such Traders as he may find absolutely necessary to go to the Winterings North of Lake Huron & the Ottawa Rivr. from the Severity of the Winter there, but this indulgence not to be Extended to the Soutlm"', As the Traders seem bent on this & that I don't see how they can be prevented I Judged this a necessy article, but must beg the favor of your directions on that head. Geni Ga^e

THE SAME TO THE SAME.

Johnson-hall, April 3d. 1767.

Dear Sir

Altho' I have wrote you pretty fully by this opportunity I could not refuse M^ Croghan my sanction in favor of his acco*^. herewith sent.

He apprehends that the Malice of some of his Enemys may have prejudiced him both in your opinion and mine w^h. he declares has hurt him much -, 'and ' tis to this Cause that he expressed a desire to resign his employment, a mistake which I have cleared up, but at tlie same time he is extremely desirous to know the Authors of so many bad reports concerning his Conduct, and in fact I believe he has been used very ill, and traduced at a time w^hen he was doing his utmost for the service. The acco^^ I now enclose are partly Expences which he should have given in on his return from N Orleans, the rest are part of his acct. of Losses in the Service for some time past, the whole of which amounts to Double the Sum but such articles only are selected out of it as appear to me unexceptionable, and I have not the least reason to doubt them to be just, having examined the Vouchers, so that I am persuaded they will be admitted.