Wraxalls, I believe was Issued from the Secretary of States Office : the abovementioned Gentleman has resided many years in this Country, is acquainted with the Customs of the Indians, & every way qualified to discharge the Duty required, thereupon Recommend him for your Lordships approbation. I acquainted Gen' Amherst of his appointment, to which he readily agreed : should any interest themselves against this Recommendation ; I hope your Lordships will discountenance their solicitations, as it may be presumed I am the pioper Judge of an officer, so near me as the Secretary of Ind". affairs.

I havQ now only to acquaint your Lordships that I have the most favourable answers from the Six nations and their confederates, on a Message I sent to them some time agoe, to hold themselves in readiness, -till the time I receive the Generals orders for them to join the army, and have sent this Spring both to Niagara and Oswego Presents to the foreign Indians I treated with last Autumn at those Posts, as well as to the Six Nations, to be given at the discretion of the commanding officers there, and I expect to muster more Indians for the service this Summer, than I did last Campaign by far, having great expectations from the assurances given to me by the Ottawawas, Missisagoes^ Chippeway's, who were

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in the french interest, till y® surrender of Niagara that they will join his Majestys arms this Campaign some of whom I have already Employed with several of y® 6 Nations who are now out on Duty in the French Country.