May 31.
Philadelphia.

June 3,
Carlisle.

August 15,

1758.

Governor Denny. Warrant by Governor of Pennsylvania to press waggons, &c.

John Billings. Colonel Bouquet's account with him.

Bouquet. Rates and prices of sutler's goods.

Page 1

2

7

July 19,
Carlisle.
July 22,
Fort Lou-
doun.

July 25,
Philadelphia.

No date.

Accounts from August, 1758, to date.

10

14

Bouquet. Abstract of warrants in his favour, from 1st June, 1758. 12
The same.
Royal Americans. Abstract of accounts to these dates.
Colonel Young. Accounts for enlisting Royal Americans, and bills. 16

20 Assessment of waggons in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; signed by the justices of the peace.

James Leighton to Lieutenant Barnsley. With accounts of Royal American Battalion.

25

General Stanwix to Captain Callender. Eleven hundred pack horses to be provided.

27

Daniel Clark to General Stanwix. Escorts wanted for convoys.

28

John Nelson to the same. Will raise cash as fast as possible.

29

Bouquet to Captain Hambright. Instructions for raising drivers for waggons.

Hughes and Callender. List of the different brigades of horses (pack horses) killed and taken by the enemy.

30

33

August 1,
Bedford.

Same to E. Shippen. Authorising him to advance money to Captain Hambright for raising waggoners.

34

August 1,

Same to Captain Sinclair. Instructions to buy forage, &c.

35

Bedford.

Same to Captain Callender. The wretched state of the horses from sore backs, &c.

37

August 7,
Ligonier.

George Morton to Col. Bouquet. Provisions forwarded. The want of forage; of leather, &c. His difficulties.

39

August 8,
Bedford.

Bouquet to Captain Hambright. Orders to purchase waggons, horses, &c., and to obtain drivers.

38

Adam Hoops to Colonel Bouquet. Movements of pack waggons.
Cattle forwarded. His exertions to get provisions forwarded.
Edward Shippen to the same. Has received remittance. Successes at
Niagara, Tyconderoga and Crown Point. Hopes for favourable news
from Wolfe at Quebec.

43.

George Morton to the same. Capture of waggon horses by Indians' of train under Captain Slusher (Schlosser). Sixteen more taken from Major Tulleken's convoy. Carpenters wanted to repair waggons. 44 Bouquet to Adam Hoops. Necessity for the magistrates at Lancaster to enforce the assessment on waggons. The enemy have burned and abandoned Venango, LeBoeuf and Priskisle (Presqu'Isle). Necessity for a magazine at Pittsburgh to keep the Indians in order. Supply of live cattle. If the Province would exert itself this would be the last year of war.

46

48

Daniel Clark to Colonel Bouquet. Asks protection against molestation if he build a house for the clerks.

George Morton to Bouquet. Is using every exertion to get ready waggons, &c., for transport; want of horse shoes, &c. Misconduct of a waggon master; the bad state of his horses in consequence. Page 49 Daniel Clark to the same. The bad quality of the beef from Virginia. Mr. Hoops able to supply beef from Pennsylvania. 51

Adam Hoops to the same. Want of waggons from Lancaster repreresented. Return of provisions; difficulties of transport. Wants instructions as to the quantity of live cattle wanted; plenty of good quality to be had.

George Morton to the same. wanted.

52

Movements of pack waggons. Salt

54

Bouquet to Adam Hoops. Salt for troops engaged in clearing the road and building a post on the Monongahela; to stop bringing in flour, but forage wanted; arrangements for beef, pork and mutton.

The same to Daniel Clark. Arrangements for provisions for the different posts.

56

58

George Morton to Colonel Bouquet. Report as to waggons and arrange

60 (English and 61

ments.

Edward Shippen. Advertisement of forage wanted.
German).

Captain Hambright to Colonel Bouquet. Has secured waggons; horses and drivers wanted; desires further instructions.

&c.

62

Adam Hoops to the same. Report as to the supply of beef, mutton.

67

69

Bouquet to Captain Hambright. Instructions regarding the supply of waggons, horses and drivers, and how they are to be sent. George Morton to Colonel Bouquet. Details of the movements of pack waggons (return at p. 66).

Bouquet to George Morton.

The same to Adam Hoops. furnished and wanted.

Adam Hoops to Col. Bouquet. be kept supplied. Remarks on posts.

73

The garrison at Fort Cumberland will the best way to supply the smaller

75 George Morton to the same. The state of the pack waggons, &c. Asks leave of absence from illness.

76

Edward Shippen to the same. Supply of forage; the amount of Captain Hambright's expenditure for waggons, &c. Expects no news of Wolfe's success till spring. Remarks on military movements. 78 George Morton to the same. Health improving. Reports of the waggons, their movements, &c.; money wanted.

