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we hose names are hereafter written do attest that the abovsd Warren was ordered by the Genneral peperiel with The Tooles a bovementiconed to assist in mending ye armes as an armerir and thet ye tooles above s belonging to ye Sd Warren was wore out and Lost in the Service of the provience aforesd

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John Bell armorer
Edmond Bemis armerr'
Boston Octobr 14 1745

Walter Warren appearing made Oath that the within Acco' is just & true & that the within tooles was used & delivered to the within named John Bell & that they were valued at the within prices being in the whole four pounds seven shillings & six pence old Tenor Habijah Savage J Pac

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Jura coramm

[Atkinson to Thomlinson, recommending Captain Joseph Sherburne.] Portsmouth 13th November 1746

S Capt Joseph Sherburne who Incloses this together with Admiral Warrens & General Pepperrells Certificates of his good Behaviour, while at the Siege & in the City of Louisbourg, hoping your friendship may Obtain him some Reward for his Eminent Service done, he has desired me to Mention to you that it would be gratefull to Every body here could he Obtain a recompence from the Ordnance &c

He Intended to go for England but being so usefull a man is Detained here on the Canada Expedition as Commander of one of our Armed Vessells & is now Bound to Annapolis to the assistance of that Garrison with a Company of the Canada Soldiers fitted out by this Government, I hope as the Admiral will be at home he will Easily get Something, I know he will Assist him as he knows how Advantagious his Services were

To John Thomlinson Esq

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I am Sir yr Obliged hble Serv

Theodore Atkinson

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[General Pepperrell's Orders to Captain Sherburne.]

To Capt Joseph Sherburne

I do hereby Authorize and require you to take upon you the Command of the Cannon at the Advanced Battery, and to Order and Direct Concerning them, as you shall Judge most for the Annoyance of the Enemy for which this Shall be your Sufficient Warrant and all Officers under me are to pay due regard hereto — Given under my hand & Seal at the Camp before Louisbourg the 17th day of May 1745

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Wm Pepperrell

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[Warren's and Pepperrell's Certificate.]

Whereas during the Siege of Louisbourg Captain Joseph Sherburne was a very Active Officer, & had the Command of the Artillery at one of the Batterys, & on the Surrender of the City, We thought fit to Constitute & Appoint the said Capt Joseph Sherburne, Store keeper to his Majesties Office of Ordnance within the Garrison for the time being

These are therefore to Certify the Right Honourable, the Lieutenant General, and the rest of the Principal Officers of his Majesties Ordnance, that in Pursuance of such Appointments and Directions, the said Capt Joseph Sherburne, Acted in the above-mentioned Capacities, & has so Continued to do to this time, with the Strictest Fidelity, Industry, & Care, and to our entire Satisfaction, And We beg Leave to recommend him to the Honble Board of Ordnance to receive such a Recompence as to them Shall Seem good

Louisbourg 31st May 1746

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P Warren
Wm Pepperrell

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[Petition of Richard Brewster, of Portsmouth, soldier in the Louisbourg expedition. He stated that he was at the storming of the "Island Battery," where he lost his equipments, for which he asked pay and was allowed £0. 16. 9. — ED.]

Sir

[Shirley to Wentworth.]

[Belknap Papers, Vol. II., p. 243.]

Boston, Sept 13, 1746.

I here inclose you copies of Mr. Mascarene's letters to me, the particulars of wch wth the imminent danger of Nova Scotia are confirm'd by other letters from officers of good judgm1 there, and the acc's mention'd in my message to the Assembly, a copy of wch I also inclose with one of their answers to me to accompany Mr. Warren's and my joint Letter to you, for your Excellency's Information in the several steps I have taken, and design to take in this affair: I mention'd this matter to the Assembly not that I think, strictly considering it, I wanted their consent to my sending part of the King's troops in this Province rais'd for the Expedition agst Canada, for the protection of Nova Scotia; But as I had before led the Assembly myself into an Expectation of sending all the Massachusetts levies upon the Expedition agst Crown Point (which they had set their hearts upon) and they had been at a very great Expence in the Bounty given by 'em for encouragement of men to Inlist, and afterwards in billeting 'em, and providing transports, upon the view of their being employed in a different service, I thought it but reasonable and what would most likely prevent any obstructions in his Majtys Service, to say to the Assembly what I did in my inclos'd message to 'em; and you will perceive yt their answer is fram'd to avoid the charge of Transports and other vessels, and provisions, whilst the Troops shall be employ'd in this service; wch they therefore affect to observe concerns his Majtys Interest greatly, without mentioning their own, tho' most immediately and deeply concern'd in the fate of Nova Scotia : On the other hand indeed they take upon themselves several articles of expense in the Crown Point Expedition as what they look on more immediately the affair of the Colonies. As to my taking upon myself the care of furnishing Transports and provisions for this service, I hope I shall be at no difficulty to find persons here, who will readily take my bills upon the Governm' at their own risque, as I should think you might in your Governmt if your own Assembly would take that Expence upon 'em. Thus I have mention'd every thing I can think of in this affair necessary for your information as to what I have done in it, and propose to do; and send you the inclos'd papers to make use of or not, as you shall judge most for his Majesty's service; and it seems to me yt it never imported us more since our first entring into our respective Governm's to exert ourselves in any part of our duty yn it does in this. Your Excellency in particular as Governour of New Hampshire & Surveyor General of his Majtys Woods has a very

