I know not what sentiments the Brigadeer will have of those tilings but if those men prevail it will be vain for me to avow my innocence or my desire to have served liim eflfectually, to you Sir, whose good opinion I hope no arts will deprive me of. I am bliged for my own sake to open myself and I wish the Brigadeer had intrusted this affair wholly to me I am confident that I should have given him a better acco* of it then they have done, his Claim is Just his request reasonable, but that threatening manner of proceeding at first and the ofiering rewards to others for their hands has injured him beyond expression.

I beg however that you will be pleased to make no other use of this than as a testimony of my Innocence for I fear even the Brigadeers resentment should he know I have informed you of it I humbly ask pardon for the trouble and beg the continuance of y protection I am w'^ &c

G.C.

I have at length after much time Spent in Sending severall times into the neighbouring provinces as well as to the remote parts of this got the vouchers to the Brigadiers accounts of the Expedition, they are almost all Copyed, so that you may depend upon my sending them by the GoV^ Ship wliich he tells me will Sail by the tenth of the next month I am &c

Nov 27th 1723 Endorsed Nov^ 27th 1722 to M^ Walpole abt Brigadier Hunters palatins and Expedition affairs