S"" Charles Hardy is come up to Albany in order to push Ibrw.ud the p esent expedition I hope to See and hear when I propose to lay this matter before him, but I foresee that if S"" Charles embraces my Sentiments & tries to push them into effect he will meet with great opposition from the Dutch Traders at Albany who by their cabals & weight in the Assembly may perhaps Distress or at least vex him. Those People are So devoted to their own private Profit that every other public Principle has ever been Sacrificed to it.

I will detain Your Lordships no longer than to assoire you of my most Sincere Inclinations to promote what appears to me for the honi" and Interest of His Majesties Service and that I am

My Lords Your Lordships To the Right Honourable Most Obe^ hum Serv*

& Honourable the Lords of Trade &<=.

endorsed

Geni. Johnsons Letter to the Lords of Trade 24 Sep'. 1755.

THE LORDS OF TRADE TO GENL. JOHNSON.

Whitehall, October ye 9th 1755.

Sir

I am directed by the Lords Commiss''^ for ti-ade and Plantations to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter dated at Albany the 21®* of July, acquainting their Lordships with your having been appointed by the late General Braddock to the sole Superintendency and Management of the Affairs of the six miited Nations of Indians, their Allies and Dependant?, and inclosing a Copy of the Minutes of your Proceedings at the Interview held with them at Mount Johnson in consequence thereof.