Your favour of the 2Sth ult<» was handed me by M'" Croghan, who will have the honour of delivering you this, & to whom I must beg leave to refer you for the particulars, as sent to me, of that unhappy affair of the murder of Cap* S* Clairs Serv* by 2 Mississagays or Chippaways in Lake Huron as well as for several other things w<=h I really have now no time to write, owing to the Melancholy scituation of my Family, which he can also inform you of.

As I understand that the Comd? offices at Detroit is sending the Two Indian Pris""^ to me, I shall be glad to receive y^" orders concerning them as soon as convenient. It is a most unlucky thing at this time. & their sending em down here makes it worse I hope

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. "859

it may not be the means of a fresh breach between us, & the Nations in y* Quarter, if not with more.

I heartily wish that Cap* Murray may be able to persuade ^he Virginians to abandon their Encroachments at Red Stone Creek, & Cheat River, as such an Instance of the governments good intentions of doing the Ind^ Justice would certainly at this time have a good effect.

MJ" Croghan laid before me an ace* of Ind" Expenses at I ort Pitt from y« ]ct June 1766, to 3^ June 1767, by order of the Commandmg officer of that garrison, amounting to ■£] 744-10-3^ N York Curcy, w^li I have examined, & find just. Wherefore hnve signed it, & doubt not of y^ ordering it to be paid.