[14] Saturday the 6th Day of June 1724

The House mett according to Adjournment ———

Mr Secretary Hart brought from his Exe’cy the Governr.. the following Message———

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[15] The way of getting Men for the Garrisons I take to be not onely inconvenient but verry unsafe therefore the sooner these things are Consider’d the better and I shall assist the Committee therein and now that the honble Collo.. Chicken is Commissionr.. of the Indian affaires and Supervisr.. of the—Garrisons that all Letters and Pson’s concern’d be Sent to him for by their soe doing these affaires will the sooner be dispatchd’ & with less trouble as for the three Indians they brought down to me I propose to keep two of them to Send as presents to their Royal highness’s the Prince and Princess of Whales and have enquird of those concernd’ in Indian Trade who say they may sell for abt fifty pounds a peice wherefore to Ease the Country the Charge of the Indians I Shall give them One hundred pounds & I propose That the other Indian may be Sold toward defraying the charge & as for the Skin’s a present to me I would have them sold to the best advantage toward defraying the Charge of the Indians

honrble Gentlm..