now to acquaint you, that Major Goreham is returned well satisfied with his Interview with you at Johnson Hall, and will proceed to Nova-Scotia on his Duty as soon as you shall send him his appointment and Instructions; which matters I leave entirely to you, and I shall only furnish him with orders to the Military Commanders to give him all the assistance he shall require in the execution of his Employment. If you send your Letters for the Major under my Cover they will be forwarded to him.

I am with great Regard, Dear Sir,

your most obedient, humble Servant, Sr. Wm Johnson Bar*. Tho^ Gage.

. SIR W^. JOHNSON TO GENL. GAGE.

Johnson-Hall April : 1st 1767.

Dear Sir

Herewith I enclose you my Acco' of pay & Disbursem^s incurred in the Department to the 25^^. ult^. for which I hope to be favored with your warrant as soon as convenient.

Capt Johnson who arrived here the 26th has given me your Sentiments on the sev^ Subjects recommended to him -- I am fully sensible of the difficulties which at present attend the Execution of his Majestys Orders respecting Indian AtFairs and that both the Officers and Commissaries are in many cases liable to be called to an acco* for their Support thereof whenever they go down the Country, at the same time I do not See how Affairs can be carried on unless something can be fallen upon for remedying the Abuses & Disorders which now are, and which will increase till the Offenders fmd themselves under proper control, as a farther proof of which I have just received Letters from Fort Pitt acquainting me that all the Traders have left that post and are gone amongst the Inds. In defiance of the Commissary who used all the means in his power to prevent them and applied to the Ccrnds' Officer for Assistance lor that purpose but couJd not obtain it, to remedy which I kn®w nothing more effectual than for the seyi Governors to put