In both speeches I gave the War Belt w^h they took, ever since they have been in seperate & joint Council & have not yet given me their answer. If it should not be equal to all we wish, it will I hope be more than we had reason to expect.

I am in private working with the Sachems & leading men from morning to night The Fatigue I have undergone has been too much for me. It still continues & I am scarce able to support it. I am distressed where to get victuals for such numbers, they have

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destroyed every Green thing upon my Estate &. destroyed all my meadows. I must humour them at this critical juncture.

In my present judgment Gov'" Shirley dos not want the reinforcement of 500 men more, when I see & talk with him I shall be able to give my opinion more fully.

The carriages for the Feild peices are in hand at Albany & I diall bespeak tlie Battoes for the Cannon.

I send your Honour herewith the Information of one John Hart taken before Col. Lydius & Cap*. Eyre. I beg you will please to communicate it to Gov'. Shirley when he arrives as also what I Lave wrote about the Indians. I expect to have their answeif some time to morrow. I have already mentioned it, that those Indians who may engage to go with me, will expect to be maintained from that time forward during the service, this among many other solid reasons will I hope cause Dispatch in all who are concerned. My time will not permit me to write Gov. Shirley a seperate Letter and at present I have nothing more to communicate to him than what you will please to inform hun from this with my respectful salutations