I shall acquaint them that I have wrote to your Honour upon this Subject & I hope proper care will be taken therein. When they were ordered to inarch from the Flatts,

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they absolutely refuseil to strike their Tents until their Billeting money was paid, wl» the Pay masters refused to do, tlio the Capt» offered to indemnify them for the same, this retarded our march Two days.

I am Sir

Your Honours Most obedient Humble serv*.

W". Johnson.

MINUTE OF A COUNCIL OF WAR.

HEAD QUARTERS

Camp at the Great Carrying Place friday the 15 August 1755 At a Council of War held by the Honourable Major General Johnson

Present

Major General Johnson Major General Lyman Colonel Ruggles Colonel Titcomb Colonel Williams Colonel Goodrich Lieu*. Colonel Gilbert Lieu^ Colonel Bagly Lieu*. Colonel Pomroy Lieu^ Colonel Pitkin Lieu*. Colonel Whiting Lieu*. Colonel Cole Cap*. Peter Wraxall Secretary to General Johnson General Johnson acquainted the Board that He had received a Letter from the Lieu*. Governour of New York wherein He advises Him, that the Assembly of that Province had made a resolve to raise 400 Men in order to Reinforce the Troops already Raised upon the present Expedition against Crown Point ; And Major General Lyman laid before the Board a Letter he had reC*.

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from Governour Fitch of Connecticut, wherein he desires to know if it is the opinion of the Council of War of this Army that 50C men agreed to be raised by the Legislature of that Colony be Needful to be imediately sent to Reinforce the Troops already assembled at this Place.