80

Daniel Clark to the same. Complaints of loading forage by guess

not true. Plenty of cattle from Pennsylvania.
Bouquet to John Byers, with a bill for £1,500 sterling.

82

84

September 21,
Bedford.
September 21,
Winchester.

Same to John Nelson. With order from Mr. Barrow for £4,500 sterling. 85

September 22,
Bedford.
September 25,
Ligonier.

Richard Graham to Adam Hoops. ordered by Col. Bouquet.

Asking for payment for beeves

86

Bouquet to Adam Hoops. Cattle not coming forward. The arrangements necessary for a winter supply for the different posts. 88 George Morton to Colonel Bouquet. Movements of waggons, drivers, &c. Philadelphia. him.

89

September 27, John Nelson to the same. Will attend to the bills drawn on

90

George Morton to Lieutenant Ourry.

gons.

Edward Shippen to Colonel Bouquet.
bills for £2000 sterling.

Adam Hoops to Richard Graham.

by Colonel Bouquet.

Will settle for the cattle ordered

93

The same to Colonel Bouquet. That the full quantity of live stock
was sent off. Returns of provisions in store, &c.

94

George Morton to the same. Forage received. Report as to pack
horses; no further use for carpenters.

Edward Shippen to the same.
drivers by Captain Hambright.

96

Bills for money received. The loss of

98

99

Adam Hoops to the same. Respecting supplies of flour. The arrange-
ments about sheep and cattle.
Daniel Clark to the same.
and sending an account of his
102
Adam Hoops to the same. With account of cattle sent off and ready,
and complaints of the clerks at the posts not sending regular returns. 103
Conrad Weiser to the same. Acknowledging receipt of money.
Thanks for letter expressing satisfaction for services. Preparing a
brigade of waggons to send off forage.
Adam Hoops to the same.
smaller posts.

Resigning his charge of the forage store,
balances.

&c.

George Morton to the same.

The same to the same.

ments of waggons.

107
Account of waggons sent off with flour,
Money received.
Account of forage.
Adam Hoops to the same.
struction of the Toulon fleet by
George Morton to the same. The scarcity of forage.
and sent off. Horses stolen; supposed to be by deserters.
113
Bouquet to Adam Hoops. Quantities of flour, cattle, &c., for win-
ter stock.
115
George Morton to Colonel Bouquet.
Bouquet. Movements of brigades of
waggons. Denies that forage is wasted at Ligonier.
Captain Callender to the same.

Captain Callender to Colonel Bouquet. Has bought fresh horses and
wants a remittance, &c.

November 7,

Bedford.

November 9,
Carlisle.

November 9,
Ligonier.

November 11,
Pittsburg.

November 19,

Cumberland.

126

November 27,

Cumberland.

Meal inspection. Walker's contract; not fit for use.
Ramsay's contract; sound and good.

128

129

November 29,

Cumberland.

Lieutenant Blyth. Account of expenses and disbursements on behalf
of the Crown.

130

November 30,
Bedford.

December 3,
Bedford.

December 17,
Pittsburg.

The same to the same. Returns of provisions sent to Ligonier and
Pittsburg, and to other posts. The quality of flour offered by contrac-
tors. Statement of provisions issued and checked.

Thomas Hutchins. Return of provisions issued.

132

135

John Read to Colonel Bouquet. Return of provisions sent forward
from Fort Bedford to different posts.

140

1759.

December 22,
Cumberland.

December 25,
Ligonier.

Lieutenant Blyth to Colonel Bouquet.

garrison.

Richard Graham to the same. Respecting salt, &c.. forwarded. Ex-
planations as to horses, &c.

Return of ordnance stores in

Page 136

December 23,

Cumberland.

137

George Morton to the same.
settlement of his accounts, &c.

Arrangements for sending flour; the

138

General Stanwix. Form of advertisement for pack waggons. 141
Provisions. Prices to be paid at Fort Burd.
Adam Hoops to Colonel Bouquet. Sending letters and returns.

Thomas Barrow to the same. Respecting accounts. Congress at the
Philadelphia. Hague. Defeat of the French fleet (account page 149).

February 24,
Carlisle.

February 25,
Philadelphia.

March.
March 3,
Fort Pitt.

April.

April 19,
Lancaster.

April 27,
Lancaster.

May 1,

Philadelphia.

May 8.

