I wrote also Gen' Abercrombie that in my opinion, if any Hostilities should be committed against the Delawares who had entered into this Treaty, they not breaking thro it by any fresh Acts of Hostilities, it would I apprehended be of the most fatal consequence to His Majestys Indian Interest in general, & throw these affairs into a state of confusion, from w<^*» I believe no Person could extricate therL .

My Lords,

Mr Secretary Pownalls Letter to a:e uf the 5 March with the Papers therein mentioned I ha ve .eceived & when I have the Honour of a consultation with toy Lord Loudoun, I shall answer to the articles therein mentioned, as I cannot at present do it with that Distinctiveness with w^h I would always wish & endeavour to appear with to Your Lordships.

I have the honour to be most respectfully My Lords

Your Lordships Most Obedient Most humble Servant Endorsed Albany July 17th 1756 W. J.--

My Letter to the Lords of Trade--

7,4!ff MAMSCKirrs or

ORDER FOR ADDITIONAL TROOPS FOR THE GERMAN FLATS.

By his Excellency Sir Charles Hardy Knight Captain General and

Governor in chief in and over the Province of New York and

the Territories depending thereon in America and vice admiral

of the same. Whereas I have been enformed that of the five hundred Men lately ordered by Sir William Johnson Baronet from the Albany Batalion of the Militia to march to join him at the German Flatts only tvi'O hundred and fifty have as yet marched. And the present posture of affairs requiring a further Force to withstand the Enemy's attempts on that quarter, which cannot be otherwise supplyed there by the Militia You are without delay to order as many Men of that Batalion as will complete the number already gone to five hundred, to march as soon as possible with proper officers to the German Flatts, there to join the other detachments of the Militia and obey such further orders as they shall receive from their Superior Officer.