six Nations down, again the time mentioned, bat should Your Excelly not be here at that time, it would be a great disappointment j As they Come down, they will require a great deal of Provisions being scant at home, I fear if they are not Supplyed before that time with some Provisions, they may do a great deal of damage to the poor few Inhabitants remaining on their Plantations, which would intirely ruin them.