May 20,

148

Adam Hoops to the same. The cattle sent up will last the garrison
at Pittsburg about five weeks. No more to be purchased. Returns
from the smaller posts.

150

152

153

William Plumsted to the same. The appointment of himself and
David Franks as agents for the contractors.
Thomas Walker. His public account.
General Stanwix to John Clark. Warrant to John Clark as forage

master.

185

Callender and Hughes. General account of pack horse carriage. 154
Cap. Schlosser to Colonel Bouquet (in French). Clothing for recruits.
Waggons engaged. Recruits brought up. Complains of the liability of
the captains to pay for their clothing. The men looking fairly well. 155
George Etherington to the same, with baggage accounts and
balance.
158

Bouquet to Hughes and Callender. Certificate for contracts by
them with Gen. Stanwix.

159

Same. His contingent account.

165

Same. Account of the contractors for victualling troops to the

Philadelphia. Government.

May 20,

May 23,

Philadelphia. accounts.

161

Same. Estimate of the price of provisions for the use of the troops.
Philadelphia. to the westward.

162

James Sinclair, A.D.Q.M.G. Certificate of Captain Ourry's

public

167

Bouquet. Disbursement account at Fort Pitt, for the Crown, with
list of vouchers.

179

William Cochrane. Renunciation to the right of absolute property to
the house sold by Dr. Meyer to Cochrane at Fort Pitt in 1760. 178

Flour. A return of flour, to be replaced in the King's store at Fort
Pitt.

182

G. Mercer. Receipt for money due Virginia and Mr. Walker.

168

Royal American Regiment (60th). Debts due to Ensign Gorrell by
the recruits delivered at Lancaster and Bedford
Mr. Baby. Invoice of goods bought from Thompson.

270

170

The same. Court of inquiry regarding goods seized. Invoice

173

Bouquet. List of accounts, &c., of disbursements for the

Crown.

Page 183

184

Bateaux. Estimate for building twenty bateaux.
Bouquet, to John Burent. Burent's warrant to act as forage

master.

186

169

Patrick Campbell. Account against the Crown for horses lost.
Lewis Ourry. List of persons killed, scalped and taken by Indians
in the department of Fort Pitt, about Bedford."

Pitt.

189

W. Murray. Report on the state of the provisions in store at Fort

190

The same.

Representation on the above.

196

Levy, Trent & Co. Account against the Crown for goods sup-
plied.
187
Arch. Blane. Certificate of valuation of horse, cows, &c., killed by
Indians.

202

Indian traders. Return of Indian traders and their servants killed
and made prisoners by Indians.

203

List of provisions lent to the inhabitants.

204

Levy, Trent & Co. Sundries supplied to the Crown by order of
Colonel Bouquet (three accounts).

205

Indian traders. List of traders trading from Pennsylvania and west-
ward.

210

April 11,
Fort Pitt.

Coopers. Amount due by the Crown for work done and materials
furnished by coopers at Fort Pitt.

211

April 20,
Carlisle.

April 24,

Paul Pearce. Petition and claim for horses killed or taken by Indians
at Fort Pitt.

September 27,
Fort Pitt.

October 12,
Fort Pitt.

No date.

1764.

Fort Pitt.

May 4,
Fort Pitt.

May 4,
Carlisle.

May 11,
Detroit.

213

Widow Thompson. Affidavit and claims for losses by Indians. 214
W. Murray. Claims for losses sustained by himself and John Met-
calf.
217
Losses. Claims for losses by Indians sustained by country people at
Fort Pitt.

Royal American Regiment (60th).
vacant companies, with the

and

218

220

Return of Captain Etherington's
detachments at Fort Pitt and
Niagara.
The same.
Dates of the commissions of the officers of the 1st bat-
talion at Fort Pitt.
221
General Gage. Messrs. Plumsted and Franks' account of charges not
Philadelphia. included in Colonel Bouquet's settlement with them, with remarks,

Clothing. Survey on clothing for Colonel Oughton's regiment. 226
Pennsylvanian troops. Return of strength, arms, ammunition, &c., of
the 1st battalion.

228
Return of Captain Etherington's
detachments at Fort Pitt and

229

Royal American Regiment (60th).
and vacant companies with the
Niagara.
Provisions. General account in the Department of Philadelphia. 243
W. Plumsted to Colonel Bouquet. Acknowledging receipt of papers.
Philadelphia. Respecting payment of carriage ordered by Treasury. The character of
the representatives of Pennsylvania.

August 7.

August 6,

August 23,
Fort Pitt.

231

Royal American Regiment (60th). Return of deserters from 1st
battalion.

232