great charge under y' care, and I am firmly persuaded, your Zeal for his Majtys service is equal to it.

I take very kindly your Excellency's condolence upon the death of my wife, in whom I have lost a very dear companion and most valuable friend, and I think I may say as great a treasure of good qualities and happiness, as a woman can bring to her Husband. I hope I shall make a right use of this afflicting visitation of the Divine Providence to my family. Indeed it seems remarkable on occasion of Expeditions, I having in the beginning of that agst Cape Breton lost my daughter Bollan: whom I esteem'd a very valuable part of my family, and now in the beginning of this agst Canada, (wch I believe I may have been something instrumental in by my letters to the ministry) the partner of my bed.

As to yourself, Sir, I wish you an uninterrupted enjoym1 of the comforts of your family upon all occurrences of life being with much truth and respect

Your Excellency's most Obed' Humble servant

His Excy Governour Wentworth.

W. SHIRLEY.

P. S. I am very uneasy abt the acct brought by Capt Norton now with you of 31 sail of Topsail Vessels being seen standing towards the Cape Sable shoar, as we have no English vessell yet arrived here.

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[Petition from Several Louisbourg Soldiers.]

To his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq' Governour and Commander in Chief in And Over his Majestys Province of New Hamps The Honble his Majestys Councill And House of Representatives in General Assembly Conven'd Nov' the 25th 1746 Humbly Shew Your Petitioners

That in the Reinforcement for Louisbourgh in Which we Went under the Command of Capt Jonathan Prescutt We Each of Us Provided Our Selves with a Gun at Our Own Expence And never Receiv'd Any on the Province Account of Capt Prescutt or the Committee of Warr Or Any other Person Notwithstanding which when the Muster Roll was made up we were Each of Us thro' some Mistake Charged with a Gun of fifty shillings price And the same has been Deducted Out of Our Wages And Tho' we have taken much pains to find Out the Mistake And have it Rectified Yet we Cannot Obtain it - We therefore Pray your Excellency & Honours that the affair may be Inquired into And that Justice may be Done us that we

may not be Obliged to pay for Guns which we never Receiv'd And Your Petitioners As in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray &c :

Bradbury Green

benamin Cram

Joshua Gilman

Benjamin Tilton
Nathan Rowe
Daniel ward

Hannah Moulton widow of Simon Moulton Deceas'd Humbly Shews That her said Husband was also in Cap' Prescutts Company in the Reinforcement And provided himself with a Gun: But is Charged with one as the above Petitioners are And therefore prays that her Case may be Considered And She Reliev'd with the Others Hannah Moulton

November ye 21st 1746

Province of New Hampshir then Leut Bradbury Green Sargnt Benjamin Cram Sargnt Benjamin Tilton Sargnt Joshua Gilman and Nathan Row personaly appearing made oath that when they went in ye Reinforcement for Leuisburgh under Capt Jona prescut thay neither of them Receivd a Gun on ye province Account of Capt prescut or ye Comte of warr or any person whatsoever But provided themselves with Guns at their own Expence - Sworn Before me

province of

Ichabod Robie } Justice of peace

November ye 24th 1746

New Hampshir then Daniel Ward personaly appearing made oath yt when he went in ye Reinforcement for Luisburgh under Capt Jonathan prescut he neither Recevd a Gun on ye province accompt of Capt prescut or ye Comte of warr or any person whatsoever But provided himself with a Gun on his own Expence Sworn Before me Ichabod Robie } Justice of peace

Prove of New

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Hampshire In the House of Representatives 27th May 1747

Voted - That each of ye within Petitioners be allow'd fifty Shills in full Satisfaction for ye within Petition to be pd out of ye money in ye publick Treasury for ye Use of ye Expedition agt Louisbourg

Eodm Die In Council read & Concurrd

D Peirce Ck

Theod' Atkinson Sery

Eodm Die Assented to

B Wentworth

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