I have thought Sir, that it would be more for the good of the Planta tions in the present Circumstances, if the Cost, wich must be spent to the Carrying on of a War, were imployed for transporting settlers, and providing for them for one year at least, besides parchasing of Implements and Cattle and that a Circling Line might be improved and at convenient Places and Distances Forts and Towns erected and a Borroagh Grave or Guard a limit settled at Camp Johnson, at Oswego, at Lake Erie and at Ohio, wich Borroagh Graves should be immediates that is independents of the Respective Goverments but only depending on his Majesty's Orders, and only accountable to him. To whom a District sufii-

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cient for its own Defence should be granted and assigned, with Power sufficient for the Defence thereof, wich at set Times should be subject to a Visitation of a Commission of his Majesty, whose Power must be more extensive in the Beginning in order to make Tryal and subject to Limitations from his Majesty as oceasion should offer. .This i conceive is the Method, by wich the German Emperors have preserved their Extensive Territories against the Incursions of the Barbarians, in former Times You know Sir, it doth not signify, to claim and even conquer large Territories, if you can not keep them, and you cannot keep them except you can settle them, and that it will cost less to settle and improve them then in process of time it will cost the king and Country to erect Forts keep them in Repair and maintain Garrisons at so great a Distance from the Settlements It will indeed cost more in the Beginning and at once, but these Costs will lessen and determine and instead thereof the Income of the Country will increase and the Costs and Troubles of Ware will be spared.